diff --git a/.storybook/test-runner.ts b/.storybook/test-runner.ts
index 0676b452..bbe049e8 100644
--- a/.storybook/test-runner.ts
+++ b/.storybook/test-runner.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { toMatchImageSnapshot } from 'jest-image-snapshot';
-import { getStoryContext } from '../dist/playwright/hooks';
+import { getStoryContext, waitForPageReady } from '../dist/playwright/hooks';
 import type { TestRunnerConfig } from '../dist';
 
 const snapshotsDir = process.env.SNAPSHOTS_DIR || '__snapshots__';
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const config: TestRunnerConfig = {
       return;
     }
 
+    await waitForPageReady(page);
+
     // Visual snapshot tests
     const image = await page.screenshot({ fullPage: true });
     expect(image).toMatchImageSnapshot({
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7716f97d..a08ccac4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ Here's a slightly different recipe for image snapshot testing:
 
 ```js
 // .storybook/test-runner.js
+const { waitForPageReady } = require('@storybook/test-runner');
 const { toMatchImageSnapshot } = require('jest-image-snapshot');
 
 const customSnapshotsDir = `${process.cwd()}/__snapshots__`;
@@ -568,6 +569,9 @@ module.exports = {
     expect.extend({ toMatchImageSnapshot });
   },
   async postRender(page, context) {
+    // use the test-runner utility to wait for fonts to load, etc.
+    await waitForPageReady(page);
+
     // If you want to take screenshot of multiple browsers, use
     // page.context().browser().browserType().name() to get the browser name to prefix the file name
     const image = await page.screenshot();
diff --git a/src/playwright/hooks.ts b/src/playwright/hooks.ts
index b5e7a48c..c082aa28 100644
--- a/src/playwright/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/playwright/hooks.ts
@@ -46,3 +46,10 @@ export const getStoryContext = async (page: Page, context: TestContext): Promise
     storyId: context.id,
   });
 };
+
+export const waitForPageReady = async (page: Page) => {
+  await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
+  await page.waitForLoadState('load');
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  await page.evaluate(() => document.fonts.ready);
+};