diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.cpp
index 2980bf21683..051c7d1ee20 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,19 @@ void Animatable::visit_edges(JS::Cell::Visitor& visitor)
     }
 }
 
+void Animatable::set_has_css_defined_animations()
+{
+    ensure_impl().has_css_defined_animations = true;
+}
+
+bool Animatable::has_css_defined_animations() const
+{
+    if (!m_impl)
+        return false;
+
+    return m_impl->has_css_defined_animations;
+}
+
 HashMap<FlyString, GC::Ref<Animation>>* Animatable::css_defined_animations(Optional<CSS::PseudoElement> pseudo_element)
 {
     auto& impl = ensure_impl();
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.h
index ac0366cc09e..2929ddc9a9e 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/Animatable.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
     void associate_with_animation(GC::Ref<Animation>);
     void disassociate_with_animation(GC::Ref<Animation>);
 
+    void set_has_css_defined_animations();
+    bool has_css_defined_animations() const;
     HashMap<FlyString, GC::Ref<Animation>>* css_defined_animations(Optional<CSS::PseudoElement>);
     void add_css_animation(FlyString name, Optional<CSS::PseudoElement>, GC::Ref<Animation>);
     void remove_css_animation(FlyString name, Optional<CSS::PseudoElement>);
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ private:
     struct Impl {
         Vector<GC::Ref<Animation>> associated_animations;
         bool is_sorted_by_composite_order { true };
+        bool has_css_defined_animations { false };
 
         mutable Array<OwnPtr<HashMap<FlyString, GC::Ref<Animation>>>, to_underlying(CSS::PseudoElement::KnownPseudoElementCount) + 1> css_defined_animations;
         mutable Array<OwnPtr<Transition>, to_underlying(CSS::PseudoElement::KnownPseudoElementCount) + 1> transitions;
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
index e156b7496ce..179a931046f 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
@@ -1266,6 +1266,7 @@ void StyleComputer::process_animation_definitions(ComputedProperties const& comp
         }
 
         effect->set_target(&element);
+        element.set_has_css_defined_animations();
         element_animations->set(animation_properties.name, animation);
     }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
index 7dfd3d28a81..df5c8c124b6 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
@@ -4177,6 +4177,10 @@ FlyString const& Element::html_uppercased_qualified_name() const
 
 void Element::play_or_cancel_animations_after_display_property_change()
 {
+    // OPTIMIZATION: We don't care about elements with no CSS defined animations
+    if (!has_css_defined_animations())
+        return;
+
     // OPTIMIZATION: We don't care about animations in disconnected subtrees.
     if (!is_connected())
         return;