diff --git a/src/layouts/PublicLayout.tsx b/src/layouts/PublicLayout.tsx
index bdae3b9..c45a510 100644
--- a/src/layouts/PublicLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/layouts/PublicLayout.tsx
@@ -928,7 +928,12 @@ export function PublicLayout() {
       >
         <AnimatePresence mode="wait" initial={false}>
           <m.div
-            key={`${pathname}${search}`}
+            // Key on the language-stripped path so switching locale (e.g.
+            // /cn/browse → /ms/browse) is not seen as a route change. Without
+            // this the AnimatePresence fade-out/fade-in (~220ms) fires on every
+            // language toggle and reads as a flicker, especially for ms / vi
+            // where the nav width also changes and re-runs layout.
+            key={`${stripLangPrefix(pathname)}${search}`}
             variants={pageTransition}
             initial="initial"
             animate="enter"