diff --git a/src/pages/ReportDetailsPage.tsx b/src/pages/ReportDetailsPage.tsx
index 9cbda7d61d0bb..5486193bb0873 100644
--- a/src/pages/ReportDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ReportDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {StackActions} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo} from 'react';
-import {View} from 'react-native';
+import {InteractionManager, View} from 'react-native';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import type {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
 import AvatarWithImagePicker from '@components/AvatarWithImagePicker';
@@ -1012,7 +1012,12 @@ function ReportDetailsPage({policy, report, route, reportMetadata}: ReportDetail
         }
         Navigation.setNavigationActionToMicrotaskQueue(() => {
             navigateToTargetUrl();
-            deleteTransaction();
+            // Delay deletion until the RHP close animation finishes to prevent a brief
+            // "Not Found" flash inside the animating-out panel on slower devices.
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-deprecated
+            InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
+                deleteTransaction();
+            });
         });
     }, [showConfirmModal, translate, caseID, navigateToTargetUrl, deleteTransaction]);
 
diff --git a/src/pages/inbox/DeleteTransactionNavigateBackHandler.tsx b/src/pages/inbox/DeleteTransactionNavigateBackHandler.tsx
index 3391067b22123..d5cfc415ca2a1 100644
--- a/src/pages/inbox/DeleteTransactionNavigateBackHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/inbox/DeleteTransactionNavigateBackHandler.tsx
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 /**
  * Component that does not render anything but isolates the NVP_DELETE_TRANSACTION_NAVIGATE_BACK_URL
  * subscription from ReportScreen. Clears the URL after interactions complete
- * when the report is focused.
+ * when the report is no longer focused.
  */
 function DeleteTransactionNavigateBackHandler() {
     const isFocused = useIsFocused();
     const [deleteTransactionNavigateBackUrl] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_DELETE_TRANSACTION_NAVIGATE_BACK_URL);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!isFocused || !deleteTransactionNavigateBackUrl) {
+        if (isFocused || !deleteTransactionNavigateBackUrl) {
             return;
         }
         if (doesDeleteNavigateBackUrlIncludeDuplicatesReview(deleteTransactionNavigateBackUrl)) {
             return;
         }
-        // Clear the URL after all interactions are processed to ensure all updates are completed before hiding the skeleton
+        // Clear the URL only after we navigate away to avoid a brief Not Found flash.
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-deprecated
         InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
             requestAnimationFrame(() => {