diff --git a/src/extras/gizmo/gizmo.js b/src/extras/gizmo/gizmo.js
index a174c3a59d2..f3b00066b04 100644
--- a/src/extras/gizmo/gizmo.js
+++ b/src/extras/gizmo/gizmo.js
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ class Gizmo extends EventHandler {
      */
     _layer;
 
+    /**
+     * Internal flag to track if a render update is required.
+     *
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @protected
+     */
+    _renderUpdate = false;
+
     /**
      * The graph nodes attached to the gizmo.
      *
@@ -303,7 +311,7 @@ class Gizmo extends EventHandler {
         const enabled = state ? this.nodes.length > 0 && cameraDist > DIST_EPSILON : false;
         if (enabled !== this.root.enabled) {
             this.root.enabled = enabled;
-            this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+            this._renderUpdate = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -501,7 +509,8 @@ class Gizmo extends EventHandler {
 
         this.root.setLocalPosition(position);
         this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_POSITIONUPDATE, position);
-        this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+
+        this._renderUpdate = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -519,7 +528,8 @@ class Gizmo extends EventHandler {
 
         this.root.setRotation(rotation);
         this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_ROTATIONUPDATE, rotation.getEulerAngles());
-        this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+
+        this._renderUpdate = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -542,7 +552,8 @@ class Gizmo extends EventHandler {
 
         this.root.setLocalScale(this._scale, this._scale, this._scale);
         this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_SCALEUPDATE, this._scale);
-        this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+
+        this._renderUpdate = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -663,6 +674,15 @@ class Gizmo extends EventHandler {
      * gizmo.update();
      */
     update() {
+        if (this._renderUpdate) {
+            this._renderUpdate = false;
+            this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+        }
+
+        if (!this.enabled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         this._updatePosition();
         this._updateRotation();
         this._updateScale();
diff --git a/src/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js b/src/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js
index eb7f644cbc1..63de94dd291 100644
--- a/src/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js
+++ b/src/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const color = new Color();
 
 // constants
 const RING_FACING_EPSILON = 1e-4;
+const UPDATE_EPSILON = 1e-6;
 const AXES = /** @type {('x' | 'y' | 'z')[]} */ (['x', 'y', 'z']);
 
 /**
@@ -184,6 +185,14 @@ class RotateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
      */
     _guideAngleLines;
 
+    /**
+     * Internal copy of facing direction to avoid unnecessary updates.
+     *
+     * @type {Vec3}
+     * @private
+     */
+    _facingDir = new Vec3();
+
     /**
      * @override
      */
@@ -489,6 +498,8 @@ class RotateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
         }
         q1.setFromAxisAngle(v1, angleDelta);
         q1.transformVector(this._guideAngleStart, this._guideAngleEnd);
+
+        this._renderUpdate = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -552,8 +563,11 @@ class RotateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
             dot = facingDir.dot(this.root.forward);
             sector = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > RING_FACING_EPSILON;
             this._shapes.z.show(sector ? 'sector' : 'ring');
+        }
 
-            this.fire(TransformGizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+        if (!facingDir.equalsApprox(this._facingDir, UPDATE_EPSILON)) {
+            this._facingDir.copy(facingDir);
+            this._renderUpdate = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -581,7 +595,8 @@ class RotateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
                 }
             }
         }
-        this.fire(TransformGizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+
+        this._renderUpdate = true;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/extras/gizmo/scale-gizmo.js b/src/extras/gizmo/scale-gizmo.js
index c3dc0adcd7b..6af5e40c4af 100644
--- a/src/extras/gizmo/scale-gizmo.js
+++ b/src/extras/gizmo/scale-gizmo.js
@@ -422,23 +422,66 @@ class ScaleGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
         const cameraDir = this.cameraDir;
 
         // axes
-        let dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.right);
-        this._shapes.x.entity.enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        let changed = false;
+        let dot, enabled;
+        dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.right);
+        enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.x.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.x.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.up);
-        this._shapes.y.entity.enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.y.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.y.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.forward);
-        this._shapes.z.entity.enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.z.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.z.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
 
