diff --git a/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivity.kt b/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivity.kt
index 0060a398..1d47b332 100644
--- a/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivity.kt
+++ b/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivity.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class GistModalActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ModalInAppMessageViewCallback, Tr
     private lateinit var binding: ActivityGistBinding
     private var messagePosition: MessagePosition = MessagePosition.CENTER
 
+    // Store the message that this activity is displaying to avoid dismissing wrong messages
+    // when multiple modal activities exist during transitions (race condition fix)
+    private var activityMessage: Message? = null
+
     private val attributesListenerJob: MutableList<Job> = mutableListOf()
     private val elapsedTimer: ElapsedTimer = ElapsedTimer()
     private val logger = SDKComponent.logger
@@ -103,6 +107,9 @@ class GistModalActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ModalInAppMessageViewCallback, Tr
     }
 
     private fun setupMessage(message: Message) {
+        // Store the message this activity is displaying
+        activityMessage = message
+
         logger.debug("GistModelActivity onCreate: $message")
         elapsedTimer.start("Displaying modal for message: ${message.messageId}")
 
@@ -190,25 +197,26 @@ class GistModalActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ModalInAppMessageViewCallback, Tr
         for (job in attributesListenerJob) {
             job.cancel()
         }
-        // if the message has been cancelled, do not perform any further actions
-        // to avoid sending any callbacks to the client app
-        // If the message is not persistent, dismiss it and inform the callback
 
-        val state = currentMessageState
+        // Only dispatch dismiss if THIS activity's message is still the currently displayed message.
+        // This prevents a race condition where Activity1 finishes while Activity2 is already showing,
+        // which would cause Activity1's onDestroy to incorrectly dismiss Activity2's message.
+        val displayedMessage = activityMessage
+        val messageInQueue = currentMessageState?.message
         val inAppManager = inAppMessagingManager
-        if (state != null && inAppManager != null) {
-            if (!isPersistentMessage()) {
-                inAppManager.dispatch(InAppMessagingAction.DismissMessage(message = state.message))
+
+        if (displayedMessage != null && inAppManager != null && displayedMessage.queueId == messageInQueue?.queueId) {
+            if (!isPersistentMessage(displayedMessage)) {
+                inAppManager.dispatch(InAppMessagingAction.DismissMessage(message = displayedMessage))
             } else {
-                inAppManager.dispatch(InAppMessagingAction.DismissMessage(message = state.message, shouldLog = false))
+                inAppManager.dispatch(InAppMessagingAction.DismissMessage(message = displayedMessage, shouldLog = false))
             }
         }
         super.onDestroy()
     }
 
-    private fun isPersistentMessage(message: Message? = null): Boolean {
-        val currentMessage = message ?: currentMessageState?.message
-        return currentMessage?.gistProperties?.persistent ?: false
+    private fun isPersistentMessage(message: Message?): Boolean {
+        return message?.gistProperties?.persistent ?: false
     }
 
     private fun onMessageShown(message: Message) {
diff --git a/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/state/InAppMessagingMiddlewares.kt b/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/state/InAppMessagingMiddlewares.kt
index e00831cf..3fd21cb7 100644
--- a/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/state/InAppMessagingMiddlewares.kt
+++ b/messaginginapp/src/main/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/state/InAppMessagingMiddlewares.kt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private fun handleMessageDismissal(logger: Logger, store: Store<InAppMessagingSt
 
     // After the dismissal is processed, dispatch ProcessMessageQueue to show the next message
     // The dismissed message will be filtered out by processMessages() since its queueId is now in shownMessageQueueIds
-    if (store.state.sseEnabled) {
+    if (store.state.shouldUseSse) {
         SDKComponent.inAppSseLogger.logTryDisplayNextMessageAfterDismissal()
         store.dispatch(InAppMessagingAction.ProcessMessageQueue(store.state.messagesInQueue.toList()))
     }
diff --git a/messaginginapp/src/test/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivityTest.kt b/messaginginapp/src/test/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivityTest.kt
index 9b0b6332..9a5db35f 100644
--- a/messaginginapp/src/test/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivityTest.kt
+++ b/messaginginapp/src/test/java/io/customer/messaginginapp/gist/presentation/GistModalActivityTest.kt
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ import io.customer.messaginginapp.gist.GistEnvironment
 import io.customer.messaginginapp.gist.data.listeners.GistQueue
 import io.customer.messaginginapp.gist.data.model.Message
 import io.customer.messaginginapp.gist.data.model.MessagePosition
+import io.customer.messaginginapp.gist.utilities.ModalMessageExtras
 import io.customer.messaginginapp.gist.utilities.ModalMessageParser
 import io.customer.messaginginapp.state.InAppMessagingAction
 import io.customer.messaginginapp.state.InAppMessagingManager
+import io.customer.messaginginapp.state.MessageBuilderMock
+import io.customer.messaginginapp.state.ModalMessageState
 import io.customer.messaginginapp.testutils.core.IntegrationTest
 import io.customer.sdk.core.di.SDKComponent
 import io.customer.sdk.core.util.DispatchersProvider
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ import io.customer.sdk.core.util.Logger
 import io.customer.sdk.core.util.ScopeProvider
 import io.customer.sdk.data.model.Region
 import io.mockk.coEvery
+import io.mockk.every
 import io.mockk.mockk
 import io.mockk.spyk
 import io.mockk.verify
@@ -171,7 +175,129 @@ class GistModalActivityTest : IntegrationTest() {
         scenario.close()
     }
 
