diff --git a/src/util/StreamerMode.cpp b/src/util/StreamerMode.cpp
index 599b5b832..001e8f36b 100644
--- a/src/util/StreamerMode.cpp
+++ b/src/util/StreamerMode.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
+constexpr int cooldownInS = 10;
+
 const QStringList &broadcastingBinaries()
 {
 #ifdef USEWINSDK
@@ -25,6 +27,17 @@ bool isInStreamerMode()
 #ifdef USEWINSDK
     if (IsWindowsVistaOrGreater())
     {
+        static bool cache = false;
+        static QDateTime time = QDateTime();
+
+        if (time.isValid() &&
+            time.addSecs(cooldownInS) > QDateTime::currentDateTime())
+        {
+            return cache;
+        }
+
+        time = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+
         WTS_PROCESS_INFO *pWPIs = nullptr;
         DWORD dwProcCount = 0;
 
@@ -38,12 +51,17 @@ bool isInStreamerMode()
                     reinterpret_cast<char16_t *>(pWPIs[i].pProcessName));
 
                 if (broadcastingBinaries().contains(processName))
+                {
+                    cache = true;
                     return true;
+                }
             }
         }
 
         if (pWPIs)
             WTSFreeMemory(pWPIs);
+
+        cache = false;
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index 2253547b2..ba7168e3b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "util/Clipboard.hpp"
 #include "util/DistanceBetweenPoints.hpp"
 #include "util/IncognitoBrowser.hpp"
+#include "util/StreamerMode.hpp"
 #include "util/Twitch.hpp"
 #include "widgets/Scrollbar.hpp"
 #include "widgets/TooltipWidget.hpp"
@@ -1315,7 +1316,7 @@ void ChannelView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
         {
             auto element = &hoverLayoutElement->getCreator();
             auto thumbnailSize = getSettings()->thumbnailSize;
-            if (thumbnailSize == 0)
+            if (thumbnailSize == 0 || isInStreamerMode())
             {
                 tooltipPreviewImage.setImage(nullptr);
             }