diff --git a/packages/next/client/use-intersection.tsx b/packages/next/client/use-intersection.tsx
index afcc29004fb0c..3f93811acaffb 100644
--- a/packages/next/client/use-intersection.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/client/use-intersection.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Observer = {
   elements: Map<Element, ObserveCallback>
 }
 
-const hasIntersectionObserver = typeof IntersectionObserver !== 'undefined'
+const hasIntersectionObserver = typeof IntersectionObserver === 'function'
 
 export function useIntersection<T extends Element>({
   rootRef,
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ export function useIntersection<T extends Element>({
 
   const unobserve = useRef<Function>()
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false)
-  const [root, setRoot] = useState(rootRef ? rootRef.current : null)
-  const setRef = useCallback(
-    (el: T | null) => {
+  const [element, setElement] = useState<T | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hasIntersectionObserver) {
       if (unobserve.current) {
         unobserve.current()
         unobserve.current = undefined
@@ -44,34 +45,31 @@ export function useIntersection<T extends Element>({
 
       if (isDisabled || visible) return
 
-      if (el && el.tagName) {
+      if (element && element.tagName) {
         unobserve.current = observe(
-          el,
+          element,
           (isVisible) => isVisible && setVisible(isVisible),
-          { root, rootMargin }
+          { root: rootRef?.current, rootMargin }
         )
       }
-    },
-    [isDisabled, root, rootMargin, visible]
-  )
-
-  const resetVisible = useCallback(() => {
-    setVisible(false)
-  }, [])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!hasIntersectionObserver) {
+      return () => {
+        unobserve.current?.()
+        unobserve.current = undefined
+      }
+    } else {
       if (!visible) {
         const idleCallback = requestIdleCallback(() => setVisible(true))
         return () => cancelIdleCallback(idleCallback)
       }
     }
-  }, [visible])
+  }, [element, isDisabled, rootMargin, rootRef, visible])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (rootRef) setRoot(rootRef.current)
-  }, [rootRef])
-  return [setRef, visible, resetVisible]
+  const resetVisible = useCallback(() => {
+    setVisible(false)
+  }, [])
+
+  return [setElement, visible, resetVisible]
 }
 
 function observe(
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ function observe(
     if (elements.size === 0) {
       observer.disconnect()
       observers.delete(id)
-      let index = idList.findIndex(
+      const index = idList.findIndex(
         (obj) => obj.root === id.root && obj.margin === id.margin
       )
       if (index > -1) {
@@ -110,18 +108,16 @@ function createObserver(options: UseIntersectionObserverInit): Observer {
     root: options.root || null,
     margin: options.rootMargin || '',
   }
-  let existing = idList.find(
+  const existing = idList.find(
     (obj) => obj.root === id.root && obj.margin === id.margin
   )
-  let instance
+  let instance: Observer | undefined
+
   if (existing) {
     instance = observers.get(existing)
-  } else {
-    instance = observers.get(id)
-    idList.push(id)
-  }
-  if (instance) {
-    return instance
+    if (instance) {
+      return instance
+    }
   }
 
   const elements = new Map<Element, ObserveCallback>()
@@ -134,14 +130,13 @@ function createObserver(options: UseIntersectionObserverInit): Observer {
       }
     })
   }, options)
-
-  observers.set(
+  instance = {
     id,
-    (instance = {
-      id,
-      observer,
-      elements,
-    })
-  )
+    observer,
+    elements,
+  }
+
+  idList.push(id)
+  observers.set(id, instance)
   return instance
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js b/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js
index 5194d90f29094..55f441b6ff496 100644
--- a/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/lazy.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import Image from 'next/image'
-import Link from 'next/link'
 
