diff --git a/front/package.json b/front/package.json
index 4a0ea649..a52193b2 100644
--- a/front/package.json
+++ b/front/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "simple-peer": "^9.11.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^2.3.0",
     "standardized-audio-context": "^25.2.4",
+    "ts-deferred": "^1.0.4",
     "ts-proto": "^1.96.0",
     "typesafe-i18n": "^2.59.0",
     "uuidv4": "^6.2.10",
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
index 37d92b89..65e4c190 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { createColorStore } from "../../Stores/OutlineColorStore";
 import type { OutlineableInterface } from "../Game/OutlineableInterface";
 import type CancelablePromise from "cancelable-promise";
 import { TalkIcon } from "../Components/TalkIcon";
+import { Deferred } from "ts-deferred";
 
 const playerNameY = -25;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container implements OutlineableInterfac
     private readonly outlineColorStoreUnsubscribe: Unsubscriber;
     private texturePromise: CancelablePromise<string[] | void> | undefined;
 
+    /**
+     * A deferred promise that resolves when the texture of the character is actually displayed.
+     */
+    private textureLoadedDeferred = new Deferred<void>();
+
     constructor(
         scene: GameScene,
         x: number,
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container implements OutlineableInterfac
                 this.addTextures(textures, frame);
                 this.invisible = false;
                 this.playAnimation(direction, moving);
+                this.textureLoadedDeferred.resolve();
                 return this.getSnapshot().then((htmlImageElementSrc) => {
                     this._pictureStore.set(htmlImageElementSrc);
                 });
@@ -92,11 +99,20 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container implements OutlineableInterfac
                         id: "eyes_23",
                         img: "resources/customisation/character_eyes/character_eyes23.png",
                     },
-                ]).then((textures) => {
-                    this.addTextures(textures, frame);
-                    this.invisible = false;
-                    this.playAnimation(direction, moving);
-                });
+                ])
+                    .then((textures) => {
+                        this.addTextures(textures, frame);
+                        this.invisible = false;
+                        this.playAnimation(direction, moving);
+                        this.textureLoadedDeferred.resolve();
+                        return this.getSnapshot().then((htmlImageElementSrc) => {
+                            this._pictureStore.set(htmlImageElementSrc);
+                        });
+                    })
+                    .catch((e) => {
+                        this.textureLoadedDeferred.reject(e);
+                        throw e;
+                    });
             })
             .finally(() => {
                 this.texturePromise = undefined;
@@ -517,4 +533,13 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container implements OutlineableInterfac
     public characterFarAwayOutline(): void {
         this.outlineColorStore.characterFarAway();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a promise that resolves as soon as a texture is displayed for the user.
+     * The promise will return when the required texture is loaded OR when the fallback texture is loaded (in case
+     * the required texture could not be loaded).
+     */
+    public getTextureLoadedPromise(): PromiseLike<void> {
+        return this.textureLoadedDeferred.promise;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index 02c6101a..4ce35372 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -702,7 +702,11 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
             }
         });
 
-        Promise.all([this.connectionAnswerPromise as Promise<unknown>, ...scriptPromises])
+        Promise.all([
+            this.connectionAnswerPromise as Promise<unknown>,
+            ...scriptPromises,
+            this.CurrentPlayer.getTextureLoadedPromise() as Promise<unknown>,
+        ])
             .then(() => {
                 this.scene.wake();
             })
diff --git a/front/yarn.lock b/front/yarn.lock
index c7263531..4c6d813d 100644
--- a/front/yarn.lock
+++ b/front/yarn.lock
@@ -2900,6 +2900,11 @@ to-regex-range@^5.0.1:
   dependencies:
     is-number "^7.0.0"
 
+ts-deferred@^1.0.4:
+  version "1.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-deferred/-/ts-deferred-1.0.4.tgz#58145ebaeef5b8f2a290b8cec3d060839f9489c7"
+  integrity sha1-WBReuu71uPKikLjOw9Bgg5+Uicc=
+
 ts-node@^10.4.0:
   version "10.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.4.0.tgz#680f88945885f4e6cf450e7f0d6223dd404895f7"