diff --git a/src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation.ts b/src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation/index.desktop.ts
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rename from src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation.ts
rename to src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation/index.desktop.ts
diff --git a/src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation/index.ts b/src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation/index.ts
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+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+export default function shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation(route: string) {
+    // no-op for all other platforms
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation/index.web.ts b/src/libs/shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation/index.web.ts
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+import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
+
+export default function shouldSkipDeepLinkNavigation(route: string) {
+    // When deep-linking to desktop app with `transition` route we don't want to call navigate
+    // on the route because it will display an infinite loading indicator.
+    // See issue: https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/33149
+    if (route.includes(ROUTES.TRANSITION_BETWEEN_APPS)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}