diff --git a/Source/Common/IGListExperiments.h b/Source/Common/IGListExperiments.h
index 459b7145..30048f33 100644
--- a/Source/Common/IGListExperiments.h
+++ b/Source/Common/IGListExperiments.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS (NSInteger, IGListExperiment) {
     IGListExperimentDeferredToObjectCreation = 1 << 6,
     /// Test getting collection view at update time.
     IGListExperimentGetCollectionViewAtUpdate = 1 << 7,
+    /// Test skipping layout when UICollectionView isn't visible
+    IGListExperimentSkipLayout = 1 << 8,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
index cfdf92bf..49e69d23 100644
--- a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
+++ b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@
         [self _cleanStateAfterUpdates];
         [self _performBatchUpdatesItemBlockApplied];
         [collectionView reloadData];
-        [collectionView layoutIfNeeded];
+        if (!IGListExperimentEnabled(self.experiments, IGListExperimentSkipLayout)
+            || collectionView.window != nil) {
+            [collectionView layoutIfNeeded];
+        }
         executeCompletionBlocks(YES);
     };