diff --git a/src/components/board-header/__tests__/board-header.test.tsx b/src/components/board-header/__tests__/board-header.test.tsx
index 590ab5c2..e90f4a42 100644
--- a/src/components/board-header/__tests__/board-header.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board-header/__tests__/board-header.test.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   offlineIconClass: 'offline',
   offlineTitle: 'Board offline',
   resolvedAddress: 'music-posting.eth' as string | undefined,
+  resolvedAddressListeners: [] as Array<() => void>,
   shouldShowSnow: false,
   stableCommunity: {
     address: 'music-posting.eth',
@@ -89,7 +90,17 @@ vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-community-identifiers', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-resolved-community-address', () => ({
-  useResolvedCommunityAddress: () => testState.resolvedAddress,
+  useResolvedCommunityAddress: () =>
+    React.useSyncExternalStore(
+      (listener) => {
+        testState.resolvedAddressListeners.push(listener);
+        return () => {
+          testState.resolvedAddressListeners = testState.resolvedAddressListeners.filter((candidate) => candidate !== listener);
+        };
+      },
+      () => testState.resolvedAddress,
+      () => testState.resolvedAddress,
+    ),
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-is-mobile', () => ({
@@ -136,6 +147,7 @@ describe('BoardHeader', () => {
     testState.offlineIconClass = 'offline';
     testState.offlineTitle = 'Board offline';
     testState.resolvedAddress = 'music-posting.eth';
+    testState.resolvedAddressListeners = [];
     testState.shouldShowSnow = false;
     testState.stableCommunity = {
       address: 'music-posting.eth',
@@ -203,6 +215,21 @@ describe('BoardHeader', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('img')?.getAttribute('src')).toBe('banner-a.png');
   });
 
+  it('keeps the banner stable while a directory route resolves different board candidates', async () => {
+    mathRandomSpy.mockReturnValueOnce(0).mockReturnValue(0.75);
+
+    await renderHeader('/biz');
+    expect(container.querySelector('img')?.getAttribute('src')).toBe('banner-a.png');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      testState.resolvedAddress = 'bizraelis.bso';
+      testState.resolvedAddressListeners.forEach((listener) => listener());
+    });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('img')?.getAttribute('src')).toBe('banner-a.png');
+    expect(mathRandomSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   it('renders hidden special board metadata without a directory entry', async () => {
     testState.directories = [];
     testState.resolvedAddress = TRASH_BOARD_ADDRESS;
diff --git a/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx b/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx
index dee97aed..63951095 100644
--- a/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const BoardHeader = memo(() => {
   const isInModView = isModView(location.pathname);
   const isInArchiveView = isArchiveRoute(location.pathname);
   const isInDirectoryListView = isDirectoryListRoute(location.pathname);
+  const bannerKey = isInAllView ? 'all' : isInSubscriptionsView ? 'subscriptions' : isInModView ? 'mod' : params.boardIdentifier || 'board';
   const accountComment = useAccountComment({ commentIndex: normalizeAccountCommentIndex(params?.accountCommentIndex) });
   const resolvedAddress = useResolvedCommunityAddress();
   const communityAddress = resolvedAddress || accountComment?.communityAddress;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ const BoardHeader = memo(() => {
     <div className={`${styles.content} ${shouldShowSnow() ? styles.garland : ''}`}>
       {!useIsMobile() && (
         <div className={styles.bannerCnt}>
-          <ImageBanner key={isInAllView ? 'all' : isInSubscriptionsView ? 'subscriptions' : communityAddress} />
+          <ImageBanner key={bannerKey} />
         </div>
       )}
       <div className={styles.boardTitle}>