diff --git a/examples/lazy_routes/Cargo.toml b/examples/lazy_routes/Cargo.toml
index c42445681..962e35370 100644
--- a/examples/lazy_routes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/lazy_routes/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 axum = { version = "0.8.1", optional = true }
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
 console_log = "1.0"
-leptos = { path = "../../leptos", features = ["tracing"] }
+leptos = { path = "../../leptos", features = ["tracing", "lazy"] }
 leptos_meta = { path = "../../meta" }
 leptos_axum = { path = "../../integrations/axum", optional = true }
 leptos_router = { path = "../../router" }
diff --git a/tachys/src/view/any_view.rs b/tachys/src/view/any_view.rs
index 77c4c9665..6c11f20c6 100644
--- a/tachys/src/view/any_view.rs
+++ b/tachys/src/view/any_view.rs
@@ -593,12 +593,11 @@ impl RenderHtml for AnyView {
         }
         #[cfg(all(feature = "hydrate", feature = "lazy"))]
         {
-            _ = cursor;
-            _ = position;
-            panic!(
-                "you have the `lazy` feature enabled, but are using regular \
-                 hydration; use `hydrate_lazy()` instead"
-            );
+            use futures::FutureExt;
+
+            (self.hydrate_async)(self.value, cursor, position)
+                .now_or_never()
+                .unwrap()
         }
         #[cfg(not(feature = "hydrate"))]
         {