diff --git a/include/openspace/interaction/sessionrecording.h b/include/openspace/interaction/sessionrecording.h
index 6e7167e8b3..bc3adea797 100644
--- a/include/openspace/interaction/sessionrecording.h
+++ b/include/openspace/interaction/sessionrecording.h
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ public:
      */
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point currentPlaybackInterpolationTime() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the simulated application time. This simulated application time is only
+     * used when playback is set to be in the mode where a screenshot is captured with
+     * every rendered frame (enableTakeScreenShotDuringPlayback() is used to enable this
+     * mode). At the start of playback, this timer is set to the value of the current
+     * applicationTime function provided by the window delegate (used during normal
+     * mode or playback). However, during playback it is incremented by the fixed
+     * framerate of the playback rather than the actual clock value.
+     *
+     * \returns application time in seconds, for use in playback-with-frames mode
+     */
+    double currentApplicationInterpolationTime() const;
+
     /**
      * Starts a recording session, which will save data to the provided filename
      * according to the data format specified, and will continue until recording is
@@ -719,6 +732,7 @@ protected:
     double _saveRenderingCurrentRecordedTime;
     std::chrono::steady_clock::duration _saveRenderingDeltaTime_interpolation_usec;
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point _saveRenderingCurrentRecordedTime_interpolation;
+    double _saveRenderingCurrentApplicationTime_interpolation;
     long long _saveRenderingClockInterpolation_countsPerSec;
     bool _saveRendering_isFirstFrame = true;
 
diff --git a/include/openspace/scene/scene.h b/include/openspace/scene/scene.h
index fc22f6d1e2..f1a03be8e5 100644
--- a/include/openspace/scene/scene.h
+++ b/include/openspace/scene/scene.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ private:
      * Update dependencies.
      */
     void updateNodeRegistry();
-
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point currentTimeForInterpolation();
     void sortTopologically();
 
     std::unique_ptr<Camera> _camera;
diff --git a/include/openspace/util/timeline.h b/include/openspace/util/timeline.h
index 60e71f25cc..86363f6d5b 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/timeline.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/timeline.h
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@
 namespace openspace {
 
 /**
-* Base class for keyframes
-*/
+ * Base class for keyframes
+ */
 struct KeyframeBase {
     size_t id;
     double timestamp;
 };
 
 /**
-* Templated class for keyframes containing data
-*/
+ * Templated class for keyframes containing data
+ */
 template <typename T>
 struct Keyframe : public KeyframeBase {
     Keyframe(size_t i, double t, T d);
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ struct Keyframe : public KeyframeBase {
 };
 
 /**
-* Templated class for timelines
-*/
+ * Templated class for timelines
+ */
 template <typename T>
 class Timeline {
 public:
@@ -81,20 +81,30 @@ private:
 };
 
 /**
-* Return true if the timestamp of a is smaller the timestamp of b.
-*/
+ * Return true if the timestamp of a is smaller the timestamp of b.
+ */
 bool compareKeyframeTimes(const KeyframeBase& a, const KeyframeBase& b);
 
 /**
-* Return true if a is smaller than the timestamp of b.
-*/
+ * Return true if a is smaller than the timestamp of b.
+ */
 bool compareTimeWithKeyframeTime(double a, const KeyframeBase& b);
 
 /**
-* Return true if the timestamp of a is smaller than b.
-*/
+ * Return true if the timestamp of a is smaller than b.
+ */
 bool compareKeyframeTimeWithTime(const KeyframeBase& a, double b);
 
+/**
+ * Return true if the timestamp of a is smaller than or equal to b.
+ * This is used only in the mode of saving render frames during session recording
+ * playback. This was necessary to correct a small timing issue caused by fixing
+ * the application time according to the playback framerate. In normal operation,
+ * the application time at the instant the keyframes are evaluated is always a
+ * little bit newer than the first keyframe in the timeline.
+ */
+bool compareKeyframeTimeWithTime_playbackWithFrames(const KeyframeBase& a, double b);
+
 } // namespace openspace
 
