diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-dots-raise.md b/.changeset/quiet-dots-raise.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..237cf47c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-dots-raise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-badges': patch
+---
+
+Fixed an error caused by the `EntityBadgesDialog` trying to access the entity before it is loaded.
diff --git a/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.tsx b/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.tsx
index 1ae5f69326..422dbc96a3 100644
--- a/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.tsx
+++ b/plugins/badges/src/components/EntityBadgesDialog.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { useAsyncEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import {
   Box,
   Button,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const EntityBadgesDialog = ({ open, onClose }: Props) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
-  const { entity } = useEntity();
+  const { entity } = useAsyncEntity();
   const fullScreen = useMediaQuery(theme.breakpoints.down('sm'));
   const badgesApi = useApi(badgesApiRef);