diff --git a/src/service/resources-impl.js b/src/service/resources-impl.js
index 5cd95054cdc0..e9f99fd3d487 100644
--- a/src/service/resources-impl.js
+++ b/src/service/resources-impl.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {installFramerateService} from './framerate-impl';
 import {installViewerService, VisibilityState} from './viewer-impl';
 import {installViewportService} from './viewport-impl';
 import {installVsyncService} from './vsync-impl';
+import {platformFor} from '../platform';
 import {FiniteStateMachine} from '../finite-state-machine';
 import {isArray} from '../types';
 
@@ -74,9 +75,12 @@ export class Resources {
     /** @const {!Window} */
     this.win = window;
 
-    /** @const {!Viewer} */
+    /** @const @private {!Viewer} */
     this.viewer_ = installViewerService(window);
 
+    /** @const @private {!Platform} */
+    this.platform_ = platformFor(window);
+
     /** @private {boolean} */
     this.isRuntimeOn_ = this.viewer_.isRuntimeOn();
 
@@ -215,7 +219,11 @@ export class Resources {
     onDocumentReady(this.win.document, () => {
       this.documentReady_ = true;
       this.forceBuild_ = true;
-      this.relayoutAll_ = true;
+      if (this.platform_.isIe()) {
+        this.fixMediaIe_(this.win);
+      } else {
+        this.relayoutAll_ = true;
+      }
       this.schedulePass();
       this.monitorInput_();
     });
@@ -223,6 +231,51 @@ export class Resources {
     this.schedulePass();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * An ugly fix for IE's problem with `matchMedia` API, where media queries
+   * are evaluated incorrectly. See #2577 for more details.
+   * @param {!Window} win
+   * @private
+   */
+  fixMediaIe_(win) {
+    if (!this.platform_.isIe() || this.matchMediaIeQuite_(win)) {
+      this.relayoutAll_ = true;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Poll until the expression resolves correctly, but only up to a point.
+    const endTime = timer.now() + 2000;
+    const interval = win.setInterval(() => {
+      const now = timer.now();
+      const matches = this.matchMediaIeQuite_(win);
+      if (matches || now > endTime) {
+        win.clearInterval(interval);
+        this.relayoutAll_ = true;
+        this.schedulePass();
+        if (!matches) {
+          dev.error(TAG_, 'IE media never resolved');
+        }
+      }
+    }, 10);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {!Window} win
+   * @return {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  matchMediaIeQuite_(win) {
+    const q = `(min-width: ${win./*OK*/innerWidth}px)` +
+        ` AND (max-width: ${win./*OK*/innerWidth}px)`;
+    try {
+      return win.matchMedia(q).matches;
+    } catch (e) {
+      dev.error(TAG_, 'IE matchMedia failed: ', e);
+      // Return `true` to avoid polling on a broken API.
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a list of resources.
    * @return {!Array<!Resource>}
diff --git a/test/functional/test-resources.js b/test/functional/test-resources.js
index 2683bd8cb97f..42c0aecf48db 100644
--- a/test/functional/test-resources.js
+++ b/test/functional/test-resources.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   TaskQueue_,
 } from '../../src/service/resources-impl';
 import {VisibilityState} from '../../src/service/viewer-impl';
+import {dev} from '../../src/log';
 import {layoutRectLtwh} from '../../src/layout-rect';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 
@@ -2190,3 +2191,179 @@ describe('Resource renderOutsideViewport', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('Resources fix IE matchMedia', () => {
+  let sandbox;
+  let clock;
+  let windowApi, windowMock;
+  let platformMock;
+  let resources;
+  let devErrorStub;
+  let schedulePassStub;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
+    clock = sandbox.useFakeTimers();
+    resources = new Resources(window);
+    resources.relayoutAll_ = false;
+    resources.doPass_ = () => {};
+    platformMock = sandbox.mock(resources.platform_);
+    devErrorStub = sandbox.stub(dev, 'error');
+    schedulePassStub = sandbox.stub(resources, 'schedulePass');
+
+    windowApi = {
+      innerWidth: 320,
+      setInterval: () => {},
+      clearInterval: () => {},
+      matchMedia: () => {},
+    };
+    windowMock = sandbox.mock(windowApi);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    platformMock.verify();
+    windowMock.verify();
+    sandbox.restore();
+  });
+
