diff --git a/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.cpp b/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.cpp
index 16af434cd5..8c7f259583 100644
--- a/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static uint32_t checkCalls = 0, clearCalls = 0;		//TEMP DEBUG
 	size_t slotIndex = 0;
 	size_t firstDriveNotSent = NumDirectDrivers;
 	Bitmap<uint32_t> driversReported;
-	bool forceSend = false;
+	bool forceSend = false, haveLiveData = false;
 #endif
 
 	{
@@ -363,11 +363,15 @@ static uint32_t checkCalls = 0, clearCalls = 0;		//TEMP DEBUG
 								auto& slot = msg->data[slotIndex];
 								slot.status = fst.ToBaseType();
 								fs.GetLiveData(slot);
-								if (fst != fs.lastStatus || slot.hasLiveData)
+								if (fst != fs.lastStatus)
 								{
 									forceSend = true;
 									fs.lastStatus = fst;
 								}
+								else if (slot.hasLiveData)
+								{
+									haveLiveData = true;
+								}
 								driversReported.SetBit(drv);
 								++slotIndex;
 							}
@@ -409,7 +413,14 @@ static uint32_t checkCalls = 0, clearCalls = 0;		//TEMP DEBUG
 #if SUPPORT_REMOTE_COMMANDS
 	if (CanInterface::InExpansionMode())
 	{
-		if (slotIndex != 0 && (forceSend || millis() - whenStatusLastSent >= StatusUpdateInterval))
+		uint32_t now;
+		if (   slotIndex != 0
+			&& (   forceSend
+				|| (now = millis()) - whenStatusLastSent >= StatusUpdateInterval
+				|| (haveLiveData && now - whenStatusLastSent >= LiveStatusUpdateInterval)
+
+			   )
+		   )
 		{
 			msg->SetStandardFields(driversReported);
 			buf.dataLength = msg->GetActualDataLength();
diff --git a/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.h b/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.h
index 2352f13910..f212c21fd3 100644
--- a/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.h
+++ b/src/FilamentMonitors/FilamentMonitor.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class FilamentMonitor INHERIT_OBJECT_MODEL
 
 #if SUPPORT_REMOTE_COMMANDS
 	static constexpr uint32_t StatusUpdateInterval = 2000;				// how often we send status reports when there isn't a change
+	static constexpr uint32_t LiveStatusUpdateInterval = 250;			// how often we report live status
 	static uint32_t whenStatusLastSent;
 	static size_t firstDriveToSend;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Platform/RepRap.cpp b/src/Platform/RepRap.cpp
index ade57b9470..7a2906ad68 100644
--- a/src/Platform/RepRap.cpp
+++ b/src/Platform/RepRap.cpp
@@ -2417,7 +2417,7 @@ size_t RepRap::GetStatusIndex() const noexcept
 			: (gCodes->IsCancellingPrint())								? 7		// Cancelling
 			: (printMonitor->IsPrinting())
 			  	  ? ((gCodes->IsSimulating())							? 8		// Simulating
-			: 														  	  9		// Printing
+			  		  : 												  9		// Printing
 			  	  	)
 			: (gCodes->IsDoingToolChange())								? 10	// Changing tool
 			: (gCodes->DoingFileMacro() || !move->NoLiveMovement() ||