diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java
index ce3f9624c7..44bfbb8272 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 
+import com.squareup.picasso.Callback;
 import com.squareup.picasso.Picasso;
 
 import org.dolphinemu.dolphinemu.NativeLibrary;
@@ -51,6 +53,10 @@ public final class EmulationActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 	{
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
+		// Picasso will take a while to load these big-ass screenshots. So don't run
+		// the animation until we say so.
+		postponeEnterTransition();
+
 		mDeviceHasTouchScreen = getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature("android.hardware.touchscreen");
 
 		// Get a handle to the Window containing the UI.
@@ -95,21 +101,42 @@ public final class EmulationActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
 		Picasso.with(this)
 				.load(screenPath)
-				.fit()
 				.noFade()
-				.into(mImageView);
+				.noPlaceholder()
+				.into(mImageView, new Callback()
+				{
+					@Override
+					public void onSuccess()
+					{
+						scheduleStartPostponedTransition(mImageView);
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onError()
+					{
+						// Still have to do this, or else the app will crash.
+						scheduleStartPostponedTransition(mImageView);
+					}
+				});
 
 		mImageView.animate()
 				.setStartDelay(2000)
 				.setDuration(500)
 				.alpha(0.0f)
+				.withStartAction(new Runnable()
+				{
+					@Override
+					public void run()
+					{
+						mFrameLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+					}
+				})
 				.withEndAction(new Runnable()
 				{
 					@Override
 					public void run()
 					{
 						mImageView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-						mFrameLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
 					}
 				});
 
@@ -354,4 +381,20 @@ public final class EmulationActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
 		hideSystemUiAfterDelay();
 	}
+
+
+	private void scheduleStartPostponedTransition(final View sharedElement)
+	{
+		sharedElement.getViewTreeObserver().addOnPreDrawListener(
+				new ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener()
+				{
+					@Override
+					public boolean onPreDraw()
+					{
+						sharedElement.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnPreDrawListener(this);
+						startPostponedEnterTransition();
+						return true;
+					}
+				});
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/adapters/GameAdapter.java b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/adapters/GameAdapter.java
index 8b279c52c2..3cb832f91b 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/adapters/GameAdapter.java
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/adapters/GameAdapter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.dolphinemu.dolphinemu.adapters;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.ActivityOptions;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
@@ -222,7 +223,12 @@ public final class GameAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<GameViewHolder> impl
 		intent.putExtra("SelectedTitle", holder.title);
 		intent.putExtra("ScreenPath", holder.screenshotPath);
 
-		view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
+		ActivityOptions options = ActivityOptions.makeSceneTransitionAnimation(
+				(Activity) view.getContext(),
+				holder.imageScreenshot,
+				"image_game_screenshot");
+
+		view.getContext().startActivity(intent, options.toBundle());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_emulation.xml b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_emulation.xml
index 5a644b260a..c686c6191e 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_emulation.xml
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_emulation.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
              android:layout_height="match_parent"
     >
 
-    <ImageView
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:id="@+id/image_screenshot"/>
-
     <FrameLayout
         android:id="@+id/frame_content"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:visibility="gone"/>
+        android:visibility="invisible"/>
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:id="@+id/image_screenshot"
+        android:transitionName="image_game_screenshot"/>
+
 </FrameLayout>
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diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game.xml b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game.xml
index b18bc9e7ee..9b172b6871 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game.xml
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             android:id="@+id/image_game_screen"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:transitionName="image_game_screen"
+            android:transitionName="image_game_screenshot"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             tools:src="@drawable/placeholder_screenshot"
             tools:scaleType="centerCrop"/>
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/transition/change_image_transform.xml b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/transition/change_image_transform.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ee92bd7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/transition/change_image_transform.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<transitionSet>
+    <changeImageTransform/>
+</transitionSet>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 98cf984807..dc81c173a7 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/dolphin_blue</item>
         <!--   darker variant for the status bar and contextual app bars -->
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/dolphin_blue_dark</item>
+
+        <!--enable window content transitions
+       <item name="android:windowContentTransitions">true</item>
+
+       &lt;!&ndash; specify enter and exit transitions &ndash;&gt;
+       <item name="android:windowEnterTransition">@android:transition/fade</item>
+       <item name="android:windowExitTransition">@android:transition/fade</item>
+
+       &lt;!&ndash; specify shared element transitions &ndash;&gt;
+       <item name="android:windowSharedElementEnterTransition">@transition/change_image_transform</item>
+       <item name="android:windowSharedElementExitTransition">@transition/change_image_transform</item>
+-->
     </style>
 
     <!-- Same as above, but use default action bar, and mandate margins. -->
@@ -66,6 +78,19 @@
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/dolphin_blue</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/dolphin_blue_dark</item>
         <item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">true</item>
+
+        <!-- enable window content transitions -->
+        <item name="android:windowContentTransitions">true</item>
+
+        <!-- specify enter and exit transitions -->
+        <item name="android:windowEnterTransition">@android:transition/explode</item>
+        <item name="android:windowExitTransition">@android:transition/explode</item>
+
+        <!-- specify shared element transitions -->
+        <item name="android:windowSharedElementEnterTransition">@transition/change_image_transform
+        </item>
+        <item name="android:windowSharedElementExitTransition">@transition/change_image_transform
+        </item>
     </style>
 
     <!-- Inherit from the Base Dolphin Emulation Theme-->
@@ -81,7 +106,6 @@
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/dolphin_accent_wiiware</item>
     </style>
 
-
     <!-- Hax to make Tablayout render icons -->
     <style name="MyCustomTextAppearance" parent="TextAppearance.Design.Tab">
         <item name="textAllCaps">false</item>