diff --git a/flixel/tweens/FlxTween.hx b/flixel/tweens/FlxTween.hx
index 8f1c62afb4..93562adcbf 100644
--- a/flixel/tweens/FlxTween.hx
+++ b/flixel/tweens/FlxTween.hx
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ class FlxTween implements IFlxDestroyable
 	public var active(default, set):Bool = false;
 	public var duration:Float = 0;
 	public var ease:EaseFunction;
+	public var framerate:Null<Float>;
 	public var onStart:TweenCallback;
 	public var onUpdate:TweenCallback;
 	public var onComplete:TweenCallback;
@@ -562,6 +563,7 @@ class FlxTween implements IFlxDestroyable
 		onUpdate = Options.onUpdate;
 		onComplete = Options.onComplete;
 		ease = Options.ease;
+		framerate = Options.framerate;
 		setDelays(Options.startDelay, Options.loopDelay);
 		this.manager = manager != null ? manager : globalManager;
 	}
@@ -619,13 +621,22 @@ class FlxTween implements IFlxDestroyable
 
 	function update(elapsed:Float):Void
 	{
-		_secondsSinceStart += elapsed;
+		var preTick:Float = _secondsSinceStart;
+		var postTick:Float = (_secondsSinceStart += elapsed);
+
 		var delay:Float = (executions > 0) ? loopDelay : startDelay;
 		if (_secondsSinceStart < delay)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
-		scale = Math.max((_secondsSinceStart - delay), 0) / duration;
+
+		if (framerate != null && framerate > 0)
+		{
+			preTick = Math.fround(preTick * framerate) / framerate;
+			postTick = Math.fround(postTick * framerate) / framerate;
+		}
+
+		scale = Math.max((postTick - delay), 0) / duration;
 		if (ease != null)
 		{
 			scale = ease(scale);
@@ -647,7 +658,7 @@ class FlxTween implements IFlxDestroyable
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if (onUpdate != null)
+			if (postTick > preTick && onUpdate != null)
 				onUpdate(this);
 		}
 	}
@@ -919,6 +930,12 @@ typedef TweenOptions =
 	 */
 	@:optional var ease:EaseFunction;
 
+	/**
+	 * Optional set framerate for this tween to update at.
+	 * This also affects how often `onUpdate` is called.
+	 */
+	@:optional var framerate:Float;
+
 	/**
 	 * Optional start callback function.
 	 */
diff --git a/flixel/tweens/misc/FlickerTween.hx b/flixel/tweens/misc/FlickerTween.hx
index b139845631..4c1032bd9a 100644
--- a/flixel/tweens/misc/FlickerTween.hx
+++ b/flixel/tweens/misc/FlickerTween.hx
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ typedef FlickerTweenOptions =
 	 */
 	@:optional var ease:EaseFunction;
 	
+	/**
+	 * Optional set framerate for this tween to update at.
+	 * This also affects how often `onUpdate` is called.
+	 * Not to be confused with `period` for flickering.
+	 */
+	@:optional var framerate:Float;
+	
 	/**
 	 * Optional start callback function.
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/flixel/tweens/FlxTweenTest.hx b/tests/unit/src/flixel/tweens/FlxTweenTest.hx
index 69a24b34e3..0689de2723 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/flixel/tweens/FlxTweenTest.hx
+++ b/tests/unit/src/flixel/tweens/FlxTweenTest.hx
@@ -432,6 +432,26 @@ class FlxTweenTest extends FlxTest
 		Assert.isTrue(tween3Updated);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	function testTweenFramerate()
+	{
+		// no given tween framerate
+		var tweenUpdatesDefault:Int = 0;
+		var tweenDefault:FlxTween = FlxTween.tween(this, {value: 1000}, 2, {startDelay: 0.54321, onUpdate: function(_) tweenUpdatesDefault++});
+		step(FlxG.updateFramerate * 3); // 3 full seconds
+		Assert.areEqual(FlxG.updateFramerate * 2, tweenUpdatesDefault);
+		
+		// various tween framerate values
+		var testFramerates:Array<Float> = [5, 10, 10.1, 24, 29.9, 30, 30.1, 31, 59.9, 60, 100];
+		for (framerate in testFramerates)
+		{
+			var tweenUpdates:Int = 0;
+			var tween:FlxTween = FlxTween.tween(this, {value: 1000}, 2, {startDelay: 0.54321, framerate: framerate, onUpdate: function(_) tweenUpdates++});
+			step(FlxG.updateFramerate * 3); // 3 full seconds
+			Assert.areEqual(Std.int(Math.ceil(Math.min(framerate, FlxG.updateFramerate) * 2)), tweenUpdates);
+		}
+	}
+
 	function makeTween(duration:Float, onComplete:TweenCallback, ?onUpdate:TweenCallback):FlxTween
 	{
 		var foo = {f: 0};