diff --git a/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/ControlBar/DayNightSwitch.vue b/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/ControlBar/DayNightSwitch.vue
index 246b1d6dd..dcc7378cf 100644
--- a/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/ControlBar/DayNightSwitch.vue
+++ b/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/ControlBar/DayNightSwitch.vue
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export default {
         animation = animate(t => {
           let u = EasingFunctions.easeOutQuad(t);
           this.mapViewer.uniforms.sunlightStrength.value = startValue * (1-u) + targetValue * u;
+          this.$bluemap.mapViewer.redraw();
         }, 300);
       }
     }
diff --git a/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/Menu/SettingsMenu.vue b/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/Menu/SettingsMenu.vue
index 702714ac6..155f2e61e 100644
--- a/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/Menu/SettingsMenu.vue
+++ b/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/components/Menu/SettingsMenu.vue
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 
     <Group :title="$t('lighting.title')">
       <Slider :value="mapViewer.uniforms.sunlightStrength.value" :min="0" :max="1" :step="0.01"
-              @update="mapViewer.uniforms.sunlightStrength.value = $event">{{$t('lighting.sunlight')}}</Slider>
+              @update="mapViewer.uniforms.sunlightStrength.value = $event; $bluemap.mapViewer.redraw()">{{$t('lighting.sunlight')}}</Slider>
       <Slider :value="mapViewer.uniforms.ambientLight.value" :min="0" :max="1" :step="0.01"
-              @update="mapViewer.uniforms.ambientLight.value = $event">{{$t('lighting.ambientLight')}}</Slider>
+              @update="mapViewer.uniforms.ambientLight.value = $event; $bluemap.mapViewer.redraw()">{{$t('lighting.ambientLight')}}</Slider>
     </Group>
 
     <Group :title="$t('resolution.title')">
       <SimpleButton v-for="stage of qualityStages" :key="stage.name"
                     :active="mapViewer.superSampling === stage.value"
-                    @action="$bluemap.mapViewer.superSampling = stage.value; $bluemap.saveUserSettings();"
+                    @action="$bluemap.mapViewer.superSampling = stage.value; $bluemap.saveUserSettings(); $bluemap.mapViewer.redraw()"
       >{{stage.name}}</SimpleButton>
     </Group>
 
diff --git a/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/js/MapViewer.js b/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/js/MapViewer.js
index 9e789b1dd..2fc807137 100644
--- a/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/js/MapViewer.js
+++ b/BlueMapCommon/webapp/src/js/MapViewer.js
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ export class MapViewer {
 
 		this.lastFrame = 0;
 		this.lastRedrawChange = 0;
-		events.addEventListener("bluemapCameraMoved", () => this.lastRedrawChange = Date.now())
-		events.addEventListener("bluemapTileLoaded", () => this.lastRedrawChange = Date.now())
+		events.addEventListener("bluemapCameraMoved", this.redraw)
+		events.addEventListener("bluemapTileLoaded", this.redraw)
 
 		// initialize
 		this.initializeRootElement();
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ export class MapViewer {
 
 		this.camera.aspect = this.rootElement.clientWidth / this.rootElement.clientHeight;
 		this.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
+
+		this.redraw();
 	};
 
 	/**
@@ -264,6 +266,13 @@ export class MapViewer {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Call to wake up the render-loop and render on high-fps for a while
+	 */
+	redraw = () => {
+		this.lastRedrawChange = Date.now();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 * The render-loop to update and possibly render a new frame.