diff --git a/qt-ui/preferences.cpp b/qt-ui/preferences.cpp
index 03123858b..e2473d66b 100644
--- a/qt-ui/preferences.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/preferences.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ void PreferencesDialog::setUiFromPrefs()
 	QModelIndexList languages = m->match(m->index(0, 0), Qt::UserRole, s.value("UiLanguage").toString());
 	if (languages.count())
 		ui.languageView->setCurrentIndex(languages.first());
+
+	s.endGroup();
+	s.beginGroup("Animations");
+	int animVelocity = s.value("animation_speed",500).toInt();
+	ui.velocitySlider->setValue(animVelocity);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::restorePrefs()
@@ -218,6 +223,8 @@ void PreferencesDialog::syncSettings()
 	s.setValue("UiLanguage", ui.languageView->currentIndex().data(Qt::UserRole));
 	s.endGroup();
 
+	s.beginGroup("Animations");
+	s.setValue("animation_speed",ui.velocitySlider->value());
 	loadSettings();
 	emit settingsChanged();
 }
@@ -289,6 +296,10 @@ void PreferencesDialog::loadSettings()
 		prefs.font_size = defaultFont.pointSizeF();
 	GET_INT("displayinvalid", display_invalid_dives);
 	s.endGroup();
+
+	s.beginGroup("Animations");
+	int animVelocity = s.value("animation_speed",500).toInt();
+	ui.velocitySlider->setValue(animVelocity);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::buttonClicked(QAbstractButton *button)
diff --git a/qt-ui/preferences.ui b/qt-ui/preferences.ui
index 115e93526..e0bd4c27d 100644
--- a/qt-ui/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt-ui/preferences.ui
@@ -231,6 +231,39 @@
            </layout>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_7">
+           <property name="title">
+            <string>Animations</string>
+           </property>
+           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_7">
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Speed</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QSlider" name="velocitySlider">
+              <property name="maximum">
+               <number>500</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="orientation">
+               <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QSpinBox" name="velocitySpinBox">
+              <property name="maximum">
+               <number>500</number>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
          <item>
           <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
            <property name="orientation">
@@ -746,8 +779,8 @@
    <slot>accept()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>235</x>
-     <y>511</y>
+     <x>247</x>
+     <y>635</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>157</x>
@@ -762,8 +795,8 @@
    <slot>reject()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>303</x>
-     <y>511</y>
+     <x>315</x>
+     <y>635</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>286</x>
@@ -794,12 +827,12 @@
    <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>195</x>
-     <y>39</y>
+     <x>845</x>
+     <y>51</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>195</x>
-     <y>39</y>
+     <x>308</x>
+     <y>100</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -842,12 +875,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>504</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>623</x>
+     <y>119</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -858,12 +891,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>319</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>385</x>
+     <y>119</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -874,12 +907,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>504</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>623</x>
+     <y>153</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -890,12 +923,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>319</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>385</x>
+     <y>153</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -906,12 +939,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>504</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>623</x>
+     <y>187</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -922,12 +955,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>319</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>385</x>
+     <y>187</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -938,12 +971,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>504</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>623</x>
+     <y>221</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -954,12 +987,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>319</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>385</x>
+     <y>221</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -970,12 +1003,12 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>504</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>623</x>
+     <y>255</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
@@ -986,23 +1019,55 @@
    <slot>setChecked(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>319</x>
+     <y>46</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
+     <x>385</x>
+     <y>255</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>velocitySlider</sender>
+   <signal>valueChanged(int)</signal>
+   <receiver>velocitySpinBox</receiver>
+   <slot>setValue(int)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>718</x>
+     <y>415</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>823</x>
+     <y>414</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>velocitySpinBox</sender>
+   <signal>valueChanged(int)</signal>
+   <receiver>velocitySlider</receiver>
+   <slot>setValue(int)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>790</x>
+     <y>400</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>580</x>
+     <y>417</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
  </connections>
  <buttongroups>
+  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup_5"/>
+  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup_6"/>
+  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup"/>
   <buttongroup name="verticalSpeed"/>
   <buttongroup name="buttonGroup_2"/>
   <buttongroup name="buttonGroup_3"/>
   <buttongroup name="buttonGroup_4"/>
-  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup_5"/>
-  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup_6"/>
-  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup"/>
  </buttongroups>
 </ui>
diff --git a/qt-ui/profile/animationfunctions.cpp b/qt-ui/profile/animationfunctions.cpp
index 608c4c000..81fbf5eee 100644
--- a/qt-ui/profile/animationfunctions.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/profile/animationfunctions.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Animations
 	void moveTo(QObject *obj, qreal x, qreal y)
 	{
 		QSettings s;
+		s.beginGroup("Animations");
 		int msecs = s.value("animation_speed", 500).toInt();
 		if (msecs != 0){
 			QPropertyAnimation *animation = new QPropertyAnimation(obj, "pos");