diff --git a/Sources/Introspect.swift b/Sources/Introspect.swift
index 3adf8ddff..d7b99469a 100644
--- a/Sources/Introspect.swift
+++ b/Sources/Introspect.swift
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ extension View {
     ///   - scope: Optionally overrides the view's default scope of introspection.
     ///   - customize: A closure that hands over the underlying UIKit/AppKit instance ready for customization.
     ///
+    ///     Note there is no guarantee of one-time execution for this closure. As `customize` may fire multiple times,
+    ///     make sure to guard against repeated or heavy work in your closure by keeping track of its completeness.
+    ///
+    ///     Additionally, note mutating SwiftUI state within `customize` will trigger runtime warnings unless that mutation
+    ///     is wrapped in a `DispatchQueue.main.async { ... }` call. This is because introspect attempts to hand you
+    ///     the requested view as soon as possible, and this might mean SwiftUI isn't ready for state mutations at that
+    ///     particular moment.
+    ///
     /// Here's an example usage:
     ///
     /// ```swift
diff --git a/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift b/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift
index c464b5b3b..cb80bac38 100644
--- a/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift
+++ b/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift
@@ -121,15 +121,6 @@ struct IntrospectionView<Target: PlatformEntity>: PlatformViewControllerRepresen
             customize(target)
             controller.handler = nil
         }
-
-        // - Workaround -
-        // iOS/tvOS 13 sometimes need a nudge on the next run loop.
-        if #available(iOS 14, tvOS 14, *) {} else {
-            DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak controller] in
-                controller?.handler?()
-            }
-        }
-
         return controller
     }
 
@@ -159,7 +150,13 @@ final class IntrospectionPlatformViewController: PlatformViewController {
             guard let self else {
                 return
             }
-            handler?(self)
+
+            // NB: .introspect makes no guarantees about the number of times its callback is invoked,
+            // so the below is fair play to maximize compatibility and predictability
+            handler?(self) // we call this eagerly as most customization can successfully happen without a thread hop
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                handler?(self) // we also thread hop to cover the rest of the cases where the underlying UI component isn't quite ready for customization
+            }
         }
         self.isIntrospectionPlatformEntity = true
         IntrospectionStore.shared[id, default: .init()].controller = self