diff --git a/lib/mixins/property-effects.js b/lib/mixins/property-effects.js
index 71e16d7bf7..2e2cddb150 100644
--- a/lib/mixins/property-effects.js
+++ b/lib/mixins/property-effects.js
@@ -2845,6 +2845,7 @@ export const PropertyEffects = dedupingMixin(superClass => {
       // are run at this point during the initial element boot-up.
       if (this.__dataClientsReady) {
         this._runEffectsForTemplate(templateInfo, this.__data, null, false);
+        this._flushClients();
       }
       return dom;
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/property-effects-template.html b/test/unit/property-effects-template.html
index f7e39d87c2..395a5060ad 100644
--- a/test/unit/property-effects-template.html
+++ b/test/unit/property-effects-template.html
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
   }
   ready() {
     super.ready();
+    this.readied = true;
     window.lifecycleOrder.log(this, 'ready');
   }
 }
@@ -154,6 +155,9 @@
     this.shadowRoot.appendChild(dom);
     return dom;
   }
+  stampNoAppend() {
+    return this._stampTemplate(this.$.templateFromShadowDom);
+  }
 }
 customElements.define('x-runtime', XRuntime);
 </script>
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@
       },
       idFor(el) {
         let host = el.getRootNode().host;
+        host = host && host.localName !== 'x-runtime' ? host : null;
         let id = el.getAttribute('log') || el.id;
         return (host ? this.idFor(host) + '|' : '') + el.localName + (id ? '#' + id : '');
       }
@@ -356,9 +361,9 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[0], el.$.first);
     // Lifecycle order correct
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime'
     ]);
   });
@@ -372,13 +377,13 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[0], el.$.first);
     assert.equal(stamped[1], dom.$.first);
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow'
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow'
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -419,19 +424,19 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[1], dom2.$.first);
     assert.equal(stamped[2], dom3.$.first);
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow'
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow'
     ]);
     // Unstamp
     el._removeBoundDom(dom2);
@@ -456,9 +461,9 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[0], el.$.first);
     assert.equal(stamped[1], dom.$.first);
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime',
       'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
       'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
@@ -503,19 +508,19 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[1], dom2.$.first);
     assert.equal(stamped[2], dom3.$.first);
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime',
       'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
       'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
       'x-element#shadow',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#shadow'
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#shadow'
     ]);
     // Unstamp
     el._removeBoundDom(dom2);
@@ -540,13 +545,13 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[0], el.$.first);
     assert.equal(stamped[1], dom.$.first);
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light'
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#light'
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -584,19 +589,19 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[1], dom2.$.first);
     assert.equal(stamped[2], dom3.$.first);
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#light'
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#light',
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#light',
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#light|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#light'
     ]);
     // Unstamp
     el._removeBoundDom(dom2);
@@ -688,13 +693,18 @@
     assert.equal(stamped[0], el.$.first);
     // Lifecycle order correct
     assert.deepEqual(window.lifecycleOrder.ready, [
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
-      'x-runtime|x-element#proto',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#noBinding',
+      'x-element#proto|x-element-child#hasBinding',
+      'x-element#proto',
       'x-runtime'
     ]);
   });
 
+  test('runtime stamped templates ready before append', () => {
+    const dom = el.stampNoAppend();
+    assert.isTrue(dom.querySelector('x-element').readied);
+  });
+
 });
 
 suite('template parsing hooks', () => {