diff --git a/.changeset/thin-papayas-tap.md b/.changeset/thin-papayas-tap.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..abdd314005b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-papayas-tap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: improved memory profile for transitions/animations
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
index 8777ba706bf4..f747e2f4023a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
@@ -448,9 +448,15 @@ function animate(element, options, counterpart, t2, on_finish, on_abort) {
 
 	return {
 		abort: () => {
-			animation?.cancel();
+			if (animation) {
+				animation.cancel();
+				// This prevents memory leaks in Chromium
+				animation.effect = null;
+			}
 			task?.abort();
 			on_abort?.();
+			on_finish = undefined;
+			on_abort = undefined;
 		},
 		deactivate: () => {
 			on_finish = undefined;