diff --git a/core/CustomElement.js b/core/CustomElement.js
index 45174c8f..6b33ec0a 100644
--- a/core/CustomElement.js
+++ b/core/CustomElement.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export default class CustomElement extends ICustomElement {
     if (customCallbacks.length) {
       this.onPropChanged(customCallbacks);
       if (fireChangeOnCreate) {
-        this._onConstructedCallbacks.push(function onCreateChangeEmitter() {
+        this._addCallback('_onConstructedCallbacks', function onCreateChangeEmitter() {
           const value = this[name];
           if (customSimpleCallback) {
             customSimpleCallback.call(this, undefined, value, null);
@@ -906,14 +906,12 @@ export default class CustomElement extends ICustomElement {
     for (const callbacks of this.static._onConnectedCallbacks) {
       callbacks.call(this, this.callbackArguments);
     }
-    this.dispatchEvent(new Event('mdw:connected'));
   }
 
   disconnectedCallback() {
     for (const callbacks of this.static._onDisconnectedCallbacks) {
       callbacks.call(this, this.callbackArguments);
     }
-    this.dispatchEvent(new Event('mdw:disconnected'));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/customTypes.js b/core/customTypes.js
index 22b0056c..b7200fb2 100644
--- a/core/customTypes.js
+++ b/core/customTypes.js
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ function elementStylerMicrotaskCallback(name) {
   }
 }
 
+const pendingResizeCallbacks = new WeakMap();
+const pendingConnections = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
+  for(const {target} of entries) {
+    if (pendingResizeCallbacks.has(target)) {
+      const callback = pendingResizeCallbacks.get(target);
+      pendingResizeCallbacks.delete(target);
+      pendingConnections.unobserve(target);
+      callback();
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 /** @type {import('./typings.js').ObserverOptions<'object',ElementStylerOptions, CustomElement>} */
 export const ELEMENT_STYLER_TYPE = {
   type: 'object',
@@ -138,7 +150,8 @@ export const ELEMENT_STYLER_TYPE = {
     if (this.isConnected) {
       queueMicrotask(callback);
     } else {
-      this.addEventListener('mdw:connected', callback, { once: true });
+      pendingResizeCallbacks.set(this, callback);
+      pendingConnections.observe(this);
     }
   },
   fireChangeOnCreate: true,