diff --git a/apps/web/components/editor/signature-dialog.tsx b/apps/web/components/editor/signature-dialog.tsx
index 0dd442b83..6b986c111 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/editor/signature-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/editor/signature-dialog.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Button, IconButton } from "@documenso/ui";
 import { Dialog, Transition } from "@headlessui/react";
 import { LanguageIcon, PencilIcon, TrashIcon } from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
 import SignatureCanvas from "react-signature-canvas";
+import { useDebouncedValue } from "../../hooks/use-debounced-value";
 
 const tabs = [
   { name: "Type", icon: LanguageIcon, current: true },
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ export default function SignatureDialog(props: any) {
   const [currentTab, setCurrentTab] = useState(tabs[0]);
   const [typedSignature, setTypedSignature] = useState("");
   const [signatureEmpty, setSignatureEmpty] = useState(true);
+  // This is a workaround to prevent the canvas from being rendered when the dialog is closed
+  // we also need the debounce to avoid rendering while transitions are occuring.
+  const showCanvas = useDebouncedValue<boolean>(props.open, 1);
   let signCanvasRef: any | undefined;
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -126,19 +130,21 @@ export default function SignatureDialog(props: any) {
                       ""
                     )}
                     {isCurrentTab("Draw") ? (
-                      <div className="">
-                        <SignatureCanvas
-                          ref={(ref) => {
-                            signCanvasRef = ref;
-                          }}
-                          canvasProps={{
-                            className: "sigCanvas border-b b-2 border-slate w-full h-full mb-3",
-                          }}
-                          clearOnResize={true}
-                          onEnd={() => {
-                            setSignatureEmpty(signCanvasRef?.isEmpty());
-                          }}
-                        />
+                      <div className="" key={props.open ? "closed" : "open"}>
+                        {showCanvas && (
+                          <SignatureCanvas
+                            ref={(ref) => {
+                              signCanvasRef = ref;
+                            }}
+                            canvasProps={{
+                              className: "sigCanvas border-b b-2 border-slate w-full h-full mb-3",
+                            }}
+                            clearOnResize={true}
+                            onEnd={() => {
+                              setSignatureEmpty(signCanvasRef?.isEmpty());
+                            }}
+                          />
+                        )}
                         <IconButton
                           className="float-left block"
                           icon={TrashIcon}
diff --git a/apps/web/hooks/use-debounced-value.ts b/apps/web/hooks/use-debounced-value.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eebbec716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/hooks/use-debounced-value.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+export function useDebouncedValue<T>(value: T, delay: number) {
+  // State and setters for debounced value
+  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState(value);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = setTimeout(() => {
+      setDebouncedValue(value);
+    }, delay);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(handler);
+    };
+  }, [value, delay]);
+
+  return debouncedValue;
+}