diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8024b31fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+        License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+        file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+
+<alpha xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+       android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quad"
+       android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+       android:duration="250" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_out.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_out.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c00bc4a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_out.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+        License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+        file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+
+<alpha xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+       android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_quad"
+       android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0"
+       android:duration="250" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index e07d3e945e..2e21da9d8b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
 
     <!-- Fade animation for theme switching -->
     <style name="WindowAnimationTransition">
-        <item name="android:windowEnterAnimation">@android:anim/fade_in</item>
-        <item name="android:windowExitAnimation">@android:anim/fade_out</item>
+        <item name="android:windowEnterAnimation">@anim/fade_in</item>
+        <item name="android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/fade_out</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="search_pill" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless">