diff --git a/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_draw.cc
index 5cf72f71021..8cd232432c7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_draw.cc
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void ANIM_draw_scene_strip_range(const bContext *C, View2D *v2d)
     return;
   }
   const Strip *scene_strip = blender::ed::vse::get_scene_strip_for_time_sync(sequencer_scene);
-  if (!scene_strip) {
+  if (!scene_strip || !scene_strip->scene) {
     return;
   }
   GPU_blend(GPU_BLEND_ALPHA);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/scene/scene_edit.cc b/source/blender/editors/scene/scene_edit.cc
index b9f75b0504c..ea44264590e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/scene/scene_edit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/scene/scene_edit.cc
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ bool ED_scene_delete(bContext *C, Main *bmain, Scene *scene)
   wmWindowManager *wm = static_cast<wmWindowManager *>(bmain->wm.first);
   WM_jobs_kill_all_from_owner(wm, scene);
 
+  /* Cancel animation playback. */
+  if (bScreen *screen = ED_screen_animation_playing(CTX_wm_manager(C))) {
+    ScreenAnimData *sad = static_cast<ScreenAnimData *>(screen->animtimer->customdata);
+    if (sad->scene == scene) {
+      ED_screen_animation_play(C, 0, 0);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (scene->id.prev) {
     scene_new = static_cast<Scene *>(scene->id.prev);
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.cc
index a5d65d31496..6f3db9533e0 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.cc
@@ -205,6 +205,23 @@ static void rna_Main_scenes_remove(
       /* Don't rely on `CTX_wm_window(C)` as it may have been cleared,
        * yet windows may still be open that reference this scene. */
       wmWindowManager *wm = static_cast<wmWindowManager *>(bmain->wm.first);
+
+      /* Cancel animation playback. */
+      if (bScreen *screen = ED_screen_animation_playing(wm)) {
+        ScreenAnimData *sad = static_cast<ScreenAnimData *>(screen->animtimer->customdata);
+        if (sad->scene == scene) {
+#  ifdef WITH_PYTHON
+          BPy_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+#  endif
+
+          ED_screen_animation_play(C, 0, 0);
+
+#  ifdef WITH_PYTHON
+          BPy_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+#  endif
+        }
+      }
+
       LISTBASE_FOREACH (wmWindow *, win, &wm->windows) {
         if (WM_window_get_active_scene(win) == scene) {
 #  ifdef WITH_PYTHON