diff --git a/packages/next/client/image.tsx b/packages/next/client/image.tsx
index 504fcc3e4f5ca..764f2d4181076 100644
--- a/packages/next/client/image.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/client/image.tsx
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ configDeviceSizes.sort((a, b) => a - b)
 configImageSizes.sort((a, b) => a - b)
 
 let cachedObserver: IntersectionObserver
-const IntersectionObserver =
-  typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.IntersectionObserver : null
 
 function getObserver(): IntersectionObserver | undefined {
+  const IntersectionObserver =
+    typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.IntersectionObserver : null
   // Return shared instance of IntersectionObserver if already created
   if (cachedObserver) {
     return cachedObserver
@@ -61,20 +61,12 @@ function getObserver(): IntersectionObserver | undefined {
   if (!IntersectionObserver) {
     return undefined
   }
-
   return (cachedObserver = new IntersectionObserver(
     (entries) => {
       entries.forEach((entry) => {
         if (entry.isIntersecting) {
           let lazyImage = entry.target as HTMLImageElement
-          if (lazyImage.dataset.src) {
-            lazyImage.src = lazyImage.dataset.src
-          }
-          if (lazyImage.dataset.srcset) {
-            lazyImage.srcset = lazyImage.dataset.srcset
-          }
-          lazyImage.style.visibility = 'visible'
-          lazyImage.classList.remove('__lazy')
+          unLazifyImage(lazyImage)
           cachedObserver.unobserve(lazyImage)
         }
       })
@@ -83,6 +75,17 @@ function getObserver(): IntersectionObserver | undefined {
   ))
 }
 
+function unLazifyImage(lazyImage: HTMLImageElement): void {
+  if (lazyImage.dataset.src) {
+    lazyImage.src = lazyImage.dataset.src
+  }
+  if (lazyImage.dataset.srcset) {
+    lazyImage.srcset = lazyImage.dataset.srcset
+  }
+  lazyImage.style.visibility = 'visible'
+  lazyImage.classList.remove('__lazy')
+}
+
 function getDeviceSizes(width: number | undefined): number[] {
   if (typeof width !== 'number') {
     return configDeviceSizes
@@ -234,6 +237,11 @@ export default function Image({
     lazy = true
   }
 
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.IntersectionObserver) {
+    // Rendering client side on browser without intersection observer
+    lazy = false
+  }
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const target = thisEl.current
 
@@ -246,6 +254,9 @@ export default function Image({
         return () => {
           observer.unobserve(target)
         }
+      } else {
+        //browsers without intersection observer
+        unLazifyImage(target)
       }
     }
   }, [thisEl, lazy])
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js b/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js
index 161b530bc3c3f..d91705249fb49 100644
--- a/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import Image from 'next/image'
+import Link from 'next/link'
 
 const Lazy = () => {
   return (
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ const Lazy = () => {
         height={400}
         width={1900}
       ></Image>
+      <Link href="/missing-observer">
+        <a id="observerlink">observer</a>
+      </Link>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/missing-observer.js b/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/missing-observer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7def70f2f0c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/missing-observer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import React, { useLayoutEffect } from 'react'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+
+const Lazy = () => {
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    IntersectionObserver = null //eslint-disable-line
+  })
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <p id="stubtext">
+        This is a page with one lazy-loaded image, to be used in the test for
+        browsers without intersection observer.
+      </p>
+      <Image
+        id="lazy-no-observer"
+        src="foox.jpg"
+        height={400}
+        width={1024}
+        loading="lazy"
+      ></Image>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default Lazy
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js
index c5c6d5762e9de..bbdf5cf2162b7 100644
--- a/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js
@@ -280,6 +280,17 @@ describe('Image Component Tests', () => {
       browser = null
     })
     lazyLoadingTests()
+    it('should automatically load images if observer does not exist', async () => {
+      browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-observer')
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('src')
+      ).toBe('https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&w=1024')
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('srcset')
+      ).toBe(
+        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&w=480 480w, https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&w=1024 1024w'
+      )
+    })
   })
   describe('Client-side Lazy Loading Tests', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -291,5 +302,18 @@ describe('Image Component Tests', () => {
       browser = null
     })
     lazyLoadingTests()
+    it('should automatically load images if observer does not exist', async () => {
+      await browser.waitForElementByCss('#observerlink').click()
+      await waitFor(500)
+      browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-observer')
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('src')
+      ).toBe('https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&w=1024')
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('srcset')
+      ).toBe(
+        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&w=480 480w, https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&w=1024 1024w'
+      )
+    })
   })
 })