diff --git a/balancer/pkg/scoring/scoring.go b/balancer/pkg/scoring/scoring.go
index 03156d416..493eccf2f 100644
--- a/balancer/pkg/scoring/scoring.go
+++ b/balancer/pkg/scoring/scoring.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ type ScoringService struct {
 	currentScoresSorted []*TeamScore
 	currentScoresMutex  *sync.Mutex
 
+	lastSeenUpdate time.Time
+	newUpdate      sync.Cond
+
 	challengesMap map[string](bundle.JuiceShopChallenge)
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ func NewScoringServiceWithInitialScores(b *bundle.Bundle, initialScores map[stri
 		currentScoresSorted: sortTeamsByScoreAndCalculatePositions(initialScores),
 		currentScoresMutex:  &sync.Mutex{},
 
+		lastSeenUpdate: time.Now(),
+		newUpdate:      *sync.NewCond(&sync.Mutex{}),
+
 		challengesMap: cachedChallengesMap,
 	}
 }
@@ -67,6 +73,33 @@ func (s *ScoringService) GetTopScores() []*TeamScore {
 	return s.currentScoresSorted
 }
 
+func (s *ScoringService) WaitForUpdatesNewerThan(ctx context.Context, lastSeenUpdate time.Time) []*TeamScore {
+	if s.lastSeenUpdate.After(lastSeenUpdate) {
+		// the last update was after the last seen update, so we can return the current scores without waiting
+		return s.currentScoresSorted
+	}
+
+	const maxWaitTime = 25 * time.Second
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		s.newUpdate.Wait()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	// check for update by subscribing to the newUpdate condition
+	case <-done:
+		// new update was received
+		return s.currentScoresSorted
+	case <-time.After(maxWaitTime):
+		// timeout was reached
+		return nil
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		// request was aborted
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // StartingScoringWorker starts a worker that listens for changes in JuiceShop deployments and updates the scores accordingly
 func (s *ScoringService) StartingScoringWorker(ctx context.Context) {
 	watcher, err := s.bundle.ClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(s.bundle.RuntimeEnvironment.Namespace).Watch(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
@@ -101,6 +134,7 @@ func (s *ScoringService) StartingScoringWorker(ctx context.Context) {
 				s.currentScoresMutex.Lock()
 				s.currentScores[score.Name] = score
 				s.currentScoresSorted = sortTeamsByScoreAndCalculatePositions(s.currentScores)
+				s.newUpdate.Broadcast()
 				s.currentScoresMutex.Unlock()
 			case watch.Deleted:
 				deployment := event.Object.(*appsv1.Deployment)
@@ -108,6 +142,7 @@ func (s *ScoringService) StartingScoringWorker(ctx context.Context) {
 				s.currentScoresMutex.Lock()
 				delete(s.currentScores, team)
 				s.currentScoresSorted = sortTeamsByScoreAndCalculatePositions(s.currentScores)
+				s.newUpdate.Broadcast()
 				s.currentScoresMutex.Unlock()
 			default:
 				s.bundle.Log.Printf("Unknown event type: %v", event.Type)
diff --git a/balancer/routes/score-board.go b/balancer/routes/score-board.go
index 35687507a..5b0f1bd2b 100644
--- a/balancer/routes/score-board.go
+++ b/balancer/routes/score-board.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package routes
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	b "github.com/juice-shop/multi-juicer/balancer/pkg/bundle"
 	"github.com/juice-shop/multi-juicer/balancer/pkg/scoring"
@@ -16,7 +17,22 @@ type ScoreBoardResponse struct {
 func handleScoreBoard(bundle *b.Bundle, scoringService *scoring.ScoringService) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(
 		func(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			totalTeams := scoringService.GetTopScores()
+			var totalTeams []*scoring.TeamScore
+
+			if req.URL.Query().Get("wait-for-update-after") != "" {
+				lastSeenUpdate, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, req.URL.Query().Get("wait-for-update-after"))
+				if err != nil {
+					http.Error(responseWriter, "Invalid time format", http.StatusBadRequest)
+					return
+				}
+				totalTeams = scoringService.WaitForUpdatesNewerThan(req.Context(), lastSeenUpdate)
+				if totalTeams == nil {
+					responseWriter.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+					return
+				}
+			} else {
+				totalTeams = scoringService.GetTopScores()
+			}
 
 			var topTeams []*scoring.TeamScore
 			// limit score-board to calculate score for the top 24 teams only
diff --git a/balancer/ui/src/pages/ScoreOverview.tsx b/balancer/ui/src/pages/ScoreOverview.tsx
index 822748fdd..581254640 100644
--- a/balancer/ui/src/pages/ScoreOverview.tsx
+++ b/balancer/ui/src/pages/ScoreOverview.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ interface Team {
 }
 
 async function fetchTeams(): Promise<Team[]> {
-  const response = await fetch("/balancer/api/score-board/top");
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `/balancer/api/score-board/top?wait-for-update-after=${new Date().toISOString()}`
+  );
   const { teams } = await response.json();
   return teams;
 }
@@ -62,6 +64,38 @@ export function ScoreOverviewPage({
       clearInterval(timer);
     };
   }, []);
+  const [lastUpdateStarted, setLastUpdateStarted] = useState(Date.now());
+
+  let timeout: number | null = null;
+  async function updateScoreData() {
+    try {
+      setLastUpdateStarted(Date.now());
+      const status = await fetchTeams();
+      setTeams(status);
+
+      // the request is using a http long polling mechanism to get the updates as soon as possible
+      // in case the request returns immediatly we wait for at least 3 seconds to ensure we aren't spamming the server
+      const waitTime = Math.max(3000, 5000 - (Date.now() - lastUpdateStarted));
+      console.log(
+        "Waited for",
+        Date.now() - lastUpdateStarted,
+        "ms for status update"
+      );
+      console.log("Waiting for", waitTime, "ms until starting next request");
+      timeout = window.setTimeout(() => updateScoreData(), waitTime);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Failed to fetch current teams!", err);
+    }
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    updateScoreData();
+    return () => {
+      if (timeout !== null) {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+      }
+    };
+  }, []);
 
   return (
     <>