diff --git a/moli-core/tests/scripts/document_close.rs b/moli-core/tests/scripts/document_close.rs
index 1fa5cdac8a..41703ef023 100644
--- a/moli-core/tests/scripts/document_close.rs
+++ b/moli-core/tests/scripts/document_close.rs
@@ -122,3 +122,39 @@ async fn child_document_close_in_written_script_drains_tail_and_finishes_load()
 async fn child_document_close_in_external_writer_drains_tail_and_finishes_load() -> Result<()> {
     written_child_script_close_finishes_load(false, false, true).await
 }
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn main_document_close_can_resolve_an_awaited_lifecycle_promise() -> Result<()> {
+    let server = FixtureServer::spawn().await?;
+    let browser = Browser::new(AppConfig::default())?;
+    let mut page = browser
+        .fetch(&markup_url(&server, "<!doctype html><body>initial"))
+        .await?;
+    let result = tokio::time::timeout(
+        Duration::from_secs(10),
+        page.evaluate_runtime_expression_with_await_async(
+            r#"new Promise(resolve => {
+              document.open();
+              document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => resolve(JSON.stringify({
+                readyState: document.readyState,
+                text: document.getElementById('replacement').textContent
+              })), {once: true});
+              document.write('<!doctype html><body><p id=replacement>replacement</p>');
+              document.close();
+            })"#,
+            true,
+        ),
+    )
+    .await??;
+    let observed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        result["value"]
+            .as_str()
+            .expect("replacement lifecycle observation"),
+    )?;
+    assert_eq!(
+        observed,
+        serde_json::json!({"readyState": "interactive", "text": "replacement"})
+    );
+    server.shutdown().await;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/bound.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/bound.rs
index da26930ac8..ac2835c395 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/bound.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/bound.rs
@@ -623,7 +623,10 @@ pub(in crate::runtime) async fn advance_runtime_expression_await_turn_on_entry_v
 ) -> (LivePageEntry, Result<PageVmRuntimeExpressionAwaitAdvance>) {
     run_entry_on_bound_owner_local_store_local_task(local_executor, entry, move |entry| {
         Box::pin(async move {
-            entry
+            let replacement_lifecycle_snapshot = entry
+                .page_vm()
+                .document_replacement_lifecycle_action_snapshot();
+            let evaluation = entry
                 .page_vm_mut()
                 .advance_runtime_expression_await_turn(
                     execution_context_id,
@@ -632,7 +635,29 @@ pub(in crate::runtime) async fn advance_runtime_expression_await_turn_on_entry_v
                     remaining,
                     result_mode,
                 )
-                .await
+                .await;
+            // An awaited expression can synchronously open and close a new
+            // Document, then return a promise resolved by its DCL/load tasks.
+            // Admit those tasks at this action boundary, before awaiting the
+            // result, including when evaluation reports an error after mutation.
+            let reconciliation = {
+                let (page_vm, pending_document_lifecycle_turn) =
+                    entry.page_vm_and_document_lifecycle_turn_mut();
+                page_vm
+                    .reconcile_document_replacement_lifecycle_after_owner_action(
+                        replacement_lifecycle_snapshot,
+                        pending_document_lifecycle_turn,
+                    )
+                    .await
+            };
+            match (evaluation, reconciliation) {
+                (Ok(outcome), Ok(_)) => Ok(outcome),
+                (Err(evaluation_error), Ok(_)) => Err(evaluation_error),
+                (Ok(_), Err(reconciliation_error)) => Err(reconciliation_error),
+                (Err(evaluation_error), Err(reconciliation_error)) => Err(anyhow!(
+                    "runtime evaluation failed ({evaluation_error:#}) and its Document replacement lifecycle reconciliation also failed ({reconciliation_error:#})"
+                )),
+            }
         })
     })
     .await