diff --git a/include/rex/graphics/flags.h b/include/rex/graphics/flags.h
index 912050d..583a474 100644
--- a/include/rex/graphics/flags.h
+++ b/include/rex/graphics/flags.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ REXCVAR_DECLARE(std::string, readback_resolve);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, readback_resolve_half_pixel_offset);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(int32_t, native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(int32_t, native_render_force_resolve_readback_min_length);
+REXCVAR_DECLARE(int32_t, native_render_targeted_readback_min_interval_ms);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, readback_memexport);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, readback_memexport_fast);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, occlusion_query_enable);
diff --git a/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp b/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp
index 96da205..8c40a62 100644
--- a/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ REXCVAR_DEFINE_INT32(native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length, 0, "GPU",
     .range(0, 16 * 1024 * 1024)
     .lifecycle(rex::cvar::Lifecycle::kHotReload);
 
+REXCVAR_DEFINE_INT32(native_render_targeted_readback_min_interval_ms, 33, "GPU",
+                     "Minimum interval between the targeted always-on resolve readbacks "
+                     "(the non-gameplay Import-Skater/preview target) in milliseconds. "
+                     "Each readback is a synchronous GPU drain plus a multi-megabyte CPU "
+                     "copy; menu flows that re-resolve the preview target every frame "
+                     "(trick guide demo pages) otherwise saturate the command processor "
+                     "with hundreds of drains per second. Skipped copies leave the "
+                     "previous CPU-visible contents in place (the consumer is a preview "
+                     "image). 0 disables the throttle. Does not affect the app-armed "
+                     "photo-grab window.")
+    .range(0, 1000)
+    .lifecycle(rex::cvar::Lifecycle::kHotReload);
+
 REXCVAR_DEFINE_INT32(native_render_force_resolve_readback_min_length, 0, "GPU",
                      "Lower bound companion to "
                      "native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length: when > 0, resolves "
diff --git a/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp b/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp
index 41ce645..aef9c03 100644
--- a/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp
@@ -3616,10 +3616,30 @@ bool D3D12CommandProcessor::IssueCopy_ReadbackResolvePath() {
   if (readback_mode == ReadbackResolveMode::kDisabled) {
     constexpr uint32_t kImportSkaterPreviewResolveAddress = UINT32_C(0x04911000);
     constexpr uint32_t kImportSkaterPreviewResolveLength = UINT32_C(0x2D0000);
-    const bool force_scaled_resolve_cpu_copy =
+    bool force_scaled_resolve_cpu_copy =
         !IsGameplayStateActive(kernel_state_) && is_scaled &&
         written_address == kImportSkaterPreviewResolveAddress &&
         written_length == kImportSkaterPreviewResolveLength;
+    // Rate-limit the targeted copies: each one is a synchronous GPU drain
+    // plus a multi-megabyte CPU copy, and menu flows that re-resolve the
+    // preview target every frame (trick guide demo pages) issue hundreds
+    // per second. A skipped copy leaves the previous CPU-visible contents
+    // in place, which a preview consumer tolerates. The app-armed
+    // photo-grab window below is deliberately NOT throttled (the display
+    // card composes from exact frames). Mirrors the Vulkan gate.
+    if (force_scaled_resolve_cpu_copy) {
+      const int32_t min_interval_ms =
+          REXCVAR_GET(native_render_targeted_readback_min_interval_ms);
+      if (min_interval_ms > 0) {
+        static uint64_t s_last_targeted_copy_ms = 0;
+        const uint64_t now_ms = rex::chrono::Clock::QueryHostUptimeMillis();
+        if (now_ms - s_last_targeted_copy_ms < uint64_t(min_interval_ms)) {
+          force_scaled_resolve_cpu_copy = false;
+        } else {
+          s_last_targeted_copy_ms = now_ms;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     // App-armed readback window (Skate 3 photo grab): the game CPU-reads the
     // resolved 1152x640 PostFX screenshot target (also 0x04911000) while the
     // gameplay presence context is still 1 (photo missions), so the targeted
diff --git a/src/graphics/vulkan/command_processor.cpp b/src/graphics/vulkan/command_processor.cpp
index 753d9cf..d326281 100644
--- a/src/graphics/vulkan/command_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/vulkan/command_processor.cpp
@@ -5824,6 +5824,27 @@ bool VulkanCommandProcessor::IssueCopy_ReadbackResolvePath() {
         !IsGameplayStateActive(kernel_state_) && is_scaled &&
         written_address == kImportSkaterPreviewResolveAddress &&
         written_length == kImportSkaterPreviewResolveLength;
+    // Rate-limit the targeted copies: each one is a synchronous GPU drain
+    // plus a multi-megabyte CPU copy, and menu flows that re-resolve the
+    // preview target every frame (trick guide demo pages) issue hundreds
+    // per second, enough to halve the frame rate on their own. A skipped
+    // copy leaves the previous CPU-visible contents in place, which a
+    // preview consumer tolerates. The app-armed photo-grab window below is
+    // deliberately NOT throttled (the display card composes from exact
+    // frames).
+    if (force_scaled_resolve_cpu_copy) {
+      const int32_t min_interval_ms =
+          REXCVAR_GET(native_render_targeted_readback_min_interval_ms);
+      if (min_interval_ms > 0) {
+        static uint64_t s_last_targeted_copy_ms = 0;
+        const uint64_t now_ms = rex::chrono::Clock::QueryHostUptimeMillis();
+        if (now_ms - s_last_targeted_copy_ms < uint64_t(min_interval_ms)) {
+          force_scaled_resolve_cpu_copy = false;
+        } else {
+          s_last_targeted_copy_ms = now_ms;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     // App-armed readback window (Skate 3 photo grab): the game CPU-reads the
     // resolved 1152x640 PostFX screenshot target (also 0x04911000) while the
     // gameplay presence context is still 1 (photo missions), so the targeted