diff --git a/src/hdy-squeezer.c b/src/hdy-squeezer.c
index dba2514550553cf1163be7cadee2d87557a8875f..a7109e7265f57bf294122ebf38d56210d093afe5 100644
--- a/src/hdy-squeezer.c
+++ b/src/hdy-squeezer.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ hdy_squeezer_start_transition (HdySqueezer               *self,
   GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (self);
 
   if (gtk_widget_get_mapped (widget) &&
+      hdy_get_enable_animations (widget) &&
       transition_type != HDY_SQUEEZER_TRANSITION_TYPE_NONE &&
       transition_duration != 0 &&
       priv->last_visible_child != NULL) {