diff --git a/spec/schedulers/AsapScheduler-spec.ts b/spec/schedulers/AsapScheduler-spec.ts
index 56a2ff7609..5f28c81d75 100644
--- a/spec/schedulers/AsapScheduler-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/schedulers/AsapScheduler-spec.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,28 @@ describe('Scheduler.asap', () => {
     sandbox.restore();
   });
 
+  it('should not pass setImmediate ids to clearInterval when rescheduling with a delay', (done) => {
+    const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+    const setImmediateSpy = sandbox.spy(immediateProvider, 'setImmediate');
+    const clearIntervalSpy = sandbox.spy(intervalProvider, 'clearInterval');
+    const setIntervalSpy = sandbox.spy(intervalProvider, 'setInterval');
+
+    asap.schedule(function () {
+      try {
+        const immediateId = setImmediateSpy.getCall(0).returnValue;
+        this.schedule(undefined, 20);
+        expect(clearIntervalSpy).to.have.not.been.calledWith(immediateId);
+        expect(setIntervalSpy).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+        this.unsubscribe();
+        sandbox.restore();
+        done();
+      } catch (error) {
+        sandbox.restore();
+        done(error);
+      }
+    }, 0);
+  });
+
   it('should schedule an action to happen later', (done) => {
     let actionHappened = false;
     asap.schedule(() => {
diff --git a/src/internal/scheduler/AsapAction.ts b/src/internal/scheduler/AsapAction.ts
index 178f677e90..eb9164ec21 100644
--- a/src/internal/scheduler/AsapAction.ts
+++ b/src/internal/scheduler/AsapAction.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ export class AsapAction<T> extends AsyncAction<T> {
   }
 
   protected recycleAsyncId(scheduler: AsapScheduler, id?: TimerHandle, delay: number = 0): TimerHandle | undefined {
-    // If delay exists and is greater than 0, or if the delay is null (the
-    // action wasn't rescheduled) but was originally scheduled as an async
-    // action, then recycle as an async action.
-    if (delay != null ? delay > 0 : this.delay > 0) {
+    // Only recycle as an interval action when this action was itself scheduled
+    // with setInterval. Immediate handles share the number space of timer IDs,
+    // so passing them to clearInterval can cancel unrelated intervals
+    // (for example timer(0, period, asapScheduler) rescheduling after the first tick).
+    if (this.delay > 0) {
       return super.recycleAsyncId(scheduler, id, delay);
     }
     // If the scheduler queue has no remaining actions with the same async id,