diff --git a/spec/coffee/providers/google-map-api-provider.spec.coffee b/spec/coffee/providers/google-map-api-provider.spec.coffee
index 08b93d959..bdd6b356d 100644
--- a/spec/coffee/providers/google-map-api-provider.spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/coffee/providers/google-map-api-provider.spec.coffee
@@ -20,32 +20,60 @@ describe 'uiGmapGoogleMapApiProvider', ->
   it 'uses maps.google.cn when in china', ->
     options = { china: true, v: '3.17', libraries: '', language: 'en', sensor: 'false' }
     mapScriptLoader.load(options)
+
+    loadEvent = document.createEvent 'CustomEvent'
+    loadEvent.initCustomEvent 'load', false, false, null
+    document.dispatchEvent loadEvent
+
     lastScriptIndex = document.getElementsByTagName('script').length - 1
     expect(document.getElementsByTagName('script')[lastScriptIndex].src).toContain('http://maps.google.cn/maps/api/js')
 
   describe 'on Cordova devices', ->
     beforeAll ->
+      window.cordova = {}
       window.navigator.connection = {}
       window.Connection =
         WIFI: 'wifi'
         NONE: 'none'
 
-    afterAll -> delete window.navigator.connection
+    afterAll ->
+      delete window.navigator.connection
+      delete window.cordova
 
-    it 'should include the script when the device is online', ->
+    it 'should wait for the deviceready event to include the script when the device is online', ->
       window.navigator.connection.type = window.Connection.WIFI
 
       options = { v: '3.17', libraries: '', language: 'en', sensor: 'false', device: 'online' }
       mapScriptLoader.load(options)
 
+      loadEvent = document.createEvent 'CustomEvent'
+      loadEvent.initCustomEvent 'load', false, false, null
+      document.dispatchEvent loadEvent
+
+      lastScriptIndex = document.getElementsByTagName('script').length - 1
+      expect(document.getElementsByTagName('script')[lastScriptIndex].src).not.toContain('device=online')
+
+      readyEvent = document.createEvent 'CustomEvent'
+      readyEvent.initCustomEvent 'deviceready', false, false, null
+      document.dispatchEvent readyEvent
+
       lastScriptIndex = document.getElementsByTagName('script').length - 1
       expect(document.getElementsByTagName('script')[lastScriptIndex].src).toContain('device=online')
 
-    it 'should wait for the online event to include the script when the device is offline', ->
+    it 'should wait for the deviceready and online event to include the script when the device is offline', ->
       window.navigator.connection.type = window.Connection.NONE
 
       options = { v: '3.17', libraries: '', language: 'en', sensor: 'false', device: 'offline' }
       mapScriptLoader.load(options)
+
+      loadEvent = document.createEvent 'CustomEvent'
+      loadEvent.initCustomEvent 'load', false, false, null
+      document.dispatchEvent loadEvent
+
+      readyEvent = document.createEvent 'CustomEvent'
+      readyEvent.initCustomEvent 'deviceready', false, false, null
+      document.dispatchEvent readyEvent
+
       lastScriptIndex = document.getElementsByTagName('script').length - 1
       expect(document.getElementsByTagName('script')[lastScriptIndex].src).not.toContain('device=offline')
 
diff --git a/src/coffee/providers/map-loader.coffee b/src/coffee/providers/map-loader.coffee
index f0db7e376..6708cbb93 100644
--- a/src/coffee/providers/map-loader.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee/providers/map-loader.coffee
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 angular.module('uiGmapgoogle-maps.providers')
 .factory('uiGmapMapScriptLoader', ['$q', 'uiGmapuuid', ($q, uuid) ->
       scriptId = undefined
+      lastNetworkStatus = undefined
 
       getScriptUrl = (options)->
         #china doesn't allow https and has a special url
@@ -23,7 +24,10 @@ angular.module('uiGmapgoogle-maps.providers')
         query = _.map _.omit(options, omitOptions), (v, k) ->
           k + '=' + v
 
-        document.getElementById(scriptId).remove() if scriptId
+        if scriptId
+          scriptElem = document.getElementById(scriptId)
+          scriptElem.parentNode.removeChild(scriptElem)
+
         query = query.join '&'
         script = document.createElement 'script'
         script.id = scriptId = "ui_gmap_map_load_#{uuid.generate()}"
@@ -31,9 +35,33 @@ angular.module('uiGmapgoogle-maps.providers')
         script.src = getScriptUrl(options) + query
         document.body.appendChild script
 
+
       isGoogleMapsLoaded = ->
         angular.isDefined(window.google) and angular.isDefined(window.google.maps)
 
+      isWebView = (obj = window) ->
+        !(!obj.cordova && !obj.PhoneGap && !obj.phonegap && !obj.forge)
+
+      onWindowLoad = (options)->
+        if isWebView()
+          document.addEventListener 'deviceready', ->
+            if window.navigator.connection.type == window.Connection.NONE
+              document.addEventListener 'online', ->
+                  # Workaround for issue where in Android, network events are fired multiple times in a row
+                  # https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7787
+                  if !lastNetworkStatus || lastNetworkStatus != 'online'
+                    lastNetworkStatus = 'online'
+                    includeScript options if !isGoogleMapsLoaded()
+
+              document.addEventListener 'offline', ->
+                lastNetworkStatus = 'offline'
+
+            else
+              includeScript options
+
+        else
+          includeScript options
+
       load: (options)->
         deferred = $q.defer()
 
@@ -48,12 +76,12 @@ angular.module('uiGmapgoogle-maps.providers')
           deferred.resolve window.google.maps
           return
 
-        # Cordova specific https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-network-information/
-        if window.navigator.connection && window.Connection && window.navigator.connection.type == window.Connection.NONE
-          document.addEventListener 'online', ->
-            includeScript options if !isGoogleMapsLoaded()
+        if document.readyState == 'complete'
+          onWindowLoad(options)
         else
-          includeScript options
+          window.addEventListener 'load', ->
+            window.removeEventListener 'load', onWindowLoad, false
+            onWindowLoad(options)
 
         # Return the promise
         deferred.promise