diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 2c5e5faa5b8..ba9a4fdd89e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -6751,7 +6751,10 @@ pub(crate) struct ImageAnimationUpdateCallback {
 
 impl ImageAnimationUpdateCallback {
     pub(crate) fn invoke(self, can_gc: CanGc) {
-        with_script_thread(|script_thread| script_thread.update_the_rendering(true, can_gc))
+        with_script_thread(|script_thread| {
+            script_thread.set_has_pending_animation_tick();
+            script_thread.update_the_rendering(can_gc);
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/script/script_thread.rs b/components/script/script_thread.rs
index 595747f2b5a..49b135c5eb9 100644
--- a/components/script/script_thread.rs
+++ b/components/script/script_thread.rs
@@ -342,10 +342,12 @@ pub struct ScriptThread {
     #[no_trace]
     scheduled_script_thread_animation_timer: RefCell<Option<TimerId>>,
 
-    /// A flag that lets the [`ScriptThread`]'s main loop know that the
-    /// [`Self::scheduled_script_thread_animation_timer`] timer fired and it should
-    /// trigger an animation tick "update the rendering" call.
-    should_trigger_script_thread_animation_tick: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    /// Whether an animation tick is pending. This might either be because the Servo renderer
+    /// is managing animations and the [`ScriptThread`] has received a
+    /// [`ScriptThreadMessage::TickAllAnimations`] message or because the [`ScriptThread`]
+    /// itself is managing animations the the timer fired triggering a [`ScriptThread`]-based
+    /// animation tick.
+    has_pending_animation_tick: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }
 
 struct BHMExitSignal {
@@ -594,6 +596,11 @@ impl ScriptThread {
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn set_has_pending_animation_tick(&self) {
+        self.has_pending_animation_tick
+            .store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
     /// Step 13 of <https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#navigate>
     pub(crate) fn navigate(
         pipeline_id: PipelineId,
@@ -965,7 +972,7 @@ impl ScriptThread {
             layout_factory,
             relative_mouse_down_point: Cell::new(Point2D::zero()),
             scheduled_script_thread_animation_timer: Default::default(),
-            should_trigger_script_thread_animation_tick: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            has_pending_animation_tick: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1165,25 +1172,16 @@ impl ScriptThread {
     ///
     /// Attempt to update the rendering and then do a microtask checkpoint if rendering was actually
     /// updated.
-    pub(crate) fn update_the_rendering(&self, requested_by_renderer: bool, can_gc: CanGc) {
+    pub(crate) fn update_the_rendering(&self, can_gc: CanGc) {
         *self.last_render_opportunity_time.borrow_mut() = Some(Instant::now());
 
-        // If the ScriptThread animation timer fired, this is an animation tick.
-        let mut is_animation_tick = requested_by_renderer;
-        if self
-            .should_trigger_script_thread_animation_tick
-            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
-        {
-            self.should_trigger_script_thread_animation_tick
+        let is_animation_tick = self.has_pending_animation_tick.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        if is_animation_tick {
+            self.has_pending_animation_tick
                 .store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            *self.scheduled_script_thread_animation_timer.borrow_mut() = None;
-            is_animation_tick = true;
-        }
-
-        // If this is an animation tick, cancel any upcoming ScriptThread-based animation timer.
-        // This tick serves the purpose and we to limit animation ticks if some are coming from
-        // the renderer.
-        if requested_by_renderer {
+            // If this is an animation tick, cancel any upcoming ScriptThread-based animation timer.
+            // This tick serves the purpose and we to limit animation ticks if some are coming from
+            // the renderer.
             if let Some(timer_id) = self
                 .scheduled_script_thread_animation_timer
                 .borrow_mut()
@@ -1412,8 +1410,7 @@ impl ScriptThread {
         const SCRIPT_THREAD_ANIMATION_TICK_DELAY: u64 = 30;
 
         debug!("Scheduling ScriptThread animation frame.");
-        let trigger_script_thread_animation =
-            self.should_trigger_script_thread_animation_tick.clone();
+        let trigger_script_thread_animation = self.has_pending_animation_tick.clone();
         let timer_id = self.schedule_timer(TimerEventRequest {
             callback: Box::new(move || {
                 trigger_script_thread_animation.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -1444,7 +1441,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
             .receivers
             .recv(&self.task_queue, &self.timer_scheduler.borrow());
 
-        let mut compositor_requested_update_the_rendering = false;
         loop {
             debug!("Handling event: {event:?}");
 
@@ -1515,7 +1511,7 @@ impl ScriptThread {
                 MixedMessage::FromConstellation(ScriptThreadMessage::TickAllAnimations(
                     _webviews,
                 )) => {
-                    compositor_requested_update_the_rendering = true;
+                    self.set_has_pending_animation_tick();
                 },
                 MixedMessage::FromConstellation(ScriptThreadMessage::SendInputEvent(id, event)) => {
                     self.handle_input_event(id, event)
@@ -1643,7 +1639,7 @@ impl ScriptThread {
         // Update the rendering whenever we receive an IPC message. This may not actually do anything if
         // we are running animations and the compositor hasn't requested a new frame yet via a TickAllAnimatons
         // message.
-        self.update_the_rendering(compositor_requested_update_the_rendering, can_gc);
+        self.update_the_rendering(can_gc);
 
         true
     }