Additionally or alternatively, the UE may maintain a counter of skipped reference signal measurements, and may determine to be in the limited active mode for a subsequent CSI-RS transmission based on a state of the counter. For example, if the UE has skipped more than a threshold number of reference signal measurements, and the change in the one or more channel quality metrics exceeds a threshold value, the UE may determine to be in the limited active mode for a subsequent CSI-RS transmission. In some cases, the threshold value for the change in channel quality metrics may be dependent upon the value of the counter of skipped reference signal measurements. For example, the threshold value for the change in channel quality metrics may be lowered as more reference signal measurements are skipped. Further, in some cases if the change in channel quality metrics exceeds an upper limit, the UE be in the limited active mode to measure a next CSI-RS irrespective of the value of the counter. After performing a CSI-RS measurement, the UE may reset the counter of skipped reference signal measurements back to an initial value (e.g., zero).