diff --git a/src/components/common/Avatar.scss b/src/components/common/Avatar.scss
index e6589bc0e..a4be623dd 100644
--- a/src/components/common/Avatar.scss
+++ b/src/components/common/Avatar.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     display: flex;
+    z-index: 1;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     background-image: linear-gradient(var(--color-white) -125%, var(--color-user));
@@ -168,32 +169,49 @@
       left: -0.25rem;
       top: -0.25rem;
       border-radius: 50%;
-      padding: 0.125rem;
-
       background: var(--color-borders-read-story);
-      mask: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff 0%, #fff 100%) content-box, linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff 0%, #fff 100%);
-      mask-composite: exclude;
-      box-shadow: none;
+    }
+
+    &::after {
+      content: "";
+      position: absolute;
+      width: 3.25rem;
+      height: 3.25rem;
+      left: -0.125rem;
+      top: -0.125rem;
+      border-radius: 50%;
+      z-index: 0;
+      background: var(--color-background);
     }
 
     &.size-tiny {
-      width: 2rem;
-      height: 2rem;
+      width: 1.75rem;
+      height: 1.75rem;
 
       &::before {
         width: 2.25rem;
         height: 2.25rem;
       }
+
+      &::after {
+        width: 2rem;
+        height: 2rem;
+      }
     }
 
     &.size-medium {
-      width: 2.75rem;
-      height: 2.75rem;
+      width: 2.5rem;
+      height: 2.5rem;
 
       &::before {
         width: 3rem;
         height: 3rem;
       }
+
+      &::after {
+        width: 2.75rem;
+        height: 2.75rem;
+      }
     }
 
     &.online::after {
diff --git a/src/components/common/Avatar.tsx b/src/components/common/Avatar.tsx
index 2921debad..5356eda74 100644
--- a/src/components/common/Avatar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/Avatar.tsx
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ const Avatar: FC<OwnProps> = ({
       ref={ref}
       className={fullClassName}
       id={peer?.id && withStory ? getUserStoryHtmlId(peer.id) : undefined}
+      data-peer-id={peer?.id}
       data-test-sender-id={IS_TEST ? peer?.id : undefined}
       aria-label={typeof content === 'string' ? author : undefined}
       onClick={handleClick}
diff --git a/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.scss b/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.scss
index 28f2e826a..7451f6dcc 100644
--- a/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.scss
+++ b/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .ArchivedChats {
   height: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;
+  background: var(--color-background);
 
   .left-header {
     position: relative;
diff --git a/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.tsx b/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.tsx
index 4512d526a..418bcb0e2 100644
--- a/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.tsx
+++ b/src/components/left/ArchivedChats.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import type { GlobalState } from '../../global/types';
 import type { FolderEditDispatch } from '../../hooks/reducers/useFoldersReducer';
 import type { LeftColumnContent, SettingsScreens } from '../../types';
 
+import { ANIMATION_END_DELAY } from '../../config';
 import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
+import { ANIMATION_DURATION } from '../story/helpers/ribbonAnimation';
 
 import useForumPanelRender from '../../hooks/useForumPanelRender';
 import useHistoryBack from '../../hooks/useHistoryBack';
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ const ArchivedChats: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     shouldRender: shouldRenderStoryRibbon,
     transitionClassNames: storyRibbonClassNames,
     isClosing: isStoryRibbonClosing,
-  } = useShowTransition(isStoryRibbonShown, undefined, undefined, '');
+  } = useShowTransition(isStoryRibbonShown, undefined, undefined, '', false, ANIMATION_DURATION + ANIMATION_END_DELAY);
 
   return (
     <div className="ArchivedChats">
diff --git a/src/components/left/main/LeftMain.scss b/src/components/left/main/LeftMain.scss
index bd38722d3..2e2962fc2 100644
--- a/src/components/left/main/LeftMain.scss
+++ b/src/components/left/main/LeftMain.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   overflow: hidden;
+  background: var(--color-background);
 
