diff --git a/internal_filesystem/main.py b/internal_filesystem/main.py
index cfecca6b..a30c21c2 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/main.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/main.py
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ def open_drawer():
     global drawer_open
     if not drawer_open:
         drawer_open=True
+        notification_bar.set_pos(0,0)
+        notification_bar.remove_flag(lv.obj.FLAG.HIDDEN)
         drawer.remove_flag(lv.obj.FLAG.HIDDEN)
 
 def close_drawer():
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ def close_drawer():
     if drawer_open:
         drawer_open=False
         drawer.add_flag(lv.obj.FLAG.HIDDEN)
+        animation.start()
 
 def toggle_drawer(event):
 	global drawer_open
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ notification_bar = lv.obj(lv.layer_top())
 notification_bar.set_style_bg_color(COLOR_NOTIF_BAR_BG, 0)
 notification_bar.set_size(TFT_HOR_RES, NOTIFICATION_BAR_HEIGHT)
 notification_bar.set_pos(0, 0)
+notification_bar.add_flag(lv.obj.FLAG.HIDDEN)
 notification_bar.set_scrollbar_mode(lv.SCROLLBAR_MODE.OFF)
 notification_bar.set_scroll_dir(lv.DIR.VER)
 notification_bar.set_style_border_width(0, 0)
@@ -150,6 +154,13 @@ timer3 = lv.timer_create(update_memfree, MEMFREE_UPDATE_INTERVAL, None)
 timer4 = lv.timer_create(update_wifi_icon, WIFI_ICON_UPDATE_INTERVAL, None)
 #notification_bar.add_event_cb(toggle_drawer, lv.EVENT.CLICKED, None)
 
+# hide bar animation
+animation = lv.anim_t()
+animation.init()
+animation.set_var(notification_bar)
+animation.set_values(0, -NOTIFICATION_BAR_HEIGHT)
+animation.set_time(2000)
+animation.set_custom_exec_cb(lambda not_used, value : notification_bar.set_y(value))
 
 
 drawer=lv.obj(lv.layer_top())
@@ -346,7 +357,10 @@ def start_app(app_dir, is_launcher=False):
     app_name, start_script = parse_manifest(manifest_path)
     start_script_fullpath = f"{app_dir}/{start_script}"
     execute_script_new_thread(start_script_fullpath, True, is_launcher, True)
-
+    # Show notification bar, then start animation to hide it
+    notification_bar.set_pos(0,0)
+    notification_bar.remove_flag(lv.obj.FLAG.HIDDEN)
+    animation.start()
 
 def restart_launcher():
     # The launcher might have been updated from the builtin one, so check that: