diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d8bcefc60e..578187a028 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ And please only add new entries to the top of this list, right below the `# Unre
 - On Web, fix the bfcache by not using the `beforeunload` event.
 - On Web, fix scale factor resize suggestion always overwriting the canvas size.
 - On macOS, fix crash when dropping `Window`.
+- On Web, use `Window.requestIdleCallback()` for `ControlFlow::Poll` when available.
 
 # 0.28.6
 
diff --git a/src/event_loop.rs b/src/event_loop.rs
index d3fe3248c5..7c81bbe1ed 100644
--- a/src/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop.rs
@@ -158,13 +158,6 @@ impl<T> fmt::Debug for EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
 pub enum ControlFlow {
     /// When the current loop iteration finishes, immediately begin a new iteration regardless of
     /// whether or not new events are available to process.
-    ///
-    /// ## Platform-specific
-    ///
-    /// - **Web:** Events are queued and usually sent when `requestAnimationFrame` fires but sometimes
-    ///   the events in the queue may be sent before the next `requestAnimationFrame` callback, for
-    ///   example when the scaling of the page has changed. This should be treated as an implementation
-    ///   detail which should not be relied on.
     Poll,
 
     /// When the current loop iteration finishes, suspend the thread until another event arrives.
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
index f634083006..42494cfd4b 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
@@ -442,10 +442,9 @@ impl<T: 'static> Shared<T> {
             ControlFlow::Poll => {
                 let cloned = self.clone();
                 State::Poll {
-                    request: backend::AnimationFrameRequest::new(
-                        self.window().clone(),
-                        move || cloned.poll(),
-                    ),
+                    request: backend::IdleCallback::new(self.window().clone(), move || {
+                        cloned.poll()
+                    }),
                 }
             }
             ControlFlow::Wait => State::Wait {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/state.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/state.rs
index dabf0cb5d7..b9dacee630 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/state.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/state.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub enum State {
         start: Instant,
     },
     Poll {
-        request: backend::AnimationFrameRequest,
+        request: backend::IdleCallback,
     },
     Exit,
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/mod.rs
index 611fcd7844..4a47ebbc53 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mod timeout;
 pub use self::canvas::Canvas;
 pub use self::event::ButtonsState;
 pub use self::scaling::ScaleChangeDetector;
-pub use self::timeout::{AnimationFrameRequest, Timeout};
+pub use self::timeout::{IdleCallback, Timeout};
 
 use crate::dpi::{LogicalSize, Size};
 use crate::platform::web::WindowExtWebSys;
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/timeout.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/timeout.rs
index 8250cf631b..1273a84d0a 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/timeout.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/timeout.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+use once_cell::unsync::OnceCell;
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use wasm_bindgen::closure::Closure;
+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
 use wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
+use wasm_bindgen::JsValue;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Timeout {
@@ -40,16 +43,21 @@ impl Drop for Timeout {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct AnimationFrameRequest {
+pub struct IdleCallback {
     window: web_sys::Window,
-    handle: i32,
-    // track callback state, because `cancelAnimationFrame` is slow
+    handle: Handle,
     fired: Rc<Cell<bool>>,
     _closure: Closure<dyn FnMut()>,
 }
 
-impl AnimationFrameRequest {
-    pub fn new<F>(window: web_sys::Window, mut f: F) -> AnimationFrameRequest
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+enum Handle {
+    IdleCallback(u32),
+    Timeout(i32),
+}
+
+impl IdleCallback {
+    pub fn new<F>(window: web_sys::Window, mut f: F) -> IdleCallback
     where
         F: 'static + FnMut(),
     {
@@ -60,11 +68,21 @@ impl AnimationFrameRequest {
             f();
         }) as Box<dyn FnMut()>);
 
-        let handle = window
-            .request_animation_frame(closure.as_ref().unchecked_ref())
-            .expect("Failed to request animation frame");
+        let handle = if has_idle_callback_support(&window) {
+            Handle::IdleCallback(
+                window
+                    .request_idle_callback(closure.as_ref().unchecked_ref())
+                    .expect("Failed to request idle callback"),
+            )
+        } else {
+            Handle::Timeout(
+                window
+                    .set_timeout_with_callback(closure.as_ref().unchecked_ref())
+                    .expect("Failed to set timeout"),
+            )
+        };
 
-        AnimationFrameRequest {
+        IdleCallback {
             window,
             handle,
             fired,
@@ -73,12 +91,34 @@ impl AnimationFrameRequest {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for AnimationFrameRequest {
+impl Drop for IdleCallback {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if !(*self.fired).get() {
-            self.window
-                .cancel_animation_frame(self.handle)
-                .expect("Failed to cancel animation frame");
+            match self.handle {
+                Handle::IdleCallback(handle) => self.window.cancel_idle_callback(handle),
+                Handle::Timeout(handle) => self.window.clear_timeout_with_handle(handle),
+            }
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn has_idle_callback_support(window: &web_sys::Window) -> bool {
+    thread_local! {
+        static IDLE_CALLBACK_SUPPORT: OnceCell<bool> = OnceCell::new();
+    }
+
+    IDLE_CALLBACK_SUPPORT.with(|support| {
+        *support.get_or_init(|| {
+            #[wasm_bindgen]
+            extern "C" {
+                type IdleCallbackSupport;
+
+                #[wasm_bindgen(method, getter, js_name = requestIdleCallback)]
+                fn has_request_idle_callback(this: &IdleCallbackSupport) -> JsValue;
+            }
+
+            let support: &IdleCallbackSupport = window.unchecked_ref();
+            !support.has_request_idle_callback().is_undefined()
+        })
+    })
+}