diff --git a/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenTimerWidget.swift b/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenTimerWidget.swift
index 076c992..d21c36a 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenTimerWidget.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenTimerWidget.swift
@@ -201,12 +201,23 @@ struct LockScreenTimerWidget: View {
     }
 
     private func stopTimer() {
-        guard timerManager.allowsManualInteraction else {
-            timerManager.endExternalTimer(triggerSmoothClose: false)
-            return
+        let stopAction: @MainActor () -> Void = {
+            if timerManager.allowsManualInteraction {
+                timerManager.stopTimer()
+            } else {
+                timerManager.endExternalTimer(triggerSmoothClose: false)
+            }
+        }
+
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            // Trigger the scale-out animation first so the dismissal mirrors the unlock flow.
+            LockScreenTimerWidgetPanelManager.shared.hide()
+
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: LockScreenTimerWidgetPanelManager.hideAnimationDurationNanoseconds)
+
+            guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+            stopAction()
         }
-        timerManager.stopTimer()
-        LockScreenTimerWidgetPanelManager.shared.hide()
     }
 
     private struct CircleButton: View {
diff --git a/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenTimerWidgetManager.swift b/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenTimerWidgetManager.swift
index b8efbe3..50fee0d 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenTimerWidgetManager.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenTimerWidgetManager.swift
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ final class LockScreenTimerWidgetManager {
 @MainActor
 final class LockScreenTimerWidgetPanelManager {
     static let shared = LockScreenTimerWidgetPanelManager()
+    static let hideAnimationDurationNanoseconds: UInt64 = 360_000_000
 
     private var window: NSWindow?
     private var hasDelegated = false
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ final class LockScreenTimerWidgetPanelManager {
         hideTask?.cancel()
         animator.isPresented = false
 
-        let delay: UInt64 = animated ? 360_000_000 : 0
+        let delay: UInt64 = animated ? Self.hideAnimationDurationNanoseconds : 0
         if delay == 0 {
             window.orderOut(nil)
             hideTask = nil