diff --git a/legacy/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageTopView.kt b/legacy/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageTopView.kt
index f91c37f6b2a..3d171b18bd8 100644
--- a/legacy/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageTopView.kt
+++ b/legacy/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageTopView.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ class MessageTopView(
         layoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context)
 
         viewAnimator = findViewById(R.id.message_layout_animator)
+        if (!visualSettingsPrefManager.getConfig().isShowAnimations) {
+            viewAnimator.inAnimation = null
+            viewAnimator.outAnimation = null
+        }
         progressBar = findViewById(R.id.message_progress)
         progressText = findViewById(R.id.message_progress_text)