diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
index c5510d3d70..9d09836d25 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ public ProfileHeader(User user)
                         }
                     }
                 },
+                new Box // this is a temporary workaround for incorrect masking behaviour of FillMode.Fill used in UserCoverBackground (see https://github.com/ppy/osu-framework/issues/1675)
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    Height = 1,
+                    Y = cover_height,
+                    Colour = OsuColour.Gray(34),
+                },
                 infoTextLeft = new LinkFlowContainer(t => t.TextSize = 14)
                 {
                     X = UserProfileOverlay.CONTENT_X_MARGIN,