   > .Transition {
     flex: 1;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
       padding-left: 0.625rem;
       padding-right: 0.625rem;
 
+      /* stylelint-disable-next-line */
       > span {
         padding-left: 0.5rem;
         padding-right: 0.5rem;
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts b/src/components/mediaViewer/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts
index 05f41a442..11d5f674d 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
+import { requestMutation } from '../../../lib/fasterdom/fasterdom';
+
 import type { ApiDimensions, ApiMessage } from '../../../api/types';
 import { MediaViewerOrigin } from '../../../types';
 
 import { ANIMATION_END_DELAY, MESSAGE_CONTENT_SELECTOR } from '../../../config';
-import { requestMutation } from '../../../lib/fasterdom/fasterdom';
-import { getMessageHtmlId } from '../../../global/helpers';
-import { isElementInViewport } from '../../../util/isElementInViewport';
-import stopEvent from '../../../util/stopEvent';
-import { IS_TOUCH_ENV } from '../../../util/windowEnvironment';
-import windowSize from '../../../util/windowSize';
 import {
   calculateDimensions,
   getMediaViewerAvailableDimensions,
   MEDIA_VIEWER_MEDIA_QUERY,
   REM,
 } from '../../common/helpers/mediaDimensions';
+import windowSize from '../../../util/windowSize';
+import stopEvent from '../../../util/stopEvent';
+import { IS_TOUCH_ENV } from '../../../util/windowEnvironment';
+import { getMessageHtmlId } from '../../../global/helpers';
+import { isElementInViewport } from '../../../util/isElementInViewport';
+import { applyStyles } from '../../../util/animation';
 
 const ANIMATION_DURATION = 200;
 
@@ -283,10 +285,6 @@ function getTopOffset(hasFooter: boolean) {
   return topOffsetRem * REM;
 }
 
-function applyStyles(element: HTMLElement, styles: Record<string, string>) {
-  Object.assign(element.style, styles);
-}
-
 function getNodes(origin: MediaViewerOrigin, message?: ApiMessage) {
   let containerSelector;
   let mediaSelector;
diff --git a/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.module.scss b/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.module.scss
index 6c33bef5f..040b019c3 100644
--- a/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.module.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   column-gap: 0.625rem;
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem 0.5rem 1rem;
   overflow-x: auto;
-  overflow-y: hidden;
   white-space: nowrap;
   max-height: 5.5rem;
   position: relative;
@@ -37,6 +36,10 @@
   &:focus {
     outline: none;
   }
+
+  &:global(.animating) {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 .name {
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   unicode-bidi: plaintext;
+  white-space: nowrap;
   max-width: 110%;
 
   &_hasUnreadStory {
diff --git a/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.tsx b/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.tsx
index 99469a4e4..5f9c8f681 100644
--- a/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.tsx
+++ b/src/components/story/StoryRibbon.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function StoryRibbon({
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
+      id="StoryRibbon"
       className={fullClassName}
       dir={lang.isRtl ? 'rtl' : undefined}
     >
diff --git a/src/components/story/StoryRibbonButton.tsx b/src/components/story/StoryRibbonButton.tsx
index efb2d1e7f..5fd393db4 100644
--- a/src/components/story/StoryRibbonButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/story/StoryRibbonButton.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function StoryRibbonButton({ user, isArchived }: OwnProps) {
     <div
       ref={ref}
       role="button"
+      data-peer-id={user.id}
       tabIndex={0}
       className={styles.user}
       onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
diff --git a/src/components/story/StoryToggler.module.scss b/src/components/story/StoryToggler.module.scss
index 499b1a581..ae98f171e 100644
--- a/src/components/story/StoryToggler.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/story/StoryToggler.module.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+/* stylelint-disable-next-line */
+@value name from "./StoryRibbon.module.scss";
+
 .root {
   position: absolute;
   top: 50%;
-  right: 0.125rem;
+  right: 0.25rem;
   transform: translateY(-50%);
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
@@ -19,17 +22,48 @@
 }
 
