diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMBackend.m b/src/MacVim/MMBackend.m
index 9f924be715..02f782ff71 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMBackend.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMBackend.m
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ extern GuiFont gui_mch_retain_font(GuiFont font);
 #ifdef FEAT_BEVAL
 - (void)bevalCallback:(id)sender;
 #endif
+#ifdef MESSAGE_QUEUE
+- (void)checkForProcessEvents:(NSTimer *)timer;
+#endif
 @end
 
 
@@ -682,6 +685,20 @@ extern GuiFont gui_mch_retain_font(GuiFont font);
     if ([inputQueue count]) {
         inputReceived = YES;
     } else {
+        NSTimer *timer = nil;
+
+        // Set interval timer which checks for the events of job and channel
+        // when there is any pending job or channel.
+        if (has_any_channel() || has_pending_job()) {
+            timer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:0.1
+                                                     target:self
+                                                   selector:@selector(checkForProcessEvents:)
+                                                   userInfo:nil
+                                                    repeats:YES];
+            [[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] addTimer:timer
+                                         forMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode];
+        }
+
         // Wait for the specified amount of time, unless 'milliseconds' is
         // negative in which case we wait "forever" (1e6 seconds translates to
         // approximately 11 days).
@@ -695,6 +712,11 @@ extern GuiFont gui_mch_retain_font(GuiFont font);
             dt = 0.0;
             inputReceived = YES;
         }
+
+        if (input_available())
+            inputReceived = YES;
+
+        [timer invalidate];
     }
 
     // The above calls may have placed messages on the input queue so process
@@ -3004,6 +3026,22 @@ extern GuiFont gui_mch_retain_font(GuiFont font);
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MESSAGE_QUEUE
+- (void)checkForProcessEvents:(NSTimer *)timer
+{
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+    did_add_timer = FALSE;
+# endif
+
+    parse_queued_messages();
+
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+    if (did_add_timer || input_available())
+        CFRunLoopStop(CFRunLoopGetCurrent());
+# endif
+}
+#endif
+
 @end // MMBackend (Private)
 
 
diff --git a/src/MacVim/gui_macvim.m b/src/MacVim/gui_macvim.m
index c6a8a16df2..77526db7bc 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/gui_macvim.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/gui_macvim.m
@@ -407,9 +407,21 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(int wtime)
     [[MMBackend sharedInstance] flushQueue:YES];
 
 #ifdef MESSAGE_QUEUE
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+    did_add_timer = FALSE;
+# endif
+
     parse_queued_messages();
+
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+    if (did_add_timer)
+        return FAIL;
+# endif
 #endif
 
+    if (input_available())
+        return OK;
+
     return [[MMBackend sharedInstance] waitForInput:wtime];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 7fd0003db3..42e0e04b81 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ function MyExitTimeCb(job, status)
 endfunction
 
 func Test_exit_callback_interval()
-  if !has('job') || has('gui_macvim')
+  if !has('job')
     return
   endif