diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Contracted/ContractedPanelMiddleContent.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Contracted/ContractedPanelMiddleContent.cs
index 8cd0e7025e..3ffb205d09 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Contracted/ContractedPanelMiddleContent.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Contracted/ContractedPanelMiddleContent.cs
@@ -70,11 +70,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Contracted
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                     Colour = Color4Extensions.FromHex("444")
                                 },
-                                new UserCoverBackground
+                                new DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper(() => new UserCoverBackground
                                 {
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                     User = score.User,
                                     Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(Color4.White.Opacity(0.5f), Color4Extensions.FromHex("#444").Opacity(0))
+                                }, 300, 5000)
+                                {
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
                                 },
                                 new FillFlowContainer
                                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs
index 5da432d5b2..7ac98604f4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs
@@ -146,11 +146,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
                                 Children = new[]
                                 {
                                     middleLayerBackground = new Box { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
-                                    new UserCoverBackground
+                                    new DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper(() => new UserCoverBackground
                                     {
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                         User = Score.User,
                                         Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(Color4.White.Opacity(0.5f), Color4Extensions.FromHex("#444").Opacity(0))
+                                    }, 300, 5000)
+                                    {
+                                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
                                     },
                                 }
                             },