+  it('should bypass polling for non-IE browsers', () => {
+    platformMock.expects('isIe').returns(false);
+    windowMock.expects('matchMedia').never();
+    windowMock.expects('setInterval').never();
+    resources.fixMediaIe_(windowApi);
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.true;
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should bypass polling when matchMedia is not broken', () => {
+    platformMock.expects('isIe').returns(true);
+    windowMock.expects('matchMedia')
+        .withExactArgs('(min-width: 320px) AND (max-width: 320px)')
+        .returns({matches: true})
+        .once();
+    windowMock.expects('setInterval').never();
+    resources.fixMediaIe_(windowApi);
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.true;
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should poll when matchMedia is wrong, but eventually succeeds', () => {
+    platformMock.expects('isIe').returns(true);
+
+    // Scheduling pass.
+    windowMock.expects('matchMedia')
+        .withExactArgs('(min-width: 320px) AND (max-width: 320px)')
+        .returns({matches: false})
+        .once();
+    const intervalId = 111;
+    let intervalCallback;
+    windowMock.expects('setInterval')
+        .withExactArgs(
+            sinon.match(arg => {
+              intervalCallback = arg;
+              return true;
+            }),
+            10
+        )
+        .returns(intervalId)
+        .once();
+
+    resources.fixMediaIe_(windowApi);
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.false;
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(intervalCallback).to.exist;
+    windowMock.verify();
+    windowMock./*OK*/restore();
+
+    // Second pass.
+    clock.tick(10);
+    windowMock = sandbox.mock(windowApi);
+    windowMock.expects('matchMedia')
+        .withExactArgs('(min-width: 320px) AND (max-width: 320px)')
+        .returns({matches: false})
+        .once();
+    windowMock.expects('clearInterval').never();
+    intervalCallback();
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.false;
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    windowMock.verify();
+    windowMock./*OK*/restore();
+
+    // Third pass - succeed.
+    clock.tick(10);
+    windowMock = sandbox.mock(windowApi);
+    windowMock.expects('matchMedia')
+        .withExactArgs('(min-width: 320px) AND (max-width: 320px)')
+        .returns({matches: true})
+        .once();
+    windowMock.expects('clearInterval').withExactArgs(intervalId).once();
+    intervalCallback();
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.true;
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    windowMock.verify();
+    windowMock./*OK*/restore();
+  });
+
+  it('should poll until times out', () => {
+    platformMock.expects('isIe').returns(true);
+
+    // Scheduling pass.
+    windowMock.expects('matchMedia')
+        .withExactArgs('(min-width: 320px) AND (max-width: 320px)')
+        .returns({matches: false})
+        .atLeast(2);
+    const intervalId = 111;
+    let intervalCallback;
+    windowMock.expects('setInterval')
+        .withExactArgs(
+            sinon.match(arg => {
+              intervalCallback = arg;
+              return true;
+            }),
+            10
+        )
+        .returns(intervalId)
+        .once();
+    windowMock.expects('clearInterval').withExactArgs(intervalId).once();
+
+    resources.fixMediaIe_(windowApi);
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.false;
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(intervalCallback).to.exist;
+
+    // Second pass.
+    clock.tick(10);
+    intervalCallback();
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.false;
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+
+    // Third pass - timeout.
+    clock.tick(2000);
+    intervalCallback();
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.true;
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should tolerate matchMedia exceptions', () => {
+    platformMock.expects('isIe').returns(true);
+
+    windowMock.expects('matchMedia')
+        .withExactArgs('(min-width: 320px) AND (max-width: 320px)')
+        .throws(new Error('intentional'))
+        .once();
+    windowMock.expects('setInterval').never();
+
+    resources.fixMediaIe_(windowApi);
+    expect(resources.relayoutAll_).to.be.true;
+    expect(devErrorStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+    expect(schedulePassStub.callCount).to.equal(0);
+  });
+});