-    private fun initializeModuleMessagingInApp() {
+    // region onDestroy race condition prevention tests
+
+    @Test
+    fun onDestroy_givenActivityMessageMatchesMessageInQueue_expectDismissDispatched() {
+        // Initialize ModuleMessagingInApp
+        val messagingManager = initializeModuleMessagingInApp()
+        val testMessage = MessageBuilderMock.createMessage(
+            queueId = "test-queue-id",
+            persistent = false
+        )
+
+        // Setup parser to return the test message
+        coEvery { mockMessageParser.parseExtras(any()) } returns ModalMessageExtras(
+            message = testMessage,
+            messagePosition = MessagePosition.CENTER
+        )
+
+        // Set the modal state to Displayed with the SAME message (matching queueId)
+        every { messagingManager.getCurrentState() } returns mockk(relaxed = true) {
+            every { modalMessageState } returns ModalMessageState.Displayed(testMessage)
+        }
+
+        val intent = createActivityIntent(testMessage)
+        val scenario = ActivityScenario.launch<GistModalActivity>(intent)
+        flushCoroutines(scopeProviderStub.inAppLifecycleScope)
+
+        // Destroy the activity
+        scenario.moveToState(Lifecycle.State.DESTROYED)
+
+        // Verify dismiss was dispatched since the activity's message matches the one in queue
+        assertCalledOnce {
+            messagingManager.dispatch(
+                match<InAppMessagingAction.DismissMessage> {
+                    it.message == testMessage && it.shouldLog
+                }
+            )
+        }
+
+        scenario.close()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun onDestroy_givenActivityMessageDifferentFromMessageInQueue_expectDismissNotDispatched() {
+        // Initialize ModuleMessagingInApp
+        val messagingManager = initializeModuleMessagingInApp()
+        val activityMessage = MessageBuilderMock.createMessage(
+            queueId = "activity-queue-id",
+            persistent = false
+        )
+        val queueMessage = MessageBuilderMock.createMessage(
+            queueId = "different-queue-id",
+            persistent = false
+        )
+
+        // Setup parser to return the activity's message
+        coEvery { mockMessageParser.parseExtras(any()) } returns ModalMessageExtras(
+            message = activityMessage,
+            messagePosition = MessagePosition.CENTER
+        )
+
+        // Set the modal state to Displayed with a DIFFERENT message (different queueId)
+        // This simulates the race condition where Activity2 is already showing
+        every { messagingManager.getCurrentState() } returns mockk(relaxed = true) {
+            every { modalMessageState } returns ModalMessageState.Displayed(queueMessage)
+        }
+
+        val intent = createActivityIntent(activityMessage)
+        val scenario = ActivityScenario.launch<GistModalActivity>(intent)
+        flushCoroutines(scopeProviderStub.inAppLifecycleScope)
+
+        // Destroy the activity
+        scenario.moveToState(Lifecycle.State.DESTROYED)
+
+        // Verify dismiss was NOT dispatched since the messages don't match (race condition prevention)
+        verify(exactly = 0) {
+            messagingManager.dispatch(match<InAppMessagingAction.DismissMessage> { true })
+        }
+
+        scenario.close()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun onDestroy_givenPersistentMessage_expectDismissDispatchedWithShouldLogFalse() {
+        // Initialize ModuleMessagingInApp
+        val messagingManager = initializeModuleMessagingInApp()
+        val testMessage = MessageBuilderMock.createMessage(
+            queueId = "test-queue-id",
+            persistent = true // Persistent message
+        )
+
+        // Setup parser to return the test message
+        coEvery { mockMessageParser.parseExtras(any()) } returns ModalMessageExtras(
+            message = testMessage,
+            messagePosition = MessagePosition.CENTER
+        )
+
+        // Set the modal state to Displayed with the SAME message
+        every { messagingManager.getCurrentState() } returns mockk(relaxed = true) {
+            every { modalMessageState } returns ModalMessageState.Displayed(testMessage)
+        }
+
+        val intent = createActivityIntent(testMessage)
+        val scenario = ActivityScenario.launch<GistModalActivity>(intent)
+        flushCoroutines(scopeProviderStub.inAppLifecycleScope)
+
+        // Destroy the activity
+        scenario.moveToState(Lifecycle.State.DESTROYED)
+
+        // Verify dismiss was dispatched with shouldLog = false for persistent message
+        assertCalledOnce {
+            messagingManager.dispatch(
+                match<InAppMessagingAction.DismissMessage> {
+                    it.message == testMessage && !it.shouldLog
+                }
+            )
+        }
+
+        scenario.close()
+    }
+
+    // endregion
+
+    private fun initializeModuleMessagingInApp(): InAppMessagingManager {
         val moduleConfig = MessagingInAppModuleConfig.Builder(
             siteId = "test-site-id",
             region = Region.US
@@ -188,6 +314,8 @@ class GistModalActivityTest : IntegrationTest() {
                 environment = GistEnvironment.LOCAL
             )
         ).flushCoroutines(scopeProviderStub.inAppLifecycleScope)
+
+        return messagingManager
     }
 
     private fun createTestMessage(): Message = Message(