diff --git a/application/F3DOptionsTools.h b/application/F3DOptionsTools.h
index 7a365eb4ba..5d2a8a8599 100644
--- a/application/F3DOptionsTools.h
+++ b/application/F3DOptionsTools.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static inline const OptionsDict DefaultAppOptions = {
   { "interaction-test-record", "" },
   { "interaction-test-play", "" },
   { "command-script", "" },
-  { "frame-rate", "30" },
+  { "frame-rate", "30.0" },
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/application/F3DStarter.cxx b/application/F3DStarter.cxx
index aceddccfa2..9c67561af4 100644
--- a/application/F3DStarter.cxx
+++ b/application/F3DStarter.cxx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class F3DStarter::F3DInternals
     double MaxSize;
     std::optional<double> AnimationTime;
     bool Watch;
-    int FrameRate;
+    double FrameRate;
     std::vector<std::string> Plugins;
     std::string ScreenshotFilename;
     std::string VerboseLevel;
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class F3DStarter::F3DInternals
     {
       this->AppOptions.AnimationTime = f3d::options::parse<double>(appOptions.at("animation-time"));
     }
-    this->AppOptions.FrameRate = f3d::options::parse<int>(appOptions.at("frame-rate"));
+    this->AppOptions.FrameRate = f3d::options::parse<double>(appOptions.at("frame-rate"));
     this->AppOptions.Watch = f3d::options::parse<bool>(appOptions.at("watch"));
     this->AppOptions.Plugins = { f3d::options::parse<std::vector<std::string>>(
       appOptions.at("load-plugins")) };
diff --git a/doc/user/OPTIONS.md b/doc/user/OPTIONS.md
index daa53fccff..02cbe3a45a 100644
--- a/doc/user/OPTIONS.md
+++ b/doc/user/OPTIONS.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Options|Default|Description
 \-\-no-render||Do not render anything and quit just after loading the first file, use with \-\-verbose to recover information about a file.
 \-\-max-size=\<size in MiB\>|-1|Prevent F3D to load a file bigger than the provided size in Mib, negative value means unlimited, useful for thumbnails.
 \-\-watch||Watch current file and automatically reload it whenever it is modified on disk.
-\-\-frame-rate=\<fps\>|30|Frame rate used to refresh animation and other repeated tasks (watch, UI). Does not impact rendering frame rate.
+\-\-frame-rate=\<fps\>|30.0|Frame rate used to refresh animation and other repeated tasks (watch, UI). Does not impact rendering frame rate.
 \-\-load-plugins=\<paths or names\>||List of plugins to load separated with a comma. Official plugins are `alembic`, `assimp`, `draco`, `exodus`, `occt`, `usd`, `vdb`. See [plugins](PLUGINS.md) for more info.
 \-\-scan-plugins||Scan standard directories for plugins and display their names, results may be incomplete. See [plugins](PLUGINS.md) for more info.
 \-\-screenshot-filename=\<png file\>|`{app}/{model}_{n}.png`|Filename to save [screenshots](INTERACTIONS.md#taking-screenshots) to. Can use [template variables](#filename-templating).