diff --git a/src/annotation.js b/src/annotation.js
index 467cbf9f8..7681489d0 100644
--- a/src/annotation.js
+++ b/src/annotation.js
@@ -240,6 +240,46 @@ var Annotation = (function AnnotationClosure() {
     }
   };
 
+  Annotation.appendToOperatorList = function Annotation_appendToOperatorList(
+      annotations, pageQueue, pdfManager, dependencies, partialEvaluator) {
+
+    function reject(e) {
+      annotationsReadyPromise.reject(e);
+    }
+
+    var annotationsReadyPromise = new Promise();
+
+    var ensurePromises = [];
+    for (var i = 0, n = annotations.length; i < n; ++i) {
+      var ensurePromise = pdfManager.ensure(annotations[i],
+                                            'getOperatorList',
+                                            [partialEvaluator]);
+      ensurePromises.push(ensurePromise);
+    }
+
+    Promise.all(ensurePromises).then(function(listPromises) {
+      Promise.all(listPromises).then(function(datas) {
+        var fnArray = pageQueue.fnArray;
+        var argsArray = pageQueue.argsArray;
+        fnArray.push('beginAnnotations');
+        argsArray.push([]);
+        for (var i = 0, n = datas.length; i < n; ++i) {
+          var annotationData = datas[i];
+          var annotationQueue = annotationData.queue;
+          Util.concatenateToArray(fnArray, annotationQueue.fnArray);
+          Util.concatenateToArray(argsArray, annotationQueue.argsArray);
+          Util.extendObj(dependencies, annotationData.dependencies);
+        }
+        fnArray.push('endAnnotations');
+        argsArray.push([]);
+
+        annotationsReadyPromise.resolve();
+      }, reject);
+    }, reject);
+
+    return annotationsReadyPromise;
+  };
+
   return Annotation;
 })();
 PDFJS.Annotation = Annotation;
diff --git a/src/canvas.js b/src/canvas.js
index 07b95ec8d..7cd6624ab 100644
--- a/src/canvas.js
+++ b/src/canvas.js
@@ -1515,6 +1515,15 @@ var CanvasGraphics = (function CanvasGraphicsClosure() {
       this.restore();
     },
 
+    beginAnnotations: function CanvasGraphics_beginAnnotations() {
+      this.save();
+      this.current = new CanvasExtraState();
+    },
+
+    endAnnotations: function CanvasGraphics_endAnnotations() {
+      this.restore();
+    },
+
     beginAnnotation: function CanvasGraphics_beginAnnotation(rect, transform,
                                                              matrix) {
       this.save();
diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 785654cdb..1af2fe99d 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -175,32 +175,18 @@ var Page = (function PageClosure() {
         var pageData = datas[0];
         var pageQueue = pageData.queue;
         var annotations = datas[1];
-
-        var ensurePromises = [];
-        for (var i = 0, n = annotations.length; i < n; ++i) {
-          var ensurePromise = pdfManager.ensure(annotations[i],
-                                                'getOperatorList',
-                                                [partialEvaluator]);
-          ensurePromises.push(ensurePromise);
+        if (annotations.length === 0) {
+          PartialEvaluator.optimizeQueue(pageQueue);
+          promise.resolve(pageData);
+          return;
         }
 
-        Promise.all(ensurePromises).then(function(listPromises) {
-          Promise.all(listPromises).then(function(datas) {
-            for (var i = 0, n = datas.length; i < n; ++i) {
-              var annotationData = datas[i];
-              var annotationQueue = annotationData.queue;
-              Util.concatenateToArray(pageQueue.fnArray,
-                                      annotationQueue.fnArray);
-              Util.concatenateToArray(pageQueue.argsArray,
-                                      annotationQueue.argsArray);
-              Util.extendObj(pageData.dependencies,
-                             annotationData.dependencies);
-            }
-
-            PartialEvaluator.optimizeQueue(pageQueue);
-
-            promise.resolve(pageData);
-          }, reject);
+        var dependencies = pageData.dependencies;
+        var annotationsReadyPromise = Annotation.appendToOperatorList(
+          annotations, pageQueue, pdfManager, dependencies, partialEvaluator);
+        annotationsReadyPromise.then(function () {
+          PartialEvaluator.optimizeQueue(pageQueue);
+          promise.resolve(pageData);
         }, reject);
       }, reject);