diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Activity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Activity.kt
index f1c660f84..aa289a384 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Activity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediapreview/MediaPreviewV2Activity.kt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class MediaPreviewV2Activity : PassphraseRequiredActivity(), VoiceNoteMediaContr
     }.distinctUntilChanged().subscribe { (isInSharedAnimation, loadState) ->
       if (!isInSharedAnimation && loadState == MediaPreviewV2State.LoadState.MEDIA_READY) {
         transitionImageView.clearAnimation()
-        transitionImageView.alpha = 0f
+        transitionImageView.animate().alpha(0f)
       }
     }