diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
index a7ed1d7b31..94e1fd4d26 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols
 class RecentMangaAdapter(val delegate: RecentsInterface) :
     BaseChapterAdapter<IFlexible<*>>(delegate) {
 
+    private var isAnimating = false
     init {
         setDisplayHeadersAtStartUp(true)
     }
 
+    fun updateItems(items: List<IFlexible<*>>?) {
+        updateDataSet(items, isAnimating)
+        isAnimating = false
+    }
+
     val decimalFormat = DecimalFormat("#.###", DecimalFormatSymbols()
         .apply { decimalSeparator = '.' })
 
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@ class RecentMangaAdapter(val delegate: RecentsInterface) :
 
     override fun onItemSwiped(position: Int, direction: Int) {
         super.onItemSwiped(position, direction)
+        isAnimating = true
         when (direction) {
             ItemTouchHelper.LEFT -> delegate.markAsRead(position)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt
index 060820c6ee..21698e4237 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class RecentMangaItem(
     }
 
     override fun isSwipeable(): Boolean {
-        return mch.manga.id != null
+        return mch.manga.id != null && !chapter.read
     }
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
index 915adcdd57..7b0d8fe8e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class RecentsController(bundle: Bundle? = null) : BaseController(bundle),
 
     fun showLists(recents: List<RecentMangaItem>) {
         swipe_refresh.isRefreshing = LibraryUpdateService.isRunning()
-        adapter.updateDataSet(recents)
+        adapter.updateItems(recents)
         adapter.removeAllScrollableHeaders()
         if (presenter.viewType > 0)
             adapter.addScrollableHeader(presenter.generalHeader)