diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs
index ce00c06d60..3283050d23 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/sitemap.cljs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
                      (p/resolved nil)
                      ;; Blur with Skia, then capture the already-blurred frame.
                      (do (wasm.api/render-blurred-snapshot!)
-                         (wasm.api/capture-canvas-snapshot-url)))
+                         (wasm.api/capture-canvas-snapshot)))
                    (p/finally
                      (fn []
                        (wasm.api/apply-canvas-blur)
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
index 2972b58ead..9f23d33485 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
@@ -117,6 +117,44 @@
       (uuid? outlined-frame-id) (conj outlined-frame-id)
       (uuid? edition) (disj edition))))
 
+(mf/defc transition-overlay*
+  "Frozen-frame overlay shown while switching pages or recovering from WebGL
+   context loss. `image` is either an `ImageBitmap` snapshot of the canvas or
+   a data-url string placeholder (initial load)."
+  [{:keys [image clip-path]}]
+  (let [canvas-ref (mf/use-ref nil)
+        bitmap?    (not (string? image))]
+    (mf/with-effect [image]
+      (when bitmap?
+        (when-let [canvas (mf/ref-val canvas-ref)]
+          ;; A closed ImageBitmap reports zero size; skip instead of throwing.
+          (when (pos? (.-width ^js image))
+            (set! (.-width ^js canvas) (.-width ^js image))
+            (set! (.-height ^js canvas) (.-height ^js image))
+            (let [ctx (.getContext ^js canvas "2d")]
+              (.drawImage ^js ctx image 0 0))))))
+    (if bitmap?
+      ;; Full-bleed so the snapshot overlays the canvas 1:1.
+      [:canvas {:data-testid "canvas-wasm-transition"
+                :ref canvas-ref
+                :style {:position "absolute"
+                        :inset 0
+                        :width "100%"
+                        :height "100%"
+                        :object-fit "cover"
+                        :pointer-events "none"
+                        :clip-path clip-path}}]
+      [:img {:data-testid "canvas-wasm-transition"
+             :src image
+             :draggable false
+             :style {:position "absolute"
+                     :inset 0
+                     :width "100%"
+                     :height "100%"
+                     :object-fit "cover"
+                     :pointer-events "none"
+                     :clip-path clip-path}}])))
+
 (mf/defc viewport*
   [{:keys [selected wglobal layout file page palete-size]}]
   (let [;; When adding data from workspace-local revisit `app.main.ui.workspace` to check
@@ -375,7 +413,7 @@
         preview-blend (-> refs/workspace-preview-blend
                           (mf/deref))
         shapes-loading? (mf/deref wasm.api/shapes-loading?)
-        transition-image-url (mf/deref wasm.api/transition-image-url*)]
+        transition-image (mf/deref wasm.api/transition-image*)]
 
     ;; NOTE: We need this page-id dependency to react to it and reset the
     ;;       canvas, even though we are not using `page-id` inside the hook.
@@ -593,25 +631,16 @@
 
      ;; Show the transition image when switching pages or recovering from WebGL context loss.
      (when (and (or page-transition? context-loss-overlay?)
-                (some? transition-image-url))
-       (let [src transition-image-url]
-         [:img {:data-testid "canvas-wasm-transition"
-                :src src
-                :draggable false
-                ;; Full-bleed so the snapshot overlays the canvas 1:1.
-                :style {:position "absolute"
-                        :inset 0
-                        :width "100%"
-                        :height "100%"
-                        :object-fit "cover"
-                        :pointer-events "none"
-                        ;; Initial load: clip to the live canvas frame (rounded
-                        ;; corner + ruler strips when present) so it shows
-                        ;; through. No frame in hide-UI mode -> no clip.
-                        :clip-path (when (and transition-reveal-rulers? frame-visible?)
-                                     (let [strip (if show-rulers? rulers/ruler-area-size 0)]
-                                       (dm/str "inset(" strip "px 0 0 " strip "px round "
-                                               rulers/canvas-border-radius "px)")))}}]))
+                (some? transition-image))
+       [:> transition-overlay*
+        {:image transition-image
+         ;; Initial load: clip to the live canvas frame (rounded
+         ;; corner + ruler strips when present) so it shows
+         ;; through. No frame in hide-UI mode -> no clip.
+         :clip-path (when (and transition-reveal-rulers? frame-visible?)
+                      (let [strip (if show-rulers? rulers/ruler-area-size 0)]
+                        (dm/str "inset(" strip "px 0 0 " strip "px round "
+                                rulers/canvas-border-radius "px)")))}])
 
