diff --git a/src/lib/translation/index.tsx b/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
index 928485b41b..f64f90635f 100644
--- a/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
@@ -194,49 +194,55 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
         await googleTranslate(text, targetLangCode, sourceLangCode)
         return
       }
+      const translateAfterAnimation = async () => {
+        try {
+          const result = await attemptTranslation(
+            text,
+            targetLangCode,
+            sourceLangCode,
+          )
+          ax.metric('translate:result', {
+            method: 'on-device',
+            os: Platform.OS,
+            sourceLanguage: result.sourceLanguage,
+            targetLanguage: result.targetLanguage,
+          })
+          LayoutAnimation.configureNext(LayoutAnimation.Presets.easeInEaseOut)
+          setTranslationState(prev => ({
+            ...prev,
+            [key]: {
+              status: 'success',
+              translatedText: result.translatedText,
+              sourceLanguage: result.sourceLanguage,
+              targetLanguage: result.targetLanguage,
+            },
+          }))
+        } catch (e) {
+          logger.error('Failed to translate post on device', {safeMessage: e})
+          // On-device translation failed (language pack missing or user
+          // dismissed the download prompt). Fall back to Google Translate.
+          ax.metric('translate:result', {
+            method: 'fallback-alert',
+            os: Platform.OS,
+            sourceLanguage: sourceLangCode ?? null,
+            targetLanguage: targetLangCode,
+          })
+          LayoutAnimation.configureNext(LayoutAnimation.Presets.easeInEaseOut)
+          setTranslationState(prev => ({
+            ...prev,
+            [key]: {status: 'idle'},
+          }))
+          await googleTranslate(text, targetLangCode, sourceLangCode)
+        }
+      }
+      LayoutAnimation.configureNext(
+        LayoutAnimation.Presets.easeInEaseOut,
+        () => void translateAfterAnimation(),
+      )
       setTranslationState(prev => ({
         ...prev,
         [key]: {status: 'loading'},
       }))
-      try {
-        const result = await attemptTranslation(
-          text,
-          targetLangCode,
-          sourceLangCode,
-        )
-        ax.metric('translate:result', {
-          method: 'on-device',
-          os: Platform.OS,
-          sourceLanguage: result.sourceLanguage,
-          targetLanguage: result.targetLanguage,
-        })
-        LayoutAnimation.configureNext(LayoutAnimation.Presets.easeInEaseOut)
-        setTranslationState(prev => ({
-          ...prev,
-          [key]: {
-            status: 'success',
-            translatedText: result.translatedText,
-            sourceLanguage: result.sourceLanguage,
-            targetLanguage: result.targetLanguage,
-          },
-        }))
-      } catch (e) {
-        logger.error('Failed to translate post on device', {safeMessage: e})
-        // On-device translation failed (language pack missing or user
-        // dismissed the download prompt). Fall back to Google Translate.
-        ax.metric('translate:result', {
-          method: 'fallback-alert',
-          os: Platform.OS,
-          sourceLanguage: sourceLangCode ?? null,
-          targetLanguage: targetLangCode,
-        })
-        LayoutAnimation.configureNext(LayoutAnimation.Presets.easeInEaseOut)
-        setTranslationState(prev => ({
-          ...prev,
-          [key]: {status: 'idle'},
-        }))
-        await googleTranslate(text, targetLangCode, sourceLangCode)
-      }
     },
     [ax, googleTranslate],
   )