diff --git a/packages/tracing/src/idletransaction.ts b/packages/tracing/src/idletransaction.ts
index 7e876bb18660..e63e08224d7c 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/src/idletransaction.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/src/idletransaction.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ export class IdleTransaction extends Transaction {
       // Remember timestampWithMs is in seconds, timeout is in ms
       const end = timestampWithMs() + timeout / 1000;
 
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      if (this._initTimeout) {
+        clearTimeout(this._initTimeout);
+      }
+
+      this._initTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
         if (!this._finished) {
           this.setTag(FINISH_REASON_TAG, IDLE_TRANSACTION_FINISH_REASONS[1]);
           this.finish(end);
diff --git a/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts b/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts
index b60fec726c54..c2e5006f1958 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,42 @@ describe('IdleTransaction', () => {
       jest.advanceTimersByTime(DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT);
       expect(transaction.endTimestamp).toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it('does not finish when idleTimeout is not exceed after last activity finished', () => {
+      const idleTimeout = 10;
+      const transaction = new IdleTransaction({ name: 'foo', startTimestamp: 1234 }, hub, idleTimeout);
+      transaction.initSpanRecorder(10);
+
+      const span = transaction.startChild({});
+      span.finish();
+
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(2);
+
+      const span2 = transaction.startChild({});
+      span2.finish();
+
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(8);
+
+      expect(transaction.endTimestamp).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('finish when idleTimeout is exceeded after last activity finished', () => {
+      const idleTimeout = 10;
+      const transaction = new IdleTransaction({ name: 'foo', startTimestamp: 1234 }, hub, idleTimeout);
+      transaction.initSpanRecorder(10);
+
+      const span = transaction.startChild({});
+      span.finish();
+
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(2);
+
+      const span2 = transaction.startChild({});
+      span2.finish();
+
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(10);
+
+      expect(transaction.endTimestamp).toBeDefined();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('heartbeat', () => {