diff --git a/src/status_im/contexts/chat/events.cljs b/src/status_im/contexts/chat/events.cljs
index 1b15535c8b68..f1f444aaef14 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contexts/chat/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contexts/chat/events.cljs
@@ -214,8 +214,9 @@
   [cofx chat-id animation]
   (rf/merge
    cofx
-   (navigation/pop-to-root :shell-stack)
-   (navigate-to-chat chat-id animation)))
+   {:dispatch-later {:ms       500
+                     :dispatch [:chat/navigate-to-chat chat-id animation]}}
+   (navigation/pop-to-root :shell-stack)))
 
 (rf/defn handle-clear-history-response
   {:events [:chat/history-cleared]}
diff --git a/src/status_im/contexts/communities/events.cljs b/src/status_im/contexts/communities/events.cljs
index e496197c83d5..83fe2b414b59 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contexts/communities/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contexts/communities/events.cljs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
              [:dispatch
               [:chat/navigate-to-chat chat-id
                (when-not (ff/enabled? ::ff/shell.jump-to)
-                 transitions/stack-slide-animation)]])]}
+                 transitions/stack-slide-transition)]])]}
      (when-not (get-in db [:chats chat-id :community-id])
        {:db (assoc-in db [:chats chat-id :community-id] community-id)}))))
 
diff --git a/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs b/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs
index c6782ec1d2b7..708d5b51b582 100644
--- a/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
      :component shell-qr-reader/view}
 
     {:name      :chat
-     :options   {:popGesture false}
+     :options   {:popGesture false
+                 :animations transitions/stack-transition-from-bottom}
      :component chat/chat}
 
     {:name      :start-a-new-chat
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@
      :component communities.discover/view}
 
     {:name      :community-overview
+     :options   {:animations transitions/stack-transition-from-bottom}
      :component communities.overview/view}
 
     {:name      :settings
diff --git a/src/status_im/navigation/state.cljs b/src/status_im/navigation/state.cljs
index 191a07ceb48c..e80bbc79df42 100644
--- a/src/status_im/navigation/state.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/navigation/state.cljs
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 
 (defn navigation-state-push
   [component]
-  (swap! navigation-state conj component)
-  (update-view-id))
+  (when-let [view-id (:id (last (get-navigation-state)))]
+    (when-not (= view-id (:id component))
+      (swap! navigation-state conj component)
+      (update-view-id))))
 
 (defn navigation-state-pop
   []
diff --git a/src/status_im/navigation/transitions.cljs b/src/status_im/navigation/transitions.cljs
index a402a777acd9..af79ce4194b1 100644
--- a/src/status_im/navigation/transitions.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/navigation/transitions.cljs
@@ -41,10 +41,18 @@
                                  :duration constants/onboarding-modal-animation-duration}}})
 
 ;;;; Stack Transitions
-(def stack-slide-animation
+(def stack-slide-transition
   {:push {:content {:translationX {:from     (:width (rn/get-window))
                                    :to       0
                                    :duration 200}}}
    :pop  {:content {:translationX {:from     0
                                    :to       (:width (rn/get-window))
                                    :duration 200}}}})
+
+(def stack-transition-from-bottom
+  {:push {:content {:translationY {:from     (:height (rn/get-window))
+                                   :to       0
+                                   :duration 200}}}
+   :pop  {:content {:translationY {:from     0
+                                   :to       (:height (rn/get-window))
+                                   :duration 200}}}})