diff --git a/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.h b/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.h
index 2d62c0e7e..c1662cb76 100644
--- a/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.h
+++ b/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ int64_t ffmpeg_seek(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence);
 	AVFrame *lastDecodedFrame;
 	AVPacket *lastReadPacket;
 
+	int metadataUpdateInterval;
+	int metadataUpdateCount;
+
 	BOOL metadataUpdated;
 
 	AudioChunk *prebufferedChunk;
diff --git a/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.m b/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.m
index 20557dd58..7c84125b1 100644
--- a/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.m
+++ b/Plugins/FFMPEG/FFMPEGDecoder.m
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ static uint8_t reverse_bits[0x100];
 	endOfStream = NO;
 	endOfAudio = NO;
 
+	metadataUpdateInterval = codecCtx->sample_rate;
+	metadataUpdateCount = 0;
+
 	if(rawDSD) {
 		totalFrames *= 8;
 	}
@@ -899,14 +902,18 @@ static void setDictionary(NSMutableDictionary *dict, NSString *tag, NSString *va
 		}
 	}
 
-	[self updateMetadata];
-
 	int framesReadNow = bytesRead / frameSize;
 	if(totalFrames && (framesRead + framesReadNow > totalFrames))
 		framesReadNow = (int)(totalFrames - framesRead);
 
 	framesRead += framesReadNow;
 
+	metadataUpdateCount += framesReadNow;
+	if(metadataUpdateCount >= metadataUpdateInterval) {
+		metadataUpdateCount -= metadataUpdateInterval;
+		[self updateMetadata];
+	}
+
 	id audioChunkClass = NSClassFromString(@"AudioChunk");
 	AudioChunk *chunk = [[audioChunkClass alloc] initWithProperties:[self properties]];
 	[chunk assignSamples:buffer frameCount:framesReadNow];
diff --git a/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.h b/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.h
index e10a8fa04..d2ce8a595 100644
--- a/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.h
+++ b/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 	long framesToSkip;
 	int layer;
 
+	int metadataUpdateInterval;
+	int metadataUpdateCount;
+
 	NSString *genre;
 	NSString *album;
 	NSString *artist;
diff --git a/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.m b/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.m
index 90d0ba53f..6e5b7e69d 100644
--- a/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.m
+++ b/Plugins/MAD/MADDecoder.m
@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@
 			DLog(@"Decoding first frame: %i", r);
 		} while(r == 0);
 
+		if(r != -1) {
+			metadataUpdateInterval = sampleRate;
+			metadataUpdateCount = 0;
+		}
+
 		return (r == -1 ? NO : YES);
 	}
 
@@ -472,6 +477,9 @@
 		framesToSkip = _startPadding;
 	}
 
+	metadataUpdateInterval = sampleRate;
+	metadataUpdateCount = 0;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -730,7 +738,11 @@
 		[self syncFormat];
 	}
 
-	[self updateMetadata];
+	metadataUpdateCount += chunk ? [chunk frameCount] : 0;
+	if(metadataUpdateCount >= metadataUpdateInterval) {
+		metadataUpdateCount -= metadataUpdateInterval;
+		[self updateMetadata];
+	}
 
 	// DLog(@"Read: %i/%i", bytesRead, size);
 	return chunk;
diff --git a/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.h b/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.h
index a74b29657..fb69ee19d 100644
--- a/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.h
+++ b/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 	int channels;
 	long totalFrames;
 
+	int metadataUpdateInterval;
+	int metadataUpdateCount;
+
 	NSDictionary *metaDict;
 	NSDictionary *icyMetaDict;
 
diff --git a/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.m b/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.m
index ea83f38e0..8e4fb37df 100644
--- a/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.m
+++ b/Plugins/Opus/Opus/OpusDecoder.m
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ opus_int64 sourceTell(void *_stream) {
 
 	[self updateMetadata];
 
+	metadataUpdateInterval = 48000;
+	metadataUpdateCount = 0;
+
 	return YES;
 }
 
@@ -269,7 +272,11 @@ static void setDictionary(NSMutableDictionary *dict, NSString *tag, NSString *va
 
 	} while(total != size && numread != 0);
 
-	[self updateIcyMetadata];
+	metadataUpdateCount += total / channels;
+	if(metadataUpdateCount >= metadataUpdateInterval) {
+		metadataUpdateCount -= metadataUpdateInterval;
+		[self updateIcyMetadata];
+	}
 
 	id audioChunkClass = NSClassFromString(@"AudioChunk");
 	AudioChunk *chunk = [[audioChunkClass alloc] initWithProperties:[self properties]];
diff --git a/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.h b/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.h
index 61c271ea0..fef512f31 100644
--- a/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.h
+++ b/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 	float frequency;
 	long totalFrames;
 
+	int metadataUpdateInterval;
+	int metadataUpdateCount;
+
 	NSDictionary *metaDict;
 	NSDictionary *icyMetaDict;
 
diff --git a/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.m b/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.m
index c73c53e31..f68d9f5d5 100644
--- a/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.m
+++ b/Plugins/Vorbis/VorbisDecoder.m
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ long sourceTell(void *datasource) {
 
 	[self updateMetadata];
 
+	metadataUpdateInterval = frequency;
+	metadataUpdateCount = 0;
+
 	return YES;
 }
 
@@ -215,6 +218,9 @@ static void setDictionary(NSMutableDictionary *dict, NSString *tag, NSString *va
 		channels = vi->channels;
 		frequency = vi->rate;
 
+		metadataUpdateInterval = frequency;
+		metadataUpdateCount = 0;
+
 		[self willChangeValueForKey:@"properties"];
 		[self didChangeValueForKey:@"properties"];
 
@@ -254,7 +260,11 @@ static void setDictionary(NSMutableDictionary *dict, NSString *tag, NSString *va
 
 	} while(total != frames && numread != 0);
 
-	[self updateIcyMetadata];
+	metadataUpdateCount += total;
+	if(metadataUpdateCount >= metadataUpdateInterval) {
+		metadataUpdateCount -= metadataUpdateInterval;
+		[self updateIcyMetadata];
+	}
 
 	[chunk assignSamples:buffer frameCount:total];