diff --git a/lighthouse-core/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa.js b/lighthouse-core/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa.js
index 19446c184240..41ad3100e999 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa.js
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+/** @fileoverview
+ *  This audit evaluates if a page's load performance is fast enough for it to be considered a PWA.
+ *  We are doublechecking that the network requests were throttled (or slow on their own)
+ *  Afterwards, we report if the TTI is less than 10 seconds.
+ */
+
 const Audit = require('./audit');
 const TTIMetric = require('./time-to-interactive');
+const Emulation = require('../lib/emulation');
+
 const Formatter = require('../formatters/formatter');
 
 // Maximum TTI to be considered "fast" for PWA baseline checklist
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@ class LoadFastEnough4Pwa extends Audit {
       name: 'load-fast-enough-for-pwa',
       description: 'Page load is fast enough on 3G',
       helpText: 'Satisfied if the _Time To Interactive_ duration is shorter than _10 seconds_, as defined by the [PWA Baseline Checklist](https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/checklist).',
-      requiredArtifacts: ['traces']
+      requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'networkRecords']
     };
   }
 
@@ -33,20 +41,39 @@ class LoadFastEnough4Pwa extends Audit {
    * @return {!AuditResult}
    */
   static audit(artifacts) {
+    const networkRecords = artifacts.networkRecords[Audit.DEFAULT_PASS];
+    const allRequestLatencies = networkRecords.map(record => {
+      if (!record._timing) return Infinity;
+      // Use DevTools' definition of Waiting latency: https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/devtools-frontend/blob/66595b8a73a9c873ea7714205b828866630e9e82/front_end/network/RequestTimingView.js#L164
+      return record._timing.receiveHeadersEnd - record._timing.sendEnd;
+    });
+
+    const latency3gMin = Emulation.settings.TYPICAL_MOBILE_THROTTLING_METRICS.latency - 10;
+    const areLatenciesAll3G = allRequestLatencies.every(val => val > latency3gMin);
+
     return TTIMetric.audit(artifacts).then(ttiResult => {
       const timeToInteractive = ttiResult.extendedInfo.value.timings.timeToInteractive;
       const isFast = timeToInteractive < MAXIMUM_TTI;
 
       const extendedInfo = {
         formatter: Formatter.SUPPORTED_FORMATS.NULL,
-        value: {timeToInteractive}
+        value: {allRequestLatencies, timeToInteractive}
       };
 
+      if (!areLatenciesAll3G) {
+        return LoadFastEnough4Pwa.generateAuditResult({
+          rawValue: false,
+          // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+          debugString: `The Time To Interactive was found at ${ttiResult.displayValue}, however, the network request latencies were not sufficiently realistic, so the performance measurements cannot be trusted.`,
+          extendedInfo
+        });
+      }
+
       if (!isFast) {
         return LoadFastEnough4Pwa.generateAuditResult({
           rawValue: false,
-          debugString: `Under mobile conditions, the TTI was at ${ttiResult.displayValue}. ` +
-          'More details in "Performance" section.',
+           // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+          debugString: `Under 3G conditions, the Time To Interactive was at ${ttiResult.displayValue}. More details in the "Performance" section.`,
           extendedInfo
         });
       }
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/emulation.js b/lighthouse-core/lib/emulation.js
index 76957a27b140..4d8cafe3d946 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/lib/emulation.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/lib/emulation.js
@@ -146,5 +146,14 @@ module.exports = {
   enableCPUThrottling,
   disableCPUThrottling,
   goOffline,
-  getEmulationDesc
+  getEmulationDesc,
+  settings: {
+    NEXUS5X_EMULATION_METRICS,
+    NEXUS5X_USERAGENT,
+    TYPICAL_MOBILE_THROTTLING_METRICS,
+    OFFLINE_METRICS,
+    NO_THROTTLING_METRICS,
+    NO_CPU_THROTTLE_METRICS,
+    CPU_THROTTLE_METRICS
+  }
 };
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa-test.js b/lighthouse-core/test/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa-test.js
index 799312ba042a..d196c9de4fbe 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa-test.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa-test.js
@@ -10,23 +10,43 @@ const FastPWAAudit = require('../../audits/load-fast-enough-for-pwa');
 const TTIAudit = require('../../audits/time-to-interactive');
 const Audit = require('../../audits/audit.js');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const traceEvents = require('../fixtures/traces/progressive-app.json');
 
-const GatherRunner = require('../../gather/gather-runner.js');
-const computedArtifacts = GatherRunner.instantiateComputedArtifacts();
+function generateTTIResults(ttiValue) {
+  const ttiResult = {
+    rawValue: ttiValue,
+    extendedInfo: {
+      value: {
+        timings: {
+          timeToInteractive: ttiValue
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  return Promise.resolve.bind(Promise, ttiResult);
+}
+
 
-function generateArtifactsWithTrace(trace) {
-  return Object.assign(computedArtifacts, {
+function generateArtifacts() {
+  return {
+    networkRecords: {
+      [Audit.DEFAULT_PASS]: []
+    },
     traces: {
-      [Audit.DEFAULT_PASS]: {traceEvents: Array.isArray(trace) ? trace : trace.traceEvents}
+      [Audit.DEFAULT_PASS]: {traceEvents: []}
     }
-  });
+  };
 }
 
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 describe('PWA: load-fast-enough-for-pwa audit', () => {
+  // monkeypatch TTI to for a more focused test
+  let origTTI;
+  beforeEach(() => origTTI = TTIAudit.audit);
+  afterEach(() => TTIAudit.audit = origTTI);
+
   it('returns boolean based on TTI value', () => {
-    return FastPWAAudit.audit(generateArtifactsWithTrace(traceEvents)).then(result => {
+    TTIAudit.audit = generateTTIResults(5000);
+    return FastPWAAudit.audit(generateArtifacts()).then(result => {
       assert.equal(result.rawValue, true, 'fixture trace is not passing audit');
     }).catch(err => {
       assert.ok(false, err);
@@ -34,14 +54,10 @@ describe('PWA: load-fast-enough-for-pwa audit', () => {
   });
 
   it('fails a bad TTI value', () => {
-    // mock a return for the TTI Audit
-    const origTTI = TTIAudit.audit;
-    const mockTTIResult = {extendedInfo: {value: {timings: {timeToInteractive: 15000}}}};
-    TTIAudit.audit = _ => Promise.resolve(mockTTIResult);
-
-    return FastPWAAudit.audit(generateArtifactsWithTrace(traceEvents)).then(result => {
+    TTIAudit.audit = generateTTIResults(15000);
+    return FastPWAAudit.audit(generateArtifacts()).then(result => {
       assert.equal(result.rawValue, false, 'not failing a long TTI value');
-      TTIAudit.audit = origTTI;
+      assert.ok(result.debugString);
     }).catch(err => {
       assert.ok(false, err);
     });