diff --git a/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/config/main.xml b/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
       <label>Interval between slides</label>
       <default>10</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="TransitionAnimationDuration" type="int">
+      <label>Fade Transition Animation  (ms)</label>
+      <default>1000</default>
+    </entry>
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/ui/main.qml b/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -177,16 +177,18 @@
                 target: currentImage
                 from: 0
                 to: 1
-                duration: units.longDuration
+                duration: fadeOtherAnimator.duration
             }
             OpacityAnimator {
                 id: fadeOtherAnimator
                 property bool enabled: true
                 target: otherImage
                 from: 1
                 // cannot disable an animation individually, so we just fade from 1 to 1
                 to: enabled ? 0 : 1
-                duration: units.longDuration
+
+                //use configured duration if animations are enabled
+                duration: units.longDuration && wallpaper.configuration.TransitionAnimationDuration
             }
         }
         ScriptAction {
diff --git a/wallpapers/image/slideshowpackage/contents/config/main.xml b/wallpapers/image/slideshowpackage/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/wallpapers/image/slideshowpackage/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/wallpapers/image/slideshowpackage/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@
       <default></default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="SlideInterval" type="int">
-      <label>Interval between slides</label>
+      <label>Interval between slides (s)</label>
       <default>10</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="TransitionAnimationDuration" type="int">
+      <label>Fade Transition Animation  (ms)</label>
+      <default>1000</default>
+    </entry>
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>