 .avatar {
-  border: 0.125rem solid var(--color-background);
+  z-index: 1;
 
-  &::before {
-    z-index: -2;
+  &:not(:first-child):before {
+    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff 75%, transparent 0);
+    mask-composite: exclude;
   }
 
-  &:global(.has-unread-story)::before {
-    z-index: -1;
+  &:global(.animating) {
+    opacity: 0;
   }
 }
 
+.avatarHidden {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .avatar + .avatar {
-  margin-inline-end: -1.125rem;
+  margin-inline-end: -0.875rem;
+}
+
+.ghost {
+  position: absolute;
+  transform-origin: top left;
+  --transform-transition: transform 250ms ease;
+  --opacity-transition: opacity 250ms ease;
+  transition: var(--transform-transition), var(--opacity-transition);
+}
+
+.ghostAnimateName {
+  :global(.name) {
+    transition: var(--opacity-transition);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.ghostRevealName {
+  :global(.name) {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+
+.ghostLast:before {
+  mask: none !important;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/story/StoryToggler.tsx b/src/components/story/StoryToggler.tsx
index c8166ec66..70742930f 100644
--- a/src/components/story/StoryToggler.tsx
+++ b/src/components/story/StoryToggler.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-import React, { memo, useMemo } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
+import React, { memo, useEffect, useMemo } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions, withGlobal } from '../../global';
 
 import type { ApiUser } from '../../api/types';
 
-import { PREVIEW_AVATAR_COUNT } from '../../config';
-import { selectTabState } from '../../global/selectors';
+import { ANIMATION_END_DELAY, PREVIEW_AVATAR_COUNT } from '../../config';
+import { selectPerformanceSettingsValue, selectTabState } from '../../global/selectors';
 import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
+import { animateClosing, animateOpening, ANIMATION_DURATION } from './helpers/ribbonAnimation';
 
+import { dispatchHeavyAnimationEvent } from '../../hooks/useHeavyAnimationCheck';
 import useLang from '../../hooks/useLang';
 import useShowTransition from '../../hooks/useShowTransition';
 import useStoryPreloader from './hooks/useStoryPreloader';
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ interface StateProps {
   currentUserId: string;
   orderedUserIds: string[];
   isShown: boolean;
+  withAnimation?: boolean;
   usersById: Record<string, ApiUser>;
 }
 
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ function StoryToggler({
   canShow,
   isShown,
   isArchived,
+  withAnimation,
 }: OwnProps & StateProps) {
   const { toggleStoryRibbon } = getActions();
 
@@ -58,8 +62,20 @@ function StoryToggler({
   }, [orderedUserIds]);
   useStoryPreloader(preloadUserIds);
 
+  const isVisible = canShow && isShown;
   // For some reason, setting 'slow' here also fixes scroll freezes on iOS when collapsing Story Ribbon
-  const { shouldRender, transitionClassNames } = useShowTransition(canShow && isShown, undefined, undefined, 'slow');
+  const { shouldRender, transitionClassNames } = useShowTransition(isVisible, undefined, undefined, 'slow');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!withAnimation) return;
+    if (isVisible) {
+      dispatchHeavyAnimationEvent(ANIMATION_DURATION + ANIMATION_END_DELAY);
+      animateClosing(isArchived);
+    } else {
+      dispatchHeavyAnimationEvent(ANIMATION_DURATION + ANIMATION_END_DELAY);
+      animateOpening(isArchived);
+    }
+  }, [isArchived, isVisible, withAnimation]);
 
   if (!shouldRender) {
     return undefined;
@@ -68,6 +84,7 @@ function StoryToggler({
   return (
     <button
       type="button"
+      id="StoryToggler"
       className={buildClassName(styles.root, transitionClassNames)}
       aria-label={lang('Chat.Context.Peer.OpenStory')}
       onClick={() => toggleStoryRibbon({ isShown: true, isArchived })}
@@ -89,11 +106,13 @@ function StoryToggler({
 export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>((global, { isArchived }): StateProps => {
   const { orderedUserIds: { archived, active } } = global.stories;
   const { storyViewer: { isRibbonShown, isArchivedRibbonShown } } = selectTabState(global);
+  const withAnimation = selectPerformanceSettingsValue(global, 'storyRibbonAnimations');
 
