diff --git a/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/amp-state.js b/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/amp-state.js
index 3c87e1527877..5b6f0ec12e87 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/amp-state.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/amp-state.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {bindForDoc} from '../../../src/services';
+import {bindForDoc, viewerForDoc} from '../../../src/services';
 import {fetchBatchedJsonFor} from '../../../src/batched-json';
 import {isBindEnabledFor} from './bind-impl';
 import {isJsonScriptTag} from '../../../src/dom';
@@ -52,11 +52,32 @@ export class AmpState extends AMP.BaseElement {
     user().assert(isBindEnabledFor(this.win),
         `Experiment "amp-bind" is disabled.`);
 
-    const TAG = this.getName_();
-
     toggle(this.element, /* opt_display */ false);
     this.element.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
 
+    // Don't parse or fetch in prerender mode.
+    const viewer = viewerForDoc(this.getAmpDoc());
+    viewer.whenFirstVisible().then(() => this.initialize_());
+  }
+
+  /** @override */
+  mutatedAttributesCallback(mutations) {
+    const src = mutations['src'];
+    if (src !== undefined) {
+      this.fetchSrcAndUpdateState_(/* isInit */ false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** @override */
+  renderOutsideViewport() {
+    // We want the state data to be available wherever it is in the document.
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /** @private */
+  initialize_() {
+    const TAG = this.getName_();
+
     // Fetch JSON from endpoint at `src` attribute if it exists,
     // otherwise parse child script tag.
     if (this.element.hasAttribute('src')) {
@@ -83,20 +104,6 @@ export class AmpState extends AMP.BaseElement {
     }
   }
 
-  /** @override */
-  mutatedAttributesCallback(mutations) {
-    const src = mutations['src'];
-    if (src !== undefined) {
-      this.fetchSrcAndUpdateState_(/* isInit */ false);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** @override */
-  renderOutsideViewport() {
-    // We want the state data to be available wherever it is in the document.
-    return true;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @param {boolean} isInit
    * @private
diff --git a/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/bind-impl.js b/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/bind-impl.js
index 0614f7f3036b..4a7ebd08f863 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/bind-impl.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/bind-impl.js
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ import {isExperimentOn} from '../../../src/experiments';
 import {invokeWebWorker} from '../../../src/web-worker/amp-worker';
 import {isFiniteNumber} from '../../../src/types';
 import {reportError} from '../../../src/error';
-import {ampFormServiceForDoc, resourcesForDoc} from '../../../src/services';
+import {
+  ampFormServiceForDoc,
+  resourcesForDoc,
+  viewerForDoc,
+} from '../../../src/services';
 import {filterSplice} from '../../../src/utils/array';
 import {rewriteAttributeValue} from '../../../src/sanitizer';
 
@@ -127,13 +131,17 @@ export class Bind {
       this.evaluator_ = new BindEvaluator();
     }
 
+    /** @const @private {!../../../src/service/viewer-impl.Viewer} */
+    this.viewer_ = viewerForDoc(this.ampdoc);
+
     /**
      * Resolved when the service is fully initialized.
      * @const @private {Promise}
      */
-    this.initializePromise_ = this.ampdoc.whenReady().then(() => {
-      return this.initialize_();
-    });
+    this.initializePromise_ = Promise.all([
+      this.ampdoc.whenReady(),
+      this.viewer_.whenFirstVisible(), // Don't initialize in prerender mode.
+    ]).then(() => this.initialize_());
 
     /**
      * Form implementations are not filled in until ampdoc is ready.
diff --git a/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/test/test-amp-state.js b/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/test/test-amp-state.js
index ac7bc9fb33b0..4aca5fde3843 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/test/test-amp-state.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-bind/0.1/test/test-amp-state.js
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ describe('AmpState', () => {
     sandbox.restore();
   });
 
-  it('should parse its child script if `src` is not present at build', () => {
+  it('should parse its child script if `src` is not present at init', () => {
     ampState.innerHTML = '<script type="application/json">' +
         '{"foo": "bar"}</script>';
-    ampState.implementation_.buildCallback();
+    ampState.implementation_.initialize_();
     expect(fetchStub).to.not.have.been.called;
     expect(updateStub).calledWithMatch({foo: 'bar'});
   });
 
-  it('should fetch json if `src` is present at build', () => {
+  it('should fetch json if `src` is present at init', () => {
     ampState.setAttribute('src', 'https://foo.com/bar?baz=1');
-    ampState.implementation_.buildCallback();
+    ampState.implementation_.initialize_();
     expect(fetchStub).calledWith(/* opt_isInit */ true);
     expect(updateStub).to.not.have.been.called;
   });