diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/PagerReaderFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/PagerReaderFragment.java
index 37b36ab44e..bcdad34e1f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/PagerReaderFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/PagerReaderFragment.java
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ public class PagerReaderFragment extends BaseFragment {
         final AtomicInteger currentValue = new AtomicInteger(-1);
 
         progressSubscription = Observable.interval(75, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, Schedulers.newThread())
+                .onBackpressureDrop()
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .subscribe(tick -> {
                     // Refresh UI only if progress change