diff --git a/src/browser/Frame.zig b/src/browser/Frame.zig
index 5edc027f..c26c6a76 100644
--- a/src/browser/Frame.zig
+++ b/src/browser/Frame.zig
@@ -1596,7 +1596,20 @@ pub fn checkIntersections(self: *Frame) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn dispatchLoad(self: *Frame) !void {
+pub fn queueLoad(self: *Frame, html: *Element.Html) !void {
+    try self._to_load.append(self.arena, html);
+    if (self._to_load.items.len == 1) {
+        try self.js.scheduler.add(self, struct {
+            fn cleanup(ctx: *anyopaque) !?u32 {
+                const f: *Frame = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
+                try f.dispatchLoad();
+                return null;
+            }
+        }.cleanup, 0, .{ .name = "frame.dispatchLoad" });
+    }
+}
+
+fn dispatchLoad(self: *Frame) !void {
     const has_dom_load_listener = self._event_manager.has_dom_load_listener;
 
     // Swap buffers - new additions during dispatch go to the other buffer
diff --git a/src/browser/Page.zig b/src/browser/Page.zig
index 927d2f05..1848692d 100644
--- a/src/browser/Page.zig
+++ b/src/browser/Page.zig
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Page, session: *Session, frame_id: u32) !void {
 // Tear down the Page and its root Frame. Equivalent to the old
 // Session.removePage + Session.resetFrameResources.
 pub fn deinit(self: *Page, abort_http: bool) void {
-    for (self.queued_close.items) |popup| {
-        popup.deinit(abort_http);
-    }
-    self.queued_close = .empty;
+    self.cleanupClosedPopups();
 
     for (self.popups.items) |popup| {
         popup.deinit(abort_http);
@@ -179,6 +176,13 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Page, abort_http: bool) void {
     session.arena_pool.release(self.frame_arena);
 }
 
+pub fn cleanupClosedPopups(self: *Page) void {
+    for (self.queued_close.items) |popup| {
+        popup.deinit(true);
+    }
+    self.queued_close = .empty;
+}
+
 pub fn getArena(self: *Page, size_or_bucket: anytype, debug: []const u8) !Allocator {
     return self.session.getArena(size_or_bucket, debug);
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/Runner.zig b/src/browser/Runner.zig
index 2489382e..c1f0ce89 100644
--- a/src/browser/Runner.zig
+++ b/src/browser/Runner.zig
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ fn _wait(self: *Runner, comptime is_cdp: bool, opts: WaitOpts) !CDPWaitResult {
     while (true) {
         if (gc_hint_timer.read() >= gc_hint_period_ns) {
             gc_hint_timer.reset();
+            self.frame._page.cleanupClosedPopups();
             self.session.browser.env.memoryPressureNotification(.moderate);
         }
 
@@ -181,9 +182,6 @@ fn _tick(self: *Runner, comptime is_cdp: bool, opts: TickOpts) !CDPTickResult {
             // it AFTER.
             try browser.runMacrotasks();
 
-            // Each call to this runs scheduled load events.
-            try frame.dispatchLoad();
-
             const http_active = http_client.http_active;
             const total_network_activity = http_active + http_client.interception_layer.intercepted;
             if (frame._notified_network_almost_idle.check(total_network_activity <= 2)) {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig
index ab60c943..dab4f4d5 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn imageAddedCallback(self: *Image, frame: *Frame) !void {
     const src = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .wrap("src")) orelse return;
     if (src.len == 0) return;
 
-    try frame._to_load.append(frame.arena, self._proto);
+    try frame.queueLoad(self._proto);
 }
 
 pub const JsApi = struct {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig
index a1a14874..8f561355 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn linkAddedCallback(self: *Link, frame: *Frame) !void {
         return;
     }
 
-    try frame._to_load.append(frame.arena, self._proto);
+    try frame.queueLoad(self._proto);
 }
 
 pub const JsApi = struct {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig
index 95e0bc0d..a7b21b64 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn styleAddedCallback(self: *Style, frame: *Frame) !void {
         return;
     }
 
-    try frame._to_load.append(frame.arena, self._proto);
+    try frame.queueLoad(self._proto);
 }
 
 pub const JsApi = struct {