diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts b/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts
index ed23d3c1dd1e..737780223237 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export function create_bidirectional_transition(node: Element & ElementCSSInline
 			outros.r += 1;
 		}
 
-		if (running_program) {
+		if (running_program || pending_program) {
 			pending_program = program;
 		} else {
 			// if this is an intro, and there's a delay, we need to do