diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/shop.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/shop.css.scss
index 2eea3bde94..c133f8590c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/shop.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/shop.css.scss
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
       height: 100%;
       width: 100%;
       background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+      opacity: 0;
+      transition: opacity 250ms ease-in-out 0s;
+
+      &.shown {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
     }
 
     .sidebar {
@@ -66,15 +72,23 @@
       z-index: 210;
       height: 100%;
       width: 45%;
+      margin-right: -45%;
       background-color: rgba($white, 0.95);
       padding: 1em;
+      transition: margin 250ms ease-in-out 0s;
+
+      &.shown {
+        margin-right: 0;
+      }
 
       @media all and (max-width: 768px) {
         width: 65%;
+        margin-right: -65%;
       }
 
       @media all and (max-width: 480px) {
         width: 85%;
+        margin-right: -85%;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/views/shop/products/_form.html.haml b/app/views/shop/products/_form.html.haml
index 2fb74db02f..b98f308a53 100644
--- a/app/views/shop/products/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shop/products/_form.html.haml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
               = render partial: "shop/products/filters"
 
             .shop-filters-sidebar.hide-for-large-up{ng: {show: 'showFilterSidebar'}}
-              .background{ng: {click: 'toggleFilterSidebar()'}}
-              .sidebar
+              .background{ng: {click: 'toggleFilterSidebar()', class: "{'shown': showFilterSidebar}"}}
+              .sidebar{ng: {class: "{'shown': showFilterSidebar}"}}
                 %h5
                   = t(:products_filter_by)
                   %span{ng: {show: 'filtersCount()' }}