diff --git a/src/js/Background/Modules/SteamCommunityApi.js b/src/js/Background/Modules/Community/SteamCommunityApi.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from src/js/Background/Modules/SteamCommunityApi.js
rename to src/js/Background/Modules/Community/SteamCommunityApi.ts
index c2d5a68a6..aa1d61e85 100644
--- a/src/js/Background/Modules/SteamCommunityApi.js
+++ b/src/js/Background/Modules/Community/SteamCommunityApi.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import {Errors, GameId, HTMLParser, LocalStorage} from "../../modulesCore";
-import {Api} from "./Api";
-import CacheStorage from "./CacheStorage";
-import {IndexedDB} from "./IndexedDB";
+import {Errors, GameId, HTMLParser, LocalStorage} from "../../../modulesCore";
+import {Api} from "../Api";
+import CacheStorage from "../CacheStorage";
+import {IndexedDB} from "../IndexedDB";
+import type {TFetchBadgeInfoResponse} from "./_types";
 
 class SteamCommunityApi extends Api {
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ class SteamCommunityApi extends Api {
      * static params = { 'credentials': 'include', };
      */
 
-    static cards(steamid, appid) {
+    static fetchBadgeInfo(steamid: string, appid: number): Promise<TFetchBadgeInfoResponse> {
         return SteamCommunityApi.getEndpoint(`/profiles/${steamid}/ajaxgetbadgeinfo/${appid}`);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js/Background/Modules/Community/_types.ts b/src/js/Background/Modules/Community/_types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f39ab558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/Background/Modules/Community/_types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+interface TCardInfo {
+    name: string;
+    title: string;
+    imgurl: string;
+    arturl: string;
+    owned: 0|1;
+    markethash: string;
+}
+
+export interface TBadgeData {
+    appid: number;
+    border: 0|1;
+    series: number;
+    level: number;
+    maxlevel: number;
+    name: string; // empty if no badge level
+    xp: number;
+    nextlevelname: string;
+    nextlevelxp: number;
+    iconurl: string;
+    bMaxed: null|unknown;
+    rgCards: TCardInfo[]
+}
+
+export interface TFetchBadgeInfoMessage {
+    action: "community.badgeinfo",
+    params: {
+        steamId: string,
+        appid: number
+    }
+}
+
+export interface TFetchBadgeInfoResponse {
+    eresult: number,
+    badgedata?: TBadgeData
+}
diff --git a/src/js/Background/background.ts b/src/js/Background/background.ts
index d4a4bdb0a..41792f1ce 100644
--- a/src/js/Background/background.ts
+++ b/src/js/Background/background.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import setup from "../setup";
 import {LocalStorage, Permissions, SyncedStorage} from "../modulesCore";
 import {ContextMenu} from "./Modules/ContextMenu";
 import {IndexedDB} from "./Modules/IndexedDB";
-import {SteamCommunityApi} from "./Modules/SteamCommunityApi";
+import {SteamCommunityApi} from "./Modules/Community/SteamCommunityApi";
 import {SteamStoreApi} from "./Modules/SteamStoreApi";
 import {StaticResources} from "./Modules/StaticResources";
 import {ITADApi} from "./Modules/IsThereAnyDeal/ITADApi";
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import CacheStorage from "./Modules/CacheStorage";
 import browser, {type Runtime} from "webextension-polyfill";
 import type {TFetchPricesMessage} from "./Modules/AugmentedSteam/_types";
 import type {TGetStoreListMessage} from "./Modules/IsThereAnyDeal/_types";
+import type {TFetchBadgeInfoMessage} from "./Modules/Community/_types";
 
 type MessageSender = Runtime.MessageSender;
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ const actionCallbacks = new Map([
     ["login", SteamCommunityApi.login],
     ["logout", SteamCommunityApi.logout],
     ["storecountry", SteamCommunityApi.storeCountry],
-    ["cards", SteamCommunityApi.cards],
+    ["cards", SteamCommunityApi.fetchBadgeInfo],
     ["coupon", SteamCommunityApi.getCoupon],
     ["hasgiftsandpasses", SteamCommunityApi.hasGiftsAndPasses],
     ["hascoupon", SteamCommunityApi.hasCoupon],
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ type Message =
     | TGetStoreListMessage
     // AugmentedSteamApi
     | TFetchPricesMessage
+    // SteamCommunityApi
+    | TFetchBadgeInfoMessage
     // old
     | GenericMessage;
 
@@ -152,12 +155,17 @@ browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((
         return;
     }
 
-    (async function(): void {
+    (async function(): Promise<void> {
         try {
             await Promise.all([IndexedDB, CacheStorage, LocalStorage, SyncedStorage.then(() => { setup(); })]);
 
             let response: any;
 
