diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx b/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx
index eb913ffd..239827e3 100644
--- a/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx
@@ -295,6 +295,26 @@ test('waits for externally installed importLibrary before marking API as loaded'
   expect(settingsInstance.fetchAppCheckToken).toBe(mockFetchToken);
 });
 
+test('primes js-api-loader when importLibrary is installed externally', async () => {
+  google.maps.importLibrary = asGoogleMapsImportLibrary(async libraryName => {
+    await importLibraryPromise;
+
+    if (libraryName === 'core') {
+      return {} as google.maps.CoreLibrary;
+    }
+
+    return {} as google.maps.MapsLibrary;
+  });
+
+  render(<APIProvider apiKey={'apikey'}></APIProvider>);
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    triggerMapsApiLoaded();
+  });
+
+  await waitFor(() => expect(setOptionsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled());
+});
+
 describe('internalUsageAttributionIds', () => {
   test('provides default attribution IDs in context', () => {
     render(
diff --git a/src/components/api-provider.tsx b/src/components/api-provider.tsx
index cc88ff7b..edc39556 100644
--- a/src/components/api-provider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/api-provider.tsx
@@ -291,30 +291,6 @@ function useGoogleMapsApiLoader(props: APIProviderProps) {
 
           const librariesToLoad = ['core', 'maps', ...libraries];
 
-          // If the google.maps namespace is already available, the API has been loaded externally.
-          if (window.google?.maps?.importLibrary as unknown) {
-            await Promise.all(
-              librariesToLoad.map(name => importLibraryCallback(name))
-            );
-            if (!serializedApiParams) {
-              updateLoadingStatus(APILoadingStatus.LOADED);
-            }
-            if (onLoad) onLoad();
-            return;
-          }
-
-          // Abort if the API is already loading or has been loaded.
-          if (
-            loadingStatus === APILoadingStatus.LOADING ||
-            loadingStatus === APILoadingStatus.LOADED
-          ) {
-            if (loadingStatus === APILoadingStatus.LOADED && onLoad) onLoad();
-            return;
-          }
-
-          serializedApiParams = currentSerializedParams;
-          updateLoadingStatus(APILoadingStatus.LOADING);
-
           const options: APIOptions = Object.fromEntries(
             Object.entries({
               key: apiKey,
@@ -338,6 +314,37 @@ function useGoogleMapsApiLoader(props: APIProviderProps) {
             options.solutionChannel = solutionChannel;
           }
 
+          // If the google.maps namespace is already available, the API has been loaded externally.
+          if (window.google?.maps?.importLibrary as unknown) {
+            const shouldUpdateLoadingStatus = !serializedApiParams;
+
+            if (shouldUpdateLoadingStatus) {
+              serializedApiParams = currentSerializedParams;
+              setOptions(options);
+            }
+
+            await Promise.all(
+              librariesToLoad.map(name => importLibraryCallback(name))
+            );
+            if (shouldUpdateLoadingStatus) {
+              updateLoadingStatus(APILoadingStatus.LOADED);
+            }
+            if (onLoad) onLoad();
+            return;
+          }
+
+          // Abort if the API is already loading or has been loaded.
+          if (
+            loadingStatus === APILoadingStatus.LOADING ||
+            loadingStatus === APILoadingStatus.LOADED
+          ) {
+            if (loadingStatus === APILoadingStatus.LOADED && onLoad) onLoad();
+            return;
+          }
+
+          serializedApiParams = currentSerializedParams;
+          updateLoadingStatus(APILoadingStatus.LOADING);
+
           // this will actually trigger loading the maps API
           setOptions(options);