diff --git a/packages/core/src/change_detection/scheduling/zoneless_scheduling_impl.ts b/packages/core/src/change_detection/scheduling/zoneless_scheduling_impl.ts
index 2c44a2cd2b6..c45faf00623 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/change_detection/scheduling/zoneless_scheduling_impl.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/change_detection/scheduling/zoneless_scheduling_impl.ts
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ export class ChangeDetectionSchedulerImpl implements ChangeDetectionScheduler, O
     }
 
     switch (source) {
-      case NotificationSource.MarkAncestorsForTraversal: {
+      case NotificationSource.MarkAncestorsForTraversal:
+      case NotificationSource.DeferBlockStateUpdate: {
         this.appRef.dirtyFlags |= ApplicationRefDirtyFlags.ViewTreeTraversal;
         break;
       }
       case NotificationSource.DebugApplyChanges:
-      case NotificationSource.DeferBlockStateUpdate:
       case NotificationSource.MarkForCheck:
       case NotificationSource.Listener:
       case NotificationSource.SetInput: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/defer/idle_scheduler.ts b/packages/core/src/defer/idle_scheduler.ts
index 1912ad83fcb..ba410af3b23 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/defer/idle_scheduler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/defer/idle_scheduler.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {OnDestroy} from '../core';
 import {Injector, inject, ɵɵdefineInjectable} from '../di';
 import {NgZone} from '../zone';
 import {IDLE_SERVICE} from './idle_service';
+import {ApplicationRef} from '../application/application_ref';
 
 /**
  * Helper function to schedule a callback to be invoked when a browser becomes idle.
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export class IdleScheduler implements OnDestroy {
 
   // Queue of callbacks to be invoked next.
   queue = new Set<VoidFunction>();
+  applicationRef = inject(ApplicationRef);
 
   ngZone = inject(NgZone);
   private readonly idleService = inject(IDLE_SERVICE);
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ export class IdleScheduler implements OnDestroy {
 
       for (const callbackFn of this.queue) {
         callbackFn();
+        // _tick here is an optimized change detection check and is safe to call here.
+        // We also account for the time it takes to run change detection
+        // for the newly-created view as a part of the same idle callback.
+        this.applicationRef._tick();
         this.queue.delete(callbackFn);
 
         if (deadline && deadline.timeRemaining() === 0 && !deadline.didTimeout) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/defer/rendering.ts b/packages/core/src/defer/rendering.ts
index 86164ff3e36..9fe262dada7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/defer/rendering.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/defer/rendering.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ import {
 } from '../hydration/interfaces';
 import {assertLContainer, assertTNodeForLView} from '../render3/assert';
 import {ChainedInjector} from '../render3/chained_injector';
-import {markViewDirty} from '../render3/instructions/mark_view_dirty';
 import {handleUncaughtError} from '../render3/instructions/shared';
 import {DEHYDRATED_VIEWS, LContainer} from '../render3/interfaces/container';
 import {TContainerNode, TNode} from '../render3/interfaces/node';
 import {isDestroyed} from '../render3/interfaces/type_checks';
 import {HEADER_OFFSET, INJECTOR, LView, PARENT, TVIEW, TView} from '../render3/interfaces/view';
-import {getConstant, getTNode} from '../render3/util/view_utils';
+import {markViewForRefresh, getConstant, getTNode} from '../render3/util/view_utils';
 import {createAndRenderEmbeddedLView, shouldAddViewToDom} from '../render3/view_manipulation';
 import {assertDefined} from '../util/assert';
 
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ function applyDeferBlockState(
       viewIndex,
       shouldAddViewToDom(activeBlockTNode, dehydratedView),
     );
-    markViewDirty(embeddedLView, NotificationSource.DeferBlockStateUpdate);
+    markViewForRefresh(embeddedLView);
 
     if (dehydratedViewIx > -1) {
       // Erase dehydrated view info in a given LContainer, so that the view is not
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/defer_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/defer_spec.ts
index 1558e02e56e..41d4b120786 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/defer_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/defer_spec.ts
@@ -701,6 +701,86 @@ describe('@defer', () => {
       // Expect that the loading resources function was not invoked again (counter remains 1).
       expect(loadingFnInvokedTimes).toBe(1);
     });
+
+    it('should trigger change detection when `on idle` is fired without explicit fixture.detectChanges()', async () => {
+      @Component({
+        selector: 'nested-cmp',
+        template: 'Rendering {{ block }} block.',
+      })
+      class NestedCmp {
+        @Input() block!: string;
+      }
+
+      @Component({
+        selector: 'root-app',
+        imports: [NestedCmp],
+        template: `
+          @defer (on idle) {
+            <nested-cmp [block]="'primary'" />
+          } @placeholder {
+            Placeholder
+          } @loading {
+            Loading
+          }
+        `,
+      })
+      class RootCmp {}
+
+      let loadingFnInvokedTimes = 0;
+      const deferDepsInterceptor = {
+        intercept() {
+          return () => {
+            loadingFnInvokedTimes++;
+            return [dynamicImportOf(NestedCmp)];
+          };
+        },
+      };
+
+      const idleCallbacks: IdleRequestCallback[] = [];
+      const mockRequestIdleCallback = (
+        callback: IdleRequestCallback,
+        options?: IdleRequestOptions,
+      ): number => {
+        idleCallbacks.push(callback);
+        return 1;
+      };
+
+      const nativeRequestIdleCallback = globalThis.requestIdleCallback;
+      const nativeCancelIdleCallback = globalThis.cancelIdleCallback;
+      globalThis.requestIdleCallback = mockRequestIdleCallback;
+      globalThis.cancelIdleCallback = (id: number) => {};
+
+      try {
+        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+          providers: [
+            ...COMMON_PROVIDERS,
+            {provide: ɵDEFER_BLOCK_DEPENDENCY_INTERCEPTOR, useValue: deferDepsInterceptor},
+          ],
+        });
+
+        clearDirectiveDefs(RootCmp);
+
+        const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(RootCmp);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(fixture.nativeElement.outerHTML).toContain('Placeholder');
+        expect(loadingFnInvokedTimes).toBe(0);
+
+        // Trigger the idle callback
+        expect(idleCallbacks.length).toBe(1);
+        idleCallbacks[0]({timeRemaining: () => 50, didTimeout: false} as IdleDeadline);
+
+        // Ensure that loading function was called
+        expect(loadingFnInvokedTimes).toBe(1);
+
+        // The tick generated from the defer block state change inside the idle scheduler
+        // should have updated the view automatically, showing the loading block.
+        expect(fixture.nativeElement.outerHTML).toContain('Loading');
+      } finally {
+        globalThis.requestIdleCallback = nativeRequestIdleCallback;
+        globalThis.cancelIdleCallback = nativeCancelIdleCallback;
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   describe('directive matching', () => {