diff --git a/include/game/entity.hpp b/include/game/entity.hpp
index 57147902..a05ff782 100644
--- a/include/game/entity.hpp
+++ b/include/game/entity.hpp
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ public:
 
     bool isEntityMoving() const { return isMoving_; }
 
+    /// True only during the active interpolation phase (before reaching destination).
+    /// Unlike isEntityMoving(), this does NOT include the dead-reckoning overrun window,
+    /// so animations (Run/Walk) should use this to avoid "running in place" after arrival.
+    bool isActivelyMoving() const {
+        return isMoving_ && moveElapsed_ < moveDuration_;
+    }
+
     // Returns the latest server-authoritative position: destination if moving, current if not.
     // Unlike getX/Y/Z (which only update via updateMovement), this always reflects the
     // last known server position regardless of distance culling.
diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index d26be986..45a97cac 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -1647,7 +1647,11 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
                         // startMoveTo() in handleMonsterMove, regardless of distance-cull.
                         // This correctly detects movement for distant creatures (> 150u)
                         // where updateMovement() is not called and getX/Y/Z() stays stale.
-                        const bool entityIsMoving = entity->isEntityMoving();
+                        // Use isActivelyMoving() (not isEntityMoving()) so the
+                        // Run/Walk animation stops when the creature reaches its
+                        // destination, rather than persisting through the dead-
+                        // reckoning overrun window.
+                        const bool entityIsMoving = entity->isActivelyMoving();
                         const bool isMovingNow = !deadOrCorpse && (entityIsMoving || planarDist > 0.03f || dz > 0.08f);
                         if (deadOrCorpse || largeCorrection) {
                             charRenderer->setInstancePosition(instanceId, renderPos);