diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 9e6042b40a..af8139f3db 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -2698,6 +2698,7 @@ export namespace Components {
           * If `true`, the user cannot interact with the segment button.
          */
         "disabled": boolean;
+        "hasIndicator": boolean;
         /**
           * Set the layout of the text and icon in the segment.
          */
@@ -7512,6 +7513,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * If `true`, the user cannot interact with the segment button.
          */
         "disabled"?: boolean;
+        "hasIndicator"?: boolean;
         /**
           * Set the layout of the text and icon in the segment.
          */
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx b/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
index 004c853a7e..c4e8cc739f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export class SegmentButton implements ComponentInterface, ButtonInterface {
     this.updateState();
   }
 
+  @Prop() hasIndicator = true;
+
   connectedCallback() {
     const segmentEl = (this.segmentEl = this.el.closest('ion-segment'));
     if (segmentEl) {
@@ -187,9 +189,11 @@ export class SegmentButton implements ComponentInterface, ButtonInterface {
           </span>
           {mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect></ion-ripple-effect>}
         </button>
-        <div part="indicator" class="segment-button-indicator segment-button-indicator-animated">
-          <div part="indicator-background" class="segment-button-indicator-background"></div>
-        </div>
+        {this.hasIndicator && (
+          <div part="indicator" class="segment-button-indicator segment-button-indicator-animated">
+            <div part="indicator-background" class="segment-button-indicator-background"></div>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </Host>
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment-content/segment-content.scss b/core/src/components/segment-content/segment-content.scss
index 00ca64f304..464402b41f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment-content/segment-content.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/segment-content/segment-content.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 :host {
   scroll-snap-align: center;
+  scroll-snap-stop: always;
 
   flex-shrink: 0;
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.scss b/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.scss
index e9eacc5a24..caeeafb21e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   overflow-x: scroll;
   scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
 
+  scroll-behavior: smooth;
+
   /* Hide scrollbar in Firefox */
   scrollbar-width: none;
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx b/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx
index 892c6e1f28..491876073e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class SegmentView implements ComponentInterface {
    * reset the scroll position and emit the scroll end event.
    */
   private checkForScrollEnd() {
-    const activeContent = this.getSegmentContents().find(content => content.id === this.activeContentId);
+    const activeContent = this.getSegmentContents().find((content) => content.id === this.activeContentId);
 
     // Only emit scroll end event if the active content is not disabled and
     // the user is not touching the segment view
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment/segment.scss b/core/src/components/segment/segment.scss
index f4e8ca9cfe..571b9c775c 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment/segment.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/segment/segment.scss
@@ -31,8 +31,19 @@
   contain: paint;
 
   user-select: none;
-}
 
+  .segment-indicator {
+    @include transform-origin(left);
+
+    position: absolute;
+    height: 100%;
+
+    div {
+      background: red;
+      height: 100%;
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 // Segment: Scrollable
 // --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx b/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx
index 671e33b0d3..243ebe0840 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ export class Segment implements ComponentInterface {
     this.emitStyle();
 
     this.segmentViewEl = this.getSegmentView();
+
+    if (this.segmentViewEl) {
+      this.getButtons().forEach((ref) => (ref.hasIndicator = false));
+    }
   }
 
   disconnectedCallback() {
@@ -202,6 +206,28 @@ export class Segment implements ComponentInterface {
     // Update segment view based on the initial value,
     // but do not animate the scroll
     this.updateSegmentView(false);
+
+    // TODO: this isn't always consistent, button width can sometimes be 0
+    if (this.segmentViewEl) {
+      const buttons = this.getButtons();
+      const activeButtonIndex = buttons.findIndex((ref) => ref.value === this.value);
+      if (activeButtonIndex >= 0) {
+        const activeButtonStyles = buttons[activeButtonIndex].getBoundingClientRect();
+        const indicator = this.el.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.segment-indicator') as HTMLDivElement | null;
+        if (indicator) {
+          const startingX = buttons
+            .slice(0, activeButtonIndex)
+            .reduce((acc, ref) => acc + ref.getBoundingClientRect().width, 0);
+
+          indicator.style.width = `${activeButtonStyles.width}px`;
+          indicator.style.left = `${startingX}px`;
+
+          // setTimeout(() => {
+          //   indicator.style.transition = 'left 0.3s linear, width 0.3s linear';
+          // });
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   onStart(detail: GestureDetail) {
@@ -364,62 +390,36 @@ export class Segment implements ComponentInterface {
     // Only update the indicator if the event was dispatched from the correct segment view
     if (ev.composedPath().includes(segmentViewEl) || dispatchedFrom?.contains(segmentEl)) {
       const buttons = this.getButtons();
+      const currentIndex = buttons.findIndex((button) => button.value === this.value);
+      const currentButton = buttons[currentIndex];
+      const indicator = this.el.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.segment-indicator') as HTMLDivElement | null;
 
       // If no buttons are found or there is no value set then do nothing
-      if (!buttons.length || this.value === undefined) return;
-
-      const index = buttons.findIndex((button) => button.value === this.value);
-      const current = buttons[index];
-      const indicatorEl = this.getIndicator(current);
-      this.scrolledIndicator = indicatorEl;
+      if (!buttons.length || this.value === undefined || !indicator) return;
 
       const { scrollDistancePercentage, scrollDistance } = ev.detail;
 
-      if (indicatorEl && !isNaN(scrollDistancePercentage)) {
-        indicatorEl.style.transition = 'transform 0.3s ease-out';
+      const nextIndex = scrollDistance > 0 ? currentIndex + 1 : currentIndex - 1;
+      if (nextIndex >= 0 && nextIndex < buttons.length) {
+        const nextButton = buttons[nextIndex];
+        const nextButtonWidth = nextButton.getBoundingClientRect().width;
 
