diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-companion.js b/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-companion.js
index 074db5d05..c1aa2f608 100644
--- a/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-companion.js
+++ b/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-companion.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ log.error = debug('ipfs-companion:main:error')
 
 const browser = require('webextension-polyfill')
 const toMultiaddr = require('uri-to-multiaddr')
+const pMemoize = require('p-memoize')
 const { optionDefaults, storeMissingOptions, migrateOptions } = require('./options')
 const { initState, offlinePeerCount } = require('./state')
 const { createIpfsPathValidator } = require('./ipfs-path')
@@ -526,9 +527,13 @@ module.exports = async function init () {
       badgeIcon = '/icons/ipfs-logo-off.svg'
     }
     try {
-      await browser.browserAction.setBadgeBackgroundColor({ color: badgeColor })
-      await browser.browserAction.setBadgeText({ text: badgeText })
-      await setBrowserActionIcon(badgeIcon)
+      const oldColor = colorArraytoHex(await browser.browserAction.getBadgeBackgroundColor({}))
+      if (badgeColor !== oldColor) {
+        await browser.browserAction.setBadgeBackgroundColor({ color: badgeColor })
+        await setBrowserActionIcon(badgeIcon)
+      }
+      const oldText = await browser.browserAction.getBadgeText({})
+      if (oldText !== badgeText) await browser.browserAction.setBadgeText({ text: badgeText })
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Unable to update browserAction badge due to error', error)
     }
@@ -548,35 +553,53 @@ module.exports = async function init () {
     }
   }
 
-  function rasterIconDefinition (svgPath) {
+  // ColorArray [0,0,0,0] → Hex #000000
+  // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browserAction/ColorArray
+  function colorArraytoHex (colorArray) {
+    if (!colorArray) return ''
+    const colorAt = i => colorArray[i].toString(16).padStart(2, '0')
+    const r = colorAt(0)
+    const g = colorAt(1)
+    const b = colorAt(2)
+    return ('#' + r + g + b).toUpperCase()
+  }
+
+  const rasterIconDefinition = pMemoize((svgPath) => {
+    const pngPath = (size) => {
+      // point at precomputed PNG file
+      const baseName = /\/icons\/(.+)\.svg/.exec(svgPath)[1]
+      return `/icons/png/${baseName}_${size}.png`
+    }
     // icon sizes to cover ranges from:
     // - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=647182
     // - https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/manifest/icons
-    return {
-      path: {
-        19: rasterIconPath(svgPath, 19),
-        38: rasterIconPath(svgPath, 38),
-        128: rasterIconPath(svgPath, 128)
-      }
+    const r19 = pngPath(19)
+    const r38 = pngPath(38)
+    const r128 = pngPath(128)
+    // return computed values to be cached by p-memoize
+    return { path: { 19: r19, 38: r38, 128: r128 } }
+  })
+
+  /* Alternative: raster images generated on the fly
+  const rasterIconDefinition = pMemoize((svgPath) => {
+    const rasterData = (size) => {
+      const icon = new Image()
+      icon.src = svgPath
+      const canvas = document.createElement('canvas')
+      const context = canvas.getContext('2d')
+      context.clearRect(0, 0, size, size)
+      context.drawImage(icon, 0, 0, size, size)
+      return context.getImageData(0, 0, size, size)
     }
-  }
-
-  function rasterIconPath (iconPath, size) {
-    // point at precomputed PNG file
-    const baseName = /\/icons\/(.+)\.svg/.exec(iconPath)[1]
-    return `/icons/png/${baseName}_${size}.png`
-  }
-
-  /* Easter-Egg: PoC that generates raster on the fly ;-)
-  function rasterIconData (iconPath, size) {
-    let icon = new Image()
-    icon.src = iconPath
-    let canvas = document.createElement('canvas')
-    let context = canvas.getContext('2d')
-    context.clearRect(0, 0, size, size)
-    context.drawImage(icon, 0, 0, size, size)
-    return context.getImageData(0, 0, size, size)
-  }
+    // icon sizes to cover ranges from:
+    // - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=647182
+    // - https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/manifest/icons
+    const r19 = rasterData(19)
+    const r38 = rasterData(38)
+    const r128 = rasterData(128)
+    // return computed values to be cached by p-memoize
+    return { imageData: { 19: r19, 38: r38, 128: r128 } }
+  })
   */
 
   // OPTIONS
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d8e2f97a..bb198f885 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     "mime-types": "2.1.24",
     "multiaddr": "7.1.0",
     "multiaddr-to-uri": "5.0.0",
+    "p-memoize": "3.1.0",
     "p-queue": "6.1.1",
     "path-browserify": "1.0.0",
     "piggybacker": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index dbeb752c8..5fa3d736f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9643,7 +9643,7 @@ mem-storage-area@1.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mem-storage-area/-/mem-storage-area-1.0.3.tgz#a8a9bc75eaf5ae69efe185fedd475fb731d14880"
   integrity sha512-UwDsIj6Fmml8NPiPp7QGJavwZVbXMFLvVDfshv3486KQHDcxOExr0od4YkUdJVWFlujZxtct59mEtsPvAQTOMQ==
 
-mem@^4.0.0:
+mem@^4.0.0, mem@^4.3.0:
   version "4.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mem/-/mem-4.3.0.tgz#461af497bc4ae09608cdb2e60eefb69bff744178"
   integrity sha512-qX2bG48pTqYRVmDB37rn/6PT7LcR8T7oAX3bf99u1Tt1nzxYfxkgqDwUwolPlXweM0XzBOBFzSx4kfp7KP1s/w==
@@ -11173,6 +11173,14 @@ p-map@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     aggregate-error "^3.0.0"
 
+p-memoize@3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-memoize/-/p-memoize-3.1.0.tgz#ac7587983c9e530139f969ca7b41ef40e93659aa"
+  integrity sha512-e5tIvrsr7ydUUnxb534iQWtXxWgk/86IsH+H+nV4FHouIggBt4coXboKBt26o4lTu7JbEnGSeXdEsYR8BhAHFA==
+  dependencies:
+    mem "^4.3.0"
+    mimic-fn "^2.1.0"
+
 p-queue@6.1.1, p-queue@^6.0.0:
   version "6.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-queue/-/p-queue-6.1.1.tgz#eedbaf7335b4931ef857e2e58063fed461b97e80"