diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
index b2446893519c1..a1fea9f2dfc78 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ export type BrowserOptions = {
   userDataDir?: string;
   noDefaults?: boolean;
   isWebView?: boolean;
+  // Do not send Inspector.enable to detect pages without a renderer while connecting.
+  noInspectorEnableOnConnect?: boolean;
 };
 
 export abstract class Browser extends SdkObject {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts
index 95c650e37da1f..1510bd07df3a0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class FrameSession {
       for (const initScript of this._crPage._page.allInitScripts())
         promises.push(this._evaluateOnNewDocument(initScript, 'main', true /* runImmediately */));
     }
-    if (this._isMainFrame() && this._crPage._browserContext._browser._isConnecting) {
+    if (this._isMainFrame() && this._crPage._browserContext._browser._isConnecting && !browserOptions.noInspectorEnableOnConnect) {
       // An existing page without a renderer, e.g. crashed or discarded, never responds to the commands above.
       // Get notified with Inspector.targetCrashed right away, so that such a page is reported as closed,
       // and we do not stall while connecting to the browser.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
index 7e3d3b01b15bf..a13e4f42f2287 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ export class Electron extends SdkObject {
         downloadsPath: artifactsDir,
         tracesDir: options.tracesDir || artifactsDir,
         originalLaunchOptions: {},
+        // A window that has not navigated yet has no renderer, but it is not crashed.
+        noInspectorEnableOnConnect: true,
       };
       validateBrowserContextOptions(contextOptions, browserOptions);
       const browser = await progress.race(CRBrowser.connect(this.attribution.playwright, chromeTransport, browserOptions));
diff --git a/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts b/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts
index adbca5e7fe162..05749b971ea2d 100644
--- a/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts
@@ -334,6 +334,16 @@ test('should be able to get the first window when with a delayed navigation', as
   await expect(page.locator('h1')).toHaveText('Foobar');
 });
 
+test('should be able to get the first window with a delayed navigation when launched via executablePath', {
+  annotation: { type: 'issue', description: 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/43247' },
+}, async ({ launchElectronApp }) => {
+  // Like a packaged app: without our loader, the window is created while Playwright is still connecting.
+  const app = await launchElectronApp('electron-window-app-delayed-loadURL.js', [], { executablePath: require('electron/index.js') });
+  const page = await app.firstWindow();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL('data:text/html,<h1>Foobar</h1>');
+  await expect(page.locator('h1')).toHaveText('Foobar');
+});
+
 test('should detach debugger on app-initiated exit', async ({ launchElectronApp }) => {
   const electronApp = await launchElectronApp('electron-app.js');
   const closePromise = new Promise(f => electronApp.process().on('close', f));