diff --git a/.changeset/fluffy-turtles-applaud.md b/.changeset/fluffy-turtles-applaud.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9dd5e8d3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fluffy-turtles-applaud.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Remove cookie when signing out before running `onBeforeSetActive` to resolve issues where we do navigations in `onBeforeSetActive`.
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/__tests__/clerk.test.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/__tests__/clerk.test.ts
index b18787dda80..97b33b49d4f 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/__tests__/clerk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/__tests__/clerk.test.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,25 @@ describe('Clerk singleton', () => {
       expect(mockSession.touch).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    /**
+     * The __session cookie needs to be cleared before calling __unstable__onBeforeSetActive
+     * as the callback may rely on the absence of the cookie to determine the user is logged out or not
+     * For example, for NextJS integration, calling __unstable__onBeforeSetActive before clearing the cookie
+     * would result in hitting the middleware with a valid session cookie (until it expires), even if the session no longer exists
+     */
+    it('clears __session cookie before calling __unstable__onBeforeSetActive', async () => {
+      mockSession.touch.mockReturnValueOnce(Promise.resolve());
+      mockClientFetch.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve({ activeSessions: [mockSession] }));
+
+      (window as any).__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
+        expect(evenBusSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('token:update', { token: null });
+      };
+
+      const sut = new Clerk(productionPublishableKey);
+      await sut.load();
+      await sut.setActive({ session: null });
+    });
+
     it('calls __unstable__onAfterSetActive after beforeEmit and session.touch', async () => {
       const beforeEmitMock = jest.fn();
       mockSession.touch.mockReturnValueOnce(Promise.resolve());
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
index 855d57a6072..90a97ab86f2 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ export class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
     const shouldSignOutSession = this.session && newSession === null;
     if (shouldSignOutSession) {
       this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
+      eventBus.dispatch(events.TokenUpdate, { token: null });
     }
 
     await onBeforeSetActive();
@@ -741,13 +742,9 @@ export class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
       newSession = this.#getSessionFromClient(newSession?.id);
     }
 
-    // Sync __session and __client_uat to cookies using events.TokenUpdate dispatched event
-    // only for newSession is null since the getToken will not be executed. Since getToken
-    // triggers internally a events.TokenUpdate there is no need to trigger it when the newSession exists.
-    const token = await newSession?.getToken();
-    if (!token) {
-      eventBus.dispatch(events.TokenUpdate, { token: null });
-    }
+    // getToken syncs __session and __client_uat to cookies using events.TokenUpdate dispatched event.
+    await newSession?.getToken();
+
     //2. If there's a beforeEmit, typically we're navigating.  Emit the session as
     //   undefined, then wait for beforeEmit to complete before emitting the new session.
     //   When undefined, neither SignedIn nor SignedOut renders, which avoids flickers or