diff --git a/app/styles/base.css b/app/styles/base.css
index fd78b79c..adad4150 100644
--- a/app/styles/base.css
+++ b/app/styles/base.css
@@ -871,7 +871,11 @@ select:active {
 
 /* Transition screen */
 #noVNC_transition {
-  display: none;
+  transition: 0.5s ease-in-out;
+
+  display: flex;
+  opacity: 0;
+  visibility: hidden;
 
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;
@@ -892,7 +896,8 @@ select:active {
 :root.noVNC_connecting #noVNC_transition,
 :root.noVNC_disconnecting #noVNC_transition,
 :root.noVNC_reconnecting #noVNC_transition {
-  display: flex;
+  opacity: 1;
+  visibility: visible;
 }
 :root:not(.noVNC_reconnecting) #noVNC_cancel_reconnect_button {
   display: none;