   return {
     currentUserId: global.currentUserId!,
     orderedUserIds: isArchived ? archived : active,
     isShown: isArchived ? !isArchivedRibbonShown : !isRibbonShown,
+    withAnimation,
     usersById: global.users.byId,
   };
 })(StoryToggler));
diff --git a/src/components/story/StoryViewer.module.scss b/src/components/story/StoryViewer.module.scss
index 6e8a6cadc..31b565366 100644
--- a/src/components/story/StoryViewer.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/story/StoryViewer.module.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   }
 
   &:global(.opacity-transition) {
-    transition: opacity 200ms;
+    transition: opacity 250ms;
   }
 
   :global(.text-entity-link) {
diff --git a/src/components/story/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts b/src/components/story/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts
index bb397ab2a..6ce172755 100644
--- a/src/components/story/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts
+++ b/src/components/story/helpers/ghostAnimation.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ANIMATION_END_DELAY } from '../../../config';
 import fastBlur from '../../../lib/fastBlur';
 import { requestMutation } from '../../../lib/fasterdom/fasterdom';
 import { getUserStoryHtmlId } from '../../../global/helpers';
+import { applyStyles } from '../../../util/animation';
 import stopEvent from '../../../util/stopEvent';
 import { IS_CANVAS_FILTER_SUPPORTED } from '../../../util/windowEnvironment';
 import windowSize from '../../../util/windowSize';
@@ -231,7 +232,3 @@ function getNodes(origin: StoryViewerOrigin, userId: string) {
     mediaEl: mediaEls?.[0],
   };
 }
-
-function applyStyles(element: HTMLElement, css: Record<string, string>) {
-  Object.assign(element.style, css);
-}
diff --git a/src/components/story/helpers/ribbonAnimation.ts b/src/components/story/helpers/ribbonAnimation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71845d886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/story/helpers/ribbonAnimation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+import { ANIMATION_END_DELAY } from '../../../config';
+import { requestMutation } from '../../../lib/fasterdom/fasterdom';
+import { applyStyles } from '../../../util/animation';
+import stopEvent from '../../../util/stopEvent';
+import { REM } from '../../common/helpers/mediaDimensions';
+
+import ribbonStyles from '../StoryRibbon.module.scss';
+import togglerStyles from '../StoryToggler.module.scss';
+
+export const ANIMATION_DURATION = 250;
+const RIBBON_OFFSET = 0.25 * REM;
+const RIBBON_Z_INDEX = 11;
+const STROKE_OFFSET = 0.1875 * REM;
+const CANVAS_OFFSET = 0.1 * REM;
+
+const callbacks: Set<NoneToVoidFunction> = new Set();
+
+export function animateOpening(isArchived?: boolean) {
+  cancelDelayedCallbacks();
+
+  const {
+    container, toggler, leftMainHeader, ribbonUsers, toggleAvatars,
+  } = getHTMLElements(isArchived);
+
+  if (!toggler || !toggleAvatars || !ribbonUsers || !container || !leftMainHeader) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { bottom: headerBottom, right: headerRight } = leftMainHeader.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const toTop = headerBottom + RIBBON_OFFSET;
+
+  // Toggle avatars are in the reverse order
+  const lastToggleAvatar = toggleAvatars[0];
+  const firstToggleAvatar = toggleAvatars[toggleAvatars.length - 1];
+  const lastId = getUserId(lastToggleAvatar);
+
+  Array.from(ribbonUsers).reverse().forEach((user, index, { length }) => {
+    const id = getUserId(user);
+    if (!id) return;
+    const isLast = id === lastId;
+    let toggleAvatar = selectByUserId(toggler, id);
+    let zIndex = RIBBON_Z_INDEX + index + 1;
+    if (!toggleAvatar) {
+      const isSelf = index === length - 1;
+
+      // Self story should appear from the first toggle avatar
+      toggleAvatar = isSelf ? firstToggleAvatar : lastToggleAvatar;
+      zIndex = RIBBON_Z_INDEX;
+    }
+
+    if (!toggleAvatar) return;
+
+    let {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
+      top: fromTop,
+      left: fromLeft,
+      width: fromWidth,
+    } = toggleAvatar.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    const {
+      left: toLeft,
+      width: toWidth,
+    } = user.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    if (toLeft > headerRight) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    fromLeft -= STROKE_OFFSET;
