diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_property_widgets/link_map.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_property_widgets/link_map.js
index 1822ef40e..6d4d65ad7 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_property_widgets/link_map.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_property_widgets/link_map.js
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ export default class LinkMapWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
     }
 
     async refreshWithNote(note) {
+        let shown = false;
+
+        const observer = new IntersectionObserver(entries => {
+            if (!shown && entries[0].isIntersecting) {
+                shown = true;
+                this.displayLinkMap(note);
+            }
+        }, {
+            rootMargin: '0px',
+            threshold: 0.1
+        });
+
+        observer.observe(this.$widget[0]);
+    }
+
+    async displayLinkMap(note) {
         this.$widget.html(TPL);
 
         const $linkMapContainer = this.$widget.find('.link-map-container');