diff --git a/src/main/constants.ts b/src/main/constants.ts
index 8369a4f..c89a948 100644
--- a/src/main/constants.ts
+++ b/src/main/constants.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export function defaultSettings(): AppSettings {
     theme: "dark" as const,
     logStorageLocation: "appdata",
     collapseNewPackages: true,
+    animatePackageDisclosure: true,
     historyRetentionMode: "permanent",
     historyMaxEntries: 500,
     historyMaxAgeDays: 0,
diff --git a/src/main/renderer-state.ts b/src/main/renderer-state.ts
index 232d9ba..25ce8c4 100644
--- a/src/main/renderer-state.ts
+++ b/src/main/renderer-state.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ export function createRendererSettings(settings: AppSettings): RendererSettings
     theme: settings.theme,
     logStorageLocation: settings.logStorageLocation,
     collapseNewPackages: settings.collapseNewPackages,
+    animatePackageDisclosure: settings.animatePackageDisclosure,
     historyRetentionMode: settings.historyRetentionMode,
     historyMaxEntries: settings.historyMaxEntries,
     historyMaxAgeDays: settings.historyMaxAgeDays,
diff --git a/src/main/storage.ts b/src/main/storage.ts
index 7f62366..e329a53 100644
--- a/src/main/storage.ts
+++ b/src/main/storage.ts
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ export function normalizeSettings(settings: AppSettings): AppSettings {
       ? settings.logStorageLocation
       : defaults.logStorageLocation,
     collapseNewPackages: settings.collapseNewPackages !== undefined ? Boolean(settings.collapseNewPackages) : defaults.collapseNewPackages,
+    animatePackageDisclosure: settings.animatePackageDisclosure !== undefined ? Boolean(settings.animatePackageDisclosure) : defaults.animatePackageDisclosure,
     historyRetentionMode: VALID_HISTORY_RETENTION_MODES.has(settings.historyRetentionMode)
       ? settings.historyRetentionMode
       : defaults.historyRetentionMode,
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index fa0c438..9a3556c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ const emptySnapshot = (): UiSnapshot => ({
     autoReconnect: false, reconnectWaitSeconds: 45, completedCleanupPolicy: "never",
     maxParallel: 4, maxParallelExtract: 2, extractCpuPriority: "high", retryLimit: 0, speedLimitEnabled: false, speedLimitKbps: 0, speedLimitMode: "global",
     updateRepo: "", autoUpdateCheck: true, clipboardWatch: false, minimizeToTray: false,
-    theme: "dark", logStorageLocation: "appdata", collapseNewPackages: true, historyRetentionMode: "permanent", historyMaxEntries: 500, historyMaxAgeDays: 0, autoSortPackagesByProgress: false, autoSkipExtracted: false, hideExtractedItems: true, confirmDeleteSelection: true, backupIncludeDownloads: false, backupIncludeRemoteDiagnostics: false,
+    theme: "dark", logStorageLocation: "appdata", collapseNewPackages: true, animatePackageDisclosure: true, historyRetentionMode: "permanent", historyMaxEntries: 500, historyMaxAgeDays: 0, autoSortPackagesByProgress: false, autoSkipExtracted: false, hideExtractedItems: true, confirmDeleteSelection: true, backupIncludeDownloads: false, backupIncludeRemoteDiagnostics: false,
     notifyMention: "", notifyOnPackageCompleted: false, notifyOnPackageFailed: false, notifyOnRunFinished: false,
     accountListShowDetailedDebridLinkKeys: false,
     bandwidthSchedules: [], totalDownloadedAllTime: 0, totalCompletedFilesAllTime: 0, totalRuntimeAllTimeMs: 0,
@@ -4597,6 +4597,7 @@ export function App(): ReactElement {
     sortColumn: downloadsSortColumn,
     sortDirection: downloadsSortDescending ? "desc" : "asc",
     disclosureRevision: downloadDisclosureRevision,
+    animatePackageDisclosure: snapshot.settings.animatePackageDisclosure,
     status: {
       packages: snapshot.stats.totalPackages,
       links: getPendingDownloadItemCount(Object.values(snapshot.session.items)),
@@ -4610,7 +4611,7 @@ export function App(): ReactElement {
       speed: liveDownloadSpeedBps > 0 ? formatSpeedMbps(liveDownloadSpeedBps) : "0 B/s",
       eta: snapshot.etaText
     }
-  }), [actionBusy, columnOrder, downloadDisclosureRevision, downloadPackageSpeeds, downloadQueueTotalBytes, downloadRemaining, downloadsSortColumn, downloadsSortDescending, downloadsViewCore, editingName, editingPackageId, gridTemplate, liveDownloadSpeedBps, providerStats.length, scheduleCountdown, schedulePickerOpen, scheduleTimeInput, snapshot.canPause, snapshot.canStart, snapshot.canStop, snapshot.clipboardActive, snapshot.etaText, snapshot.reconnectSeconds, snapshot.session.items, snapshot.session.paused, snapshot.session.reconnectReason, snapshot.session.running, snapshot.settings.scheduledStartEpochMs, snapshot.stats.totalDownloaded, snapshot.stats.totalPackages]);
+  }), [actionBusy, columnOrder, downloadDisclosureRevision, downloadPackageSpeeds, downloadQueueTotalBytes, downloadRemaining, downloadsSortColumn, downloadsSortDescending, downloadsViewCore, editingName, editingPackageId, gridTemplate, liveDownloadSpeedBps, providerStats.length, scheduleCountdown, schedulePickerOpen, scheduleTimeInput, snapshot.canPause, snapshot.canStart, snapshot.canStop, snapshot.clipboardActive, snapshot.etaText, snapshot.reconnectSeconds, snapshot.session.items, snapshot.session.paused, snapshot.session.reconnectReason, snapshot.session.running, snapshot.settings.animatePackageDisclosure, snapshot.settings.scheduledStartEpochMs, snapshot.stats.totalDownloaded, snapshot.stats.totalPackages]);
 
