diff --git a/desktop/app/src/PluginContainer.tsx b/desktop/app/src/PluginContainer.tsx
index 4bdf90805..363a7bc9d 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/PluginContainer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/PluginContainer.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {Message} from './reducers/pluginMessageQueue';
 import {Idler} from './utils/Idler';
 import {processMessageQueue} from './utils/messageQueue';
 import {ToggleButton, SmallText} from './ui';
+import debounceRender from 'react-debounce-render';
 
 const Container = styled(FlexColumn)({
   width: 0,
@@ -383,6 +384,12 @@ class PluginContainer extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 }
 
+// Let's make sure we reive new props in bursts of 200 ms, rather than continously
+const DebouncedPluginContainer = debounceRender(PluginContainer, 100, {
+  leading: true,
+  trailing: true,
+});
+
 export default connect<StateFromProps, DispatchFromProps, OwnProps, Store>(
   ({
     connections: {
@@ -455,4 +462,4 @@ export default connect<StateFromProps, DispatchFromProps, OwnProps, Store>(
     setStaticView,
     starPlugin,
   },
-)(PluginContainer);
+)(DebouncedPluginContainer);