diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php
index 0c85201bad..08aba0aa5d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php
@@ -914,7 +914,10 @@ JS;
 			return '';
 		}
 
-		// If the intended strategy is 'defer', limit the initial list of eligibles.
+		/*
+		 * If the intended strategy is 'defer', limit the initial list of eligible
+		 * strategies, since 'async' can fallback to 'defer', but not vice-versa.
+		 */
 		$initial = ( 'defer' === $intended ) ? array( 'defer' ) : null;
 
 		$eligible = $this->filter_eligible_strategies( $handle, $initial );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php
index b3ff0ad123..ca88433713 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php
@@ -2943,7 +2943,24 @@ HTML
 
 		$actual = get_echo( 'wp_print_scripts', array( array( 'wp-tinymce' ) ) );
 
-		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'async', $actual );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'async', $actual, 'TinyMCE should not have an async attribute.' );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'defer', $actual, 'TinyMCE should not have a defer attribute.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Make sure scripts with a loading strategy that are printed
+	 * without being enqueued are handled properly.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 58648
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_provider_delayed_strategies
+	 */
+	public function test_printing_non_enqueued_scripts( $strategy ) {
+		wp_register_script( 'test-script', 'test-script.js', array(), false, array( 'strategy' => $strategy ) );
+
+		$actual = get_echo( 'wp_print_scripts', array( array( 'test-script' ) ) );
+
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( $strategy, $actual );
 	}
 
 	/**