diff --git a/lib/ace/renderloop.js b/lib/ace/renderloop.js
index 95a6b2c4..afe998c3 100644
--- a/lib/ace/renderloop.js
+++ b/lib/ace/renderloop.js
@@ -63,7 +63,16 @@ var RenderLoop = function(onRender) {
         }
     };
 
-    if (window.postMessage) {
+    this.setTimeoutZero = window.requestAnimationFrame ||
+         window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
+         window.mozRequestAnimationFrame ||
+         window.oRequestAnimationFrame ||
+         window.msRequestAnimationFrame;
+
+    if (this.setTimeoutZero) {
+
+        this.setTimeoutZero = this.setTimeoutZero.bind(window)
+    } else if (window.postMessage) {
 
         this.messageName = "zero-timeout-message";