diff --git a/render/html.c b/render/html.c
index c377b72a5..b39224970 100644
--- a/render/html.c
+++ b/render/html.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,10 @@ nserror html_object_callback(hlcache_handle *object,
 		c->base.active--;
 		html_object_done(box, object, o->background);
 
-		if (box->flags & REPLACE_DIM) {
+		if (c->base.status != CONTENT_STATUS_LOADING &&
+				box->flags & REPLACE_DIM) {
+			/* Redraw newly available object if parent content is
+			 * displayable, and the object's box size is known */
 			union content_msg_data data;
 
 			if (!box_visible(box))