   const downloadsActions: DownloadsViewActions = {
     onDisplayModeChange: setDownloadDisplayMode,
diff --git a/src/renderer/i18n.ts b/src/renderer/i18n.ts
index 52f7b4a..bd55832 100644
--- a/src/renderer/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/i18n.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const pairs = [
   ["Download-Ordner", "Download folder"], ["Paketname (optional)", "Package name (optional)"], ["Max. gleichzeitige Downloads", "Max. concurrent downloads"], ["Automatische Wiederholungen", "Automatic retries"],
   ["Zielordner für heruntergeladene Dateien.", "Destination folder for downloaded files."],
   ["Beim Start automatisch fortsetzen", "Resume automatically on startup"], ["Zwischenablage überwachen", "Monitor clipboard"], ["Verlauf speichern", "Save history"], ["Nur aktuelle Session", "Current session only"], ["Nur letzte 100 Einträge", "Last 100 entries only"], ["Nur letzte 250 Einträge", "Last 250 entries only"], ["Dauerhaft", "Permanent"],
-  ["Maximale Verlauf-Einträge", "Maximum history entries"], ["Einträge löschen älter als (Tage)", "Delete entries older than (days)"], ["Neue Pakete eingeklappt zeigen", "Show new packages collapsed"],
+  ["Maximale Verlauf-Einträge", "Maximum history entries"], ["Einträge löschen älter als (Tage)", "Delete entries older than (days)"], ["Neue Pakete eingeklappt zeigen", "Show new packages collapsed"], ["Paket-Ein-/Ausklappen animieren", "Animate package expand/collapse"],
   ["In den Infobereich minimieren", "Minimize to tray"], ["Vor dem Löschen nachfragen", "Confirm before deleting"], ["Download-Liste mitsichern", "Include download list in backup"],
   ["Ferndiagnose-Einstellungen mitsichern", "Include remote diagnostics settings in backup"], ["Webhook-Adresse", "Webhook address"], ["Discord-Erwähnung (optional)", "Discord mention (optional)"],
   ["Melden, wenn ein Paket fertig ist", "Notify when a package completes"], ["Melden, wenn ein Paket fehlschlägt", "Notify when a package fails"], ["Melden, wenn alles fertig ist", "Notify when everything completes"],
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/downloads/DownloadsView.tsx b/src/renderer/views/downloads/DownloadsView.tsx
index 930856a..86c65a0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/downloads/DownloadsView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/views/downloads/DownloadsView.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export interface DownloadsViewModel extends DownloadsViewModelCore {
   sortColumn?: DownloadSortColumn;
   sortDirection?: "asc" | "desc";
   disclosureRevision: number;
+  animatePackageDisclosure: boolean;
   status: DownloadsStatusModel;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/downloads/VirtualizedDownloadsBody.tsx b/src/renderer/views/downloads/VirtualizedDownloadsBody.tsx
index 47ae459..45dc711 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/downloads/VirtualizedDownloadsBody.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/views/downloads/VirtualizedDownloadsBody.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ export function VirtualizedDownloadsBody({ actions, model, state }: { actions: D
   }, [desiredRows]);
 
