diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/OmnibarLayout.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/OmnibarLayout.kt
index ac45bf4079e0..cc6a082871b4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/OmnibarLayout.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/OmnibarLayout.kt
@@ -586,6 +586,12 @@ class OmnibarLayout @JvmOverloads constructor(
         duckAISidebar.setOnClickListener {
             omnibarItemPressedListener?.onDuckAISidebarButtonPressed()
         }
+        newCustomTabToolbarContainer.customTabInnerContainer.setOnClickListener {
+            cancelCustomTabAnimations()
+        }
+        trackersAnimation.setOnClickListener {
+            cancelAddressBarAnimations()
+        }
     }
 
     override fun setLogoClickListener(logoClickListener: LogoClickListener) {
@@ -1038,6 +1044,12 @@ class OmnibarLayout @JvmOverloads constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun cancelCustomTabAnimations() {
+        if (this::animatorHelper.isInitialized) {
+            animatorHelper.cancelAnimations(customTabViews())
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun startTrackersAnimation(events: List<Entity>?, isCustomTab: Boolean) {
         if (!isCustomTab) {
             if (addressBarTrackersAnimationFeatureToggle.feature().isEnabled()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt
index 7ea690e4d1ca..72ceaf50b626 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
     private lateinit var cookieScene: ViewGroup
     private lateinit var cookieViewBackground: View
     private var cookieCosmeticHide: Boolean = false
+    private var currentShieldViews: List<View> = emptyList()
 
     private var enqueueCookiesAnimation = false
     private var isCookiesAnimationRunning = false
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
 
     private val conflatedJob = ConflatedJob()
     private val coroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + dispatcherProvider.main())
+    private val runningCookieAnimators = mutableListOf<Animator>()
 
     lateinit var firstScene: Scene
     lateinit var secondScene: Scene
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
     ) {
         if (isCookiesAnimationRunning || addressBarTrackersAnimator.isAnimationRunning) return
 
+        currentShieldViews = shieldViews
+
         addressBarTrackersAnimator.startAnimation(
             context = context,
             sceneRoot = sceneRoot,
@@ -163,6 +167,9 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
                     }
             },
         )
+        sceneRoot.setOnClickListener {
+            cancelAnimations(omnibarViews, shieldViews)
+        }
     }
 
     override fun createCookiesAnimation(
@@ -199,12 +206,15 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
 
     override fun cancelAnimations(
         omnibarViews: List<View>,
+        shieldViews: List<View>,
     ) {
         conflatedJob.cancel()
         addressBarTrackersAnimator.cancelAnimation()
         stopTrackersAnimation()
         stopCookiesAnimation()
+        enqueueCookiesAnimation = false
         omnibarViews.forEach { it.alpha = 1f }
+        shieldViews.forEach { it.alpha = 1f }
     }
 
     private fun tryToStartCookiesAnimation(
@@ -222,6 +232,11 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
         omnibarViews: List<View>,
     ) {
         if (omnibarViews.any { it.id == R.id.customTabDomain }) return // Do not show cookies animation in custom tabs
+
+        // Cancel any running animators before starting new ones
+        runningCookieAnimators.forEach { it.cancel() }
+        runningCookieAnimators.clear()
+
         isCookiesAnimationRunning = true
 
         if (cookieCosmeticHide) {
@@ -233,7 +248,7 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         hasCookiesAnimationBeenCanceled = false
-        val allOmnibarViews: List<View> = (omnibarViews).filterNotNull().toList()
+        val allOmnibarViews: List<View> = omnibarViews
         cookieView.show()
         cookieView.alpha = 0F
         if (theme.isLightModeEnabled()) {
@@ -272,6 +287,7 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
                                                 listener?.onAnimationFinished()
                                             },
                                         )
+                                        runningCookieAnimators.add(this)
                                         start()
                                     }
                                 } else {
@@ -280,6 +296,7 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
                                 }
                             },
                         )
+                        runningCookieAnimators.add(this)
                         start()
                     }
                 }
@@ -298,6 +315,7 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
                     if (!hasCookiesAnimationBeenCanceled) {
                         AnimatorSet().apply {
                             play(commonAddressBarAnimationHelper.animateViewsIn(allOmnibarViews))
+                            runningCookieAnimators.add(this)
                             start()
                         }
                         cookieScene.gone()
@@ -339,6 +357,7 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
                     cookieView.playAnimation()
                 },
             )
+            runningCookieAnimators.add(this)
             start()
         }
     }
@@ -408,13 +427,36 @@ class BrowserLottieTrackersAnimatorHelper @Inject constructor(
     private fun stopCookiesAnimation() {
         if (!::cookieViewBackground.isInitialized || !::cookieView.isInitialized) return
 
-        hasCookiesAnimationBeenCanceled = true
-        if (this::firstScene.isInitialized) {
-            TransitionManager.go(firstScene)
+        // Always cancel any pending animators and transitions to prevent glimpses
+        runningCookieAnimators.forEach { animator ->
+            animator.cancel()
+            animator.removeAllListeners()
         }
+        runningCookieAnimators.clear()
+
+        // Cancel cookie view animations
+        cookieView.cancelAnimation()
+        cookieView.removeAllAnimatorListeners()
+
+        // End any ongoing transitions without triggering new ones
+        if (::cookieScene.isInitialized) {
+            TransitionManager.endTransitions(cookieScene)
+            cookieScene.gone()
+        }
+
+        // If animation was already stopped by user, skip redundant state updates
+        if (userHasCanceledCookieAnimation && !isCookiesAnimationRunning) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        hasCookiesAnimationBeenCanceled = true
+        isCookiesAnimationRunning = false
+
+        // Reset view states directly without triggering transitions
         shieldAnimation?.alpha = 1f
+        currentShieldViews.forEach { it.alpha = 1f }
         cookieViewBackground.alpha = 0f
-        cookieScene.gone()
+        cookieView.alpha = 0f
         cookieView.gone()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt
index 5bcb3d644473..62197e82d93e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/animations/addressbar/BrowserTrackersAnimatorHelper.kt
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ interface BrowserTrackersAnimatorHelper {
      * Cancel a running animation.
      *
      * @param omnibarViews are the views that should become visible after canceling the running animation.
+     * @param shieldViews are the shield views that should become visible after canceling the running animation.
      */
     fun cancelAnimations(
         omnibarViews: List<View>,
+        shieldViews: List<View> = emptyList(),
     )
 
     /**