diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs
index a52d3fa216..792fa90c4e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Collections;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
         private Box chevronBackground = null!;
         private PanelSetBackground setBackground = null!;
+        private ScheduledDelegate? scheduledBackgroundRetrieval;
 
         private OsuSpriteText titleText = null!;
         private OsuSpriteText artistText = null!;
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             var beatmapSet = groupedBeatmapSet.BeatmapSet;
 
             // Choice of background image matches BSS implementation (always uses the lowest `beatmap_id` from the set).
-            setBackground.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmapSet.Beatmaps.MinBy(b => b.OnlineID));
+            scheduledBackgroundRetrieval = Scheduler.AddDelayed(s => setBackground.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(s.Beatmaps.MinBy(b => b.OnlineID)), beatmapSet, 50);
 
             titleText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.TitleUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Title);
             artistText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.ArtistUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Artist);
@@ -204,6 +206,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         {
             base.FreeAfterUse();
 
+            scheduledBackgroundRetrieval?.Cancel();
+            scheduledBackgroundRetrieval = null;
             setBackground.Beatmap = null;
             updateButton.BeatmapSet = null;
             difficultiesDisplay.BeatmapSet = null;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs
index 4ac05c0308..53ade139e2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         private CancellationTokenSource? starDifficultyCancellationSource;
 
         private PanelSetBackground beatmapBackground = null!;
+        private ScheduledDelegate? scheduledBackgroundRetrieval;
 
         private OsuSpriteText titleText = null!;
         private OsuSpriteText artistText = null!;
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
             var beatmapSet = beatmap.BeatmapSet!;
 
-            beatmapBackground.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap);
+            scheduledBackgroundRetrieval = Scheduler.AddDelayed(b => beatmapBackground.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(b), beatmap, 50);
 
             titleText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.TitleUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Title);
             artistText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.ArtistUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Artist);
@@ -244,6 +246,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         {
             base.FreeAfterUse();
 
+            scheduledBackgroundRetrieval?.Cancel();
+            scheduledBackgroundRetrieval = null;
             beatmapBackground.Beatmap = null;
             updateButton.BeatmapSet = null;
             localRank.Beatmap = null;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs
index 1b49f48ea6..7f15a23b9a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                 // - By using a slightly customised formula to decide when to start the load, we can coerce the loading of backgrounds into an order that
                 //   prioritises panels which are closest to the centre of the screen. Basically, we want to load backgrounds "outwards" from the visual
                 //   centre to give the user the best experience possible.
-                float timeUpdatingBeforeLoad = 50 + Math.Abs(containingSsdq.Centre.Y - ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre.Y) / containingSsdq.Height * 100;
+                float timeUpdatingBeforeLoad = Math.Abs(containingSsdq.Centre.Y - ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre.Y) / containingSsdq.Height * 100;
 
                 timeSinceUnpool += Time.Elapsed;