   useRendererLayoutEffect(() => {
-    const prepared = prepareDownloadDisclosureTransition(transitionRowsRef.current ?? previousRowsRef.current, desiredRowsRef.current);
+    const prepared = prepareDownloadDisclosureTransition(
+      transitionRowsRef.current ?? previousRowsRef.current,
+      desiredRowsRef.current,
+      model.animatePackageDisclosure
+    );
     if (!prepared.animated) {
       transitionRowsRef.current = null;
       transitionPinnedIdsRef.current = [];
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ export function VirtualizedDownloadsBody({ actions, model, state }: { actions: D
       cancelActivation();
       if (settleTimer) window.clearTimeout(settleTimer);
     };
-  }, [model.disclosureRevision, model.displayMode]);
+  }, [model.animatePackageDisclosure, model.disclosureRevision, model.displayMode]);
 
   const renderedRows = useMemo<DownloadDisclosureRow[]>(() => transitionRows ? mergeDownloadDisclosureRows(transitionRows, desiredRows) : stableDownloadDisclosureRows(desiredRows), [desiredRows, transitionRows]);
   const virtualWindow = useMemo(() => calculateDownloadVirtualWindow(renderedRows, {
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/downloads/download-disclosure-transition.ts b/src/renderer/views/downloads/download-disclosure-transition.ts
index ab5b27f..715e89f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/downloads/download-disclosure-transition.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/views/downloads/download-disclosure-transition.ts
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ function groupRowsByPackage(rows: readonly DownloadDisclosureSourceRow[]): Map<s
 
 export function prepareDownloadDisclosureTransition(
   current: readonly DownloadDisclosureSourceRow[],
-  desired: readonly DownloadLogicalRow[]
+  desired: readonly DownloadLogicalRow[],
+  enabled = true
 ): { animated: boolean; rows: DownloadDisclosureRow[] } {
-  if (!desired.some((row) => row.type === "package")) {
+  if (!enabled || !desired.some((row) => row.type === "package")) {
     return { animated: false, rows: stableDownloadDisclosureRows(desired) };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/settings/settings-model.ts b/src/renderer/views/settings/settings-model.ts
index cb9ba5b..5ff2fc8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/settings/settings-model.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/views/settings/settings-model.ts
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ export function buildSettingsFormViewModel({
         title: "Oberfläche und Bedienung",
         fields: [
           { id: "collapseNewPackages", kind: "switch", label: "Neue Pakete eingeklappt zeigen", value: settings.collapseNewPackages },
+          { id: "animatePackageDisclosure", kind: "switch", label: "Paket-Ein-/Ausklappen animieren", value: settings.animatePackageDisclosure },
           { id: "minimizeToTray", kind: "switch", label: "In den Infobereich minimieren", value: settings.minimizeToTray },
           { id: "confirmDeleteSelection", kind: "switch", label: "Vor dem Löschen nachfragen", value: settings.confirmDeleteSelection },
           { id: "backupIncludeDownloads", kind: "switch", label: "Download-Liste mitsichern", value: settings.backupIncludeDownloads },
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index 6376d2e..b2e7c84 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export interface AppSettings {
   theme: AppTheme;
   logStorageLocation: LogStorageLocation;
   collapseNewPackages: boolean;
+  animatePackageDisclosure: boolean;
   historyRetentionMode: HistoryRetentionMode;
   historyMaxEntries: number;
   historyMaxAgeDays: number;
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ export interface RendererSettings {
   theme: AppTheme;
   logStorageLocation: LogStorageLocation;
   collapseNewPackages: boolean;
+  animatePackageDisclosure: boolean;
   historyRetentionMode: HistoryRetentionMode;
   historyMaxEntries: number;
   historyMaxAgeDays: number;
diff --git a/tests/downloads-view.test.tsx b/tests/downloads-view.test.tsx
index b278b0a..205c563 100644
--- a/tests/downloads-view.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/downloads-view.test.tsx
@@ -227,6 +227,19 @@ describe("virtualisierte Paketanimation", () => {
     renderLimit: 100
   }));
 