 
      [:svg.viewport-controls
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
index a1a0a2f6bf..cefdb08dc1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
 ;; `penpot:wasm:tiles-complete`.
 ;;
 ;; - `page-transition?`: true while the overlay should be considered active.
-;; - `transition-image-url*`: URL used by the UI overlay (usually `blob:` from the
-;;   current WebGL canvas snapshot; on initial load it may be a tiny SVG data-url
-;;   derived from the page background color).
+;; - `transition-image*`: image shown by the UI overlay (usually an `ImageBitmap`
+;;   snapshot of the WebGL canvas; on initial load it may be a tiny SVG data-url
+;;   string derived from the page background color).
 ;; - `transition-epoch*`: monotonic counter used to ignore stale async work/events
 ;;   when the user clicks pages rapidly (A -> B -> C).
 ;; - `transition-tiles-handler*`: the currently installed DOM event handler for
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 ;; rulers show through. False (page switch / context loss) keeps the snapshot's
 ;; baked-in rulers full-bleed to avoid a blank-strip flicker on canvas remount.
 (defonce transition-reveal-rulers? (atom false))
-(defonce transition-image-url* (atom nil))
+(defonce transition-image* (atom nil))
 (defonce transition-epoch* (atom 0))
 (defonce transition-tiles-handler* (atom nil))
 (defonce snapshot-tiles-handler* (atom nil))
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@
 
 
 (defn set-transition-image-from-background!
-  "Sets `transition-image-url*` to a data URL representing a solid background color."
+  "Sets `transition-image*` to a data URL representing a solid background color."
   [background]
   (when (string? background)
     (let [svg (str "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='1' height='1'>"
                    "<rect width='1' height='1' fill='" background "'/>"
                    "</svg>")]
-      (reset! transition-image-url*
+      (reset! transition-image*
               (str "data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8," (js/encodeURIComponent svg))))))
 
 (defn begin-page-transition!
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
   (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))
+  (reset! transition-image* nil))
 
 (defn- set-transition-tiles-complete-handler!
   "Installs a tiles-complete handler bound to the current transition epoch.
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
   (reset! transition-reveal-rulers? true) ; reveal the live rulers
   ;; If something already toggled `page-transition?` (e.g. legacy init code paths),
   ;; ensure we still have a deterministic placeholder on initial load.
-  (when (or (not @page-transition?) (nil? @transition-image-url*))
+  (when (or (not @page-transition?) (nil? @transition-image*))
     (set-transition-image-from-background! background))
   (when-not @page-transition?
     ;; Start transition + bind the tiles-complete handler to this epoch.
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
   []
   (reset! context-loss-overlay? false)
   (when-not @page-transition?
-    (reset! transition-image-url* nil)))
+    (reset! transition-image* nil)))
 
 (defn listen-tiles-render-complete-once!
   "Registers a one-shot listener for `penpot:wasm:tiles-complete`, dispatched from WASM
@@ -173,12 +173,28 @@
                        (f))
                      #js {:once true}))
 
+(defn capture-canvas-snapshot
+  "Captures the viewport canvas into `wasm/canvas-snapshot` (an `ImageBitmap`)
+   and closes the replaced snapshot unless the transition overlay is still
+   showing it (a replaced snapshot can never become displayed again, so closing
+   it is safe). Returns a promise resolving to the bitmap (or nil)."
+  []
+  (let [^js prev wasm/canvas-snapshot]
+    (-> (webgl/capture-canvas-snapshot)
+        (p/then (fn [^js bitmap]
+                  (when (and (some? prev)
+                             (some? bitmap)
+                             (not (identical? prev bitmap))
+                             (not (identical? prev @transition-image*)))
+                    (.close prev))
+                  bitmap)))))
+
 (defonce ^:private schedule-canvas-snapshot-capture!
   (fns/debounce
    (fn []
      (when (and (initialized?)
                 (some? wasm/canvas))
-       (-> (webgl/capture-canvas-snapshot-url)
+       (-> (capture-canvas-snapshot)
            (p/catch (fn [_] nil)))))
    snapshot-capture-debounce-ms))
 
@@ -239,7 +255,6 @@
 (def ^:const TEXT_EDITOR_EVENT_NEEDS_LAYOUT 4)
 
 ;; Re-export public WebGL functions
-(def capture-canvas-snapshot-url webgl/capture-canvas-snapshot-url)
 (def draw-thumbnail-to-canvas webgl/draw-thumbnail-to-canvas)
 
