diff --git a/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts b/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts
index 40ea4f9b..0ce555c6 100644
--- a/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { WebDriver } from 'selenium-webdriver';
+import type { WebDriver, WebElement } from 'selenium-webdriver';
 import axe, {
   RunOptions,
   Spec,
@@ -174,7 +174,17 @@ export default class AxeBuilder {
       return this.runLegacy(context);
     }
 
-    const partials = await this.runPartialRecursive(context, true);
+    // ensure we fail quickly if an iframe cannot be loaded (instead of waiting
+    // the default length of 30 seconds)
+    const { pageLoad } = await this.driver.manage().getTimeouts();
+    this.driver.manage().setTimeouts({ pageLoad: 1000 });
+
+    let partials: string[]
+    try {
+      partials = await this.runPartialRecursive(context);
+    } finally {
+      this.driver.manage().setTimeouts({ pageLoad });
+    }
 
     try {
       return await this.finishRun(partials);
@@ -212,9 +222,9 @@ export default class AxeBuilder {
    */
   private async runPartialRecursive(
     context: SerialContextObject,
-    initiator = false
+    frameStack: WebElement[] = []
   ): Promise<string[]> {
-    if (!initiator) {
+    if (frameStack.length) {
       await axeSourceInject(this.driver, this.axeSource, this.config);
     }
     // IMPORTANT: axeGetFrameContext MUST be called before axeRunPartial
@@ -224,17 +234,25 @@ export default class AxeBuilder {
     ];
 
     for (const { frameContext, frameSelector, frame } of frameContexts) {
-      let switchedFrame = false;
       try {
         assert(frame, `Expect frame of "${frameSelector}" to be defined`);
         await this.driver.switchTo().frame(frame);
-        switchedFrame = true;
-        partials.push(...(await this.runPartialRecursive(frameContext)));
+        partials.push(...(await this.runPartialRecursive(frameContext, [...frameStack, frame])));
         await this.driver.switchTo().parentFrame();
       } catch {
-        if (switchedFrame) {
-          await this.driver.switchTo().parentFrame();
+        /*
+          When switchTo().frame() fails using chromedriver (but not geckodriver)
+          it puts the driver into a really bad state that is impossible to
+          recover from. So we need to switch back to the main window and then
+          go back to the desired iframe context
+        */
+        const win = await this.driver.getWindowHandle();
+        await this.driver.switchTo().window(win);
+
+        for (const frameElm of frameStack) {
+          await this.driver.switchTo().frame(frameElm);
         }
+
         partials.push('null');
       }
     }
@@ -248,6 +266,7 @@ export default class AxeBuilder {
     const { driver, axeSource, config, option } = this;
 
     const win = await driver.getWindowHandle();
+    await driver.switchTo().window(win);
 
     try {
       await driver.executeScript(`window.open('about:blank')`);
diff --git a/packages/webdriverjs/test/axe-webdriverjs.spec.ts b/packages/webdriverjs/test/axe-webdriverjs.spec.ts
index 35184777..27ae5c35 100644
--- a/packages/webdriverjs/test/axe-webdriverjs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webdriverjs/test/axe-webdriverjs.spec.ts
@@ -396,6 +396,40 @@ describe('@axe-core/webdriverjs', () => {
       normalResults.testEngine.name = legacyResults.testEngine.name;
       assert.deepEqual(normalResults, legacyResults);
     });
+
+    it('skips unloaded iframes (e.g. loading=lazy)', async () => {
+      await driver.get(`${addr}/lazy-loaded-iframe.html`);
+      const title = await driver.getTitle();
+
+      const results = await new AxeBuilder(driver)
+        .options({ runOnly: ['label', 'frame-tested'] })
+        .analyze();
+
+      assert.notEqual(title, 'Error');
+      assert.equal(results.incomplete[0].id, 'frame-tested');
+      assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete[0].nodes, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(results.incomplete[0].nodes[0].target, ['#parent', '#lazy-iframe']);
+      assert.equal(results.violations[0].id, 'label');
+      assert.lengthOf(results.violations[0].nodes, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(results.violations[0].nodes[0].target, [
+        '#parent',
+        '#child',
+        'input'
+      ]);
+    })
+
+    it('resets pageLoad timeout to user setting', async () => {
+      await driver.get(`${addr}/lazy-loaded-iframe.html`);
+      driver.manage().setTimeouts({ pageLoad: 500 })
+      const title = await driver.getTitle();
+
+      const results = await new AxeBuilder(driver)
+        .options({ runOnly: ['label', 'frame-tested'] })
+        .analyze();
+
+      const timeout = await driver.manage().getTimeouts();
+      assert.equal(timeout.pageLoad, 500);
+    })
   });
 
   describe('withRules', () => {
diff --git a/packages/webdriverjs/test/fixtures/iframe-lazy-1.html b/packages/webdriverjs/test/fixtures/iframe-lazy-1.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65aea201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webdriverjs/test/fixtures/iframe-lazy-1.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" id="lazy-loading-iframe-parent">
+  <head>
+    <title>Lazy Loading Iframe Parent</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <main>
+      <h1>iframe context test</h1>
+      <div style="margin-top: 300vh">
+        <iframe id="lazy-iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/REDRiwmNunA" title="MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy">
+        </iframe><iframe id="child" title="child" src="iframe-one.html"></iframe>
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  </body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/webdriverjs/test/fixtures/lazy-loaded-iframe.html b/packages/webdriverjs/test/fixtures/lazy-loaded-iframe.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53969219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webdriverjs/test/fixtures/lazy-loaded-iframe.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" id="lazy-loading-iframe-root">
+  <head>
+    <title>Lazy Loading Iframe Root</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <main>
+      <h1>iframe context test</h1>
+      <div style="margin-top: 300vh">
+        <iframe title="parent" id="parent" src="iframe-lazy-1.html" loading="lazy"></iframe>
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  </body>
+</html>