diff --git a/packages/runtime-tests/unit/animation-scheduler.sequential.test.ts b/packages/runtime-tests/unit/animation-scheduler.sequential.test.ts
index 184c2e0..f6e915b 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-tests/unit/animation-scheduler.sequential.test.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-tests/unit/animation-scheduler.sequential.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ describe.sequential("normalizeInterval", () => {
     expect(normalizeInterval(Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY)).toBe(100);
     expect(normalizeInterval(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)).toBe(2_147_483_647);
   });
+
+  test("preserves fractional intervals, matching Ink (no rounding)", () => {
+    // Ink's normalizeAnimationInterval does NOT round (use-animation.ts:147-151),
+    // so a 60fps interval (16.67ms) or 8.4ms stays fractional; rounding would drift
+    // frame=floor(elapsed/interval) and the scheduler's nextDueTime over time.
+    expect(normalizeInterval(16.67)).toBe(16.67);
+    expect(normalizeInterval(8.4)).toBe(8.4);
+    expect(normalizeInterval(0.5)).toBe(1); // still clamped to >= 1
+  });
 });
 
 describe.sequential("createAnimationScheduler", () => {
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/animation-scheduler.ts b/packages/runtime/src/animation-scheduler.ts
index b5dc3c7..b0a1396 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/animation-scheduler.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/animation-scheduler.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ const MAX_TIMER_INTERVAL = 2_147_483_647;
 
 export function normalizeInterval(interval: number | undefined): number {
   if (interval === undefined || !Number.isFinite(interval)) return DEFAULT_INTERVAL;
-  return Math.min(Math.max(1, Math.round(interval)), MAX_TIMER_INTERVAL);
+  // No rounding — Ink's normalizeAnimationInterval (use-animation.ts:147-151) preserves
+  // fractional intervals (e.g. 16.67ms for 60fps); rounding would drift frame counts and
+  // the scheduler's nextDueTime over time. The scheduler already ceil()s the setTimeout delay.
+  return Math.min(Math.max(1, interval), MAX_TIMER_INTERVAL);
 }
 
 type AnimationSubscriber = {