diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ec8af6a5..e69aeadef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ $ npm install @ngxs/store@dev
 ### To become next patch version
 
 - Fix(store): Add root store initializer guard [#2278](https://github.com/ngxs/store/pull/2278)
+- Fix(store): Reduce change detection cycles with pending tasks [#2279](https://github.com/ngxs/store/pull/2279)
 
 ### 19.0.0 2024-12-3
 
diff --git a/packages/store/src/pending-tasks.ts b/packages/store/src/pending-tasks.ts
index f9e6c320d..0bd25def9 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/pending-tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/pending-tasks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { inject, PendingTasks } from '@angular/core';
+import { DestroyRef, inject, PendingTasks } from '@angular/core';
+import { debounceTime, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Actions, ActionStatus } from './actions-stream';
 import { withNgxsPreboot } from './standalone-features/preboot';
@@ -15,19 +16,37 @@ export function withNgxsPendingTasks() {
   return withNgxsPreboot(() => {
     const pendingTasks = inject(PendingTasks);
     const actions$ = inject(Actions);
+    const destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
+    const actionCompleted$ = new Subject<void>();
+    destroyRef.onDestroy(() => actionCompleted$.complete());
 
-    const actionToRemoveTaskFnMap = new Map<any, () => void>();
+    let removeTaskFn: VoidFunction | null = null;
+
+    // Removing a pending task via the public API forces a scheduled tick, ensuring that
+    // stability is async and delayed until there was at least an opportunity to run
+    // application synchronization.
+    // Adding a new task every time an action is dispatched drastically increases the
+    // number of change detection cycles because removing a task schedules a new change
+    // detection cycle.
+    // If 10 actions are dispatched with synchronous action handlers, this would trigger
+    // 10 change detection cycles in a row, potentially leading to an
+    // `INFINITE_CHANGE_DETECTION` error.
+    actionCompleted$
+      .pipe(
+        // Every time an action is completed, we debounce the stream to ensure only one
+        // task is removed, even if multiple synchronous actions are completed in a row.
+        debounceTime(0)
+      )
+      .subscribe(() => {
+        removeTaskFn?.();
+        removeTaskFn = null;
+      });
 
     actions$.subscribe(ctx => {
       if (ctx.status === ActionStatus.Dispatched) {
-        const removeTaskFn = pendingTasks.add();
-        actionToRemoveTaskFnMap.set(ctx.action, removeTaskFn);
+        removeTaskFn ||= pendingTasks.add();
       } else {
-        const removeTaskFn = actionToRemoveTaskFnMap.get(ctx.action);
-        if (typeof removeTaskFn === 'function') {
-          actionToRemoveTaskFnMap.delete(ctx.action);
-          removeTaskFn();
-        }
+        actionCompleted$.next();
       }
     });
   });