diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md
index 94d4e8b99..e7eae44fa 100644
--- a/USAGE.md
+++ b/USAGE.md
@@ -2432,7 +2432,9 @@ typedef enum {
 
 // Called for each frame rendered from 'ncv'. If anything but 0 is returned,
 // the streaming operation ceases immediately, and that value is propagated out.
-typedef int (*streamcb)(struct notcurses*, struct ncvisual*, void*);
+// The recommended absolute display time target is passed in 'tspec'.
+typedef int (*streamcb)(struct notcurses*, struct ncvisual*,
+                        const struct timespec* tspec, void*);
 
 // Can we load images/videos? This requires being built against FFmpeg.
 bool notcurses_canopen(const struct notcurses* nc);
@@ -2471,7 +2473,8 @@ int ncvisual_render(const struct ncvisual* ncv, int begy, int begx, int leny, in
 // If you'd like subtitles to be decoded, provide an ncplane as the curry. If the
 // curry is NULL, subtitles will not be displayed.
 static inline int
-ncvisual_simple_streamer(struct notcurses* nc, struct ncvisual* ncv, void* curry){
+ncvisual_simple_streamer(struct notcurses* nc, struct ncvisual* ncv,
+                         const struct timespec* tspec void* curry){
   if(notcurses_render(nc)){
     return -1;
   }
@@ -2487,6 +2490,7 @@ ncvisual_simple_streamer(struct notcurses* nc, struct ncvisual* ncv, void* curry
       free(subtitle);
     }
   }
+  clock_nanosleep(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TIMER_ABSTIME, tspec, NULL);
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
index ee2cbc475..a40487680 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
@@ -2151,9 +2151,9 @@ API char* ncvisual_subtitle(const struct ncvisual* ncv);
 
 // Called for each frame rendered from 'ncv'. If anything but 0 is returned,
 // the streaming operation ceases immediately, and that value is propagated out.
-// The recommended display time is passed in 'tspec'.
-typedef int (*streamcb)
- (struct notcurses*, struct ncvisual*, const struct timespec*, void*);
+// The recommended absolute display time target is passed in 'tspec'.
+typedef int (*streamcb)(struct notcurses*, struct ncvisual*,
+                        const struct timespec*, void*);
 
 // Shut up and display my frames! Provide as an argument to ncvisual_stream().
 // If you'd like subtitles to be decoded, provide an ncplane as the curry. If the