diff --git a/core/src/utils/animation/animation.ts b/core/src/utils/animation/animation.ts
index 66ba1c9191..4e9e721d9e 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/animation/animation.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/animation/animation.ts
@@ -819,7 +819,10 @@ export const createAnimation = (): Animation => {
        const animationDuration = getDuration() || 0;
        const animationIterations = getIterations() || 1;
 
-       cssAnimationsTimerFallback = setTimeout(onAnimationEndFallback, animationDelay + (animationDuration * animationIterations) + ANIMATION_END_FALLBACK_PADDING_MS);
+       // No need to set a timeout when animation has infinite iterations
+       if (isFinite(animationIterations)) {
+        cssAnimationsTimerFallback = setTimeout(onAnimationEndFallback, animationDelay + (animationDuration * animationIterations) + ANIMATION_END_FALLBACK_PADDING_MS);
+       }
 
        animationEnd(elements[0], () => {
         clearCSSAnimationsTimeout();