diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/PlayerFastSeekOverlay.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/PlayerFastSeekOverlay.kt
index f185f5861..a1ea3d901 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/PlayerFastSeekOverlay.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/PlayerFastSeekOverlay.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class PlayerFastSeekOverlay(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) :
 
         initTap = false
 
-        secondsView.stop()
+        secondsView.stopAnimation()
     }
 
     override fun onDoubleTapProgressDown(portion: DisplayPortion) {
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ class PlayerFastSeekOverlay(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) :
             wasForwarding = shouldForward
 
             if (!initTap) {
-                // Start animation
-                secondsView.start()
                 initTap = true
             }
         }
@@ -104,6 +102,8 @@ class PlayerFastSeekOverlay(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) :
 
         if (initTap) performListener?.onDoubleTabEnd()
         initTap = false
+
+        secondsView.stopAnimation()
     }
 
     private fun changeConstraints(forward: Boolean) {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class PlayerFastSeekOverlay(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) :
                 secondsView.id, if (forward) END else START,
                 PARENT_ID, if (forward) END else START
             )
-            secondsView.start()
+            secondsView.startAnimation()
             applyTo(rootConstraintLayout)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/SecondsView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/SecondsView.kt
index 69dd09a07..d209d24da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/SecondsView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/views/player/SecondsView.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.PlayerFastSeekSecondsViewBinding
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.DeviceUtils
 
 class SecondsView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) : LinearLayout(context, attrs) {
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ class SecondsView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) : LinearLayout(context
             field = value
         }
 
+    // Done as a field so that we don't have to compute on each tab if animations are enabled
+    private val animationsEnabled = DeviceUtils.hasAnimationsAnimatorDurationEnabled(context)
+
     val binding = PlayerFastSeekSecondsViewBinding.inflate(LayoutInflater.from(context), this)
 
     init {
@@ -44,12 +48,18 @@ class SecondsView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) : LinearLayout(context
         binding.triangleContainer.rotation = if (isForward) 0f else 180f
     }
 
-    fun start() {
-        stop()
-        firstAnimator.start()
+    fun startAnimation() {
+        stopAnimation()
+
+        if (animationsEnabled) {
+            firstAnimator.start()
+        } else {
+            // If no animations are enable show the arrow(s) without animation
+            showWithoutAnimation()
+        }
     }
 
-    fun stop() {
+    fun stopAnimation() {
         firstAnimator.cancel()
         secondAnimator.cancel()
         thirdAnimator.cancel()
@@ -65,6 +75,12 @@ class SecondsView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) : LinearLayout(context
         binding.icon3.alpha = 0f
     }
 
+    private fun showWithoutAnimation() {
+        binding.icon1.alpha = 1f
+        binding.icon2.alpha = 1f
+        binding.icon3.alpha = 1f
+    }
+
     private val firstAnimator: ValueAnimator = CustomValueAnimator(
         {
             binding.icon1.alpha = 0f