diff --git a/src/browser/AccessibilityManager.ts b/src/browser/AccessibilityManager.ts
index c1ffc39a6..160aa3fcc 100644
--- a/src/browser/AccessibilityManager.ts
+++ b/src/browser/AccessibilityManager.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as Strings from 'browser/LocalizableStrings';
 import { ITerminal } from 'browser/Types';
 import { IBuffer } from 'common/buffer/Types';
 import { isMac } from 'common/Platform';
-import { RenderDebouncer } from 'browser/RenderDebouncer';
+import { TimeBasedDebouncer } from 'browser/TimeBasedDebouncer';
 import { addDisposableDomListener } from 'browser/Lifecycle';
 import { Disposable } from 'common/Lifecycle';
 import { ScreenDprMonitor } from 'browser/ScreenDprMonitor';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class AccessibilityManager extends Disposable {
   private _liveRegion: HTMLElement;
   private _liveRegionLineCount: number = 0;
 
-  private _renderRowsDebouncer: RenderDebouncer;
+  private _renderRowsDebouncer: TimeBasedDebouncer;
   private _screenDprMonitor: ScreenDprMonitor;
 
   private _topBoundaryFocusListener: (e: FocusEvent) => void;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class AccessibilityManager extends Disposable {
     this._refreshRowsDimensions();
     this._accessibilityTreeRoot.appendChild(this._rowContainer);
 
-    this._renderRowsDebouncer = new RenderDebouncer(this._renderRows.bind(this));
+    this._renderRowsDebouncer = new TimeBasedDebouncer(this._renderRows.bind(this));
     this._refreshRows();
 
     this._liveRegion = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/src/browser/RenderDebouncer.ts b/src/browser/RenderDebouncer.ts
index 334d9a1ce..2a06fdd66 100644
--- a/src/browser/RenderDebouncer.ts
+++ b/src/browser/RenderDebouncer.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 import { IDisposable } from 'common/Types';
 
-const RENDER_DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_MS = 1000; // 1 Second
-
 /**
  * Debounces calls to render terminal rows using animation frames.
  */
@@ -16,17 +14,17 @@ export class RenderDebouncer implements IDisposable {
   private _rowCount: number | undefined;
   private _animationFrame: number | undefined;
 
-  // The last moment that the Terminal was refreshed at
-  private _lastRefreshMs = 0;
-  // Whether a trailing refresh should be triggered due to a refresh request that was throttled
-  private _additionalRefreshRequested = false;
-
   constructor(
     private _renderCallback: (start: number, end: number) => void
   ) {
   }
 
-  public dispose(): void {}
+  public dispose(): void {
+    if (this._animationFrame) {
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(this._animationFrame);
+      this._animationFrame = undefined;
+    }
+  }
 
   public refresh(rowStart: number | undefined, rowEnd: number | undefined, rowCount: number): void {
     this._rowCount = rowCount;
@@ -37,25 +35,11 @@ export class RenderDebouncer implements IDisposable {
     this._rowStart = this._rowStart !== undefined ? Math.min(this._rowStart, rowStart) : rowStart;
     this._rowEnd = this._rowEnd !== undefined ? Math.max(this._rowEnd, rowEnd) : rowEnd;
 
-    // Only refresh if the time since last refresh is above a threshold, otherwise wait for
-    // enough time to pass before refreshing again.
-    const refreshRequestTime: number = Date.now();
-    if (refreshRequestTime - this._lastRefreshMs >= RENDER_DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_MS) {
-      // Enough time has lapsed since the last refresh; refresh immediately
-      this._lastRefreshMs = refreshRequestTime;
-      this._innerRefresh();
-    } else if (!this._additionalRefreshRequested) {
-      // This is the first additional request throttled; set up trailing refresh
-      const elapsed = refreshRequestTime - this._lastRefreshMs;
-      const waitPeriodBeforeTrailingRefresh = RENDER_DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_MS - elapsed;
-      this._additionalRefreshRequested = true;
-
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this._lastRefreshMs = Date.now();
-        this._innerRefresh();
-        this._additionalRefreshRequested = false;
-      }, waitPeriodBeforeTrailingRefresh);
+    if (this._animationFrame) {
+      return;
     }
+
+    this._animationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => this._innerRefresh());
   }
 
   private _innerRefresh(): void {
@@ -71,9 +55,9 @@ export class RenderDebouncer implements IDisposable {
     // Reset debouncer (this happens before render callback as the render could trigger it again)
     this._rowStart = undefined;
     this._rowEnd = undefined;
+    this._animationFrame = undefined;
 
     // Run render callback
     this._renderCallback(start, end);
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/browser/TimeBasedDebouncer.ts b/src/browser/TimeBasedDebouncer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f444c4fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/browser/TimeBasedDebouncer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 The xterm.js authors. All rights reserved.
+ * @license MIT
+ */
+
+const RENDER_DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_MS = 1000; // 1 Second
+
+/**
+ * Debounces calls to update screen readers to update at most once per second.
+ */
+export class TimeBasedDebouncer {
+  private _rowStart: number | undefined;
+  private _rowEnd: number | undefined;
+  private _rowCount: number | undefined;
+
+  // The last moment that the Terminal was refreshed at
+  private _lastRefreshMs = 0;
+  // Whether a trailing refresh should be triggered due to a refresh request that was throttled
+  private _additionalRefreshRequested = false;
+
+  constructor(
+    private _renderCallback: (start: number, end: number) => void
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  public dispose(): void {}
+
+  public refresh(rowStart: number | undefined, rowEnd: number | undefined, rowCount: number): void {
+    this._rowCount = rowCount;
+    // Get the min/max row start/end for the arg values
+    rowStart = rowStart !== undefined ? rowStart : 0;
+    rowEnd = rowEnd !== undefined ? rowEnd : this._rowCount - 1;
+    // Set the properties to the updated values
+    this._rowStart = this._rowStart !== undefined ? Math.min(this._rowStart, rowStart) : rowStart;
+    this._rowEnd = this._rowEnd !== undefined ? Math.max(this._rowEnd, rowEnd) : rowEnd;
+
+    // Only refresh if the time since last refresh is above a threshold, otherwise wait for
+    // enough time to pass before refreshing again.
+    const refreshRequestTime: number = Date.now();
+    if (refreshRequestTime - this._lastRefreshMs >= RENDER_DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_MS) {
+      // Enough time has lapsed since the last refresh; refresh immediately
+      this._lastRefreshMs = refreshRequestTime;
+      this._innerRefresh();
+    } else if (!this._additionalRefreshRequested) {
+      // This is the first additional request throttled; set up trailing refresh
+      const elapsed = refreshRequestTime - this._lastRefreshMs;
+      const waitPeriodBeforeTrailingRefresh = RENDER_DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_MS - elapsed;
+      this._additionalRefreshRequested = true;
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this._lastRefreshMs = Date.now();
+        this._innerRefresh();
+        this._additionalRefreshRequested = false;
+      }, waitPeriodBeforeTrailingRefresh);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _innerRefresh(): void {
+    // Make sure values are set
+    if (this._rowStart === undefined || this._rowEnd === undefined || this._rowCount === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Clamp values
+    const start = Math.max(this._rowStart, 0);
+    const end = Math.min(this._rowEnd, this._rowCount - 1);
+
+    // Reset debouncer (this happens before render callback as the render could trigger it again)
+    this._rowStart = undefined;
+    this._rowEnd = undefined;
+
+    // Run render callback
+    this._renderCallback(start, end);
+  }
+}
+