diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
index c8c297a394..dee029e88f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
@@ -427,6 +427,10 @@ function animate(element, options, counterpart, t2, on_finish) {
 				animation.cancel();
 				// This prevents memory leaks in Chromium
 				animation.effect = null;
+				// This prevents onfinish to be launched after cancel(),
+				// which can happen in some rare cases
+				// see https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/13681
+				animation.onfinish = noop;
 			}
 		},
 		deactivate: () => {