diff --git a/wallcards/Wallcards.qml b/wallcards/Wallcards.qml
index f47a5b697..043d78e54 100644
--- a/wallcards/Wallcards.qml
+++ b/wallcards/Wallcards.qml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import Qt5Compat.GraphicalEffects
 import Qt.labs.folderlistmodel
+import qs.Commons
 
 PanelWindow {
   id: root
@@ -43,20 +44,26 @@ PanelWindow {
   property int thumbnailRevision: thumbnailService.thumbnailRevision
   property int topBarHeight: pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.top_bar_height ?? pluginApi?.manifest?.metadata?.defaultSettings?.top_bar_height
   property int topBarRadius: Style.radiusM
+  property int duration: Settings.data.wallpaper.transitionDuration
 
   signal quitRequested
 
   function applyCurrentCard() {
-    var f = filteredFiles[cardDeck.currentIndex];
-    if (!f)
-      return;
-
-    applicant.command = ["bash", "-c", Utils.wallpaperCommand(f)];
-    applicant.running = true;
-
-    var wallpaperPath = f.isVideo ? f.thumbnail : f.filePath;
-    WallpaperService.changeWallpaper(wallpaperPath);
-  }
+        var f = filteredFiles[cardDeck.currentIndex];
+        if (!f)
+            return;
+
+        var wallpaperPath = f.isVideo ? f.thumbnail : f.filePath;
+        WallpaperService.changeWallpaper(wallpaperPath);
+
+        if (f.isVideo) {
+            applicant.command = ["bash", "-c", Utils.wallpaperCommand(f, duration)];
+            applicant.running = true;
+        } else {
+            applicant.command = ["bash", "-c", Utils.mpvpaperKill];
+            applicant.running = true;
+        }
+    }
 
   function applyFilterToFiles() {
     var currentFile = filteredFiles[cardDeck.currentIndex]?.filePath ?? "";
diff --git a/wallcards/src/Utils.js b/wallcards/src/Utils.js
index 7a451801c..08efec423 100644
--- a/wallcards/src/Utils.js
+++ b/wallcards/src/Utils.js
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ var mpvpaperOptions = [
     "--tscale=oversample"
 ].join(" ");
 
-function mpvpaperRun(filePath) {
-    return "mpvpaper -o '" + mpvpaperOptions + "' '*' \"" + filePath + "\" >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown";
+function mpvpaperRun(filePath, duration) {
+    return "sleep " + duration / 1000 + " && mpvpaper -o '" + mpvpaperOptions + "' '*' \"" + filePath + "\" >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown";
 }
 
-function wallpaperCommand(entry) {
+function wallpaperCommand(entry, duration) {
     if (entry.isVideo)
-        return mpvpaperKill + "; " + mpvpaperRun(entry.filePath);
+        return mpvpaperKill + "; " + mpvpaperRun(entry.filePath, duration);
     return mpvpaperKill;
 }