diff --git a/src/cheogram/res/anim/slide_in_right.xml b/src/cheogram/res/anim/slide_in_right.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff9a1ea47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cheogram/res/anim/slide_in_right.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+       <translate android:fromXDelta="50%p" android:toXDelta="0"
+           android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
+       <alpha android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+           android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+</set>
diff --git a/src/cheogram/res/anim/slide_out_left.xml b/src/cheogram/res/anim/slide_out_left.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dcddafc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cheogram/res/anim/slide_out_left.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <translate android:fromXDelta="0" android:toXDelta="-50%p"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.0"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+</set>
diff --git a/src/monocleschat/java/de/monocles/chat/BrowserHelper.java b/src/monocleschat/java/de/monocles/chat/BrowserHelper.java
index b2ec9e247..b7f174080 100644
--- a/src/monocleschat/java/de/monocles/chat/BrowserHelper.java
+++ b/src/monocleschat/java/de/monocles/chat/BrowserHelper.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import androidx.browser.customtabs.CustomTabsIntent;
 
+import eu.siacs.conversations.R;
+import eu.siacs.conversations.persistance.FileBackend;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.XmppActivity;
 
 public class BrowserHelper {
@@ -78,7 +80,14 @@ public class BrowserHelper {
 				launchNativeBeforeApi30(context, uri);
 
 		if (!launched) {
-			var builder = new CustomTabsIntent.Builder().setShowTitle(true);
+			var builder = new CustomTabsIntent.Builder()
+				.setShowTitle(true)
+				.setShareState(CustomTabsIntent.SHARE_STATE_ON)
+				.setBackgroundInteractionEnabled(true)
+				.setStartAnimations(context, R.anim.slide_in_right, R.anim.slide_out_left)
+				.setExitAnimations(context, android.R.anim.slide_in_left, android.R.anim.slide_out_right)
+				.setCloseButtonIcon(FileBackend.drawDrawable(context.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_arrow_back_24dp)))
+				.setCloseButtonPosition(CustomTabsIntent.CLOSE_BUTTON_POSITION_START);
 			if (context instanceof XmppActivity) {
 				builder = builder.setColorScheme(((XmppActivity) context).isDark() ? CustomTabsIntent.COLOR_SCHEME_DARK : CustomTabsIntent.COLOR_SCHEME_LIGHT);
 			}