diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs
index ebafc8b946..56cde9738e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Threading
         private readonly DispatcherPriority _priority;
 
         private TimeSpan _interval;
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DispatcherTimer"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Threading
             TimeSpan interval,
             DispatcherPriority priority = DispatcherPriority.Normal)
         {
+            interval = (interval != TimeSpan.Zero) ? interval : TimeSpan.FromTicks(1);
+            
             var timer = new DispatcherTimer(priority) { Interval = interval };
 
             timer.Tick += (s, e) =>
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Threading
             }
         }
 
-        
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Raises the <see cref="Tick"/> event on the dispatcher thread.