diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/appearance.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/appearance.tsx
index 2b43d9e82..5c19fcea8 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/appearance.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/appearance.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export default function AppearanceSettings() {
             <ApplicationTheme />
             {overrideThemeFonts === "true" && <Fonts />}
             {isElectron() && <ElectronIntegration /> }
+            <Performance />
             <MaxContentWidth />
             <RelatedSettings items={[
                 {
@@ -245,6 +246,20 @@ function ElectronIntegration() {
     )
 }
 
+function Performance() {
+    const [ motionEnabled, setMotionEnabled ] = useTriliumOptionBool("motionEnabled", true);
+
+    return <OptionsSection title="Performance">
+        <FormGroup name="motion-enabled">
+                <FormCheckbox
+                    label={"Use transitions and animations"}
+                    currentValue={motionEnabled} onChange={setMotionEnabled}
+                />
+        </FormGroup>
+    </OptionsSection>
+}
+
+
 function MaxContentWidth() {
     const [ maxContentWidth, setMaxContentWidth ] = useTriliumOption("maxContentWidth");
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs b/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
index 9934eacee..1eb85cba9 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <link rel="manifest" crossorigin="use-credentials" href="manifest.webmanifest">
     <title>Trilium Notes</title>
 </head>
-<body class="desktop heading-style-<%= headingStyle %> layout-<%= layoutOrientation %> platform-<%= platform %> <%= isElectron ? 'electron' : '' %> <%= hasNativeTitleBar ? 'native-titlebar' : '' %> <%= hasBackgroundEffects ? 'background-effects' : '' %>">
+<body class="desktop heading-style-<%= headingStyle %> layout-<%= layoutOrientation %> platform-<%= platform %> <%= isElectron ? 'electron' : '' %> <%= hasNativeTitleBar ? 'native-titlebar' : '' %> <%= hasBackgroundEffects ? 'background-effects' : '' %> <%= motionEnabled ? '' : 'motion-disabled' %>">
 <noscript><%= t("javascript-required") %></noscript>
 
 <script>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts
index 76a57a846..90bac90d3 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const ALLOWED_OPTIONS = new Set<OptionNames>([
     "dailyBackupEnabled",
     "weeklyBackupEnabled",
     "monthlyBackupEnabled",
+    "motionEnabled",
     "maxContentWidth",
     "compressImages",
     "downloadImagesAutomatically",
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/index.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/index.ts
index 79a40f186..9fb682c14 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function index(req: Request, res: Response) {
         isDev,
         isMainWindow: view === "mobile" ? true : !req.query.extraWindow,
         isProtectedSessionAvailable: protectedSessionService.isProtectedSessionAvailable(),
+        motionEnabled: options.motionEnabled === "true",
         maxContentWidth: Math.max(640, parseInt(options.maxContentWidth)),
         triliumVersion: packageJson.version,
         assetPath: assetPath,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts b/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts
index 91fcf25ca..4d0939310 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ const defaultOptions: DefaultOption[] = [
         },
         isSynced: false
     },
+    { name: "motionEnabled", value: "true", isSynced: false },
 
     // Internationalization
     { name: "locale", value: "en", isSynced: true },
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts b/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts
index 9542e8246..ad4269fe8 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export interface OptionDefinitions extends KeyboardShortcutsOptions<KeyboardActi
 
     // Appearance
     splitEditorOrientation: "horziontal" | "vertical";
+    motionEnabled: boolean;
     codeNoteTheme: string;
 
     initialized: boolean;
