diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs
index 5f513582e5..922f3832e4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System.Threading;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
@@ -63,11 +64,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header
             };
         }
 
+        private CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource;
+
         private void updateDisplay(APIUser user)
         {
-            var badges = user.Badges;
+            cancellationTokenSource?.Cancel();
+            cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
             badgeFlowContainer.Clear();
 
+            var badges = user.Badges;
+
             if (badges?.Length > 0)
             {
                 Show();
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header
                     {
                         // load in stable order regardless of async load order.
                         badgeFlowContainer.Insert(displayIndex, asyncBadge);
-                    });
+                    }, cancellationTokenSource.Token);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -87,5 +94,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header
                 Hide();
             }
         }
+
+        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+        {
+            cancellationTokenSource?.Cancel();
+            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+        }
     }
 }