diff --git a/packages/react-google-maps-api/src/utils/make-load-script-url.ts b/packages/react-google-maps-api/src/utils/make-load-script-url.ts
index 16cfb96c3..3a3fd80d1 100644
--- a/packages/react-google-maps-api/src/utils/make-load-script-url.ts
+++ b/packages/react-google-maps-api/src/utils/make-load-script-url.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export function makeLoadScriptUrl({
     params.push(`auth_referrer_policy=${authReferrerPolicy}`)
   }
 
+  params.push('loading=async')
   params.push('callback=initMap')
 
   return `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?${params.join('&')}`