diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs
index 6eaed67534..1b2108a6c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         private class MetadataSection : Container
         {
-            private readonly TextFlowContainer textFlow;
+            private TextFlowContainer textFlow;
 
             public string Text
             {
@@ -329,11 +329,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                     }
 
                     this.FadeIn(transition_duration);
-                    textFlow.Clear();
-                    textFlow.AddText(value, s => s.TextSize = 14);
+                    addTextAsync(value);
                 }
             }
 
+            private void addTextAsync(string text)
+            {
+                var newTextFlow = new TextFlowContainer
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    Colour = textFlow.Colour,
+                };
+
+                newTextFlow.AddText(text, s => s.TextSize = 14);
+
+                LoadComponentAsync(newTextFlow, d =>
+                {
+                    var textContainer = (InternalChild as FillFlowContainer);
+                    textContainer.Remove(textFlow);
+                    textContainer.Add(textFlow = d);
+                });
+            }
+
             public Color4 TextColour
             {
                 get { return textFlow.Colour; }