diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/FreezeWrapper.tsx b/src/libs/Navigation/FreezeWrapper.tsx
index 2656d40d6436..bb6ab107373b 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/FreezeWrapper.tsx
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/FreezeWrapper.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ function FreezeWrapper({keepVisible = false, children}: FreezeWrapperProps) {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const unsubscribe = navigation.addListener('state', () => {
-            if ((navigation.getState()?.index ?? 0) - (screenIndexRef.current ?? 0) >= 1) {
+            // if the screen is more than 1 screen away from the current screen, freeze it,
+            // we don't want to freeze the screen if it's the previous screen because the freeze placeholder
+            // would be visible at the beginning of the back animation then
+            if ((navigation.getState()?.index ?? 0) - (screenIndexRef.current ?? 0) > 1) {
                 setIsScreenBlurred(true);
             } else {
                 setIsScreenBlurred(false);