diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts b/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts
index 2a53b8d153b..87cb4bfb514 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts
@@ -213,8 +213,16 @@ export const IonRouterOutlet = /*@__PURE__*/ defineComponent({
           { pathname: routeInfo.pushedByRoute || "" },
           id
         );
-        enteringViewItem.ionPageElement.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
-        enteringViewItem.ionPageElement.classList.add("ion-page-hidden");
+        /**
+         * Navigation can change while the cancelled animation finishes,
+         * leaving no previous view or mounted page in this outlet.
+         */
+        const enteringEl = enteringViewItem?.ionPageElement;
+        if (!enteringEl) {
+          return;
+        }
+        enteringEl.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+        enteringEl.classList.add("ion-page-hidden");
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/swipe-cancel.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/swipe-cancel.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6a990eddab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/swipe-cancel.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { IonicVue, IonPage, IonRouterOutlet } from '@ionic/vue';
+import { createRouter, createMemoryHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
+import { h, nextTick, reactive } from 'vue';
+import { routeLocationKey } from 'vue-router';
+import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+async function mountOutlet(
+  enteringView: { ionPageElement?: HTMLElement } | undefined
+) {
+  const routeInfo = { pathname: '/page2', pushedByRoute: '/page1' };
+  const handleNavigateBack = vi.fn();
+  const findViewItemByRouteInfo = vi.fn(() => enteringView);
+  const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
+    global: {
+      provide: {
+        [routeLocationKey as symbol]: reactive({ matched: [], path: '/page2' }),
+        navManager: {
+          getCurrentRouteInfo: () => routeInfo,
+          handleNavigateBack,
+        },
+        viewStacks: { findViewItemByRouteInfo, clear: vi.fn() },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  await nextTick();
+  const outlet = wrapper.element as HTMLIonRouterOutletElement;
+  return { wrapper, outlet, handleNavigateBack, findViewItemByRouteInfo };
+}
+
+it.each([
+  ['a missing view', undefined],
+  ['an unmounted page', {}],
+] as const)(
+  'cancelled swipe tolerates %s after navigation changes',
+  async (_, view) => {
+    const { wrapper, outlet, handleNavigateBack } = await mountOutlet(view);
+    try {
+      expect(() => outlet.swipeHandler!.onEnd(false)).not.toThrow();
+      expect(handleNavigateBack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    } finally {
+      wrapper.unmount();
+    }
+  }
+);
+
+it('cancelled swipe hides the previous page when it is still mounted', async () => {
+  const page = document.createElement('div');
+  const { wrapper, outlet, handleNavigateBack } = await mountOutlet({
+    ionPageElement: page,
+  });
+  try {
+    outlet.swipeHandler!.onEnd(false);
+
+    expect(page.getAttribute('aria-hidden')).toBe('true');
+    expect(page.classList.contains('ion-page-hidden')).toBe(true);
+    expect(handleNavigateBack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  } finally {
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  }
+});
+
+it('completed swipe still navigates back', async () => {
+  const { wrapper, outlet, handleNavigateBack, findViewItemByRouteInfo } =
+    await mountOutlet(undefined);
+  try {
+    outlet.swipeHandler!.onEnd(true);
+
+    expect(handleNavigateBack).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(findViewItemByRouteInfo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  } finally {
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  }
+});
+
+it('ignores a late cancellation after returning to the root page', async () => {
+  const router = createRouter({
+    history: createMemoryHistory(),
+    routes: [
+      { path: '/page1', component: { render: () => h(IonPage) } },
+      { path: '/page2', component: { render: () => h(IonPage) } },
+    ],
+  });
+  await router.push('/page1');
+  const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
+    global: { plugins: [router, [IonicVue, { animated: false }]] },
+  });
+  try {
+    const outlet = wrapper.element as HTMLIonRouterOutletElement;
+    outlet.commit = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+    await router.push('/page2');
+    await flushPromises();
+    const swipeHandler = outlet.swipeHandler!;
+    expect(swipeHandler.canStart()).toBe(true);
+
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      const removeHook = router.afterEach(() => {
+        removeHook();
+        resolve();
+      });
+      router.back();
+    });
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(router.currentRoute.value.path).toBe('/page1');
+    expect(() => swipeHandler.onEnd(false)).not.toThrow();
+  } finally {
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  }
+});