diff --git a/src/ol/source/Vector.js b/src/ol/source/Vector.js
index 38ad4ab5c6..9c6e076c1f 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/Vector.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/Vector.js
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ class VectorSource extends Source {
      */
     this.loadedExtentsRtree_ = new RBush();
 
+    /**
+     * @type {number}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this.loadingExtentsCount_ = 0;
+
     /**
      * @private
      * @type {!Object<string, import("../Feature.js").default<Geometry>>}
@@ -901,7 +907,6 @@ class VectorSource extends Source {
   loadFeatures(extent, resolution, projection) {
     const loadedExtentsRtree = this.loadedExtentsRtree_;
     const extentsToLoad = this.strategy_(extent, resolution);
-    this.loading = false;
     for (let i = 0, ii = extentsToLoad.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       const extentToLoad = extentsToLoad[i];
       const alreadyLoaded = loadedExtentsRtree.forEachInExtent(
@@ -915,6 +920,7 @@ class VectorSource extends Source {
         }
       );
       if (!alreadyLoaded) {
+        ++this.loadingExtentsCount_;
         this.dispatchEvent(
           new VectorSourceEvent(VectorEventType.FEATURESLOADSTART)
         );
@@ -924,6 +930,7 @@ class VectorSource extends Source {
           resolution,
           projection,
           function (features) {
+            --this.loadingExtentsCount_;
             this.dispatchEvent(
               new VectorSourceEvent(
                 VectorEventType.FEATURESLOADEND,
@@ -933,15 +940,17 @@ class VectorSource extends Source {
             );
           }.bind(this),
           function () {
+            --this.loadingExtentsCount_;
             this.dispatchEvent(
               new VectorSourceEvent(VectorEventType.FEATURESLOADERROR)
             );
           }.bind(this)
         );
         loadedExtentsRtree.insert(extentToLoad, {extent: extentToLoad.slice()});
-        this.loading = this.loader_ !== VOID;
       }
     }
+    this.loading =
+      this.loader_ === VOID ? false : this.loadingExtentsCount_ > 0;
   }
 
   refresh() {
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index 0f71bd84f1..4546c2f44d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ import {
   transform,
   useGeographic,
 } from '../../../src/ol/proj.js';
+import {createXYZ} from '../../../src/ol/tilegrid.js';
 import {defaults as defaultInteractions} from '../../../src/ol/interaction.js';
+import {tile as tileStrategy} from '../../../src/ol/loadingstrategy.js';
 
 describe('ol.Map', function () {
   describe('constructor', function () {
@@ -226,6 +228,13 @@ describe('ol.Map', function () {
               format: new GeoJSON(),
             }),
           }),
+          new VectorLayer({
+            source: new VectorSource({
+              url: 'spec/ol/data/point.json',
+              format: new GeoJSON(),
+              strategy: tileStrategy(createXYZ()),
+            }),
+          }),
           new VectorLayer({
             source: new VectorSource({
               features: [new Feature(new Point([0, 0]))],