diff --git a/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs b/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs
index 33696ada520..64f2cd341d6 100644
--- a/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Build/Logging/TerminalLogger/TerminalLogger.cs
@@ -1058,11 +1058,22 @@ private void ErrorRaised(object sender, BuildErrorEventArgs e)
     private void ThreadProc()
     {
         // 1_000 / 30 is a poor approx of 30Hz
+        var count = 0;
         while (!_cts.Token.WaitHandle.WaitOne(1_000 / 30))
         {
+            count++;
             lock (_lock)
             {
-                DisplayNodes();
+                // Querying the terminal for it's dimensions is expensive, so we only do it every 30 frames e.g. once a second.
+                if (count >= 30)
+                {
+                    count = 0;
+                    DisplayNodes();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    DisplayNodes(false);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -1073,9 +1084,11 @@ private void ThreadProc()
     /// Render Nodes section.
     /// It shows what all build nodes do.
     /// </summary>
-    internal void DisplayNodes()
+    internal void DisplayNodes(bool updateSize = true)
     {
-        TerminalNodesFrame newFrame = new TerminalNodesFrame(_nodes, width: Terminal.Width, height: Terminal.Height);
+        var width = updateSize ? Terminal.Width : _currentFrame.Width;
+        var height = updateSize ? Terminal.Height : _currentFrame.Height;
+        TerminalNodesFrame newFrame = new TerminalNodesFrame(_nodes, width: width, height: height);
 
         // Do not render delta but clear everything if Terminal width or height have changed.
         if (newFrame.Width != _currentFrame.Width || newFrame.Height != _currentFrame.Height)