diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.cpp
index 16a211a231..3f58d668e5 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include "ui/widgets/labels.h"
 #include "ui/widgets/tooltip.h"
 #include "ui/painter.h"
+#include "ui/rect.h"
 #include "ui/rp_widget.h"
 #include "ui/ui_utility.h"
 #include "styles/style_chat.h" // textMoreIconEmoji
@@ -503,15 +504,15 @@ void StarsRating::updateData(Data::StarsRating rating) {
 	if (!rating) {
 		_shape = nullptr;
 		_widthValue = 0;
+		_currentLevel = 0;
 	} else {
 		_shape = SelectShape(rating.level);
-		_collapsedText.setText(
-			st::levelStyle,
-			(rating.level < 0
-				? QString()
-				: Lang::FormatCountDecimal(rating.level)));
+		_collapsedText = (rating.level < 0
+			? QString()
+			: Lang::FormatCountDecimal(rating.level));
 		const auto &margin = st::levelMargin;
 		_widthValue = _shape->icon.width() + margin.right() - margin.left();
+		_currentLevel = rating.level;
 	}
 	updateWidth();
 }
@@ -538,14 +539,30 @@ void StarsRating::paint(QPainter &p) {
 	if (!_shape) {
 		return;
 	}
-	_shape->icon.paint(p, 0, 0, _widget->width());
 
-	const auto x = (_widget->width() - _collapsedText.maxWidth()) / 2;
-	p.setPen(st::levelTextFg);
-	_collapsedText.draw(p, {
-		.position = QPoint(x, 0) + _shape->position,
-		.availableWidth = _collapsedText.maxWidth(),
-	});
+	if (_cachedLevel != _currentLevel) {
+		const auto ratio = style::DevicePixelRatio();
+		const auto size = _widget->size() * ratio;
+		_cache = QImage(size, QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
+		_cache.setDevicePixelRatio(ratio);
+		_cache.fill(Qt::transparent);
+
+		auto q = QPainter(&_cache);
+		_shape->icon.paint(q, 0, 0, _widget->width());
+
+		if (!_collapsedText.isEmpty()) {
+			q.setPen(st::levelTextFg);
+			q.setFont(st::levelStyle.font);
+			q.drawText(
+				Rect(_shape->icon.size()),
+				Qt::AlignCenter,
+				_collapsedText);
+		}
+
+		_cachedLevel = _currentLevel;
+	}
+
+	p.drawImage(0, 0, _cache);
 }
 
 rpl::producer<int> StarsRating::widthValue() const {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.h
index a803810c47..ab24d6f16d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/controls/stars_rating.h
@@ -53,13 +53,18 @@ private:
 	const std::shared_ptr<Ui::Show> _show;
 	const QString _name;
 
-	Ui::Text::String _collapsedText;
+	QString _collapsedText;
 
 	rpl::variable<Data::StarsRating> _value;
 	Fn<Data::StarsRatingPending()> _pending;
 	rpl::variable<int> _widthValue;
 	const style::LevelShape *_shape = nullptr;
 
+	QImage _cache;
+	int _cachedLevel = std::numeric_limits<int>::min();
+
+	int _currentLevel = 0;
+
 };
 
 } // namespace Ui