diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.scss b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.scss
index 90f49d65..04a71a99 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.scss
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.scss
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@
         border-radius: 10px;
     }
 }
+
+::ng-deep .no-animations split-tab > .child {
+    transition: none;
+}
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/themes.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/themes.service.ts
index 5938eaa1..96b3ca8c 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/themes.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/themes.service.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ export class ThemesService {
         for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(vars)) {
             document.documentElement.style.setProperty(key, value)
         }
+
+        document.body.classList.toggle('no-animations', !this.config.store.accessibility.animations)
     }
 
     findTheme (name: string): Theme|null {