diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp
index e2c26c2b0..1547dafef 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         ImGui::SetNextWindowSize(scaled({ 300, 200 }), ImGuiCond_Always);
         ImGui::SetNextWindowPos(ImHexApi::System::getMainWindowPosition() + ImHexApi::System::getMainWindowSize() / 2, ImGuiCond_Always, ImVec2(0.5F, 0.5F));
         if (ImGui::BeginPopupModal("hex.builtin.popup.foreground_task.title"_lang, nullptr, ImGuiWindowFlags_NoResize | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoMove)) {
+            ImHexApi::System::unlockFrameRate();
             for (const auto &task : TaskManager::getRunningTasks()) {
                 if (task->isBlocking()) {
                     ImGui::NewLine();