diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
index 0d393a6fe..18fee9607 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ IdDialog::IdDialog(QWidget *parent)
     updateIdTimer.setSingleShot(true);
 	connect(&updateIdTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateIdList()));
 
+    updateCirclesTimer.setSingleShot(true);
+	connect(&updateCirclesTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateCircles()));
+
     mFontSizeHandler.registerFontSize(ui->idTreeWidget, 0, [this] (QAbstractItemView*, int fontSize) {
         // Set new font size on all items
         mIdListModel->setFontSize(fontSize);
@@ -540,7 +543,10 @@ void IdDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 		case RsGxsCircleEventCode::CACHE_DATA_UPDATED:
 
 			if (isVisible())
-                updateCircles();
+            {
+                if(!updateCirclesTimer.isActive())
+                    updateCirclesTimer.start(200);
+            }
 			else
 				needUpdateCirclesOnNextShow = true;
 		default:
@@ -1426,13 +1432,11 @@ void IdDialog::updateIdListRequest()
 {
     if(updateIdTimer.isActive())
     {
-        std::cerr << "updateIdListRequest(): restarting timer"<< std::endl;
         updateIdTimer.stop();
         updateIdTimer.start(1000);
     }
     else
     {
-        std::cerr << "updateIdListRequest(): starting timer"<< std::endl;
         updateIdTimer.start(1000);
     }
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h
index d4629a5af..fe6f27a99 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ private:
 	RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId_circles;
 
 	QTimer updateIdTimer;
+	QTimer updateCirclesTimer;
 	bool needUpdateIdsOnNextShow;
 	bool needUpdateCirclesOnNextShow;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp
index 3bd30264c..030852d2c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ PostedDialog::PostedDialog(QWidget *parent):
 	            [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 	{ RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [=]() { handleEvent_main_thread(event); }, this ); },
 	            mEventHandlerId, RsEventType::GXS_POSTED );
+    mUpdateTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    mUpdateTimer->setSingleShot(true);
+    connect(mUpdateTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(timerUpdate()));
 }
 
 void PostedDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
@@ -72,10 +75,11 @@ void PostedDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 		case RsPostedEventCode::NEW_POSTED_GROUP:       // [[fallthrough]];
         case RsPostedEventCode::BOARD_DELETED:       // [[fallthrough]];
         case RsPostedEventCode::SUBSCRIBE_STATUS_CHANGED:   // [[fallthrough]];
-            updateDisplay(true);
+            if(!mUpdateTimer->isActive()) mUpdateTimer->start(200);
             break;
 
         case RsPostedEventCode::STATISTICS_CHANGED:
+            if(!mUpdateTimer->isActive()) mUpdateTimer->start(200);
             updateGroupStatistics(e->mPostedGroupId);
             break;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.h
index 433adbe93..9f764dff6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.h
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ private:
 
 	void handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
     RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId;
+
+    QTimer *mUpdateTimer;
+
+private slots:
+    void timerUpdate() { updateDisplay(true); }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp
index 035d2778e..f29960a4e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ GxsChannelDialog::GxsChannelDialog(QWidget *parent):
 	            [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 	{ RsQThreadUtils::postToObject([=]() { handleEvent_main_thread(event); }, this ); },
 	            mEventHandlerId, RsEventType::GXS_CHANNELS );
+    mUpdateTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    mUpdateTimer->setSingleShot(true);
+    connect(mUpdateTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(timerUpdate()));
 }
 
 void GxsChannelDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ void GxsChannelDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> ev
         switch(e->mChannelEventCode)
         {
         case RsChannelEventCode::STATISTICS_CHANGED:      // [[fallthrough]];
-            updateDisplay(true);                          // no breaks, on purpose!
+            if(!mUpdateTimer->isActive()) mUpdateTimer->start(200);
             Q_FALLTHROUGH();
 
         case RsChannelEventCode::NEW_MESSAGE:             // [[fallthrough]];
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ void GxsChannelDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> ev
         case RsChannelEventCode::NEW_CHANNEL:             // [[fallthrough]];
         case RsChannelEventCode::DELETED_CHANNEL:             // [[fallthrough]];
         case RsChannelEventCode::SUBSCRIBE_STATUS_CHANGED:// reloads group summary (calling GxsGroupFrameDialog parent method)
-            updateDisplay(true);
+            if(!mUpdateTimer->isActive()) mUpdateTimer->start(200);
             break;
 
         default:
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.h
index 7dab607be..285afaa9d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.h
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ private:
     std::set<TurtleRequestId> mSearchResults;
 
     RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId;
+
+    QTimer *mUpdateTimer;
+
+private slots:
+    void timerUpdate() { updateDisplay(true); }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.cpp
index 541a52c23..f312436a3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ GxsForumsDialog::GxsForumsDialog(QWidget *parent) :
 	            [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 	{ RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [=]() { handleEvent_main_thread(event); }, this ); },
 	            mEventHandlerId, RsEventType::GXS_FORUMS );
+    mUpdateTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    mUpdateTimer->setSingleShot(true);
+    connect(mUpdateTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(timerUpdate()));
 }
 
 void GxsForumsDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
@@ -70,11 +73,11 @@ void GxsForumsDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> eve
         case RsForumEventCode::UPDATED_FORUM:       // [[fallthrough]];
         case RsForumEventCode::DELETED_FORUM:       // [[fallthrough]];
         case RsForumEventCode::SUBSCRIBE_STATUS_CHANGED:
-            updateDisplay(true);
+            if(!mUpdateTimer->isActive()) mUpdateTimer->start(200);
             break;
 
         case RsForumEventCode::STATISTICS_CHANGED:
-	    updateDisplay(true);
+            if(!mUpdateTimer->isActive()) mUpdateTimer->start(200);
             updateGroupStatisticsReal(e->mForumGroupId);
             break;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.h
index 75d10a1e1..98297e712 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumsDialog.h
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ private:
 	void handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
 
     RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId;
+
+    QTimer *mUpdateTimer;
+
+private slots:
+    void timerUpdate() { updateDisplay(true); }
 };
 
 #endif