diff --git a/sdl1/pdcdisp.c b/sdl1/pdcdisp.c
index 86ca2f16..4e77cc07 100644
--- a/sdl1/pdcdisp.c
+++ b/sdl1/pdcdisp.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "pdcsdl.h"
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcdisp.c,v 1.11 2007/06/14 14:43:53 wmcbrine Exp $")
+RCSID("$Id: pdcdisp.c,v 1.12 2007/06/16 05:16:44 wmcbrine Exp $")
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -56,6 +56,22 @@ chtype acs_map[128] =
 
 #endif
 
+#define MAXRECT 200
+
+static SDL_Rect uprect[MAXRECT];
+static int rectcount = 0;
+
+/* do the real updates on a delay */
+
+void PDC_update_rects(void)
+{
+	if (rectcount)
+	{
+		SDL_UpdateRects(pdc_screen, rectcount, uprect);
+		rectcount = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 /* set the font colors to match the chtype's attribute */
 
 static void _set_attr(chtype ch)
@@ -184,6 +200,9 @@ void PDC_transform_line(int lineno, int x, int len, const chtype *srcp)
 
 	PDC_LOG(("PDC_transform_line() - called: lineno=%d\n", lineno));
 
+	if (rectcount == MAXRECT)
+		PDC_update_rects();
+
 	src.w = pdc_fwidth;
 	src.h = pdc_fheight;
 	dest.y = pdc_fheight * lineno;
@@ -214,6 +233,10 @@ void PDC_transform_line(int lineno, int x, int len, const chtype *srcp)
 		dest.x += pdc_fwidth;
 	}
 
-	SDL_UpdateRect(pdc_screen, x * pdc_fwidth, lineno * pdc_fheight,
-		len * pdc_fwidth, pdc_fheight);
+	uprect[rectcount].x = x * pdc_fwidth;
+	uprect[rectcount].y = lineno * pdc_fheight;
+	uprect[rectcount].w = len * pdc_fwidth;
+	uprect[rectcount].h = pdc_fheight;
+
+	rectcount++;
 }
diff --git a/sdl1/pdcsdl.h b/sdl1/pdcsdl.h
index 90f02f5b..7d00acdf 100644
--- a/sdl1/pdcsdl.h
+++ b/sdl1/pdcsdl.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * See the file maintain.er for details of the current maintainer.	*
  ************************************************************************/
 
-/* $Id: pdcsdl.h,v 1.4 2007/06/14 15:58:20 wmcbrine Exp $ */
+/* $Id: pdcsdl.h,v 1.5 2007/06/16 05:16:44 wmcbrine Exp $ */
 
 #include <curspriv.h>
 
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ extern SDL_Color pdc_color[16];
 extern Uint32 pdc_mapped[16];
 extern int pdc_fheight, pdc_fwidth, pdc_sheight, pdc_swidth;
 extern bool pdc_own_screen;
+
+void PDC_update_rects(void);
diff --git a/sdl1/pdcutil.c b/sdl1/pdcutil.c
index f0f50fe4..45012d76 100644
--- a/sdl1/pdcutil.c
+++ b/sdl1/pdcutil.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "pdcsdl.h"
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcutil.c,v 1.3 2007/06/14 13:50:27 wmcbrine Exp $")
+RCSID("$Id: pdcutil.c,v 1.4 2007/06/16 05:16:44 wmcbrine Exp $")
 
 void PDC_beep(void)
 {
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void PDC_napms(int ms)
 {
 	PDC_LOG(("PDC_napms() - called: ms=%d\n", ms));
 
+	PDC_update_rects();
 	SDL_Delay(ms);
 }