diff --git a/source/src/editing.cpp b/source/src/editing.cpp
index 8e723092..fd2dbf94 100644
--- a/source/src/editing.cpp
+++ b/source/src/editing.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ void cursorupdate()                                     // called every frame fr
     const float GRIDS = 2.0f;
     const int GRIDM = 0x7;
 
+    static int lastsparkle = 0;
+    bool sparkletime = lastmillis - lastsparkle >= 20;
+    if(sparkletime) lastsparkle = lastmillis - (lastmillis%20);    // clip adding sparklies at 50 fps
+
     // render editing grid
 
     if(showgrid)
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ void cursorupdate()                                     // called every frame fr
             float h2 = sheight(s, SWS(s,1,0,sfactor), z);
             float h3 = sheight(s, SWS(s,1,1,sfactor), z);
             float h4 = sheight(s, SWS(s,0,1,sfactor), z);
-            if(s->tag & (TAGCLIP|TAGPLCLIP)) particle_cube(s->tag & TAGCLIP ? PART_EPICKUP : PART_EMODEL, tagnum, taglife, ix, iy);
+            if(sparkletime && s->tag & (TAGCLIP|TAGPLCLIP)) particle_cube(s->tag & TAGCLIP ? PART_EPICKUP : PART_EMODEL, tagnum, taglife, ix, iy);
             if(s->tag) linestyle(GRIDW, 0xFF, 0x40, 0x40);
             else if(s->type==FHF || s->type==CHF) linestyle(GRIDW, 0x80, 0xFF, 0x80);
             else linestyle(GRIDW, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80);