diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index eac3429cc33..5eecfdb03c0 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -2743,6 +2743,10 @@ impl Document {
         self.waiting_on_canvas_image_updates.set(false);
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn waiting_on_canvas_image_updates(&self) -> bool {
+        self.waiting_on_canvas_image_updates.get()
+    }
+
     /// From <https://drafts.csswg.org/css-font-loading/#fontfaceset-pending-on-the-environment>:
     ///
     /// > A FontFaceSet is pending on the environment if any of the following are true:
diff --git a/components/script/script_thread.rs b/components/script/script_thread.rs
index 2ab84a8d621..6972163bc5e 100644
--- a/components/script/script_thread.rs
+++ b/components/script/script_thread.rs
@@ -1158,6 +1158,10 @@ impl ScriptThread {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if document.waiting_on_canvas_image_updates() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // TODO(#31581): The steps in the "Revealing the document" section need to be implemented
             // `process_pending_input_events` handles the focusing steps as well as other events
             // from the compositor.