diff --git a/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm b/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
index 8be5baf287..1cd1629347 100644
--- a/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
@@ -4599,8 +4599,8 @@ void QMacStyle::drawControl(ControlElement ce, const QStyleOption *opt, QPainter
                 // implementation for details.
                 if (!animation && opt->styleObject) {
                     auto *animation = new QProgressStyleAnimation(d->animateSpeed(QMacStylePrivate::AquaProgressBar), opt->styleObject);
-                    // NSProgressIndicator is heavier to draw than the HITheme API, so we reduce the frame rate a notch.
-                    animation->setFrameRate(QStyleAnimation::TwentyFps);
+                    // NSProgressIndicator is heavier to draw than the HITheme API, so we reduce the frame rate a couple notches.
+                    animation->setFrameRate(QStyleAnimation::FifteenFps);
                     d->startAnimation(animation);
                     [ipi startAnimation];
                 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleanimation_p.h b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleanimation_p.h
index e5cfe0bbee..bb1ab9d877 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleanimation_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleanimation_p.h
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ public:
         DefaultFps,
         SixtyFps,
         ThirtyFps,
-        TwentyFps
+        TwentyFps,
+        FifteenFps
     };
 
     FrameRate frameRate() const;