diff --git a/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/IUpdateable.java b/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/IUpdateable.java
index ce66885a7..d7d72d85e 100644
--- a/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/IUpdateable.java
+++ b/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/IUpdateable.java
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
 package de.gurkenlabs.litiengine;
 
+import de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.configuration.ClientConfiguration;
+
 /**
- * The Interface IUpdateable provides the functionality to update an instance
- * from the game loop. The instance needs to register itself.
+ * The Interface IUpdateable provides the functionality to automatically update an instance that implements it
+ * from the game loop. The instance needs to be registered on the loop.
+ * 
+ * @see ILoop#attach(IUpdateable)
+ * @see ILoop#detach(IUpdateable)
  */
 public interface IUpdateable {
 
   /**
-   * This method is called by the game loop on all objects that need to update
-   * their attributes. It is called on every tick, means, it is called
-   * Game.GameLoop.TICKS_PER_SECOND times per second.
+   * This method is called by the game loop on all objects that are attached to the loop.
+   * It's called on every tick of the loop and the frequency can be configured using the <code>ClientConfiguration</code>.
+   *
+   * @see ClientConfiguration#setUpdaterate(int)
    */
   public void update();
+
+  /**
+   * This flag controls whether this instance is currently active and thereby needs to be updated by the game loop.
+   * 
+   * @return True if this instance should be updated; otherwise false.
+   */
+  public default boolean isActive() {
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/UpdateLoop.java b/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/UpdateLoop.java
index 5efe0faee..fa53a49ae 100644
--- a/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/UpdateLoop.java
+++ b/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/UpdateLoop.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ protected long getExpectedDelta() {
   protected void update() {
     for (IUpdateable updatable : this.getUpdatables()) {
       try {
-        if (updatable != null) {
+        if (updatable != null && updatable.isActive()) {
           updatable.update();
         }
       } catch (final Exception e) {
diff --git a/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/configuration/ClientConfiguration.java b/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/configuration/ClientConfiguration.java
index 70752cd92..33f899b9c 100644
--- a/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/configuration/ClientConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/configuration/ClientConfiguration.java
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public void setShowGameMetrics(final boolean showGameMetrics) {
   /**
    * Sets the updaterate. On a very good machine the max update rate is sth.
    * around 500 but such a high value will never be beneficial for the player.
+   * 
+   * <p>
+   * This defaults to a value of 60.
+   * </p>
    *
    * @param updaterate
    *          the new updaterate