diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/darkswarm.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/darkswarm.js.coffee
index fc6f9dfed4..1e58fe7294 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/darkswarm.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/darkswarm.js.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ window.Darkswarm = angular.module("Darkswarm", ["ngResource",
   'angular-flash.service', 
   'templates',
   'ngSanitize',
+  'ngAnimate',
   'google-maps',
   'duScroll',
   ]).config ($httpProvider, $tooltipProvider, $locationProvider, $anchorScrollProvider) ->
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/animations.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/animations.sass
index fc1db55bb5..fec649e55a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/animations.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/animations.sass
@@ -28,3 +28,26 @@
   filter: alpha(opacity = 50)
   opacity: .5
 
+.animate-repeat
+  line-height: 40px
+  list-style: none
+  box-sizing: border-box
+
+.animate-repeat.ng-move,
+.animate-repeat.ng-enter,
+.animate-repeat.ng-leave
+  -webkit-transition: all linear 0.5s
+  transition: all linear 0.5s
+
+.animate-repeat.ng-leave.ng-leave-active,
+.animate-repeat.ng-move,
+.animate-repeat.ng-enter
+  opacity: 0
+  max-height: 0
+
+.animate-repeat.ng-leave,
+.animate-repeat.ng-move.ng-move-active,
+.animate-repeat.ng-enter.ng-enter-active
+  opacity: 1
+  max-height: 40px
+
diff --git a/app/views/home/_hubs.html.haml b/app/views/home/_hubs.html.haml
index a7c61f92c4..50b491644d 100644
--- a/app/views/home/_hubs.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/_hubs.html.haml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   .row{bindonce: true}
     .small-12.columns
       .active_table
-        %hub.active_table_node.row{"ng-repeat" => "hub in filteredHubs = (hubs | hubs:query)",
+        %hub.active_table_node.row.animate-repeat{"ng-repeat" => "hub in filteredHubs = (hubs | hubs:query)",
         "ng-class" => "{'closed' : !open(), 'open' : open(), 'inactive' : !hub.active, 'current' : current()}",
         "scroll-after-load" => true,
         "ng-controller" => "HubNodeCtrl",