diff --git a/packages/page-agent/src/PageAgent.ts b/packages/page-agent/src/PageAgent.ts
index 75bfb9d..8aaf19a 100644
--- a/packages/page-agent/src/PageAgent.ts
+++ b/packages/page-agent/src/PageAgent.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class PageAgent extends EventTarget {
 		await onBeforeTask.call(this)
 
 		// Show mask
-		this.pageController.showMask()
+		await this.pageController.showMask()
 
 		if (this.#abortController) {
 			this.#abortController.abort()
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ export class PageAgent extends EventTarget {
 
 	#onDone(text: string, success = true) {
 		this.pageController.cleanUpHighlights()
-		this.pageController.hideMask()
+		this.pageController.hideMask() // No await - fire and forget
 		this.#setStatus(success ? 'completed' : 'error')
 		this.#abortController.abort()
 	}
diff --git a/packages/page-controller/src/PageController.ts b/packages/page-controller/src/PageController.ts
index ef0984e..1e1f2d8 100644
--- a/packages/page-controller/src/PageController.ts
+++ b/packages/page-controller/src/PageController.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export class PageController extends EventTarget {
 
 	/** Visual mask overlay for blocking user interaction during automation */
 	private mask: InstanceType<typeof import('./mask/SimulatorMask').SimulatorMask> | null = null
+	private maskReady: Promise<void> | null = null
 
 	constructor(config: PageControllerConfig = {}) {
 		super()
@@ -91,9 +92,10 @@ export class PageController extends EventTarget {
 		patchReact(this)
 
 		if (config.enableMask) {
-			this.initMask()
+			this.maskReady = this.initMask()
 		}
 	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Initialize mask asynchronously (dynamic import to avoid CSS loading in Node)
 	 */
@@ -369,7 +371,8 @@ export class PageController extends EventTarget {
 	 * Show the visual mask overlay.
 	 * Only works if enableMask was set to true in config.
 	 */
-	showMask(): void {
+	async showMask(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.maskReady
 		this.mask?.show()
 	}
 
@@ -377,7 +380,8 @@ export class PageController extends EventTarget {
 	 * Hide the visual mask overlay.
 	 * Only works if enableMask was set to true in config.
 	 */
-	hideMask(): void {
+	async hideMask(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.maskReady
 		this.mask?.hide()
 	}