diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneOnlineMenuBanner.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneOnlineMenuBanner.cs
index 4cc379a18b..6be5b80983 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneOnlineMenuBanner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneOnlineMenuBanner.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.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
             {
                 Child = onlineMenuBanner = new OnlineMenuBanner
                 {
+                    FetchOnlineContent = false,
+                    DelayBetweenRotation = 500,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     State = { Value = Visibility.Visible }
@@ -43,6 +46,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
                 },
             });
 
+            AddUntilStep("wait for one image shown", () =>
+            {
+                var images = onlineMenuBanner.ChildrenOfType<OnlineMenuBanner.MenuImage>();
+
+                if (images.Count() != 1)
+                    return false;
+
+                var image = images.Single();
+
+                return image.IsPresent && image.Image.Url == "https://osu.ppy.sh/home/news/2023-12-21-project-loved-december-2023";
+            });
+
             AddStep("set another title", () => onlineMenuBanner.Current.Value = new APIMenuContent
             {
                 Images = new[]
@@ -55,6 +70,40 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
                 }
             });
 
+            AddUntilStep("wait for new image shown", () =>
+            {
+                var images = onlineMenuBanner.ChildrenOfType<OnlineMenuBanner.MenuImage>();
+
+                if (images.Count() != 1)
+                    return false;
+
+                var image = images.Single();
+
+                return image.IsPresent && image.Image.Url == "https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/189";
+            });
+
+            AddStep("set title with nonexistent image", () => onlineMenuBanner.Current.Value = new APIMenuContent
+            {
+                Images = new[]
+                {
+                    new APIMenuImage
+                    {
+                        Image = @"https://test.invalid/@2x", // .invalid TLD reserved by https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2606#section-2
+                        Url = @"https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/189",
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for no image shown", () => !onlineMenuBanner.ChildrenOfType<OnlineMenuBanner.MenuImage>().Any());
+
+            AddStep("unset system title", () => onlineMenuBanner.Current.Value = new APIMenuContent());
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for no image shown", () => !onlineMenuBanner.ChildrenOfType<OnlineMenuBanner.MenuImage>().Any());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMultipleImages()
+        {
             AddStep("set multiple images", () => onlineMenuBanner.Current.Value = new APIMenuContent
             {
                 Images = new[]
@@ -72,19 +121,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
                 },
             });
 
-            AddStep("set title with nonexistent image", () => onlineMenuBanner.Current.Value = new APIMenuContent
+            AddUntilStep("wait for first image shown", () =>
             {
-                Images = new[]
-                {
-                    new APIMenuImage
-                    {
-                        Image = @"https://test.invalid/@2x", // .invalid TLD reserved by https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2606#section-2
-                        Url = @"https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/189",
-                    }
-                }
+                var images = onlineMenuBanner.ChildrenOfType<OnlineMenuBanner.MenuImage>();
+
+                if (images.Count() != 2)
+                    return false;
+
+                return images.First().IsPresent && !images.Last().IsPresent;
             });
 
-            AddStep("unset system title", () => onlineMenuBanner.Current.Value = new APIMenuContent());
+            AddUntilStep("wait for second image shown", () =>
+            {
+                var images = onlineMenuBanner.ChildrenOfType<OnlineMenuBanner.MenuImage>();
+
+                if (images.Count() != 2)
+                    return false;
+
+                return !images.First().IsPresent && images.Last().IsPresent;
+            });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OnlineMenuBanner.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OnlineMenuBanner.cs
index 74062d5b9f..2ab6417370 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OnlineMenuBanner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OnlineMenuBanner.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 {
     public partial class OnlineMenuBanner : VisibilityContainer
     {
-        public double DelayBetweenRotation = 7500;
+        public double DelayBetweenRotation { get; set; } = 7500;
+
+        public bool FetchOnlineContent { get; set; } = true;
 
         internal Bindable<APIMenuContent> Current { get; } = new Bindable<APIMenuContent>(new APIMenuContent());
 
@@ -64,6 +66,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         private void checkForUpdates()
         {
+            if (!FetchOnlineContent)
+                return;
+
             var request = new GetMenuContentRequest();
             Task.Run(() => request.Perform())
                 .ContinueWith(r =>