diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
index 5202c4b2a..9d8481251 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playqueue.PlayQueue;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playqueue.SinglePlayQueue;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.report.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.report.UserAction;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.util.AnimationUtils;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.Constants;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ImageDisplayConstants;
@@ -963,7 +962,7 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment
     }
 
     private void showContent() {
-        AnimationUtils.slideUp(contentRootLayoutHiding,120, 96, 0.06f);
+        contentRootLayoutHiding.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
     protected void setInitialData(int serviceId, String url, String name) {
@@ -996,9 +995,14 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment
 
     @Override
     public void showLoading() {
+
         super.showLoading();
 
-        contentRootLayoutHiding.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+        //if data is already cached, transition from VISIBLE -> INVISIBLE -> VISIBLE is not required
+        if(!ExtractorHelper.isCached(serviceId, url, InfoItem.InfoType.STREAM)){
+            contentRootLayoutHiding.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+        }
+
         animateView(spinnerToolbar, false, 200);
         animateView(thumbnailPlayButton, false, 50);
         animateView(detailDurationView, false, 100);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java
index b70e5fdef..c4471942e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ public final class ExtractorHelper {
         });
     }
 
+    public static boolean isCached(final int serviceId, final String url, InfoItem.InfoType infoType) {
+        return null != loadFromCache(serviceId, url, infoType).blockingGet();
+    }
+
     /**
      * A simple and general error handler that show a Toast for known exceptions, and for others, opens the report error activity with the (optional) error message.
      */