--- a/mobile/android/base/home/HomePager.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/HomePager.java
@@ -123,16 +123,28 @@ public class HomePager extends ViewPager
         adapter.addTab(Page.READING_LIST, ReadingListPage.class, null, getContext().getString(R.string.reading_list));
 
         setAdapter(adapter);
 
         setCurrentItem(adapter.getItemPosition(page), false);
         setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 
         if (animator != null && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
+            animator.addPropertyAnimationListener(new PropertyAnimator.PropertyAnimationListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void onPropertyAnimationStart() {
+                    setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void onPropertyAnimationEnd() {
+                    setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_NONE, null);
+                }
+            });
+
             ViewHelper.setAlpha(this, 0.0f);
 
             animator.attach(this,
                             PropertyAnimator.Property.ALPHA,
                             1.0f);
         }
     }