diff --git a/src/platform/platform.dom.js b/src/platform/platform.dom.js
index 03844deea81..7e7ae1e33c9 100644
--- a/src/platform/platform.dom.js
+++ b/src/platform/platform.dom.js
@@ -114,15 +114,24 @@ function fromNativeEvent(event, chart) {
   };
 }
 
+function nodeListContains(nodeList, canvas) {
+  for (const node of nodeList) {
+    if (node === canvas || node.contains(canvas)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function createAttachObserver(chart, type, listener) {
   const canvas = chart.canvas;
   const observer = new MutationObserver(entries => {
+    let trigger = false;
     for (const entry of entries) {
-      for (const node of entry.addedNodes) {
-        if (node === canvas || node.contains(canvas)) {
-          return listener();
-        }
-      }
+      trigger = trigger || nodeListContains(entry.addedNodes, canvas);
+      trigger = trigger && !nodeListContains(entry.removedNodes, canvas);
+    }
+    if (trigger) {
+      listener();
     }
   });
   observer.observe(document, {childList: true, subtree: true});
@@ -132,12 +141,13 @@ function createAttachObserver(chart, type, listener) {
 function createDetachObserver(chart, type, listener) {
   const canvas = chart.canvas;
   const observer = new MutationObserver(entries => {
+    let trigger = false;
     for (const entry of entries) {
-      for (const node of entry.removedNodes) {
-        if (node === canvas || node.contains(canvas)) {
-          return listener();
-        }
-      }
+      trigger = trigger || nodeListContains(entry.removedNodes, canvas);
+      trigger = trigger && !nodeListContains(entry.addedNodes, canvas);
+    }
+    if (trigger) {
+      listener();
     }
   });
   observer.observe(document, {childList: true, subtree: true});
diff --git a/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js b/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js
index de338b580a0..12d0df3016a 100644
--- a/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js
@@ -1078,6 +1078,108 @@ describe('Chart', function() {
       }, 0);
     });
 
+    // https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/issues/9875
+    it('should detect detach/attach in series', function(done) {
+      var chart = acquireChart({
+        options: {
+          responsive: true,
+          maintainAspectRatio: false
+        }
+      }, {
+        canvas: {
+          style: ''
+        },
+        wrapper: {
+          style: 'width: 320px; height: 350px'
+        }
+      });
+
+      var wrapper = chart.canvas.parentNode;
+      var parent = wrapper.parentNode;
+
+      waitForResize(chart, function() {
+        expect(chart).toBeChartOfSize({
+          dw: 320, dh: 350,
+          rw: 320, rh: 350,
+        });
+
+        done();
+      });
+
+      parent.removeChild(wrapper);
+      parent.appendChild(wrapper);
+    });
+
+    it('should detect detach/attach/detach in series', function(done) {
+      var chart = acquireChart({
+        options: {
+          responsive: true,
+          maintainAspectRatio: false
+        }
+      }, {
+        canvas: {
+          style: ''
+        },
+        wrapper: {
+          style: 'width: 320px; height: 350px'
+        }
+      });
+
+      var wrapper = chart.canvas.parentNode;
+      var parent = wrapper.parentNode;
+
+      waitForResize(chart, function() {
+        fail();
+      });
+
+      parent.removeChild(wrapper);
+      parent.appendChild(wrapper);
+      parent.removeChild(wrapper);
+
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        expect(chart.attached).toBeFalse();
+        done();
+      }, 100);
+    });
+
+    it('should detect attach/detach in series', function(done) {
+      var chart = acquireChart({
+        options: {
+          responsive: true,
+          maintainAspectRatio: false
+        }
+      }, {
+        canvas: {
+          style: ''
+        },
+        wrapper: {
+          style: 'width: 320px; height: 350px'
+        }
+      });
+
+      var wrapper = chart.canvas.parentNode;
+      var parent = wrapper.parentNode;
+
+      parent.removeChild(wrapper);
+
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        expect(chart.attached).toBeFalse();
+
+        waitForResize(chart, function() {
+          fail();
+        });
+
+        parent.appendChild(wrapper);
+        parent.removeChild(wrapper);
+
+        setTimeout(function() {
+          expect(chart.attached).toBeFalse();
+
+          done();
+        }, 100);
+      }, 100);
+    });
+
     // https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/issues/4737
     it('should resize the canvas when re-creating the chart', function(done) {
       var chart = acquireChart({