diff --git a/packages/dom-ready/src/index.js b/packages/dom-ready/src/index.js
index e04cc58252931f..f19b862e0e28c3 100644
--- a/packages/dom-ready/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/dom-ready/src/index.js
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
  * @return {void}
  */
 const domReady = function( callback ) {
-	if ( document.readyState === 'complete' ) {
+	if (
+		document.readyState === 'complete' || // DOMContentLoaded + Images/Styles/etc loaded, so we call directly.
+		document.readyState === 'interactive' // DOMContentLoaded fires at this point, so we call directly.
+	) {
 		return callback();
 	}
 
+	// DOMContentLoaded has not fired yet, delay callback until then.
 	document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', callback );
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/dom-ready/src/test/index.test.js b/packages/dom-ready/src/test/index.test.js
index 7730c8151d80e2..63a0d6f4b3ae4a 100644
--- a/packages/dom-ready/src/test/index.test.js
+++ b/packages/dom-ready/src/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
 import domReady from '../';
 
 describe( 'domReady', () => {
+	beforeAll( () => {
+		Object.defineProperty( document, 'readyState', {
+			value: 'loading',
+			writable: true,
+		} );
+	} );
+
 	describe( 'when document readystate is complete', () => {
 		it( 'should call the callback.', () => {
 			const callback = jest.fn( () => {} );
+			document.readyState = 'complete';
+			domReady( callback );
+			expect( callback ).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		} );
+	} );
 
+	describe( 'when document readystate is interactive', () => {
+		it( 'should call the callback.', () => {
+			const callback = jest.fn( () => {} );
+			document.readyState = 'interactive';
 			domReady( callback );
 			expect( callback ).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		} );
@@ -13,10 +29,7 @@ describe( 'domReady', () => {
 	describe( 'when document readystate is still loading', () => {
 		it( 'should add the callback as an event listener to the DOMContentLoaded event.', () => {
 			const addEventListener = jest.fn( () => {} );
-
-			Object.defineProperty( document, 'readyState', {
-				value: 'loading',
-			} );
+			document.readyState = 'loading';
 			Object.defineProperty( document, 'addEventListener', {
 				value: addEventListener,
 			} );