diff --git a/lib/theme/durations.dart b/lib/theme/durations.dart
index 4fa368f36..8e03c5a52 100644
--- a/lib/theme/durations.dart
+++ b/lib/theme/durations.dart
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class ADurations {
 
   // search animations
   static const filterRowExpandAnimation = Duration(milliseconds: 300);
+  static const searchBodyTransition = Duration(milliseconds: 300);
 
   // viewer animations
   static const thumbnailScrollerScrollAnimation = Duration(milliseconds: 200);
diff --git a/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart b/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart
index 055674ecb..38b15a934 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/aves_app.dart
@@ -665,6 +665,9 @@ class _AvesAppState extends State<AvesApp> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   }
 }
 
+// Flutter has various overscroll indicator implementations for Android:
+// - `StretchingOverscrollIndicator`, default when using Material 3
+// - `GlowingOverscrollIndicator`, default when not using Material 3
 class AvesScrollBehavior extends MaterialScrollBehavior {
   @override
   Widget buildOverscrollIndicator(BuildContext context, Widget child, ScrollableDetails details) {
@@ -674,11 +677,7 @@ class AvesScrollBehavior extends MaterialScrollBehavior {
             axisDirection: details.direction,
             child: child,
           )
-        : GlowingOverscrollIndicator(
-            axisDirection: details.direction,
-            color: Colors.white,
-            child: child,
-          );
+        : child;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/common/search/delegate.dart b/lib/widgets/common/search/delegate.dart
index edd04390b..14d6a5a81 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/common/search/delegate.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/common/search/delegate.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:aves/widgets/common/search/route.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 abstract class AvesSearchDelegate extends SearchDelegate {
   final String routeName;
@@ -38,12 +39,13 @@ abstract class AvesSearchDelegate extends SearchDelegate {
     // use a property instead of checking `Navigator.canPop(context)`
     // because the navigator state changes as soon as we press back
     // so the leading may mistakenly switch to the close button
+    final animate = context.read<Settings>().animate;
     return canPop
         ? IconButton(
-            icon: AnimatedIcon(
+            icon: animate ? AnimatedIcon(
               icon: AnimatedIcons.menu_arrow,
               progress: transitionAnimation,
-            ),
+            ): const Icon(Icons.arrow_back),
             onPressed: () => goBack(context),
             tooltip: MaterialLocalizations.of(context).backButtonTooltip,
           )
diff --git a/lib/widgets/common/search/page.dart b/lib/widgets/common/search/page.dart
index 6bbf50f8f..fa267e629 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/common/search/page.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/common/search/page.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:aves/model/settings/settings.dart';
 import 'package:aves/theme/durations.dart';
 import 'package:aves/theme/themes.dart';
 import 'package:aves/utils/debouncer.dart';
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import 'package:aves/widgets/common/search/delegate.dart';
 import 'package:aves/widgets/common/search/route.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/scheduler.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 class SearchPage extends StatefulWidget {
   static const routeName = '/search';
@@ -103,7 +105,24 @@ class _SearchPageState extends State<SearchPage> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final theme = Theme.of(context);
-    Widget? body;
+
+    Widget leading = Center(child: widget.delegate.buildLeading(context));
+    Widget title = DefaultTextStyle.merge(
+      style: const TextStyle(fontFeatures: [FontFeature.disable('smcp')]),
+      child: TextField(
+        controller: widget.delegate.queryTextController,
+        focusNode: _searchFieldFocusNode,
+        decoration: InputDecoration(
+          border: InputBorder.none,
+          hintText: widget.delegate.searchFieldLabel,
+          hintStyle: theme.inputDecorationTheme.hintStyle,
+        ),
+        textInputAction: TextInputAction.search,
+        style: Themes.searchFieldStyle(context),
+        onSubmitted: (_) => widget.delegate.showResults(context),
+      ),
+    );
+    Widget body;
     switch (widget.delegate.currentBody) {
       case SearchBody.suggestions:
         body = KeyedSubtree(
@@ -116,34 +135,31 @@ class _SearchPageState extends State<SearchPage> {
           child: widget.delegate.buildResults(context),
         );
       case null:
-        break;
+        body = const SizedBox();
     }
+
+    final animate = context.select<Settings, bool>((v) => v.animate);
+    if (animate) {
+      leading = Hero(
+        tag: AvesAppBar.leadingHeroTag,
+        transitionOnUserGestures: true,
+        child: leading,
+      );
+      title = Hero(
+        tag: AvesAppBar.titleHeroTag,
+        transitionOnUserGestures: true,
+        child: title,
+      );
+      body = AnimatedSwitcher(
+        duration: ADurations.searchBodyTransition,
+        child: body,
+      );
+    }
+
     return AvesScaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(
-        leading: Hero(
-          tag: AvesAppBar.leadingHeroTag,
-          transitionOnUserGestures: true,
-          child: Center(child: widget.delegate.buildLeading(context)),
-        ),
-        title: Hero(
-          tag: AvesAppBar.titleHeroTag,
-          transitionOnUserGestures: true,
-          child: DefaultTextStyle.merge(
-            style: const TextStyle(fontFeatures: [FontFeature.disable('smcp')]),
-            child: TextField(
-              controller: widget.delegate.queryTextController,
-              focusNode: _searchFieldFocusNode,
-              decoration: InputDecoration(
-                border: InputBorder.none,
-                hintText: widget.delegate.searchFieldLabel,
-                hintStyle: theme.inputDecorationTheme.hintStyle,
-              ),
-              textInputAction: TextInputAction.search,
-              style: Themes.searchFieldStyle(context),
-              onSubmitted: (_) => widget.delegate.showResults(context),
-            ),
-          ),
-        ),
+        leading: leading,
+        title: title,
         actions: widget.delegate.buildActions(context),
       ),
       body: AvesPopScope(
@@ -151,10 +167,7 @@ class _SearchPageState extends State<SearchPage> {
           tvNavigationPopHandler,
           doubleBackPopHandler,
         ],
-        child: AnimatedSwitcher(
-          duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
-          child: body,
-        ),
+        child: body,
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/common/search/route.dart b/lib/widgets/common/search/route.dart
index 8b5d15452..6813b6892 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/common/search/route.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/common/search/route.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import 'package:aves/model/settings/settings.dart';
 import 'package:aves/widgets/common/search/delegate.dart';
 import 'package:aves/widgets/common/search/page.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 // adapted from Flutter `_SearchBody` in `/material/search.dart`
 enum SearchBody { suggestions, results }
@@ -42,10 +44,13 @@ class SearchPageRoute<T> extends PageRoute<T> {
   ) {
     // a simple fade is usually more fitting for a search page,
     // instead of the `pageTransitionsTheme` used by the rest of the app
-    return FadeTransition(
-      opacity: animation,
-      child: child,
-    );
+    final animate = context.read<Settings>().animate;
+    return animate
+        ? FadeTransition(
+            opacity: animation,
+            child: child,
+          )
+        : child;
   }
 
   @override