diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/exercises/shared/rating/rating.component.ts b/src/main/webapp/app/exercises/shared/rating/rating.component.ts
index 41173d0c219f..918caf3876d3 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/exercises/shared/rating/rating.component.ts
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/exercises/shared/rating/rating.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class RatingComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     public rating: number;
     public disableRating = false;
     @Input() result?: Result;
+    private previousResultId?: number;
 
     constructor(
         private ratingService: RatingService,
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ export class RatingComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
-        if (changes['result'] && !changes['result'].isFirstChange()) {
+        if (changes['result'] && changes['result'].currentValue?.id !== this.previousResultId) {
+            this.previousResultId = changes['result'].currentValue?.id;
             this.loadRating();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/javascript/spec/component/rating/rating.component.spec.ts b/src/test/javascript/spec/component/rating/rating.component.spec.ts
index 87f4018ec8a9..cab6a9d11e14 100644
--- a/src/test/javascript/spec/component/rating/rating.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/javascript/spec/component/rating/rating.component.spec.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ describe('RatingComponent', () => {
         expect(ratingComponent.rating).toBe(2);
     });
 
+    it('should not call loadRating if result ID remains the same', () => {
+        // without this condition the loadRating might be spammed making unnecessary api calls
+        const loadRatingSpy = jest.spyOn(ratingComponent, 'loadRating');
+        ratingComponent.result = { id: 90 } as Result;
+        ratingComponent.result.submission = { id: 1 } as Submission;
+        ratingComponent.result.participation = { id: 1 } as Participation;
+        jest.spyOn(ratingService, 'getRating').mockReturnValue(of(2));
+        ratingComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+        ratingComponent.result = { id: 90 } as Result;
+        ratingComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(loadRatingSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(ratingComponent.rating).toBe(2);
+    });
+
     describe('OnRate', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             ratingComponent.rating = 0;