diff --git a/src/smallmap_gui.cpp b/src/smallmap_gui.cpp
index dd0cbda7dc..33b2523eb2 100644
--- a/src/smallmap_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/smallmap_gui.cpp
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ void SmallMapWindow::SetupWidgetData()
 	this->GetWidget<NWidgetStacked>(WID_SM_SELECT_BUTTONS)->SetDisplayedPlane(plane);
 }
 
-SmallMapWindow::SmallMapWindow(WindowDesc *desc, int window_number) : Window(desc), refresh(GUITimer(FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD))
+SmallMapWindow::SmallMapWindow(WindowDesc *desc, int window_number) : Window(desc), refresh(GUITimer())
 {
 	_smallmap_industry_highlight = INVALID_INDUSTRYTYPE;
 	this->overlay = new LinkGraphOverlay(this, WID_SM_MAP, 0, this->GetOverlayCompanyMask(), 1);
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ SmallMapWindow::SmallMapWindow(WindowDesc *desc, int window_number) : Window(des
 	this->SetZoomLevel(ZLC_INITIALIZE, nullptr);
 	this->SmallMapCenterOnCurrentPos();
 	this->SetOverlayCargoMask();
+	this->refresh.SetInterval(this->GetRefreshPeriod());
 }
 
 SmallMapWindow::~SmallMapWindow()
@@ -1214,6 +1215,7 @@ void SmallMapWindow::SwitchMapType(SmallMapType map_type)
 	if (map_type == SMT_LINKSTATS) this->overlay->SetDirty();
 	if (map_type != SMT_INDUSTRY) this->BreakIndustryChainLink();
 	this->SetDirty();
+	this->refresh.SetInterval(this->GetRefreshPeriod());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1312,7 +1314,7 @@ int SmallMapWindow::GetPositionOnLegend(Point pt)
 	}
 	if (new_highlight != _smallmap_industry_highlight) {
 		_smallmap_industry_highlight = new_highlight;
-		this->refresh.SetInterval(_smallmap_industry_highlight != INVALID_INDUSTRYTYPE ? BLINK_PERIOD : FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD);
+		this->refresh.SetInterval(this->GetRefreshPeriod());
 		_smallmap_industry_highlight_state = true;
 		this->SetDirty();
 	}
@@ -1495,8 +1497,10 @@ int SmallMapWindow::GetPositionOnLegend(Point pt)
 
 /* virtual */ void SmallMapWindow::OnRealtimeTick(uint delta_ms)
 {
+	if (_pause_mode == PM_UNPAUSED) this->unpaused_since_last_redraw = true;
+
 	/* Update the window every now and then */
-	if (!this->refresh.Elapsed(delta_ms)) return;
+	if (!this->unpaused_since_last_redraw || !this->refresh.Elapsed(delta_ms)) return;
 
 	if (this->map_type == SMT_LINKSTATS) {
 		uint32 company_mask = this->GetOverlayCompanyMask();
@@ -1508,8 +1512,26 @@ int SmallMapWindow::GetPositionOnLegend(Point pt)
 	}
 	_smallmap_industry_highlight_state = !_smallmap_industry_highlight_state;
 
-	this->refresh.SetInterval(_smallmap_industry_highlight != INVALID_INDUSTRYTYPE ? BLINK_PERIOD : FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD);
+	this->refresh.SetInterval(this->GetRefreshPeriod());
 	this->SetDirty();
+	this->unpaused_since_last_redraw = false;
+}
+
+uint SmallMapWindow::GetRefreshPeriod() const
+{
+	if (_smallmap_industry_highlight != INVALID_INDUSTRYTYPE) return BLINK_PERIOD;
+
+	switch (map_type) {
+		case SMT_CONTOUR:
+		case SMT_VEHICLES:
+			return FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD_VEH * (1 + (this->zoom / 2));
+
+		case SMT_LINKSTATS:
+			return FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD_LINK_GRAPH * (1 + (this->zoom / 6));
+
+		default:
+			return FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD * (1 + (this->zoom / 6));
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/smallmap_gui.h b/src/smallmap_gui.h
index 2180fa336f..7481f7be8e 100644
--- a/src/smallmap_gui.h
+++ b/src/smallmap_gui.h
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ protected:
 
 	static const uint LEGEND_BLOB_WIDTH = 8;              ///< Width of the coloured blob in front of a line text in the #WID_SM_LEGEND widget.
 	static const uint INDUSTRY_MIN_NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS = 2; ///< Minimal number of columns in the #WID_SM_LEGEND widget for the #SMT_INDUSTRY legend.
-	static const uint FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD = 2850; ///< map is redrawn after that many milliseconds.
-	static const uint BLINK_PERIOD         = 450; ///< highlight blinking interval in milliseconds.
+	static const uint FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD = 930;             ///< map is redrawn after that many milliseconds (default).
+	static const uint FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD_VEH = 240;         ///< map is redrawn after that many milliseconds (modes with vehicles).
+	static const uint FORCE_REFRESH_PERIOD_LINK_GRAPH = 2850; ///< map is redrawn after that many milliseconds (link graph mode).
+	static const uint BLINK_PERIOD         = 450;             ///< highlight blinking interval in milliseconds.
 
 	uint min_number_of_columns;    ///< Minimal number of columns in legends.
 	uint min_number_of_fixed_rows; ///< Minimal number of rows in the legends for the fixed layouts only (all except #SMT_INDUSTRY).
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ protected:
 	int zoom;        ///< Zoom level. Bigger number means more zoom-out (further away).
 
 	GUITimer refresh; ///< Refresh timer.
+	bool unpaused_since_last_redraw = false;
 	LinkGraphOverlay *overlay;
 
 	static void BreakIndustryChainLink();
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ protected:
 	void SelectLegendItem(int click_pos, LegendAndColour *legend, int end_legend_item, int begin_legend_item = 0);
 	void SwitchMapType(SmallMapType map_type);
 	void SetNewScroll(int sx, int sy, int sub);
+	uint GetRefreshPeriod() const;
 
 	void DrawMapIndicators() const;
 	void DrawSmallMapColumn(void *dst, uint xc, uint yc, int pitch, int reps, int start_pos, int end_pos, Blitter *blitter) const;