+    fromWidth += 2 * STROKE_OFFSET;
+
+    const fromTranslateX = fromLeft - toLeft;
+    const fromTranslateY = fromTop - toTop;
+    const fromScale = fromWidth / toWidth;
+
+    fromTop -= STROKE_OFFSET;
+
+    const toTranslateX = toLeft - fromLeft;
+    const toTranslateY = toTop - fromTop - CANVAS_OFFSET;
+    const toScale = toWidth / fromWidth;
+
+    requestMutation(() => {
+      if (!toggleAvatar) return;
+      const ghost = createGhost(user);
+
+      let ghost2: HTMLElement | undefined;
+
+      // If this is a toogle avatar we create a second ghost and do crossfade animation
+      if (zIndex > RIBBON_Z_INDEX) {
+        ghost2 = createGhost(toggleAvatar!);
+        if (isLast) {
+          ghost2.classList.add(togglerStyles.ghostLast);
+        }
+      } else {
+        // Else we animate only name
+        ghost.classList.add(togglerStyles.ghostAnimateName);
+      }
+
+      applyStyles(ghost, {
+        top: `${toTop}px`,
+        left: `${toLeft}px`,
+        zIndex: `${zIndex}`,
+        opacity: ghost2 ? '0' : '',
+        transform: `translate3d(${fromTranslateX}px, ${fromTranslateY}px, 0) scale(${fromScale})`,
+      });
+
+      if (ghost2) {
+        applyStyles(ghost2, {
+          top: `${fromTop}px`,
+          left: `${fromLeft}px`,
+          zIndex: `${zIndex}`,
+        });
+      }
+
+      container.appendChild(ghost);
+      if (ghost2) {
+        container.appendChild(ghost2);
+      }
+      toggleAvatar.classList.add('animating');
+      user.classList.add('animating');
+
+      requestMutation(() => {
+        applyStyles(ghost, {
+          opacity: '',
+          transform: '',
+        });
+
+        if (ghost2) {
+          applyStyles(ghost2, {
+            opacity: '0',
+            transform: `translate3d(${toTranslateX}px, ${toTranslateY}px, 0) scale(${toScale})`,
+          });
+        } else {
+          ghost.classList.add(togglerStyles.ghostRevealName);
+        }
+
+        const cb = createDelayedCallback(() => {
+          requestMutation(() => {
+            if (container.contains(ghost)) {
+              container.removeChild(ghost);
+            }
+            if (ghost2 && container.contains(ghost2)) {
+              container.removeChild(ghost2);
+            }
+            toggleAvatar?.classList.remove('animating');
+            user.classList.remove('animating');
+          });
+        }, ANIMATION_DURATION + ANIMATION_END_DELAY);
+
+        callbacks.add(cb);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export function animateClosing(isArchived?: boolean) {
+  cancelDelayedCallbacks();
+
+  const {
+    container,
+    toggler,
+    toggleAvatars,
+    ribbonUsers,
+    leftMainHeader,
+  } = getHTMLElements(isArchived);
+
+  if (!toggler || !toggleAvatars || !ribbonUsers || !container || !leftMainHeader) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const { right: headerRight } = leftMainHeader.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+  // Toggle avatars are in the reverse order
+  const lastToggleAvatar = toggleAvatars[0];
+  const firstToggleAvatar = toggleAvatars[toggleAvatars.length - 1];
+  const lastId = getUserId(lastToggleAvatar);
+
+  Array.from(ribbonUsers).reverse().forEach((user, index, { length }) => {
+    const id = getUserId(user);
+    if (!id) return;
+    const isLast = id === lastId;
+    let toggleAvatar = selectByUserId(toggler, id);
+    let zIndex = RIBBON_Z_INDEX + index + 1;
+    if (!toggleAvatar) {
+      const isSelf = index === length - 1;
+
+      // Self story should appear from the first toggle avatar
+      toggleAvatar = isSelf ? firstToggleAvatar : lastToggleAvatar;
+      zIndex = RIBBON_Z_INDEX;
+    }
+
+    if (!toggleAvatar) return;
+
+    const {
+      top: fromTop,
+      left: fromLeft,
+      width: fromWidth,
+    } = user.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    let {
+      left: toLeft,
+      width: toWidth,
+      top: toTop,
+    } = toggleAvatar.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    if (fromLeft > headerRight) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    toLeft -= STROKE_OFFSET;
+    toWidth += 2 * STROKE_OFFSET;
+
+    const toTranslateX = toLeft - fromLeft;
+    const toTranslateY = toTop - fromTop - CANVAS_OFFSET;
+    const toScale = toWidth / fromWidth;
+
+    toTop -= STROKE_OFFSET;
+
+    const fromTranslateX = fromLeft - toLeft;
+    const fromTranslateY = fromTop - toTop;
+    const fromScale = fromWidth / toWidth;
