diff --git a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/AnimatableImageView.java b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/AnimatableImageView.java
index c7736ed..591961e 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/AnimatableImageView.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/AnimatableImageView.java
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ import com.annimon.everlastingsummer.transitions.Transitions;
  */
 public class AnimatableImageView extends ImageView {
     
+    private static final ColorDrawable NONE = new ColorDrawable();
+    
     private static final SparseArray<Drawable> colors;
     static {
         colors = new SparseArray<Drawable>();
+        colors.append(0, NONE);
         colors.append(Color.WHITE, new ColorDrawable(Color.WHITE));
         colors.append(Color.BLACK, new ColorDrawable(Color.BLACK));
         colors.append(0xFFEE1111, new ColorDrawable(0xFFEE1111));
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ public class AnimatableImageView extends ImageView {
     public int setImageDrawable(Drawable drawable, String effect) {
         previous = getDrawable();
         super.setImageDrawable(drawable);
-        return setAnimationEffect("");
+        return setAnimationEffect(effect);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -87,6 +90,14 @@ public class AnimatableImageView extends ImageView {
         }
         return result;
     }
+    
+    public void hideDrawable(String effect, Runnable runnable) {
+        final int delay = setImageDrawable(NONE, effect);
+        if (delay == 0) runnable.run();
+        else {
+            postDelayed(runnable, delay);
+        }
+    }
 
     private int setAnimationEffect(String animEffect) {
         final String effect = animEffect.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
diff --git a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
index 7a1b75d..49f5af8 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
@@ -344,7 +344,17 @@ public final class ViewActivity extends Activity implements TouchGesture.OnTouch
     
     public void hideSprite(String whoid, String effect) {
         if (!spriteInContainer.containsKey(whoid)) return;
-        final ImageView img = spriteInContainer.get(whoid);
+        final AnimatableImageView img = spriteInContainer.get(whoid);
+        img.hideDrawable(effect, new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                hide(img);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    
+    private void hide(ImageView img) {
+        if (img == null) return;
         container.removeView(img);
         spriteInContainer.remove(img);
         safeClearImageView(img);