-        // Calculate the amount the indicator should move based on the scroll percentage
-        // and the width of the current button
-        const scrollAmount = scrollDistancePercentage * current.getBoundingClientRect().width;
-        const transformValue = scrollDistance < 0 ? -scrollAmount : scrollAmount;
+        // Scale the width based on the width of the next button
+        const diff = nextButtonWidth - currentButton.getBoundingClientRect().width;
+        const width = currentButton.getBoundingClientRect().width + diff * scrollDistancePercentage;
+        indicator.style.width = `${width}px`;
 
-        // Calculate total width of buttons to the left of the current button
-        const totalButtonWidthBefore = buttons
-          .slice(0, index)
-          .reduce((acc, button) => acc + button.getBoundingClientRect().width, 0);
-
-        // Calculate total width of buttons to the right of the current button
-        const totalButtonWidthAfter = buttons
-          .slice(index + 1)
-          .reduce((acc, button) => acc + button.getBoundingClientRect().width, 0);
-
-        // Set minTransform and maxTransform
-        const minTransform = -totalButtonWidthBefore;
-        const maxTransform = totalButtonWidthAfter;
-
-        // Clamp the transform value to ensure it doesn't go out of bounds
-        const clampedTransform = Math.max(minTransform, Math.min(transformValue, maxTransform));
-
-        // Apply the clamped transform value to the indicator element
-        const transform = `translate3d(${clampedTransform}px, 0, 0)`;
-        indicatorEl.style.setProperty('transform', transform);
-
-        // Scroll the buttons if the indicator is out of view
-        const indicatorX = indicatorEl.getBoundingClientRect().x;
-        const buttonWidth = current.getBoundingClientRect().width;
-        if (scrollDistance < 0 && indicatorX < 0) {
-          this.el.scrollBy({
-            top: 0,
-            left: indicatorX,
-            behavior: 'instant',
-          });
-        } else if (scrollDistance > 0 && indicatorX + buttonWidth > this.el.offsetWidth) {
-          this.el.scrollBy({
-            top: 0,
-            left: indicatorX + buttonWidth - this.el.offsetWidth,
-            behavior: 'instant',
-          });
-        }
+        // Translate the indicator based on the scroll distance
+        const distanceToNextButton = buttons
+          .slice(0, nextIndex)
+          .reduce((acc, ref) => acc + ref.getBoundingClientRect().width, 0);
+        const distanceToCurrentButton = buttons
+          .slice(0, currentIndex)
+          .reduce((acc, ref) => acc + ref.getBoundingClientRect().width, 0);
+        indicator.style.left =
+          scrollDistance > 0
+            ? `${distanceToCurrentButton + currentButton.getBoundingClientRect().width * scrollDistancePercentage}px`
+            : `${distanceToNextButton + nextButtonWidth - nextButtonWidth * scrollDistancePercentage}px`;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -442,25 +442,9 @@ export class Segment implements ComponentInterface {
     const segmentEl = this.el;
 
     if (ev.composedPath().includes(segmentViewEl) || dispatchedFrom?.contains(segmentEl)) {
-      if (this.scrolledIndicator) {
-        const computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(this.scrolledIndicator);
-        const isTransitioning = computedStyle.transitionDuration !== '0s';
-
-        if (isTransitioning) {
-          // Add a transitionend listener if the indicator is transitioning
-          this.waitForTransitionEnd(this.scrolledIndicator, () => {
-            this.updateValueAfterTransition(ev.detail.activeContentId);
-          });
-        } else {
-          // Immediately update the value if there's no transition
-          this.updateValueAfterTransition(ev.detail.activeContentId);
-        }
-      } else {
-        // Immediately update the value if there's no indicator
-        this.updateValueAfterTransition(ev.detail.activeContentId);
-      }
-
       this.isScrolling = false;
+
+      this.value = ev.detail.activeContentId;
     }
   }
 
@@ -771,6 +755,11 @@ export class Segment implements ComponentInterface {
           'segment-scrollable': this.scrollable,
         })}
       >
+        {this.segmentViewEl && (
+          <div part="indicator" class="segment-indicator">
+            <div part="indicator-background"></div>
+          </div>
+        )}
         <slot onSlotchange={this.onSlottedItemsChange}></slot>
       </Host>
     );
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts b/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
index 6e8e6303b1..aa28a5b56c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -1984,14 +1984,14 @@ This event will not emit when programmatically setting the `value` property.
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
-  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value']
+  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'hasIndicator', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value']
 })
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-segment-button',
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value'],
+  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'hasIndicator', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value'],
 })
 export class IonSegmentButton {
   protected el: HTMLElement;
diff --git a/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts b/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
index 35be08d93e..003e6f8950 100644
--- a/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -1818,14 +1818,14 @@ export declare interface IonRow extends Components.IonRow {}
 
 @ProxyCmp({
   defineCustomElementFn: defineIonSegmentButton,
-  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value']
+  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'hasIndicator', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value']
 })
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-segment-button',
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value'],
+  inputs: ['contentId', 'disabled', 'hasIndicator', 'layout', 'mode', 'type', 'value'],
   standalone: true
 })
 export class IonSegmentButton {
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts b/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts
index d72ec0378c..f64ee29627 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ export const IonSegmentButton = /*@__PURE__*/ defineContainer<JSX.IonSegmentButt
   'disabled',
   'layout',
   'type',
-  'value'
+  'value',
+  'hasIndicator'
 ],
 'value', 'ion-change');