diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 489528456a..495c996f74 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ 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.fade_in_fast);
+                                Animation animation = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.enter_from_bottom);
                                 child.startAnimation(animation);
                             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/enter_from_bottom.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/enter_from_bottom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ffbcc13b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/anim/enter_from_bottom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?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
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in_fast.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in_fast.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index bbb2089fe7..0000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/anim/fade_in_fast.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<alpha xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"
-    android:fromAlpha="0.0"
-    android:interpolator="@android:anim/decelerate_interpolator"
-    android:toAlpha="1.0" />