 const Lazy = () => {
   return (
@@ -54,9 +53,6 @@ const Lazy = () => {
         width={800}
         lazyBoundary="0px 0px 500px 0px"
       ></Image>
-      <Link href="/missing-observer">
-        <a id="observerlink">observer</a>
-      </Link>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js
index 3a44542c2a89c..9f308f327e8cf 100644
--- a/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/basic/test/index.test.js
@@ -384,19 +384,6 @@ describe('Image Component Tests', () => {
       browser = null
     })
     lazyLoadingTests()
-    it('should automatically load images if observer does not exist', async () => {
-      browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-observer')
-      expect(
-        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('src')
-      ).toBe(
-        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000'
-      )
-      expect(
-        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('srcset')
-      ).toBe(
-        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=1024 1x, https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000 2x'
-      )
-    })
   })
   describe('Client-side Lazy Loading Tests', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -408,20 +395,5 @@ describe('Image Component Tests', () => {
       browser = null
     })
     lazyLoadingTests()
-    it('should automatically load images if observer does not exist', async () => {
-      await browser.waitForElementByCss('#observerlink').click()
-      await waitFor(500)
-      browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-observer')
-      expect(
-        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('src')
-      ).toBe(
-        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000'
-      )
-      expect(
-        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('srcset')
-      ).toBe(
-        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=1024 1x, https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000 2x'
-      )
-    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/next.config.js b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/next.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5d8fb97cde549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/next.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = {
+  images: {
+    deviceSizes: [480, 1024, 1600, 2000],
+    imageSizes: [16, 32, 48, 64],
+    path: 'https://example.com/myaccount/',
+    loader: 'imgix',
+  },
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/_document.js b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/_document.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1be962b3daeb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/_document.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import Document, { Html, Head, Main, NextScript } from 'next/document'
+
+export default class MyDocument extends Document {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <Html>
+        <Head crossOrigin="anonymous">
+          <script
+            dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: 'IntersectionObserver = null' }}
+          />
+        </Head>
+        <body>
+          <Main />
+          <NextScript />
+        </body>
+      </Html>
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/index.js b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1f93fe81ed276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import Link from 'next/link'
+
+const About = () => {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Link href="/no-observer">
+        <a id="link-no-observer">Test No IntersectionObserver</a>
+      </Link>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default About
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/missing-observer.js b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/no-observer.js
similarity index 76%
rename from test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/missing-observer.js
rename to test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/no-observer.js
index 7def70f2f0c7d..516802b5ebf6a 100644
--- a/test/integration/image-component/basic/pages/missing-observer.js
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/pages/no-observer.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import React, { useLayoutEffect } from 'react'
 import Image from 'next/image'
 
 const Lazy = () => {
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    IntersectionObserver = null //eslint-disable-line
-  })
   return (
     <div>
       <p id="stubtext">
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/test/index.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..be89b8e476821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/no-intersection-observer-fallback/test/index.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import {
+  check,
+  findPort,
+  killApp,
+  nextBuild,
+  nextStart,
+  waitFor,
+} from 'next-test-utils'
+import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
+import { join } from 'path'
+
+const appDir = join(__dirname, '../')
+let appPort
+let app
+let browser
+
+describe('Image Component No IntersectionObserver test', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await nextBuild(appDir)
+    appPort = await findPort()
+    app = await nextStart(appDir, appPort)
+  })
+  afterAll(() => killApp(app))
+
+  describe('SSR Lazy Loading Tests', () => {
+    it('should automatically load images if observer does not exist', async () => {
+      browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/no-observer')
+
+      // Make sure the IntersectionObserver is mocked to null during the test
+      await check(() => {
+        return browser.eval('IntersectionObserver')
+      }, /null/)
+
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('src')
+      ).toBe(
+        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000'
+      )
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('srcset')
+      ).toBe(
+        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=1024 1x, https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000 2x'
+      )
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Client-side Lazy Loading Tests', () => {
+    it('should automatically load images if observer does not exist', async () => {
+      browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/')
+
+      // Make sure the IntersectionObserver is mocked to null during the test
+      await check(() => {
+        return browser.eval('IntersectionObserver')
+      }, /null/)
+
+      await browser.waitForElementByCss('#link-no-observer').click()
+
+      await waitFor(1000)
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('src')
+      ).toBe(
+        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000'
+      )
+      expect(
+        await browser.elementById('lazy-no-observer').getAttribute('srcset')
+      ).toBe(
+        'https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=1024 1x, https://example.com/myaccount/foox.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=2000 2x'
+      )
+    })
+  })
+})