 #include "timeline.inl"
diff --git a/include/openspace/util/timemanager.h b/include/openspace/util/timemanager.h
index d7500939c6..5914841073 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/timemanager.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/timemanager.h
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@ public:
 
 private:
     void progressTime(double dt);
-    void applyKeyframeData(const TimeKeyframeData& keyframe);
+    void applyKeyframeData(const TimeKeyframeData& keyframe, double dt);
     TimeKeyframeData interpolate(const Keyframe<TimeKeyframeData>& past,
         const Keyframe<TimeKeyframeData>& future, double time);
 
     void addDeltaTimesKeybindings();
     void clearDeltaTimesKeybindings();
+    double currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation() const;
+    double previousApplicationTimeForInterpolation() const;
 
     Timeline<TimeKeyframeData> _timeline;
     SyncData<Time> _currentTime;
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ private:
     bool _lastTimePaused = false;
     double _lastDeltaTime = 0.0;
     double _lastTargetDeltaTime = 0.0;
+    double _previousApplicationTime = 0.0;
 
     bool _deltaTimeStepsChanged = false;
     std::vector<double> _deltaTimeSteps;
diff --git a/src/interaction/sessionrecording.cpp b/src/interaction/sessionrecording.cpp
index 6a0a80064f..ac65118e80 100644
--- a/src/interaction/sessionrecording.cpp
+++ b/src/interaction/sessionrecording.cpp
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ void SessionRecording::initializePlayback_time(double now) {
     _timestampPlaybackStarted_simulation = global::timeManager->time().j2000Seconds();
     _timestampApplicationStarted_simulation = _timestampPlaybackStarted_simulation - now;
     _saveRenderingCurrentRecordedTime_interpolation = steady_clock::now();
+    _saveRenderingCurrentApplicationTime_interpolation =
+        global::windowDelegate->applicationTime();
     _saveRenderingClockInterpolation_countsPerSec =
         system_clock::duration::period::den / system_clock::duration::period::num;
     _playbackPauseOffset = 0.0;
@@ -1176,11 +1178,14 @@ double SessionRecording::fixedDeltaTimeDuringFrameOutput() const {
 }
 
 std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point
-SessionRecording::currentPlaybackInterpolationTime() const
-{
+SessionRecording::currentPlaybackInterpolationTime() const {
     return _saveRenderingCurrentRecordedTime_interpolation;
 }
 
+double SessionRecording::currentApplicationInterpolationTime() const {
+    return _saveRenderingCurrentApplicationTime_interpolation;
+}
+
 bool SessionRecording::playbackCamera() {
     Timestamps times;
     datamessagestructures::CameraKeyframe kf;
@@ -1798,6 +1803,8 @@ void SessionRecording::moveAheadInTime() {
                 _saveRenderingCurrentRecordedTime_interpolation +=
                     _saveRenderingDeltaTime_interpolation_usec;
                 _saveRenderingCurrentRecordedTime += _saveRenderingDeltaTime;
+                _saveRenderingCurrentApplicationTime_interpolation +=
+                    _saveRenderingDeltaTime;
                 global::renderEngine->takeScreenshot();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/scene/scene.cpp b/src/scene/scene.cpp
index d39208d1a1..0ecbe18f32 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/scene.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,15 @@ SceneGraphNode* Scene::loadNode(const ghoul::Dictionary& nodeDictionary) {
     return rawNodePointer;
 }
 
+std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point Scene::currentTimeForInterpolation() {
+    if (global::sessionRecording->isSavingFramesDuringPlayback()) {
+        return global::sessionRecording->currentPlaybackInterpolationTime();
+    }
+    else {
+        return std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    }
+}
+
 void Scene::addPropertyInterpolation(properties::Property* prop, float durationSeconds,
                              ghoul::EasingFunction easingFunction)
 {
@@ -496,11 +505,7 @@ void Scene::addPropertyInterpolation(properties::Property* prop, float durationS
         ghoul::easingFunction<float>(easingFunction);
 
