diff --git a/Packages/viewerbase/lib/layoutManager.js b/Packages/viewerbase/lib/layoutManager.js
index 00ff9da0b..0e1b07a32 100644
--- a/Packages/viewerbase/lib/layoutManager.js
+++ b/Packages/viewerbase/lib/layoutManager.js
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ LayoutManager = class LayoutManager {
         this.viewportData = [];
 
         this.isZoomed = false;
+
+        const updateSessionFn = () => Tracker.afterFlush(() => Session.set('LayoutManagerUpdated', Random.id()));
+        this.updateSession = _.throttle(updateSessionFn, 300);
     }
 
     getNumberOfViewports() {
         return this.layoutProps.rows * this.layoutProps.columns;
     }
 
-    updateSession() {
-        Tracker.afterFlush(() => Session.set('LayoutManagerUpdated', Random.id()));
-    }
-
     setDefaultViewportData() {
         var numViewports = this.getNumberOfViewports();
 
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ LayoutManager = class LayoutManager {
             // Don't enlarge the viewport if we only have one Viewport
             // to begin with
             if (this.getNumberOfViewports() > 1) {
-                this.enlargeViewport(viewportIndex);    
+                this.enlargeViewport(viewportIndex);
             }
         }
     }