diff --git a/resources/js/hooks/use-scrambled-hash.ts b/resources/js/hooks/use-scrambled-hash.ts
index 1251847b6..1fb26c1d9 100644
--- a/resources/js/hooks/use-scrambled-hash.ts
+++ b/resources/js/hooks/use-scrambled-hash.ts
@@ -13,19 +13,62 @@ export type ScrambledCharacter = {
 const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
 let currentFrame: number | null = null;
 let interval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
+let reducedMotionQuery: MediaQueryList | undefined;
+
+const start = () => {
+    if (interval !== undefined || document.visibilityState === 'hidden') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (reducedMotionQuery?.matches) {
+        if (currentFrame !== null) {
+            currentFrame = null;
+            listeners.forEach((notify) => notify());
+        }
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    currentFrame ??= 0;
+    interval = setInterval(() => {
+        currentFrame = (currentFrame ?? 0) + 1;
+        listeners.forEach((notify) => notify());
+    }, FRAME_MS);
+};
+
+const onReducedMotionChange = () => {
+    if (reducedMotionQuery?.matches) {
+        clearInterval(interval);
+        interval = undefined;
+
+        if (currentFrame !== null) {
+            currentFrame = null;
+            listeners.forEach((notify) => notify());
+        }
+    } else if (listeners.size > 0) {
+        start();
+    }
+};
+
+const onVisibilityChange = () => {
+    if (document.visibilityState === 'hidden') {
+        clearInterval(interval);
+        interval = undefined;
+    } else if (listeners.size > 0) {
+        start();
+    }
+};
 
 const subscribe = (listener: () => void) => {
     listeners.add(listener);
 
-    if (
-        interval === undefined &&
-        !window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches
-    ) {
-        currentFrame = 0;
-        interval = setInterval(() => {
-            currentFrame = (currentFrame ?? 0) + 1;
-            listeners.forEach((notify) => notify());
-        }, FRAME_MS);
+    if (listeners.size === 1) {
+        reducedMotionQuery = window.matchMedia(
+            '(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)',
+        );
+        reducedMotionQuery.addEventListener('change', onReducedMotionChange);
+        document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+        start();
     }
 
     return () => {
@@ -35,6 +78,15 @@ const subscribe = (listener: () => void) => {
             clearInterval(interval);
             interval = undefined;
             currentFrame = null;
+            reducedMotionQuery?.removeEventListener(
+                'change',
+                onReducedMotionChange,
+            );
+            reducedMotionQuery = undefined;
+            document.removeEventListener(
+                'visibilitychange',
+                onVisibilityChange,
+            );
         }
     };
 };
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ScrambledHashVisibility.test.tsx b/tests/Unit/ScrambledHashVisibility.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de51a9ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ScrambledHashVisibility.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/// <reference types="node" />
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { afterEach, test, vi } from 'vite-plus/test';
+
+const notify = vi.fn();
+let unsubscribe: () => void;
+vi.doMock('react', () => ({
+    ...React,
+    useSyncExternalStore: (
+        subscribe: (callback: () => void) => () => void,
+        snapshot: () => number | null,
+    ) => {
+        unsubscribe = subscribe(notify);
+        return snapshot();
+    },
+}));
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    unsubscribe?.();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
+test('pauses the image loading animation offscreen and resumes on return', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    let reducedMotion = false;
+    let onMotionChange: (() => void) | undefined;
+    vi.stubGlobal('window', {
+        matchMedia: () => ({
+            get matches() {
+                return reducedMotion;
+            },
+            addEventListener: (name: string, callback: () => void) => {
+                if (name === 'change') onMotionChange = callback;
+            },
+            removeEventListener: () => {
+                onMotionChange = undefined;
+            },
+        }),
+    });
+    const events = new Map<string, () => void>();
+    const document = {
+        visibilityState: 'visible',
+        addEventListener: (event: string, handler: () => void) => events.set(event, handler),
+        removeEventListener: (event: string) => events.delete(event),
+    };
+    vi.stubGlobal('document', document);
+    const { useScrambledHash } = await import(
+        '../../resources/js/hooks/use-scrambled-hash'
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(useScrambledHash('abcd').length, 4);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(140);
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 2);
+
+    document.visibilityState = 'hidden';
+    events.get('visibilitychange')?.();
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(700);
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 2);
+
+    document.visibilityState = 'visible';
+    events.get('visibilitychange')?.();
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(70);
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 3);
+
+    reducedMotion = true;
+    onMotionChange?.();
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 4);
+    assert.ok(useScrambledHash('abcd').every(({ isLocked }) => isLocked));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(700);
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 4);
+
+    reducedMotion = false;
+    onMotionChange?.();
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(70);
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 5);
+
+    document.visibilityState = 'hidden';
+    events.get('visibilitychange')?.();
+    reducedMotion = true;
+    document.visibilityState = 'visible';
+    events.get('visibilitychange')?.();
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 6);
+    assert.ok(useScrambledHash('abcd').every(({ isLocked }) => isLocked));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(700);
+    assert.equal(notify.mock.calls.length, 6);
+
+    unsubscribe();
+    assert.equal(onMotionChange, undefined);
+    assert.equal(events.has('visibilitychange'), false);
+});