diff --git a/src/openttd.cpp b/src/openttd.cpp
--- a/src/openttd.cpp
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp
@@ -1495,8 +1495,6 @@ void GameLoop()
 
 	if (!_pause_mode && HasBit(_display_opt, DO_FULL_ANIMATION)) DoPaletteAnimations();
 
-	if (!_pause_mode || _game_mode == GM_EDITOR || _settings_game.construction.command_pause_level > CMDPL_NO_CONSTRUCTION) MoveAllTextEffects();
-
 	InputLoop();
 
 	SoundDriver::GetInstance()->MainLoop();
diff --git a/src/texteff.cpp b/src/texteff.cpp
--- a/src/texteff.cpp
+++ b/src/texteff.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "core/smallvec_type.hpp"
 #include "viewport_func.h"
 #include "settings_type.h"
+#include "window_func.h"
 
 #include "safeguards.h"
 
@@ -82,20 +83,25 @@ void RemoveTextEffect(TextEffectID te_id
 	_text_effects[te_id].Reset();
 }
 
-void MoveAllTextEffects()
+void MoveAllTextEffects(uint delta_ms)
 {
+	static uint texteffecttimer = 0;
+	uint count = CountIntervalElapsed(texteffecttimer, delta_ms, MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+	if (count == 0) return;
+
 	const TextEffect *end = _text_effects.End();
 	for (TextEffect *te = _text_effects.Begin(); te != end; te++) {
 		if (te->string_id == INVALID_STRING_ID) continue;
 		if (te->mode != TE_RISING) continue;
 
-		if (te->duration-- == 0) {
+		if (te->duration < count) {
 			te->Reset();
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		te->MarkDirty(ZOOM_LVL_OUT_8X);
-		te->top -= ZOOM_LVL_BASE;
+		te->duration -= count;
+		te->top -= count * ZOOM_LVL_BASE;
 		te->MarkDirty(ZOOM_LVL_OUT_8X);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/texteff.hpp b/src/texteff.hpp
--- a/src/texteff.hpp
+++ b/src/texteff.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ enum TextEffectMode {
 
 typedef uint16 TextEffectID;
 
-void MoveAllTextEffects();
+void MoveAllTextEffects(uint delta_ms);
 TextEffectID AddTextEffect(StringID msg, int x, int y, uint8 duration, TextEffectMode mode);
 void InitTextEffects();
 void DrawTextEffects(DrawPixelInfo *dpi);
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -3126,6 +3126,8 @@ void UpdateWindows()
 		_window_highlight_colour = !_window_highlight_colour;
 	}
 
+	if (!_pause_mode || _game_mode == GM_EDITOR || _settings_game.construction.command_pause_level > CMDPL_NO_CONSTRUCTION) MoveAllTextEffects(delta_ms);
+
 	FOR_ALL_WINDOWS_FROM_FRONT(w) {
 		w->ProcessScheduledInvalidations();
 		w->ProcessHighlightedInvalidations();