diff --git a/src/components/interactive-map.js b/src/components/interactive-map.js
index 591651dd..b0d01b12 100644
--- a/src/components/interactive-map.js
+++ b/src/components/interactive-map.js
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ export default class InteractiveMap extends PureComponent {
     // If props.mapControls is not provided, fallback to default MapControls instance
     // Cannot use defaultProps here because it needs to be per map instance
     this._mapControls = props.mapControls || new MapControls();
+
+    // provide an eventManager stub until real eventManager created
+    const eventManagerStub = {
+      queue: [],
+      on(events, ref) {
+        this.queue.push({events, ref, on: true});
+      },
+      off(events) {
+        this.queue.push({events});
+      },
+      destroy() {}
+    };
+
+    this._eventManager = eventManagerStub;
   }
 
   getChildContext() {
@@ -180,6 +194,16 @@ export default class InteractiveMap extends PureComponent {
     // Register additional event handlers for click and hover
     eventManager.on('mousemove', this._onMouseMove);
     eventManager.on('click', this._onMouseClick);
+
+    // run stub queued action
+    this._eventManager.queue.forEach(({events, ref, on}) => {
+      if (on === true) {
+        eventManager.on(events, ref);
+      } else {
+        eventManager.off(events);
+      }
+    });
+
     this._eventManager = eventManager;
 
     this._mapControls.setOptions(Object.assign({}, this.props, {
@@ -317,7 +341,7 @@ export default class InteractiveMap extends PureComponent {
           {
             visible: this._checkVisibilityConstraints(this.props),
             ref: this._staticMapLoaded,
-            children: this._eventManager ? this.props.children : null
+            children: this.props.children
           }
         ))
       )
diff --git a/test/components/map.spec.js b/test/components/map.spec.js
index b7ddc9d9..957c9aee 100644
--- a/test/components/map.spec.js
+++ b/test/components/map.spec.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import MapGL, {InteractiveMap} from 'react-map-gl';
 import {createElement} from 'react';
 import ReactTestUtils from 'react-test-renderer/shallow';
+import ReactTestRenderer from 'react-test-renderer';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import test from 'tape-catch';
 
 const mapboxApiAccessToken =
@@ -61,3 +63,19 @@ test('InteractiveMap#call onLoad when provided', t => {
     }, 1000);
   }
 });
+
+test('Interactive map renders children on first render', t => {
+  const childComponent = sinon.spy(() => null);
+  const child = createElement(childComponent);
+  const map = createElement(InteractiveMap, defaultProps, child);
+  try {
+    ReactTestRenderer.create(map);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // we use try catch here as InteractiveMap fails in DidMount
+    // but having that render have already called this fail does not matter
+    // for this test
+  }
+
+  t.ok(childComponent.called, 'Child rendered');
+  t.end();
+});