+
+    requestMutation(() => {
+      const ghost = createGhost(user);
+      let ghost2: HTMLElement | undefined;
+
+      if (zIndex > RIBBON_Z_INDEX) {
+        ghost2 = createGhost(toggleAvatar!);
+        if (isLast) {
+          ghost2.classList.add(togglerStyles.ghostLast);
+        }
+      } else {
+        ghost.classList.add(togglerStyles.ghostAnimateName, togglerStyles.ghostRevealName);
+      }
+
+      applyStyles(ghost, {
+        top: `${fromTop}px`,
+        left: `${fromLeft}px`,
+        width: `${fromWidth}px`,
+        zIndex: `${zIndex}`,
+      });
+
+      if (ghost2) {
+        applyStyles(ghost2, {
+          top: `${toTop}px`,
+          left: `${toLeft}px`,
+          zIndex: `${zIndex}`,
+          opacity: '0',
+          transform: `translate3d(${fromTranslateX}px, ${fromTranslateY}px, 0) scale(${fromScale})`,
+        });
+      }
+
+      user.classList.add('animating');
+      toggleAvatar!.classList.add('animating');
+
+      container.appendChild(ghost);
+      if (ghost2) {
+        container.appendChild(ghost2);
+      }
+
+      requestMutation(() => {
+        applyStyles(ghost, {
+          opacity: ghost2 ? '0' : '',
+          transform: `translate3d(${toTranslateX}px, ${toTranslateY}px, 0) scale(${toScale})`,
+        });
+
+        if (ghost2) {
+          applyStyles(ghost2!, {
+            opacity: '',
+            transform: '',
+          });
+        } else {
+          ghost.classList.remove(togglerStyles.ghostRevealName);
+        }
+
+        const cb = createDelayedCallback(() => {
+          requestMutation(() => {
+            if (container.contains(ghost)) {
+              container.removeChild(ghost);
+            }
+            if (ghost2 && container.contains(ghost2)) {
+              container.removeChild(ghost2);
+            }
+            user.classList.remove('animating');
+            toggleAvatar!.classList.remove('animating');
+          });
+        }, ANIMATION_DURATION + ANIMATION_END_DELAY);
+
+        callbacks.add(cb);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function getHTMLElements(isArchived?: boolean) {
+  let container = document.getElementById('LeftColumn');
+  if (container && isArchived) {
+    container = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.ArchivedChats');
+  }
+  if (!container) return {};
+  const toggler = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#StoryToggler');
+  const ribbon = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#StoryRibbon');
+  const leftMainHeader = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.left-header');
+  const ribbonUsers = ribbon?.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(`.${ribbonStyles.user}`);
+  const toggleAvatars = toggler?.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.Avatar');
+
+  return {
+    container,
+    toggler,
+    leftMainHeader,
+    ribbonUsers,
+    toggleAvatars,
+  };
+}
+
+function createGhost(sourceEl: HTMLElement) {
+  const ghost = sourceEl.cloneNode(true) as HTMLElement;
+  ghost.classList.add(togglerStyles.ghost);
+
+  // Avoid source animating class being copied to the ghost
+  ghost.classList.remove('animating');
+
+  ghost.draggable = false;
+  ghost.oncontextmenu = stopEvent;
+
+  const sourceCanvas = sourceEl.querySelector('canvas');
+  if (sourceCanvas) {
+    const canvas = ghost.querySelector('canvas');
+    canvas?.getContext('2d')?.drawImage(sourceCanvas, 0, 0);
+  }
+
+  return ghost;
+}
+
+function getUserId(el: HTMLElement) {
+  return el.getAttribute('data-peer-id');
+}
+
+function selectByUserId(el: HTMLElement, id: string) {
+  return el.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[data-peer-id="${id}"]`);
+}
+
+function createDelayedCallback(callback: NoneToVoidFunction, ms: number) {
+  const timeout = setTimeout(callback, ms);
+
+  return () => {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    callback();
+  };
+}
+
+function cancelDelayedCallbacks() {
+  callbacks.forEach((cb) => cb());
+  callbacks.clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/global/initialState.ts b/src/global/initialState.ts
index 9cdc497e0..c2593e8e3 100644
--- a/src/global/initialState.ts
+++ b/src/global/initialState.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const INITIAL_PERFORMANCE_STATE_MAX: PerformanceType = {
   reactionEffects: true,
   rightColumnAnimations: true,
   stickerEffects: true,
+  storyRibbonAnimations: true,
 };
 
