diff --git a/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/ActivityProvider.js b/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/ActivityProvider.js
index 81925a932..85acf0aa0 100644
--- a/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/ActivityProvider.js
+++ b/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/ActivityProvider.js
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ export function SignalStateProvider({ children }) {
     useSignalEffect(() => {
         if (!service) return console.warn('could not access service');
         const unsub = service.onData((evt) => {
-            const next = normalize(keys.value, evt.data);
             batch(() => {
+                const next = normalize(keys.value, evt.data);
                 keys.value = next;
                 activity.value = normalizeItems(activity.value, evt.data);
             });
diff --git a/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/activity.service.js b/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/activity.service.js
index 4413ae1ba..746f5c16f 100644
--- a/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/activity.service.js
+++ b/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/activity/activity.service.js
@@ -116,12 +116,14 @@ export class ActivityService {
      * @return {Promise<import('../../types/new-tab.js').ConfirmBurnResponse>}
      */
     confirmBurn(url) {
+        this.dataService.disableBroadcast();
         return this.ntp.messaging.request('activity_confirmBurn', { url });
     }
     /**
      * @param {string} url
      */
     burnAnimationComplete(url) {
+        this.dataService.enableBroadcast();
         this.dataService.update((old) => {
             return {
                 ...old,
diff --git a/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/service.js b/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/service.js
index 68ac43a1e..6e0b9eb45 100644
--- a/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/service.js
+++ b/special-pages/pages/new-tab/app/service.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 export class Service {
     eventTarget = new EventTarget();
     DEBOUNCE_TIME_MS = 200;
+    _broadcast = true;
     /**
      * @param {object} props
      * @param {() => Promise<Data>} [props.initial]
@@ -110,9 +111,20 @@ export class Service {
         }
     }
 
+    disableBroadcast() {
+        this._broadcast = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    enableBroadcast() {
+        this._broadcast = true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param {Data} data
-     * @param {'initial' | 'subscription' | 'manual' | 'trigger-fetch'} source
+     * @param {'initial' | 'subscription' | 'manual' | 'trigger-fetch' | 'flush'} source
      * @private
      */
     _accept(data, source) {
@@ -124,6 +136,8 @@ export class Service {
         // always cancel any existing debounced timers
         this.clearDebounceTimer();
 
+        if (!this._broadcast) return;
+
         // always broadcast the change on the event target
         const dataEvent = new CustomEvent('data', {
             detail: {
@@ -131,6 +145,7 @@ export class Service {
                 source,
             },
         });
+
         this.eventTarget.dispatchEvent(dataEvent);
 
         // try to persist if the last try was 'manual' update