     // First check if the current property already has an interpolation information
-    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point now = (
-        global::sessionRecording->isSavingFramesDuringPlayback()     ?
-        global::sessionRecording->currentPlaybackInterpolationTime() :
-        std::chrono::steady_clock::now()
-    );
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point now = currentTimeForInterpolation();
     for (PropertyInterpolationInfo& info : _propertyInterpolationInfos) {
         if (info.prop == prop) {
             info.beginTime = now;
@@ -550,13 +555,7 @@ void Scene::updateInterpolations() {
 
     using namespace std::chrono;
 
-    steady_clock::time_point now;
-    if (global::sessionRecording->isSavingFramesDuringPlayback()) {
-        now = global::sessionRecording->currentPlaybackInterpolationTime();
-    }
-    else {
-        now = steady_clock::now();
-    }
+    steady_clock::time_point now = currentTimeForInterpolation();
     // First, let's update the properties
     for (PropertyInterpolationInfo& i : _propertyInterpolationInfos) {
         long long usPassed = duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(
diff --git a/src/util/timeline.cpp b/src/util/timeline.cpp
index 1ba5b61649..da8b05652b 100644
--- a/src/util/timeline.cpp
+++ b/src/util/timeline.cpp
@@ -38,4 +38,8 @@ bool compareKeyframeTimeWithTime(const KeyframeBase& a, double b) {
     return a.timestamp < b;
 }
 
+bool compareKeyframeTimeWithTime_playbackWithFrames(const KeyframeBase& a, double b) {
+    return a.timestamp <= b;
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/util/timemanager.cpp b/src/util/timemanager.cpp
index 52189d09d7..e97cdc80b6 100644
--- a/src/util/timemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/util/timemanager.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <openspace/engine/globals.h>
 #include <openspace/engine/windowdelegate.h>
 #include <openspace/interaction/keybindingmanager.h>
+#include <openspace/interaction/sessionrecording.h>
 #include <openspace/network/parallelpeer.h>
 #include <openspace/util/keys.h>
 #include <openspace/util/timeline.h>
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ TimeManager::TimeManager()
 void TimeManager::interpolateTime(double targetTime, double durationSeconds) {
     ghoul_precondition(durationSeconds > 0.f, "durationSeconds must be positive");
 
-    const double now = global::windowDelegate->applicationTime();
+    const double now = currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation();
     const bool pause = isPaused();
 
     const TimeKeyframeData current = { time(), deltaTime(), false, false };
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ void TimeManager::interpolateTimeRelative(double delta, double durationSeconds)
     const float duration = global::timeManager->defaultTimeInterpolationDuration();
 
     const TimeKeyframeData predictedTime = interpolate(
-        global::windowDelegate->applicationTime() + duration
+        currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation() + duration
     );
     const double targetTime = predictedTime.time.j2000Seconds() + delta;
     interpolateTime(targetTime, durationSeconds);
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ void TimeManager::preSynchronization(double dt) {
     _lastTimePaused = _timePaused;
     _deltaTimeStepsChanged = false;
     _timelineChanged = false;
+    _previousApplicationTime = currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation();
 }
 
 TimeKeyframeData TimeManager::interpolate(double applicationTime) {
@@ -262,14 +264,17 @@ void TimeManager::progressTime(double dt) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const double now = global::windowDelegate->applicationTime();
+    const double now = currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation();
     const std::deque<Keyframe<TimeKeyframeData>>& keyframes = _timeline.keyframes();
 
+    std::function<bool(const KeyframeBase&, double)> comparisonFunc =
+        (global::sessionRecording->isPlayingBack()) ?
+        &compareKeyframeTimeWithTime_playbackWithFrames : &compareKeyframeTimeWithTime;
     auto firstFutureKeyframe = std::lower_bound(
         keyframes.begin(),
         keyframes.end(),
         now,
-        &compareKeyframeTimeWithTime
+        comparisonFunc
     );
 
     const bool hasFutureKeyframes = firstFutureKeyframe != keyframes.end();
@@ -296,7 +301,7 @@ void TimeManager::progressTime(double dt) {
         _deltaTime = interpolated.delta;
     }
     else if (!hasConsumedLastPastKeyframe) {
-        applyKeyframeData(lastPastKeyframe->data);
+        applyKeyframeData(lastPastKeyframe->data, dt);
     }
     else if (!isPaused()) {
         // If there are no keyframes to consider
@@ -352,9 +357,15 @@ TimeKeyframeData TimeManager::interpolate(const Keyframe<TimeKeyframeData>& past
     return data;
 }
 
