diff --git a/src/helpers.js b/src/helpers.js
index afafe115..1fefa0b8 100644
--- a/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/helpers.js
@@ -17,4 +17,20 @@ function getDocument() {
   return window.document
 }
 
-export {getDocument, newMutationObserver}
+/*
+ * There are browsers for which `setImmediate` is not available. This
+ * serves as a polyfill of sorts, adopting `setTimeout` as the closest
+ * equivalent
+ */
+function getSetImmediate() {
+  /* istanbul ignore else */
+  if (typeof setImmediate === 'function') {
+    return setImmediate
+  } else {
+    return function setImmediate(fn) {
+      return setTimeout(fn, 0)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export {getDocument, newMutationObserver, getSetImmediate}
diff --git a/src/wait-for-dom-change.js b/src/wait-for-dom-change.js
index a4ef4841..9855ea9c 100644
--- a/src/wait-for-dom-change.js
+++ b/src/wait-for-dom-change.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {newMutationObserver, getDocument} from './helpers'
+import {newMutationObserver, getDocument, getSetImmediate} from './helpers'
 
 function waitForDomChange({
   container = getDocument(),
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function waitForDomChange({
   },
 } = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const setImmediate = getSetImmediate()
     const timer = setTimeout(onTimeout, timeout)
     const observer = newMutationObserver(onMutation)
     observer.observe(container, mutationObserverOptions)
@@ -24,9 +25,11 @@ function waitForDomChange({
         resolve(result)
       }
     }
+
     function onMutation(mutationsList) {
       onDone(null, mutationsList)
     }
+
     function onTimeout() {
       onDone(new Error('Timed out in waitForDomChange.'), null)
     }
diff --git a/src/wait-for-element.js b/src/wait-for-element.js
index 41e92092..82e47a3f 100644
--- a/src/wait-for-element.js
+++ b/src/wait-for-element.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {newMutationObserver, getDocument} from './helpers'
+import {newMutationObserver, getDocument, getSetImmediate} from './helpers'
 
 function waitForElement(
   callback,
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function waitForElement(
     const observer = newMutationObserver(onMutation)
     observer.observe(container, mutationObserverOptions)
     function onDone(error, result) {
+      const setImmediate = getSetImmediate();
       clearTimeout(timer)
       setImmediate(() => observer.disconnect())
       if (error) {