diff --git a/src/WorkCycleTracker.ts b/src/WorkCycleTracker.ts
index 864aec1..1b62ae7 100644
--- a/src/WorkCycleTracker.ts
+++ b/src/WorkCycleTracker.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import ricTracker from './ricTracker'
 import frameTracker from './frameTracker'
 import SchedulingStrategy from './SchedulingStrategy'
+import waitHiddenTask from './utils/waitHiddenTask'
 
 export default class WorkCycleTracker {
     #workCycleStart: number = -1
 
-    startTracking() {
+    startTracking(): void {
         ricTracker.start()
         frameTracker.start()
     }
 
-    requestStopTracking() {
+    requestStopTracking(): void {
         ricTracker.stop()
         frameTracker.requestStop()
     }
@@ -20,15 +21,14 @@ export default class WorkCycleTracker {
         return !isInputPending && this.#calculateDeadline(strategy) - Date.now() > 0
     }
 
-    async nextWorkCycle(strategy: SchedulingStrategy) {
-        if (strategy === 'interactive') {
-            await frameTracker.waitAfterFrame()
-        } else if (strategy === 'smooth') {
-            await frameTracker.waitAfterFrame()
+    async nextWorkCycle(strategy: SchedulingStrategy): Promise<void> {
+        if (strategy === 'interactive' || strategy === 'smooth') {
+            await Promise.race([frameTracker.waitAfterFrame(), waitHiddenTask()])
         } else if (strategy === 'idle') {
             if (ricTracker.available) {
                 await ricTracker.waitIdleCallback()
             } else {
+                // todo: use waitHiddenTask() with a timeout
                 await frameTracker.waitAfterFrame()
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/utils/waitHiddenTask.ts b/src/utils/waitHiddenTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6df7ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/waitHiddenTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import waitNextTask from './waitNextTask'
+import withResolvers from './withResolvers'
+
+const state = {
+    scheduled: false,
+    hiddenTask: withResolvers(),
+}
+
+export default async function waitHiddenTask(): Promise<void> {
+    if (document.visibilityState === 'hidden') {
+        await waitNextTask()
+
+        // in theory, here the page could have been hidden again,
+        // but we ignore this case on purpose
+    } else {
+        if (!state.scheduled) {
+            state.scheduled = true
+            state.hiddenTask = withResolvers()
+            onVisibilityChange(() => {
+                // events, are already in a new task, so we don't need to call `waitNextTask()`
+                state.scheduled = false
+                state.hiddenTask.resolve()
+            })
+        }
+
+        return state.hiddenTask.promise
+    }
+}
+
+function onVisibilityChange(callback: () => void): void {
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', callback, { once: true })
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/waitNextTask.ts b/src/utils/waitNextTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..275d75d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/waitNextTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import withResolvers from './withResolvers'
+
+const state = {
+    scheduled: false,
+    nextTask: withResolvers(),
+}
+
+// same as queueMicrotask() but for tasks
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTML_DOM_API/Microtask_guide#tasks_vs._microtasks
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTML_DOM_API/Microtask_guide/In_depth#tasks_vs._microtasks
+export default function waitNextTask(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!state.scheduled) {
+        state.scheduled = true
+        state.nextTask = withResolvers()
+        nextTask(() => {
+            state.scheduled = false
+            state.nextTask.resolve()
+        })
+    }
+
+    return state.nextTask.promise
+}
+
+function nextTask(callback: () => void): void {
+    const channel = new MessageChannel()
+    channel.port2.postMessage(undefined)
+    channel.port1.onmessage = callback
+}