diff --git a/src/core_plugins/tile_map/public/maps_visualization.js b/src/core_plugins/tile_map/public/maps_visualization.js
index df4a4e70fb556..a6ac81cca7374 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/tile_map/public/maps_visualization.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/tile_map/public/maps_visualization.js
@@ -255,16 +255,28 @@ export function MapsVisualizationProvider(serviceSettings, Notifier, getAppState
       };
     }
 
-    _doRenderComplete(resolve) {
-      if (this._baseLayerDirty) {//as long as the baselayer is dirty, we cannot fire the render complete event
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          this._doRenderComplete(resolve);
-        }, 10);
+    _doRenderCompleteWhenBaseLayerIsLoaded(resolve, endTime) {
+      if (this._baseLayerDirty) {
+        if (Date.now() <= endTime) {
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            this._doRenderCompleteWhenBaseLayerIsLoaded(resolve, endTime);
+          }, 10);
+        } else {
+          //wait time exceeded. If the baselayer cannot load, we will still fire a render-complete.
+          //This is because slow or unstable network connections cause tiles to get dropped.
+          //It is unfortunate that tiles get dropped, but we should not drop the render-complete because of it.
+          resolve();
+        }
       } else {
         resolve();
       }
     }
 
+    _doRenderComplete(resolve) {
+      const msAllowedForBaseLayerToLoad = 10000;
+      this._doRenderCompleteWhenBaseLayerIsLoaded(resolve, Date.now() + msAllowedForBaseLayerToLoad);
+    }
+
     addSpatialFilter(agg, filterName, filterData) {
       if (!agg) {
         return;