diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs
index 06be0b5d94..5d3a1b95dd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs
@@ -84,15 +84,17 @@
              ;; - If the user clicks again during the transition, keep showing the original (A) snapshot
              (if (and (features/active-feature? @st/state "render-wasm/v1")
                       (not= id current-page-id))
-               (do
-                 (-> (wasm.api/apply-canvas-blur)
-                     (p/finally
-                       (fn []
-                         ;; NOTE: it seems we need two RAF so the blur is actually applied and visible
-                         ;;       in the canvas :(
-                         (timers/raf
-                          (fn []
-                            (timers/raf navigate-fn)))))))
+               (-> (if @wasm.api/page-transition?
+                     (p/resolved nil)
+                     (wasm.api/capture-canvas-snapshot-url))
+                   (p/finally
+                     (fn []
+                       (wasm.api/apply-canvas-blur)
+                       ;; NOTE: it seems we need two RAF so the blur is actually applied and visible
+                       ;;       in the canvas :(
+                       (timers/raf
+                        (fn []
+                          (timers/raf navigate-fn))))))
                (navigate-fn)))))
 
         on-delete
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
index dd07e7ca67..d23ac367e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@
             (vreset! unmounted? true)
             (when-let [timeout-id @timeout-id-ref]
               (js/clearTimeout timeout-id))
-            (wasm.api/end-page-transition!)
             (wasm.api/clear-canvas)))))
 
     (mf/with-effect [show-text-editor? workspace-editor-state edition]
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
index e086e8963c..a9d9380ede 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
@@ -81,25 +81,8 @@
 (defonce transition-tiles-handler* (atom nil))
 (defonce snapshot-tiles-handler* (atom nil))
 
-(def ^:private transition-blur-css "blur(4px)")
 (def ^:private snapshot-capture-debounce-ms 250)
 
-(defn- set-transition-blur!
-  []
-  (when-let [canvas ^js wasm/canvas]
-    (dom/set-style! canvas "filter" transition-blur-css))
-  (when-let [nodes (.querySelectorAll ^js ug/document ".blurrable")]
-    (doseq [^js node (array-seq nodes)]
-      (dom/set-style! node "filter" transition-blur-css))))
-
-(defn- clear-transition-blur!
-  []
-  (when-let [canvas ^js wasm/canvas]
-    (dom/set-style! canvas "filter" ""))
-  (when-let [nodes (.querySelectorAll ^js ug/document ".blurrable")]
-    (doseq [^js node (array-seq nodes)]
-      (dom/set-style! node "filter" ""))))
-
 (defn set-transition-image-from-background!
   "Sets `transition-image-url*` to a data URL representing a solid background color."
   [background]
@@ -121,8 +104,7 @@
   (when-let [prev @transition-tiles-handler*]
     (.removeEventListener ^js ug/document "penpot:wasm:tiles-complete" prev))
   (reset! transition-tiles-handler* nil)
-  (reset! transition-image-url* nil)
-  (clear-transition-blur!))
+  (reset! transition-image-url* nil))
 
 (defn- set-transition-tiles-complete-handler!
   "Installs a tiles-complete handler bound to the current transition epoch.
@@ -2161,33 +2143,15 @@
   (let [already? @page-transition?
         epoch    (begin-page-transition!)]
     (set-transition-tiles-complete-handler! epoch end-page-transition!)
-    ;; Two-phase transition:
-    ;; - Apply CSS blur to the live canvas immediately (no async wait), so the user
-    ;;   sees the transition right away.
-    ;; - In parallel, capture a `blob:` snapshot URL; once ready, switch the overlay
-    ;;   to that fixed image (and guard with `epoch` to avoid stale async updates).
-    (set-transition-blur!)
     ;; Lock the snapshot for the whole transition: if the user clicks to another page
     ;; while the transition is active, keep showing the original page snapshot until
-    ;; the final target page finishes rendering.
-    (if already?
-      (p/resolved nil)
-      (do
-        ;; If we already have a snapshot URL, use it immediately.
-        (when-let [url wasm/canvas-snapshot-url]
-          (when (string? url)
-            (reset! transition-image-url* url)))
-
-        ;; Capture a fresh snapshot asynchronously and update the overlay as soon
-        ;; as it is ready (guarded by `epoch` to avoid stale async updates).
-        (-> (capture-canvas-snapshot-url)
-            (p/then (fn [url]
-                      (when (and (string? url)
-                                 @page-transition?
-                                 (= epoch @transition-epoch*))
-                        (reset! transition-image-url* url))
-                      url))
-            (p/catch (fn [_] nil)))))))
+    ;; the final target page finishes rendering. The caller (sitemap on-click) is
+    ;; responsible for ensuring `wasm/canvas-snapshot-url` was freshly captured
+    ;; before invoking us.
+    (when-not already?
+      (when-let [url wasm/canvas-snapshot-url]
+        (when (string? url)
+          (reset! transition-image-url* url))))))
 
 (defn render-shape-pixels
   [shape-id scale]