         // planes
+        let flipped;
         v1.cross(cameraDir, this.root.right);
-        this._shapes.yz.entity.enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
-        this._shapes.yz.flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(0, +(v1.dot(this.root.forward) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.yz.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.yz.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+        flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(0, +(v1.dot(this.root.forward) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        if (!this._shapes.yz.flipped.equals(flipped)) {
+            this._shapes.yz.flipped = flipped;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         v1.cross(cameraDir, this.root.forward);
-        this._shapes.xy.entity.enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
-        this._shapes.xy.flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0), 0) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.xy.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.xy.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+        flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0), 0) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        if (!this._shapes.xy.flipped.equals(flipped)) {
+            this._shapes.xy.flipped = flipped;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         v1.cross(cameraDir, this.root.up);
-        this._shapes.xz.entity.enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
-        this._shapes.xz.flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.forward) > 0), 0, +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.xz.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.xz.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+        flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.forward) > 0), 0, +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        if (!this._shapes.xz.flipped.equals(flipped)) {
+            this._shapes.xz.flipped = flipped;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+
+        if (changed) {
+            this._renderUpdate = true;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -471,7 +514,7 @@ class ScaleGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
             }
         }
 
-        this.fire(TransformGizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+        this._renderUpdate = true;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js b/src/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js
index 83221b30934..b0547229ee7 100644
--- a/src/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js
+++ b/src/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class TransformGizmo extends Gizmo {
         }
 
         if (changed) {
-            this.fire(Gizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+            this._renderUpdate = true;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/extras/gizmo/translate-gizmo.js b/src/extras/gizmo/translate-gizmo.js
index 7f24cc11ec1..7662b535ee6 100644
--- a/src/extras/gizmo/translate-gizmo.js
+++ b/src/extras/gizmo/translate-gizmo.js
@@ -402,23 +402,66 @@ class TranslateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
         const cameraDir = this.cameraDir;
 
         // axes
-        let dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.right);
-        this._shapes.x.entity.enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        let changed = false;
+        let dot, enabled;
+        dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.right);
+        enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.x.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.x.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.up);
-        this._shapes.y.entity.enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.y.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.y.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         dot = cameraDir.dot(this.root.forward);
-        this._shapes.z.entity.enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        enabled = 1 - Math.abs(dot) > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.z.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.z.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
 
         // planes
+        let flipped;
         v1.cross(cameraDir, this.root.right);
-        this._shapes.yz.entity.enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
-        this._shapes.yz.flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(0, +(v1.dot(this.root.forward) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.yz.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.yz.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+        flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(0, +(v1.dot(this.root.forward) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        if (!this._shapes.yz.flipped.equals(flipped)) {
+            this._shapes.yz.flipped = flipped;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         v1.cross(cameraDir, this.root.forward);
-        this._shapes.xy.entity.enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
-        this._shapes.xy.flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0), 0) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.xy.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.xy.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+        flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.up) < 0), +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0), 0) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        if (!this._shapes.xy.flipped.equals(flipped)) {
+            this._shapes.xy.flipped = flipped;
+            changed = true;
+        }
         v1.cross(cameraDir, this.root.up);
-        this._shapes.xz.entity.enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
-        this._shapes.xz.flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.forward) > 0), 0, +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        enabled = 1 - v1.length() > GLANCE_EPSILON;
+        if (this._shapes.xz.entity.enabled !== enabled) {
+            this._shapes.xz.entity.enabled = enabled;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+        flipped = this.flipPlanes ? v2.set(+(v1.dot(this.root.forward) > 0), 0, +(v1.dot(this.root.right) > 0)) : Vec3.ZERO;
+        if (!this._shapes.xz.flipped.equals(flipped)) {
+            this._shapes.xz.flipped = flipped;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+
+        if (changed) {
+            this._renderUpdate = true;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -450,7 +493,7 @@ class TranslateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
             }
         }
 
-        this.fire(TransformGizmo.EVENT_RENDERUPDATE);
+        this._renderUpdate = true;
     }
 
     /**