+  it("überspringt die Paketbewegung, wenn sie in den Einstellungen deaktiviert ist", () => {
+    const expanded = logicalRows([]);
+    const prepared = prepareDownloadDisclosureTransition(
+      stableDownloadDisclosureRows(logicalRows([packageA.id])),
+      expanded,
+      false
+    );
+
+    expect(prepared.animated).toBe(false);
+    expect(prepared.rows).toEqual(stableDownloadDisclosureRows(expanded));
+    expect(prepared.rows.some((row) => row.type === "item-group")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("zeichnet den Startzustand in einem eigenen Frame vor der Aktivierung", () => {
     const frames: FrameRequestCallback[] = [];
     const cancelled: number[] = [];
@@ -659,6 +672,7 @@ function withRuntime(input: DownloadsModelInput, overrides: Record<string, unkno
     scheduleLabel: "",
     packageSpeedBps: { "package-a": 12_000_000 },
     disclosureRevision: 0,
+    animatePackageDisclosure: true,
     editingPackageId: null,
     editingName: "",
     columnOrder: ["name", "size", "hoster", "progress"] as const,
diff --git a/tests/settings-view.test.tsx b/tests/settings-view.test.tsx
index 9185025..8ababed 100644
--- a/tests/settings-view.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/settings-view.test.tsx
@@ -506,6 +506,24 @@ describe("settings views", () => {
     expect(settingsCss).toMatch(/\.settings-select\.is-open\s+\.settings-select-options\s*\{[^}]*opacity:\s*1[^}]*transform:\s*translateY\(0\)/s);
   });
 
+  it("offers a general switch for package expand and collapse motion", () => {
+    const form = buildSettingsFormViewModel({
+      settings: { ...createRendererSettings(defaultSettings()), archivePasswordList: "", notifyUrl: "" },
+      section: "allgemein",
+      speedLimitInput: "0",
+      scheduleSpeedInputs: {}
+    });
+    const animation = form.groups.flatMap((group) => group.fields)
+      .find((field) => field.id === "animatePackageDisclosure");
+
+    expect(animation).toEqual({
+      id: "animatePackageDisclosure",
+      kind: "switch",
+      label: "Paket-Ein-/Ausklappen animieren",
+      value: true
+    });
+  });
+
   it("supports keyboard navigation in animated settings selects", () => {
     expect(getSettingsSelectNavigationIndex(1, 3, "ArrowDown")).toBe(2);
     expect(getSettingsSelectNavigationIndex(2, 3, "ArrowDown")).toBe(0);
diff --git a/tests/storage.test.ts b/tests/storage.test.ts
index 65272b7..1fd8b3f 100644
--- a/tests/storage.test.ts
+++ b/tests/storage.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ afterEach(() => {
 });
 
 describe("settings storage", () => {
+  it("enables package disclosure motion by default and preserves an explicit opt-out", () => {
+    const legacy = { ...defaultSettings() } as Partial<AppSettings>;
+    delete legacy.animatePackageDisclosure;
+
+    expect(normalizeSettings(legacy as AppSettings).animatePackageDisclosure).toBe(true);
+    expect(normalizeSettings({ ...defaultSettings(), animatePackageDisclosure: false }).animatePackageDisclosure).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("repairs a persisted version-2 column order that lost availability during default merging", () => {
     const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "rd-store-"));
     tempDirs.push(dir);
diff --git a/tests/visual/fixtures.ts b/tests/visual/fixtures.ts
index 425b966..1d61e4e 100644
--- a/tests/visual/fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/visual/fixtures.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ function createSettings(): AppSettings {
     theme: "dark",
     logStorageLocation: "appdata",
     collapseNewPackages: false,
+    animatePackageDisclosure: true,
     historyRetentionMode: "permanent",
     historyMaxEntries: 500,
     historyMaxAgeDays: 0,