 ;; Re-export public text editor functions
@@ -432,7 +447,7 @@
 
 (defn render-blurred-snapshot!
   "Blurs the current page into the canvas so a following
-   `capture-canvas-snapshot-url` grabs an already-blurred transition frame."
+   `capture-canvas-snapshot` grabs an already-blurred transition frame."
   []
   (when (and wasm/context-initialized? (not @wasm/context-lost?))
     (h/call wasm/internal-module "_render_blurred_snapshot" TRANSITION_BLUR_RADIUS)))
@@ -1994,9 +2009,8 @@
   ;; Keep the last rendered pixels visible while context is lost/recovering.
   (reset! transition-reveal-rulers? false) ; snapshot has rulers baked in
   (start-context-loss-overlay!)
-  (when-let [url wasm/canvas-snapshot-url]
-    (when (string? url)
-      (reset! transition-image-url* url)))
+  (when-let [snapshot wasm/canvas-snapshot]
+    (reset! transition-image* snapshot))
   (reset! wasm/context-lost? true)
   (st/async-emit!
    (ntf/show {:content (tr "webgl.webgl-context-lost.toast")
@@ -2415,12 +2429,11 @@
     ;; 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. The caller (sitemap on-click) is
-    ;; responsible for ensuring `wasm/canvas-snapshot-url` was freshly captured
+    ;; responsible for ensuring `wasm/canvas-snapshot` was freshly captured
     ;; before invoking us.
     (when-not already?
-      (when-let [url wasm/canvas-snapshot-url]
-        (when (string? url)
-          (reset! transition-image-url* url))))))
+      (when-let [snapshot wasm/canvas-snapshot]
+        (reset! transition-image* snapshot)))))
 
 (defn render-shape-pixels
   [shape-id scale]
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api/webgl.cljs b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api/webgl.cljs
index 853370335e..23b8d57810 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api/webgl.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api/webgl.cljs
@@ -134,28 +134,20 @@ void main() {
       (.bindTexture ^js gl (.-TEXTURE_2D ^js gl) nil)
       (.deleteTexture ^js gl texture))))
 
-(defn capture-canvas-snapshot-url
-  "Captures the current viewport canvas as a PNG `blob:` URL and stores it in
-  `wasm/canvas-snapshot-url`.
+(defn capture-canvas-snapshot
+  "Captures the current viewport canvas as an `ImageBitmap` and stores it in
+  `wasm/canvas-snapshot`. Unlike `canvas.toBlob` (which does a synchronous GPU
+  readback plus PNG encoding on the main thread), `createImageBitmap` resolves
+  asynchronously and stays on the GPU in accelerated browsers.
 
-  Returns a promise resolving to the URL string (or nil)."
+  Returns a promise resolving to the ImageBitmap (or nil)."
   []
   (if-let [^js canvas wasm/canvas]
-    (p/create
-     (fn [resolve _reject]
-       ;; Revoke previous snapshot to avoid leaking blob URLs.
-       (when-let [prev wasm/canvas-snapshot-url]
-         (when (and (string? prev) (.startsWith ^js prev "blob:"))
-           (js/URL.revokeObjectURL prev)))
-       (set! wasm/canvas-snapshot-url nil)
-       (.toBlob canvas
-                (fn [^js blob]
-                  (if blob
-                    (let [url (js/URL.createObjectURL blob)]
-                      (set! wasm/canvas-snapshot-url url)
-                      (resolve url))
-                    (resolve nil)))
-                "image/png")))
+    (-> (js/createImageBitmap canvas)
+        (p/then (fn [^js bitmap]
+                  (set! wasm/canvas-snapshot bitmap)
+                  bitmap))
+        (p/catch (fn [_] nil)))
     (p/resolved nil)))
 
 (defn draw-thumbnail-to-canvas
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/wasm.cljs b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/wasm.cljs
index caf3d3a15a..22403cc823 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/wasm.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/wasm.cljs
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 
 ;; Reference to the HTML canvas element.
 (defonce canvas nil)
-;; Snapshot of the current canvas suitable for `<img src=...>` overlays.
-;; This is typically a `blob:` URL created via `canvas.toBlob`.
-(defonce canvas-snapshot-url nil)
+;; Snapshot of the current canvas as an `ImageBitmap`, suitable for painting
+;; into an overlay canvas. Created via `createImageBitmap` so capturing never
+;; encodes pixels on the main thread.
+(defonce canvas-snapshot nil)
 
 ;; Reference to the Emscripten GL context wrapper.
 (defonce gl-context-handle nil)
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
   []
   (set! internal-frame-id nil)
   (set! canvas nil)
-  (set! canvas-snapshot-url nil)
+  (set! canvas-snapshot nil)
   (set! gl-context-handle nil)
   (set! gl-context nil)
   (set! context-initialized? false)