diff --git a/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c b/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c
index 183690c9674..23bab5256ca 100644
--- a/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c
+++ b/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ static inline void ws2812_sendarray_mask(uint8_t *data, uint16_t datlen, uint8_t
 }
 
 ws2812_led_t ws2812_leds[WS2812_LED_COUNT];
+bool        ws2812_dirty = false;
 
 void ws2812_init(void) {
     DDRx_ADDRESS(WS2812_DI_PIN) |= pinmask(WS2812_DI_PIN);
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ void ws2812_set_color(int index, uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
     ws2812_leds[index].r = red;
     ws2812_leds[index].g = green;
     ws2812_leds[index].b = blue;
+    ws2812_dirty         = true;
 #if defined(WS2812_RGBW)
     ws2812_rgb_to_rgbw(&ws2812_leds[index]);
 #endif
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ void ws2812_set_color_all(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
 }
 
 void ws2812_flush(void) {
+    if (!ws2812_dirty) return;
     uint8_t masklo = ~(pinmask(WS2812_DI_PIN)) & PORTx_ADDRESS(WS2812_DI_PIN);
     uint8_t maskhi = pinmask(WS2812_DI_PIN) | PORTx_ADDRESS(WS2812_DI_PIN);
 
diff --git a/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_i2c.c b/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_i2c.c
index e6b922f4bfe..7ab92b61d13 100644
--- a/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_i2c.c
+++ b/platforms/avr/drivers/ws2812_i2c.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #endif
 
 ws2812_led_t ws2812_leds[WS2812_LED_COUNT];
+bool         ws2812_dirty = false;
 
 void ws2812_init(void) {
     i2c_init();
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ void ws2812_set_color(int index, uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
     ws2812_leds[index].r = red;
     ws2812_leds[index].g = green;
     ws2812_leds[index].b = blue;
+    ws2812_dirty         = true;
 }
 
 void ws2812_set_color_all(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
@@ -35,5 +37,6 @@ void ws2812_set_color_all(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
 }
 
 void ws2812_flush(void) {
+    if (!ws2812_dirty) return;
     i2c_transmit(WS2812_I2C_ADDRESS, (uint8_t *)ws2812_leds, WS2812_LED_COUNT * sizeof(ws2812_led_t), WS2812_I2C_TIMEOUT);
 }
diff --git a/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c b/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c
index a88c5ff619d..93fbb6db7ec 100644
--- a/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c
+++ b/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_bitbang.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void sendByte(uint8_t byte) {
 }
 
 ws2812_led_t ws2812_leds[WS2812_LED_COUNT];
+bool         ws2812_dirty = false;
 
 void ws2812_init(void) {
     palSetLineMode(WS2812_DI_PIN, WS2812_OUTPUT_MODE);
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ void ws2812_set_color(int index, uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
     ws2812_leds[index].r = red;
     ws2812_leds[index].g = green;
     ws2812_leds[index].b = blue;
+    ws2812_dirty         = true;
 #if defined(WS2812_RGBW)
     ws2812_rgb_to_rgbw(&ws2812_leds[index]);
 #endif
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ void ws2812_set_color_all(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
 }
 
 void ws2812_flush(void) {
+    if (!ws2812_dirty) return;
     // this code is very time dependent, so we need to disable interrupts
     chSysLock();
 
diff --git a/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_spi.c b/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_spi.c
index d1792b871bf..4ccea138887 100644
--- a/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_spi.c
+++ b/platforms/chibios/drivers/ws2812_spi.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ static void set_led_color_rgb(ws2812_led_t color, int pos) {
 }
 
 ws2812_led_t ws2812_leds[WS2812_LED_COUNT];
+bool         ws2812_dirty = false;
 
 void ws2812_init(void) {
     palSetLineMode(WS2812_DI_PIN, WS2812_MOSI_OUTPUT_MODE);
@@ -188,8 +189,7 @@ void ws2812_init(void) {
         0,
         WS2812_SPI_DIVISOR
 #    else
-        WS2812_SPI_DIVISOR_CR1_BR_X,
-        0
+        WS2812_SPI_DIVISOR_CR1_BR_X, 0
 #    endif
 #else
     // HAL_SPI_V2
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ void ws2812_set_color(int index, uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) {
     ws2812_leds[index].r = red;
     ws2812_leds[index].g = green;
     ws2812_leds[index].b = blue;
+    ws2812_dirty         = true;
 #if defined(WS2812_RGBW)
     ws2812_rgb_to_rgbw(&ws2812_leds[index]);
 #endif
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ void ws2812_flush(void) {
     // Instead spiSend can be used to send synchronously (or the thread logic can be added back).
 #ifndef WS2812_SPI_USE_CIRCULAR_BUFFER
 #    ifdef WS2812_SPI_SYNC
+    if (!ws2812_dirty) return;
     spiSend(&WS2812_SPI_DRIVER, ARRAY_SIZE(txbuf), txbuf);
 #    else
     spiStartSend(&WS2812_SPI_DRIVER, ARRAY_SIZE(txbuf), txbuf);