diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/map/map.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/map/map.widget.dart
index 4e4ae45098..17dcffdade 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/map/map.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/map/map.widget.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/translate_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/bottom_sheet/map_bottom_sheet.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/map/map.state.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/map/map_utils.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/routes.provider.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/router.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/async_mutex.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/debounce.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/immich_toast.dart';
@@ -114,6 +116,14 @@ class _DriftMapState extends ConsumerState<DriftMap> {
       return;
     }
 
+    // When the AssetViewer is open, the DriftMap route stays alive in the background.
+    // If we continue to update bounds, the map-scoped timeline service gets recreated and the previous one disposed,
+    // which can invalidate the TimelineService instance that was passed into AssetViewerRoute (causing "loading forever").
+    final currentRoute = ref.read(currentRouteNameProvider);
+    if (currentRoute == AssetViewerRoute.name || currentRoute == GalleryViewerRoute.name) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     final bounds = await controller.getVisibleRegion();
     unawaited(
       _reloadMutex.run(() async {