diff --git a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
index eb11d1136f..9c1b8afdec 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class ItemSliding implements ComponentInterface {
    */
   @Event() ionDrag!: EventEmitter;
 
-  async connectedCallback() {
+  async componentDidLoad() {
     this.item = this.el.querySelector('ion-item');
     this.contentEl = findClosestIonContent(this.el);