diff --git a/extensions/amp-story/0.1/amp-story-render-service.js b/extensions/amp-story/0.1/amp-story-render-service.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1bf215172c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/amp-story/0.1/amp-story-render-service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2019 The AMP HTML Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS-IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import {CommonSignals} from '../../../src/common-signals';
+import {whenUpgradedToCustomElement} from '../../../src/dom';
+
+/** @implements {../../../src/render-delaying-services.RenderDelayingService} */
+export class AmpStoryRenderService {
+  /**
+   * @param {!../../../src/service/ampdoc-impl.AmpDoc} ampdoc
+   */
+  constructor(ampdoc) {
+    /**
+     * @private {!../../../src/service/ampdoc-impl.AmpDoc}
+     */
+    this.ampdoc_ = ampdoc;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Function to return a promise for when it is finished delaying render, and
+   * is ready.  Implemented from RenderDelayingService
+   * @return {!Promise}
+   */
+  whenReady() {
+    return this.ampdoc_.whenReady().then(body => {
+      const storyEl = body.querySelector('amp-story[standalone]');
+
+      if (!storyEl) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      return whenUpgradedToCustomElement(storyEl).then(() => {
+        return storyEl.signals().whenSignal(CommonSignals.LOAD_END);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/amp-story/0.1/amp-story.js b/extensions/amp-story/0.1/amp-story.js
index a1a2d6bbc46c..aa2ad94e6ea6 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-story/0.1/amp-story.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-story/0.1/amp-story.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {AmpStoryCtaLayer} from './amp-story-cta-layer';
 import {AmpStoryGridLayer} from './amp-story-grid-layer';
 import {AmpStoryHint} from './amp-story-hint';
 import {AmpStoryPage} from './amp-story-page';
+import {AmpStoryRenderService} from './amp-story-render-service';
 import {AmpStoryRequestService} from './amp-story-request-service';
 import {AmpStoryVariableService} from './variable-service';
 import {Bookend} from './amp-story-bookend';
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ import {
   matches,
   removeElement,
   scopedQuerySelectorAll,
+  whenUpgradedToCustomElement,
 } from '../../../src/dom';
 import {
   computedStyle,
@@ -650,6 +652,15 @@ export class AmpStory extends AMP.BaseElement {
 
     this.validateConsent_();
 
+    // Story is being prerendered: resolve the layoutCallback when the first
+    // page is built. Other pages will only build if the document becomes
+    // visible.
+    if (!Services.viewerForDoc(this.element).hasBeenVisible()) {
+      return whenUpgradedToCustomElement(firstPageEl).then(() =>
+        firstPageEl.whenBuilt()
+      );
+    }
+
     return storyLayoutPromise;
   }
 
@@ -1728,4 +1739,5 @@ AMP.extension('amp-story', '0.1', AMP => {
   AMP.registerElement('amp-story-grid-layer', AmpStoryGridLayer);
   AMP.registerElement('amp-story-cta-layer', AmpStoryCtaLayer);
   AMP.registerElement('amp-story-consent', AmpStoryConsent);
+  AMP.registerServiceForDoc('amp-story-render', AmpStoryRenderService);
 });