diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 58809feab6..b320ada2e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
                             int first = llm.findFirstVisibleItemPosition();
                             View child = rvMessage.getChildAt(pos - (first < 0 ? 0 : first));
                             if (child != null) {
-                                Animation animation = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.enter_from_bottom);
-                                child.startAnimation(animation);
+                                Animation bounce = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.bounce_top);
+                                child.startAnimation(bounce);
                             }
 
                             rvMessage.scrollToPosition(pos);
@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
                     @Override
                     public boolean onSwipeRight() {
                         if (previous == null) {
-                            Animation shake = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.bounce_right);
-                            view.startAnimation(shake);
+                            Animation bounce = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.bounce_right);
+                            view.startAnimation(bounce);
                         } else
                             navigate(previous, true);
 
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
                     @Override
                     public boolean onSwipeLeft() {
                         if (next == null) {
-                            Animation shake = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.bounce_left);
-                            view.startAnimation(shake);
+                            Animation bounce = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.bounce_left);
+                            view.startAnimation(bounce);
                         } else
                             navigate(next, false);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/bounce_top.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/bounce_top.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60b4690d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/anim/bounce_top.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <translate
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"
+        android:fromYDelta="2%"
+        android:toYDelta="0%" />
+</set>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/enter_from_bottom.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/enter_from_bottom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ffbcc13b7..0000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/anim/enter_from_bottom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:shareInterpolator="false">
-    <translate
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"
-        android:fromXDelta="0%"
-        android:fromYDelta="100%"
-        android:toXDelta="0%"
-        android:toYDelta="0%" />
-</set>
\ No newline at end of file