diff --git a/examples/offscreen-canvas.js b/examples/offscreen-canvas.js
index 991b757300..180e5c990e 100644
--- a/examples/offscreen-canvas.js
+++ b/examples/offscreen-canvas.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Source from '../src/ol/source/Source.js';
 
 const worker = new Worker();
 
-let container, transformContainer, canvas, workerFrameState, mainThreadFrameState;
+let container, transformContainer, canvas, rendering, workerFrameState, mainThreadFrameState;
 
 // Transform the container to account for the differnece between the (newer)
 // main thread frameState and the (older) worker frameState
@@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ const map = new Map({
         }
         mainThreadFrameState = frameState;
         updateContainerTransform();
-        worker.postMessage({
-          action: 'render',
-          frameState: JSON.parse(stringify(frameState))
-        });
+        if (!rendering) {
+          rendering = true;
+          worker.postMessage({
+            action: 'render',
+            frameState: JSON.parse(stringify(frameState))
+          });
+        } else {
+          frameState.animate = true;
+        }
         return container;
       },
       source: new Source({
@@ -101,18 +106,20 @@ worker.addEventListener('message', message => {
       });
     });
     image.src = event.data.src;
-  } else if (message.data.action === 'request-render') {
+  } else if (message.data.action === 'requestRender') {
     // Worker requested a new render frame
     map.render();
   } else if (canvas && message.data.action === 'rendered') {
     // Worker provies a new render frame
-    transformContainer.style.transform = '';
-    const imageData = message.data.imageData;
-    canvas.width = imageData.width;
-    canvas.height = imageData.height;
-    canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(imageData, 0, 0);
-    canvas.style.transform = message.data.transform;
-    workerFrameState = message.data.frameState;
-    updateContainerTransform();
+    requestAnimationFrame(function() {
+      const imageData = message.data.imageData;
+      canvas.width = imageData.width;
+      canvas.height = imageData.height;
+      canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(imageData, 0, 0);
+      canvas.style.transform = message.data.transform;
+      workerFrameState = message.data.frameState;
+      updateContainerTransform();
+    });
+    rendering = false;
   }
 });
diff --git a/examples/offscreen-canvas.worker.js b/examples/offscreen-canvas.worker.js
index e80187e7af..b03f0be61d 100644
--- a/examples/offscreen-canvas.worker.js
+++ b/examples/offscreen-canvas.worker.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ const worker = self;
 
 let frameState, pixelRatio, rendererTransform;
 const canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(1, 1);
+// OffscreenCanvas does not have a style, so we mock it
+canvas.style = {};
+const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
 
 const sources = {
   landcover: new VectorTileSource({
@@ -77,18 +80,17 @@ function loadStyles() {
         });
         layer.getRenderer().useContainer = function(target, transform) {
           this.containerReused = this.getLayer() !== layers[0];
-          target.style = {};
-          this.canvas = target;
-          this.context = target.getContext('2d');
+          this.canvas = canvas;
+          this.context = context;
           this.container = {
-            firstElementChild: target
+            firstElementChild: canvas
           };
           rendererTransform = transform;
         };
         styleFunction(layer, styleJson, bucket.layers, undefined, spriteJson, spriteImageUrl, getFont);
         layers.push(layer);
       });
-      worker.postMessage({action: 'request-render'});
+      worker.postMessage({action: 'requestRender'});
     });
   });
 }
@@ -97,11 +99,10 @@ function loadStyles() {
 
 const tileQueue = new TileQueue(
   (tile, tileSourceKey, tileCenter, tileResolution) => tilePriorityFunction(frameState, tile, tileSourceKey, tileCenter, tileResolution),
-  () => worker.postMessage({action: 'request-render'}));
+  () => worker.postMessage({action: 'requestRender'}));
 
 const maxTotalLoading = 8;
 const maxNewLoads = 2;
-let rendering = false;
 
 worker.addEventListener('message', event => {
   if (event.data.action !== 'render') {
@@ -114,34 +115,22 @@ worker.addEventListener('message', event => {
   }
   frameState.tileQueue = tileQueue;
   frameState.viewState.projection.__proto__ = Projection.prototype;
-  if (rendering) {
-    return;
-  }
-  rendering = true;
-  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-    let rendered = false;
-    layers.forEach(layer => {
-      if (inView(layer.getLayerState(), frameState.viewState)) {
-        rendered = true;
-        const renderer = layer.getRenderer();
-        renderer.renderFrame(frameState, canvas);
-      }
-    });
-    rendering = false;
-    if (!rendered) {
-      return;
+  layers.forEach(layer => {
+    if (inView(layer.getLayerState(), frameState.viewState)) {
+      const renderer = layer.getRenderer();
+      renderer.renderFrame(frameState, canvas);
     }
-    renderDeclutterItems(frameState, null);
-    if (tileQueue.getTilesLoading() < maxTotalLoading) {
-      tileQueue.reprioritize();
-      tileQueue.loadMoreTiles(maxTotalLoading, maxNewLoads);
-    }
-    const imageData = canvas.transferToImageBitmap();
-    worker.postMessage({
-      action: 'rendered',
-      imageData: imageData,
-      transform: rendererTransform,
-      frameState: JSON.parse(stringify(frameState))
-    }, [imageData]);
   });
+  renderDeclutterItems(frameState, null);
+  if (tileQueue.getTilesLoading() < maxTotalLoading) {
+    tileQueue.reprioritize();
+    tileQueue.loadMoreTiles(maxTotalLoading, maxNewLoads);
+  }
+  const imageData = canvas.transferToImageBitmap();
+  worker.postMessage({
+    action: 'rendered',
+    imageData: imageData,
+    transform: rendererTransform,
+    frameState: JSON.parse(stringify(frameState))
+  }, [imageData]);
 });