diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
index 6827ddaaf..0b1d145f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         super.initViews(rootView, savedInstanceState);
 
         searchBinding.suggestionsList.setAdapter(suggestionListAdapter);
+        // animations are just strange and useless, since the suggestions keep changing too much
+        searchBinding.suggestionsList.setItemAnimator(null);
         new ItemTouchHelper(new ItemTouchHelper.Callback() {
             @Override
             public int getMovementFlags(@NonNull final RecyclerView recyclerView,