diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index b53572dd..78880c07 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <Product>XAML Map Control</Product>
         <Authors>Clemens Fischer</Authors>
         <Copyright>Copyright © 2025 Clemens Fischer</Copyright>
-        <Version>14.0.0</Version>
+        <Version>14.1.0</Version>
         <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
         <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\MapControl.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
         <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapImageLayer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapImageLayer.cs
index 7622c258..228e7276 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapImageLayer.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapImageLayer.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             DependencyPropertyHelper.Register<MapImageLayer, double>(nameof(LoadingProgress), 1d);
 
         private readonly Progress<double> loadingProgress;
-        private readonly DispatcherTimer updateTimer;
+        private readonly UpdateTimer updateTimer;
         private bool updateInProgress;
 
         public MapImageLayer()
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
             loadingProgress = new Progress<double>(p => SetValue(LoadingProgressProperty, p));
 
-            updateTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = UpdateInterval };
+            updateTimer = new UpdateTimer { Interval = UpdateInterval };
             updateTimer.Tick += async (s, e) => await UpdateImageAsync();
         }
 
@@ -164,15 +164,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             }
             else
             {
-                if (!UpdateWhileViewportChanging)
-                {
-                    updateTimer.Stop();
-                }
-
-                if (!updateTimer.IsEnabled)
-                {
-                    updateTimer.Start();
-                }
+                updateTimer.Run(!UpdateWhileViewportChanging);
             }
         }
 
@@ -207,9 +199,9 @@ namespace MapControl
 
                 updateInProgress = false;
             }
-            else if (!updateTimer.IsEnabled) // update on next timer tick
+            else // update on next timer tick
             {
-                updateTimer.Start();
+                updateTimer.Run();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapTilePyramidLayer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapTilePyramidLayer.cs
index b1c9790d..ebb5b744 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapTilePyramidLayer.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapTilePyramidLayer.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             DependencyPropertyHelper.Register<MapTilePyramidLayer, double>(nameof(LoadingProgress), 1d);
 
         private readonly Progress<double> loadingProgress;
-        private readonly DispatcherTimer updateTimer;
+        private readonly UpdateTimer updateTimer;
         private ITileImageLoader tileImageLoader;
         private MapBase parentMap;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
             loadingProgress = new Progress<double>(p => SetValue(LoadingProgressProperty, p));
 
-            updateTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = UpdateInterval };
+            updateTimer = new UpdateTimer { Interval = UpdateInterval };
             updateTimer.Tick += (s, e) => Update(false);
 
             MapPanel.SetRenderTransform(this, new MatrixTransform());
@@ -185,10 +185,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                     parentMap.ViewportChanged += OnViewportChanged;
                 }
 
-                if (!updateTimer.IsEnabled)
-                {
-                    updateTimer.Start();
-                }
+                updateTimer.Run();
             }
         }
 
@@ -207,7 +204,6 @@ namespace MapControl
         protected void CancelLoadTiles()
         {
             TileImageLoader.CancelLoadTiles();
-
             ClearValue(LoadingProgressProperty);
         }
 
@@ -218,7 +214,6 @@ namespace MapControl
         private void Update(bool resetTiles)
         {
             updateTimer.Stop();
-
             UpdateTiles(resetTiles);
         }
 
@@ -231,16 +226,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             else
             {
                 SetRenderTransform();
-
-                if (!UpdateWhileViewportChanging)
-                {
-                    updateTimer.Stop();
-                }
-
-                if (!updateTimer.IsEnabled)
-                {
-                    updateTimer.Start();
-                }
+                updateTimer.Run(!UpdateWhileViewportChanging);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/UpdateTimer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/UpdateTimer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fcd78c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/UpdateTimer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#if WPF
+using System.Windows.Threading;
+#elif UWP
+using Windows.UI.Xaml;
+#elif WINUI
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+#elif AVALONIA
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+#endif
+
+namespace MapControl
+{
+    internal class UpdateTimer : DispatcherTimer
+    {
+        public void Run(bool restart = false)
+        {
+            if (restart)
+            {
+                Stop();
+            }
+
+            if (!IsEnabled)
+            {
+                Start();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}