diff --git a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss
index 0e2cc06795..c52b8d5d4e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ ion-item-sliding .item {
   will-change: transform;
 }
 
+.item-sliding-closing ion-item-options {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
 
 .item-sliding-active-swipe-end .item-options-end .item-option-expandable {
   @include multi-dir() {
diff --git a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
index c6f4546809..ec605429b5 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ export class ItemSliding implements ComponentInterface {
     if (!this.item) {
       return;
     }
+
+    const { el } = this;
+
     const style = this.item.style;
     this.openAmount = openAmount;
 
@@ -425,6 +428,12 @@ export class ItemSliding implements ComponentInterface {
           ? SlidingState.Start | SlidingState.SwipeStart
           : SlidingState.Start;
     } else {
+      /**
+       * The sliding options should not be
+       * clickable while the item is closing.
+       */
+      el.classList.add('item-sliding-closing');
+
       /**
        * Item sliding cannot be interrupted
        * while closing the item. If it did,
@@ -441,6 +450,7 @@ export class ItemSliding implements ComponentInterface {
         if (this.gesture) {
           this.gesture.enable(!this.disabled);
         }
+        el.classList.remove('item-sliding-closing');
       }, 600);
 
       openSlidingItem = undefined;