diff --git a/edit/edit.css b/edit/edit.css
index bafdeb87..5c7eff9f 100644
--- a/edit/edit.css
+++ b/edit/edit.css
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ h2 .svg-icon, label .svg-icon {
 #options .option > * {
   padding-right: 0.25rem;
 }
+.set-option-progress {
+  position: absolute;
+  background-color: currentColor;
+  content: "";
+  opacity: .15;
+}
 /************ content ***********/
 #sections > div {
   margin: 0.7rem;
diff --git a/edit/edit.js b/edit/edit.js
index 224d6a70..8b7a36f2 100644
--- a/edit/edit.js
+++ b/edit/edit.js
@@ -269,6 +269,10 @@ function initCodeMirror() {
   CM.getOption = o => CodeMirror.defaults[o];
   CM.setOption = (o, v) => {
     CodeMirror.defaults[o] = v;
+    if (editors.length > 4 && (o === 'theme' || o === 'lineWrapping')) {
+      throttleSetOption({key: o, value: v, index: 0});
+      return;
+    }
     editors.forEach(editor => {
       editor.setOption(o, v);
     });
@@ -306,6 +310,83 @@ function initCodeMirror() {
   setupLivePrefs();
 
   hotkeyRerouter.setState(true);
+
+  const THROTTLE_AFTER_MS = 100;
+  const THROTTLE_SHOW_PROGRESS_AFTER_MS = 100;
+
+  function throttleSetOption({
+    key,
+    value,
+    index,
+    timeStart = performance.now(),
+    cmStart = editors.lastActive || editors[0],
+    editorsCopy = editors.slice(),
+    progress,
+  }) {
+    if (index === 0) {
+      if (!cmStart) {
+        return;
+      }
+      cmStart.setOption(key, value);
+    }
+    const t0 = performance.now();
+    const total = editorsCopy.length;
+    while (index < total) {
+      const cm = editorsCopy[index++];
+      if (cm === cmStart ||
+          cm !== editors[index] && !editors.includes(cm)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      cm.setOption(key, value);
+      if (performance.now() - t0 > THROTTLE_AFTER_MS) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (index >= total) {
+      if (progress) {
+        progress.remove();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!progress &&
+        index < total / 2 &&
+        t0 - timeStart > THROTTLE_SHOW_PROGRESS_AFTER_MS) {
+      let option = $('#editor.' + key);
+      if (option) {
+        if (option.type === 'checkbox') {
+          option = (option.labels || [])[0] || option.nextElementSibling || option;
+        }
+        progress = document.body.appendChild($element({
+          className: 'set-option-progress',
+          targetElement: option,
+        }));
+      }
+    }
+    if (progress) {
+      const optionBounds = progress.targetElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const bounds = {
+        top: optionBounds.top + window.scrollY + 1,
+        left: optionBounds.left + window.scrollX + 1,
+        width: (optionBounds.width - 2) * index / total | 0,
+        height: optionBounds.height - 2,
+      };
+      const style = progress.style;
+      for (const prop in bounds) {
+        if (bounds[prop] !== parseFloat(style[prop])) {
+          style[prop] = bounds[prop] + 'px';
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    setTimeout(throttleSetOption, 0, {
+      key,
+      value,
+      index,
+      timeStart,
+      cmStart,
+      editorsCopy,
+      progress,
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 function acmeEventListener(event) {