diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28571cf25a..5b45252e8f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fixed an error where '{amount} Exp' floater did not use existing localizations
 - Fix villagers seeing cultists and familiar enemies through objects.
 - Menacing agents are now less spammy with their menacing messages
+- Fixed the title screen FPS cap not applying when the background FPS limit was set higher than 60 FPS 
 
 ## [0.12.0] - 2022-02-19
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/run.rs b/voxygen/src/run.rs
index a3d57ce4f4..13fd444657 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/run.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/run.rs
@@ -238,14 +238,22 @@ fn handle_main_events_cleared(
         // running at hundreds/thousands of FPS resulting in high GPU usage for
         // effectively doing nothing.
         let max_fps = get_fps(global_state.settings.graphics.max_fps);
-        let max_background_fps = get_fps(global_state.settings.graphics.max_background_fps);
-        const TITLE_SCREEN_FPS_CAP: u32 = 60;
-        let target_fps = if !global_state.window.focused {
-            u32::min(max_background_fps, max_fps)
-        } else if capped_fps {
-            u32::min(TITLE_SCREEN_FPS_CAP, max_fps)
-        } else {
+        let max_background_fps = u32::min(
+            max_fps,
+            get_fps(global_state.settings.graphics.max_background_fps),
+        );
+        let max_fps_focus_adjusted = if global_state.window.focused {
             max_fps
+        } else {
+            max_background_fps
+        };
+
+        const TITLE_SCREEN_FPS_CAP: u32 = 60;
+
+        let target_fps = if capped_fps {
+            u32::min(TITLE_SCREEN_FPS_CAP, max_fps_focus_adjusted)
+        } else {
+            max_fps_focus_adjusted
         };
 
         global_state