+            /*
+             * TODO: (<>message.)params typecast should be needed only until we allow GenericMessage, once we get rid of it,
+             *   remove type cast, which should also ensure better checks
+             */
+
             switch (message.action) { // TODO rename to "api"?
 
                 case "itad.storelist":
@@ -169,6 +177,13 @@ browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((
                     response = await AugmentedSteamApi.fetchPrices(country, apps, subs, bundles, voucher, shops);
                     break;
                 }
+
+                case "community.badgeinfo":
+                    const {steamId, appid} = (<TFetchBadgeInfoMessage>message).params;
+                    response = await SteamCommunityApi.fetchBadgeInfo(steamId, appid);
+                    break;
+
+
                 default: {
                     /*
                      * TODO deprecated
diff --git a/src/js/Content/Features/Store/App/FBadgeProgress.svelte b/src/js/Content/Features/Store/App/FBadgeProgress.svelte
index 4806afa91..8faf654da 100644
--- a/src/js/Content/Features/Store/App/FBadgeProgress.svelte
+++ b/src/js/Content/Features/Store/App/FBadgeProgress.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
     // @ts-ignore
     import self_ from "./FBadgeProgress.svelte";
     import {SyncedStorage} from "../../../../modulesCore";
-    import {Background, Feature, User} from "../../../modulesContent";
+    import {Feature, User} from "../../../modulesContent";
     import type {CApp} from "./CApp";
+    import type {TFetchBadgeInfoResponse} from "../../../../Background/Modules/Community/_types";
+    import SteamCommunityApiFacade from "../../../Modules/Facades/SteamCommunityApiFacade";
 
     export class FBadgeProgress extends Feature<CApp> {
 
@@ -14,15 +16,12 @@
         }
 
         override async apply(): Promise<void> {
-            let data;
+            let response: TFetchBadgeInfoResponse = await SteamCommunityApiFacade.fetchBadgeInfo(
+                User.steamId,
+                this.context.communityAppid
+            );
 
-            try {
-                data = await Background.action("cards", User.steamId, this.context.communityAppid);
-            } catch (err) {
-                throw new Error("Failed to fetch badges", {"cause": err});
-            }
-
-            data = data.badgedata;
+            let data = response.badgedata;
 
             // No badge data if game doesn't have cards or not logged in
             if (!data) {
@@ -45,28 +44,9 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
     import {Localization} from "../../../../modulesCore";
+    import type {TBadgeData} from "../../../../Background/Modules/Community/_types";
 
-    export let data: {
-        appid: number;
-        border: 0|1;
-        series: number;
-        level: number;
-        maxlevel: number;
-        name: string; // empty if no badge level
-        xp: number;
-        nextlevelname: string;
-        nextlevelxp: number;
-        iconurl: string;
-        bMaxed: null|boolean; // not sure
-        rgCards: {
-            name: string;
-            title: string;
-            imgurl: string;
-            arturl: string;
-            owned: 0|1;
-            markethash: string;
-        }[];
-    };
+    export let data: TBadgeData;
 
     let cardOwned = data.rgCards.filter(c => c.owned === 1).length;
     let cardTotal = data.rgCards.length;
diff --git a/src/js/Content/Modules/Facades/SteamCommunityApiFacade.ts b/src/js/Content/Modules/Facades/SteamCommunityApiFacade.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f88dcaebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/Content/Modules/Facades/SteamCommunityApiFacade.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import {BackgroundSender} from "../../../Core/BackgroundSimple";
+import type {TFetchBadgeInfoMessage, TFetchBadgeInfoResponse} from "../../../Background/Modules/Community/_types";
+
+export default class SteamCommunityApiFacade {
+
+    static async fetchBadgeInfo(steamId: string, appid: number): Promise<TFetchBadgeInfoResponse> {
+        return await BackgroundSender.send<TFetchBadgeInfoMessage, TFetchBadgeInfoResponse>({
+            action: "community.badgeinfo",
+            params: {steamId, appid}
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/js/Core/BackgroundSimple.ts b/src/js/Core/BackgroundSimple.ts
index 33bc535d3..34004ad0a 100644
--- a/src/js/Core/BackgroundSimple.ts
+++ b/src/js/Core/BackgroundSimple.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import browser from "webextension-polyfill";
 
 /** @deprecated */
 class BackgroundSimple {
+
+    /** @deprecated */
     static message(message) {
         return browser.runtime.sendMessage(message);
     }
 
+    /** @deprecated */
     static action(requested, ...params) {
         if (!params.length) { return this.message({"action": requested}); }
         return this.message({"action": requested, "params": params});
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ class BackgroundSimple {
 }
 
 class BackgroundSender {
-    static send<T, U>(message: T): Promise<U> {
+    static send<Request, Response>(message: Request): Promise<Response> {
         return browser.runtime.sendMessage(message);
     }
 }