 export const INITIAL_PERFORMANCE_STATE_MID: PerformanceType = {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export const INITIAL_PERFORMANCE_STATE_MID: PerformanceType = {
   reactionEffects: true,
   rightColumnAnimations: false,
   stickerEffects: false,
+  storyRibbonAnimations: false,
 };
 
 export const INITIAL_PERFORMANCE_STATE_MIN: PerformanceType = {
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export const INITIAL_PERFORMANCE_STATE_MIN: PerformanceType = {
   reactionEffects: false,
   rightColumnAnimations: false,
   stickerEffects: false,
+  storyRibbonAnimations: false,
 };
 
 export const INITIAL_GLOBAL_STATE: GlobalState = {
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 69eef939e..d38abede1 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export type PerformanceTypeKey = (
   'pageTransitions' | 'messageSendingAnimations' | 'mediaViewerAnimations'
   | 'messageComposerAnimations' | 'contextMenuAnimations' | 'contextMenuBlur' | 'rightColumnAnimations'
   | 'animatedEmoji' | 'loopAnimatedStickers' | 'reactionEffects' | 'stickerEffects' | 'autoplayGifs' | 'autoplayVideos'
+  | 'storyRibbonAnimations'
 );
 export type PerformanceType = {
   [key in PerformanceTypeKey]: boolean;
diff --git a/src/util/animation.ts b/src/util/animation.ts
index 13f5a98ad..a7fd31bbb 100644
--- a/src/util/animation.ts
+++ b/src/util/animation.ts
@@ -110,3 +110,7 @@ export function animateNumber<T extends number | number[]>({
     if (onEnd) onEnd();
   };
 }
+
+export function applyStyles(element: HTMLElement, css: Record<string, string>) {
+  Object.assign(element.style, css);
+}