diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewer.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewer.tsx
index 45d0d8317..3585c9eeb 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/MediaViewer.tsx
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ const MediaViewer: FC<StateProps & DispatchProps> = ({
     threadId,
     messageId: id,
     origin,
+  }, {
+    forceOnHeavyAnimation: true,
   }), [chatId, openMediaViewer, origin, threadId]);
 
   useEffect(() => (isOpen ? captureEscKeyListener(() => {