diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/luggmaps/core/GoogleMapProvider.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/luggmaps/core/GoogleMapProvider.kt
index 5c664ee..64d1245 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/luggmaps/core/GoogleMapProvider.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/luggmaps/core/GoogleMapProvider.kt
@@ -769,7 +769,11 @@ class GoogleMapProvider(private val context: Context) :
 
   private fun processPendingMarkers() {
     if (googleMap == null) return
-    pendingMarkerViews.forEach { addMarkerViewToMap(it) }
+    pendingMarkerViews.forEach {
+      // markerViewDidLayout adds it once the bitmap can be drawn
+      if (it.hasCustomView && !it.didLayout) return@forEach
+      addMarkerViewToMap(it)
+    }
     pendingMarkerViews.clear()
   }
 
diff --git a/ios/core/GoogleMapProvider.mm b/ios/core/GoogleMapProvider.mm
index 7c755a6..939da5c 100644
--- a/ios/core/GoogleMapProvider.mm
+++ b/ios/core/GoogleMapProvider.mm
@@ -667,6 +667,11 @@ - (void)addMarkerViewToMap:(LuggMarkerView *)markerView {
   if (!_mapView)
     return;
 
+  // Custom icons rasterize from layout; adding before that shows the SDK's
+  // default pin until markerViewDidLayout re-syncs.
+  if (markerView.hasCustomView && !markerView.didLayout)
+    return;
+
   GMSAdvancedMarker *marker = [[GMSAdvancedMarker alloc] init];
   marker.position = markerView.coordinate;
   marker.title = markerView.title.length > 0 ? markerView.title : nil;