-void TimeManager::applyKeyframeData(const TimeKeyframeData& keyframeData) {
+void TimeManager::applyKeyframeData(const TimeKeyframeData& keyframeData, double dt) {
     const Time& currentTime = keyframeData.time;
-    _currentTime.data().setTime(currentTime.j2000Seconds());
+    _deltaTime = _timePaused ? 0.0 : _targetDeltaTime;
+    if (global::sessionRecording->isPlayingBack()) {
+        _currentTime.data().advanceTime(dt * _deltaTime);
+    }
+    else {
+        _currentTime.data().setTime(currentTime.j2000Seconds());
+    }
     _timePaused = keyframeData.pause;
     _targetDeltaTime = keyframeData.delta;
     _deltaTime = _timePaused ? 0.0 : _targetDeltaTime;
@@ -713,7 +724,7 @@ void TimeManager::interpolateDeltaTime(double newDeltaTime, double interpolation
         return;
     }
 
-    const double now = global::windowDelegate->applicationTime();
+    double now = currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation();
     Time newTime(
         time().j2000Seconds() + (_deltaTime + newDeltaTime) * 0.5 * interpolationDuration
     );
@@ -723,6 +734,9 @@ void TimeManager::interpolateDeltaTime(double newDeltaTime, double interpolation
 
     _targetDeltaTime = newDeltaTime;
 
+    if (global::sessionRecording->isPlayingBack()) {
+        now = previousApplicationTimeForInterpolation();
+    }
     addKeyframe(now, currentKeyframe);
     addKeyframe(now + interpolationDuration, futureKeyframe);
 }
@@ -809,7 +823,7 @@ void TimeManager::interpolatePause(bool pause, double interpolationDuration) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const double now = global::windowDelegate->applicationTime();
+    double now = currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation();
     double targetDelta = pause ? 0.0 : _targetDeltaTime;
     Time newTime(
         time().j2000Seconds() + (_deltaTime + targetDelta) * 0.5 * interpolationDuration
@@ -819,6 +833,9 @@ void TimeManager::interpolatePause(bool pause, double interpolationDuration) {
     TimeKeyframeData futureKeyframe = { newTime, _targetDeltaTime, pause, false };
     _timePaused = pause;
 
+    if (global::sessionRecording->isPlayingBack()) {
+        now = previousApplicationTimeForInterpolation();
+    }
     clearKeyframes();
     if (interpolationDuration > 0) {
         addKeyframe(now, currentKeyframe);
@@ -826,4 +843,25 @@ void TimeManager::interpolatePause(bool pause, double interpolationDuration) {
     addKeyframe(now + interpolationDuration, futureKeyframe);
 }
 
+double TimeManager::currentApplicationTimeForInterpolation() const {
+    if (global::sessionRecording->isSavingFramesDuringPlayback()) {
+        return global::sessionRecording->currentApplicationInterpolationTime();
+    }
+    else {
+        return global::windowDelegate->applicationTime();
+    }
+}
+
+double TimeManager::previousApplicationTimeForInterpolation() const {
+    //If playing back with frames, this function needs to be called when a time rate
+    // interpolation (either speed change or pause) begins and ends. If the application
+    // time of the interpolation keyframe timestamp (when it was added to timeline) is
+    // exactly the same as when it is evaluated, then the interpolation math fails and
+    // two identical frames are generated at the begin & end. This only happens when the
+    // application time is forced to discrete intervals for a fixed rendering framerate.
+    // Using the previous frame render time fixes this problem. This doesn't adversely
+    // affect playback without frames.
+    return _previousApplicationTime;
+}
+
 } // namespace openspace