diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
index 466cd9ef12..7fa04d81a4 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		}
 
 		static int oreTicks = 20;
+		public static int RenderFrame = 0;
 
 		public static void Tick()
 		{
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 				}
 			}
 
+			++RenderFrame;
 			viewport.cursor = controller.ChooseCursor();
 			viewport.DrawRegions();
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index bbfd402e7a..73e823950b 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Graphics
             
             lineRenderer.Flush();
 
-			renderer.DrawText(string.Format("Frame {0}", Game.orderManager.FrameNumber), new int2(5, 5), Color.White);
+			renderer.DrawText(string.Format("RenderFrame {0} Tick {1}", Game.RenderFrame, Game.orderManager.FrameNumber), new int2(5, 5), Color.White);
 		}
 
 		const float conditionYellow = 0.5f;		/* todo: get these from gamerules */