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 21470269a9..2c92dc76ea 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
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.animation.Animation;
+import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
@@ -83,6 +85,13 @@ public final class GameAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<GameAdapter.GameView
     }
 
     holder.gameFile = gameFile;
+
+    Animation animateIn = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(context, R.anim.anim_card_game_in);
+    animateIn.setFillAfter(true);
+    Animation animateOut = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(context, R.anim.anim_card_game_out);
+    animateOut.setFillAfter(true);
+    holder.binding.getRoot().setOnFocusChangeListener((v, hasFocus) ->
+            holder.binding.cardGameArt.startAnimation(hasFocus ? animateIn : animateOut));
   }
 
   public static class GameViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/anim/anim_card_game_in.xml b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/anim/anim_card_game_in.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff9e052ecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/anim/anim_card_game_in.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <scale
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"
+        android:interpolator="@android:anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+        android:fromXScale="1.0"
+        android:fromYScale="1.0"
+        android:pivotX="50%"
+        android:pivotY="50%"
+        android:toXScale="1.05"
+        android:toYScale="1.05" />
+
+</set>
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/anim/anim_card_game_out.xml b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/anim/anim_card_game_out.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d8cbd1711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/anim/anim_card_game_out.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <scale
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"
+        android:interpolator="@android:anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+        android:fromXScale="1.05"
+        android:fromYScale="1.05"
+        android:pivotX="50%"
+        android:pivotY="50%"
+        android:toXScale="1.0"
+        android:toYScale="1.0" />
+
+</set>