diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go
index 8b3a987a..adfb774c 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (b *chromiumBrowser) pdf(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, url, outp
 		runtime.Enable(),
 		disableJavaScriptActionFunc(logger, b.arguments.disableJavaScript),
 		extraHttpHeadersActionFunc(logger, options.ExtraHttpHeaders),
-		navigateActionFunc(logger, url),
+		navigateActionFunc(logger, url, options.SkipNetworkIdleEvent),
 		hideDefaultWhiteBackgroundActionFunc(logger, options.OmitBackground, options.PrintBackground),
 		forceExactColorsActionFunc(),
 		emulateMediaTypeActionFunc(logger, options.EmulatedMediaType),
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/browser_test.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/browser_test.go
index 39d295fd..afe9e214 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/browser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/browser_test.go
@@ -380,6 +380,41 @@ func TestChromiumBrowser_pdf(t *testing.T) {
 				"'file:///etc/passwd' matches the expression from the denied list",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			scenario: "skip networkIdle event",
+			browser: newChromiumBrowser(
+				browserArguments{
+					binPath:          os.Getenv("CHROMIUM_BIN_PATH"),
+					wsUrlReadTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+					allowList:        regexp.MustCompile(""),
+					denyList:         regexp.MustCompile(""),
+				},
+			),
+			fs: func() *gotenberg.FileSystem {
+				fs := gotenberg.NewFileSystem()
+
+				err := os.MkdirAll(fs.WorkingDirPath(), 0o755)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf(fmt.Sprintf("expected no error but got: %v", err))
+				}
+
+				err = os.WriteFile(fmt.Sprintf("%s/index.html", fs.WorkingDirPath()), []byte("<h1>Skip networkIdle event</h1>"), 0o755)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected no error but got: %v", err)
+				}
+
+				return fs
+			}(),
+			options: Options{
+				SkipNetworkIdleEvent: true,
+			},
+			noDeadline:  false,
+			start:       true,
+			expectError: false,
+			expectedLogEntries: []string{
+				"skipping network idle event",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			scenario: "ErrConsoleExceptions",
 			browser: newChromiumBrowser(
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
index fc9a9735..c23bff70 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ type Chromium struct {
 
 // Options are the available expectedOptions for converting HTML document to PDF.
 type Options struct {
+	// SkipNetworkIdleEvent set if the conversion should wait for the
+	// "networkIdle" event, drastically improving the conversion speed. It may
+	// not be suitable for all HTML documents, as some may not be fully
+	// rendered until this event is fired.
+	// Optional.
+	SkipNetworkIdleEvent bool
+
 	// FailOnConsoleExceptions sets if the conversion should fail if there are
 	// exceptions in the Chromium console.
 	// Optional.
@@ -171,6 +178,7 @@ type Options struct {
 // DefaultOptions returns the default values for Options.
 func DefaultOptions() Options {
 	return Options{
+		SkipNetworkIdleEvent:    false,
 		FailOnConsoleExceptions: false,
 		WaitDelay:               0,
 		WaitWindowStatus:        "",
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go
index 83e8e80b..1d5038ab 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/routes.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func FormDataChromiumPdfOptions(ctx *api.Context) (*api.FormData, Options) {
 	defaultOptions := DefaultOptions()
 
 	var (
+		skipNetworkIdleEvent                             bool
 		failOnConsoleExceptions                          bool
 		waitDelay                                        time.Duration
 		waitWindowStatus                                 string
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func FormDataChromiumPdfOptions(ctx *api.Context) (*api.FormData, Options) {
 	)
 
 	form := ctx.FormData().
+		Bool("skipNetworkIdleEvent", &skipNetworkIdleEvent, defaultOptions.SkipNetworkIdleEvent).
 		Bool("failOnConsoleExceptions", &failOnConsoleExceptions, defaultOptions.FailOnConsoleExceptions).
 		Duration("waitDelay", &waitDelay, defaultOptions.WaitDelay).
 		String("waitWindowStatus", &waitWindowStatus, defaultOptions.WaitWindowStatus).
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ func FormDataChromiumPdfOptions(ctx *api.Context) (*api.FormData, Options) {
 		Bool("preferCssPageSize", &preferCssPageSize, defaultOptions.PreferCssPageSize)
 
 	options := Options{
+		SkipNetworkIdleEvent:    skipNetworkIdleEvent,
 		FailOnConsoleExceptions: failOnConsoleExceptions,
 		WaitDelay:               waitDelay,
 		WaitWindowStatus:        waitWindowStatus,
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/tasks.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/tasks.go
index bf740c43..904553dd 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/tasks.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func extraHttpHeadersActionFunc(logger *zap.Logger, extraHttpHeaders map[string]
 	}
 }
 
-func navigateActionFunc(logger *zap.Logger, url string) chromedp.ActionFunc {
+func navigateActionFunc(logger *zap.Logger, url string, skipNetworkIdleEvent bool) chromedp.ActionFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("navigate to '%s'", url))
 
@@ -145,12 +145,21 @@ func navigateActionFunc(logger *zap.Logger, url string) chromedp.ActionFunc {
 			return fmt.Errorf("navigate to '%s': %w", url, err)
 		}
 
-		err = runBatch(
-			ctx,
+		waitFunc := []func() error{
 			waitForEventDomContentEventFired(ctx, logger),
 			waitForEventLoadEventFired(ctx, logger),
-			waitForEventNetworkIdle(ctx, logger),
 			waitForEventLoadingFinished(ctx, logger),
+		}
+
+		if !skipNetworkIdleEvent {
+			waitFunc = append(waitFunc, waitForEventNetworkIdle(ctx, logger))
+		} else {
+			logger.Debug("skipping network idle event")
+		}
+
+		err = runBatch(
+			ctx,
+			waitFunc...,
 		)
 
 		if err == nil {