diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/Devices/DeviceUpdateTrigger.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/Devices/DeviceUpdateTrigger.cs
index 03410fb..04cfb92 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/Devices/DeviceUpdateTrigger.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/Devices/DeviceUpdateTrigger.cs
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
             }
         }
 
-        private AutoResetEvent _hasDataEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
+        protected AutoResetEvent HasDataEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
 
-        private bool _isRunning;
-        private Task _updateTask;
-        private CancellationTokenSource _updateTokenSource;
-        private CancellationToken _updateToken;
+        protected bool IsRunning;
+        protected Task UpdateTask;
+        protected CancellationTokenSource UpdateTokenSource;
+        protected CancellationToken UpdateToken;
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
         /// </summary>
         public void Start()
         {
-            if (_isRunning) return;
+            if (IsRunning) return;
 
-            _isRunning = true;
+            IsRunning = true;
 
-            _updateTokenSource?.Dispose();
-            _updateTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
-            _updateTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(UpdateLoop, (_updateToken = _updateTokenSource.Token), TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default);
+            UpdateTokenSource?.Dispose();
+            UpdateTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            UpdateTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(UpdateLoop, (UpdateToken = UpdateTokenSource.Token), TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -102,22 +102,22 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
         /// </summary>
         public async void Stop()
         {
-            if (!_isRunning) return;
+            if (!IsRunning) return;
 
-            _isRunning = false;
+            IsRunning = false;
 
-            _updateTokenSource.Cancel();
-            await _updateTask;
-            _updateTask.Dispose();
-            _updateTask = null;
+            UpdateTokenSource.Cancel();
+            await UpdateTask;
+            UpdateTask.Dispose();
+            UpdateTask = null;
         }
 
-        private void UpdateLoop()
+        protected virtual void UpdateLoop()
         {
             OnStartup();
-            while (!_updateToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            while (!UpdateToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
-                if (_hasDataEvent.WaitOne(Timeout))
+                if (HasDataEvent.WaitOne(Timeout))
                 {
                     long preUpdateTicks = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public void TriggerHasData() => _hasDataEvent.Set();
+        public void TriggerHasData() => HasDataEvent.Set();
 
         private void UpdateUpdateFrequency()
         {
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/Generic/SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateQueue.cs b/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/Generic/SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateQueue.cs
index 9b43d5c..fe3d576 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/Generic/SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateQueue.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/Generic/SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateQueue.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries
         #region Properties & Fields
 
         private string _deviceType;
+        private Dictionary<object, Color> _lastDataSet;
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -35,9 +36,21 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries
 
         #region Methods
 
+        protected override void OnUpdate(object sender, CustomUpdateData customData)
+        {
+            if ((customData != null) && (customData["refresh"] as bool? ?? false))
+            {
+                if ((_lastDataSet != null) && (_lastDataSet.Count != 0))
+                    Update(_lastDataSet);
+            }
+            else
+                base.OnUpdate(sender, customData);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override void Update(Dictionary<object, Color> dataSet)
         {
+            _lastDataSet = dataSet;
             SteelSeriesSDK.UpdateLeds(_deviceType, dataSet.ToDictionary(x => ((SteelSeriesLedId)x.Key).GetAPIName(), x => x.Value.ToIntArray()));
         }
 
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/Generic/SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger.cs b/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/Generic/SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c04ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/Generic/SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// ReSharper disable MemberCanBePrivate.Global
+
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Threading;
+using RGB.NET.Core;
+
+namespace RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an update-trigger used to update SteelSeries devices
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger : DeviceUpdateTrigger
+    {
+        #region Constants
+
+        private const long FLUSH_TIMER = 5 * 1000 * TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond; // flush the device every 5 seconds to prevent timeouts
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Properties & Fields
+
+        private long _lastUpdateTimestamp;
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Constructors
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="updateRateHardLimit">The hard limit of the update rate of this trigger.</param>
+        public SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger()
+        { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="updateRateHardLimit">The hard limit of the update rate of this trigger.</param>
+        public SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger(double updateRateHardLimit)
+            : base(updateRateHardLimit)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Methods
+
+        protected override void UpdateLoop()
+        {
+            OnStartup();
+            while (!UpdateToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                if (HasDataEvent.WaitOne(Timeout))
+                {
+                    long preUpdateTicks = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
+
+                    OnUpdate();
+
+                    if (UpdateFrequency > 0)
+                    {
+                        _lastUpdateTimestamp = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
+                        double lastUpdateTime = ((_lastUpdateTimestamp - preUpdateTicks) / (double)TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond);
+                        int sleep = (int)((UpdateFrequency * 1000.0) - lastUpdateTime);
+                        if (sleep > 0)
+                            Thread.Sleep(sleep);
+                    }
+                }
+                else if (((Stopwatch.GetTimestamp() - _lastUpdateTimestamp) > FLUSH_TIMER))
+                    OnUpdate(new CustomUpdateData(("refresh", true)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/SteelSeriesDeviceProvider.cs b/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/SteelSeriesDeviceProvider.cs
index 432c51b..9f59d7d 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/SteelSeriesDeviceProvider.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries/SteelSeriesDeviceProvider.cs
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries
         public IEnumerable<IRGBDevice> Devices { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The <see cref="DeviceUpdateTrigger"/> used to trigger the updates for SteelSeries devices. 
+        /// The <see cref="SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger"/> used to trigger the updates for SteelSeries devices. 
         /// </summary>
-        public DeviceUpdateTrigger UpdateTrigger { get; }
+        public SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger UpdateTrigger { get; }
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Devices.SteelSeries
             if (_instance != null) throw new InvalidOperationException($"There can be only one instance of type {nameof(SteelSeriesDeviceProvider)}");
             _instance = this;
 
-            UpdateTrigger = new DeviceUpdateTrigger();
+            UpdateTrigger = new SteelSeriesDeviceUpdateTrigger();
         }
 
         #endregion