diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/EventLoop.common.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/EventLoop.common.kt
index 6bfcbf0cbf..84291a1b69 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/EventLoop.common.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/EventLoop.common.kt
@@ -256,21 +256,7 @@ internal abstract class EventLoopImplBase: EventLoopImplPlatform(), Delay {
         // unconfined events take priority
         if (processUnconfinedEvent()) return 0
         // queue all delayed tasks that are due to be executed
-        val delayed = _delayed.value
-        if (delayed != null && !delayed.isEmpty) {
-            val now = nanoTime()
-            while (true) {
-                // make sure that moving from delayed to queue removes from delayed only after it is added to queue
-                // to make sure that 'isEmpty' and `nextTime` that check both of them
-                // do not transiently report that both delayed and queue are empty during move
-                delayed.removeFirstIf {
-                    if (it.timeToExecute(now)) {
-                        enqueueImpl(it)
-                    } else
-                        false
-                } ?: break // quit loop when nothing more to remove or enqueueImpl returns false on "isComplete"
-            }
-        }
+        enqueueDelayedTasks()
         // then process one event from queue
         val task = dequeue()
         if (task != null) {
@@ -283,6 +269,8 @@ internal abstract class EventLoopImplBase: EventLoopImplPlatform(), Delay {
     final override fun dispatch(context: CoroutineContext, block: Runnable) = enqueue(block)
 
     open fun enqueue(task: Runnable) {
+        // are there some delayed tasks that should execute before this one? If so, move them to the queue first.
+        enqueueDelayedTasks()
         if (enqueueImpl(task)) {
             // todo: we should unpark only when this delayed task became first in the queue
             unpark()
@@ -336,6 +324,25 @@ internal abstract class EventLoopImplBase: EventLoopImplPlatform(), Delay {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Move all delayed tasks that are due to the main queue. */
+    private fun enqueueDelayedTasks() {
+        val delayed = _delayed.value
+        if (delayed != null && !delayed.isEmpty) {
+            val now = nanoTime()
+            while (true) {
+                // make sure that moving from delayed to queue removes from delayed only after it is added to queue
+                // to make sure that 'isEmpty' and `nextTime` that check both of them
+                // do not transiently report that both delayed and queue are empty during move
+                delayed.removeFirstIf {
+                    if (it.timeToExecute(now)) {
+                        enqueueImpl(it)
+                    } else
+                        false
+                } ?: break // quit loop when nothing more to remove or enqueueImpl returns false on "isComplete"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun closeQueue() {
         assert { isCompleted }
         _queue.loop { queue ->
diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/test/EventLoopsTest.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/test/EventLoopsTest.kt
index 9ab52fd220..551d1977c0 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/test/EventLoopsTest.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/test/EventLoopsTest.kt
@@ -126,6 +126,21 @@ class EventLoopsTest : TestBase() {
         finish(4)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests that, when delayed tasks are due on an event loop, they will execute earlier than the newly-scheduled
+     * non-delayed tasks.
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun testPendingDelayedBeingDueEarlier() = runTest {
+        launch(start = CoroutineStart.UNDISPATCHED) {
+            delay(1)
+            expect(1)
+        }
+        Thread.sleep(100)
+        yield()
+        finish(2)
+    }
+
     class EventSync {
         private val waitingThread = atomic<Thread?>(null)
         private val fired = atomic(false)