diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/home/HomeFragment.kt
index c3a154a2..b9b6862a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
                 binding.homeUserEpisodesWatched.text = Anilist.episodesWatched.toString()
                 binding.homeUserChaptersRead.text = Anilist.chapterRead.toString()
                 binding.homeUserAvatar.loadImage(Anilist.avatar)
-                if (!(PrefManager.getVal(PrefName.BannerAnimations) as Boolean)) binding.homeUserBg.pause()
-                blurImage(binding.homeUserBg, Anilist.bg)
+                val bannerAnimations: Boolean = PrefManager.getVal(PrefName.BannerAnimations)
+                blurImage(if (bannerAnimations) binding.homeUserBg else binding.homeUserBgNoKen, Anilist.bg)
                 binding.homeUserDataProgressBar.visibility = View.GONE
                 binding.homeNotificationCount.isVisible = Anilist.unreadNotificationCount > 0
                 binding.homeNotificationCount.text = Anilist.unreadNotificationCount.toString()
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
             bottomMargin = navBarHeight
         }
         binding.homeUserBg.updateLayoutParams { height += statusBarHeight }
+        binding.homeUserBgNoKen.updateLayoutParams { height += statusBarHeight }
         binding.homeTopContainer.updatePadding(top = statusBarHeight)
 
         var reached = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/media/MediaAdaptor.kt b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/media/MediaAdaptor.kt
index 78d264ee..8fa4e1fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/media/MediaAdaptor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/media/MediaAdaptor.kt
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ class MediaAdaptor(
                 val b = (holder as MediaPageViewHolder).binding
                 val media = mediaList?.get(position)
                 if (media != null) {
+
                     val bannerAnimations: Boolean = PrefManager.getVal(PrefName.BannerAnimations)
                     b.itemCompactImage.loadImage(media.cover)
                     if (bannerAnimations)
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ class MediaAdaptor(
                                 AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator()
                             )
                         )
-                    blurImage(b.itemCompactBanner, media.banner ?: media.cover)
+                    blurImage(if (bannerAnimations) b.itemCompactBanner else b.itemCompactBannerNoKen , media.banner ?: media.cover)
                     b.itemCompactOngoing.isVisible =
                         media.status == currActivity()!!.getString(R.string.status_releasing)
                     b.itemCompactTitle.text = media.userPreferredName
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ class MediaAdaptor(
                                 AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator()
                             )
                         )
-                    blurImage(b.itemCompactBanner, media.banner ?: media.cover)
+                    blurImage(if (bannerAnimations) b.itemCompactBanner else b.itemCompactBannerNoKen , media.banner ?: media.cover)
                     b.itemCompactOngoing.isVisible =
                         media.status == currActivity()!!.getString(R.string.status_releasing)
                     b.itemCompactTitle.text = media.userPreferredName
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/profile/ProfileActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/profile/ProfileActivity.kt
index abbe26e5..90fd0278 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/profile/ProfileActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/profile/ProfileActivity.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.PopupMenu
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
@@ -189,9 +190,11 @@ class ProfileActivity : AppCompatActivity(), AppBarLayout.OnOffsetChangedListene
 
                 val userLevelText = "${user.name} $userLevel"
                 binding.profileUserName.text = userLevelText
-                if (!(PrefManager.getVal(PrefName.BannerAnimations) as Boolean)) binding.profileBannerImage.pause()
-                blurImage(binding.profileBannerImage, user.bannerImage ?: user.avatar?.medium)
+                val bannerAnimations: Boolean = PrefManager.getVal(PrefName.BannerAnimations)
+
+                blurImage(if (bannerAnimations) binding.profileBannerImage else binding.profileBannerImageNoKen as ImageView, user.bannerImage ?: user.avatar?.medium)
                 binding.profileBannerImage.updateLayoutParams { height += statusBarHeight }
+                binding.profileBannerImageNoKen?.updateLayoutParams { height += statusBarHeight }
                 binding.profileBannerGradient.updateLayoutParams { height += statusBarHeight }
                 binding.profileMenuButton.updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams> { topMargin += statusBarHeight }
                 binding.profileButtonContainer.updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams> { topMargin += statusBarHeight }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_profile.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_profile.xml
index dcde0a9a..10efe6e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_profile.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_profile.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@
                     tools:ignore="ContentDescription"
                     tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic" />
 
+                <ImageView
+                    android:id="@+id/profileBannerImageNoKen"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="200dp"
+                    android:scaleType="centerCrop"
+                    tools:ignore="ContentDescription"
+                    tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic" />
+
                 <ImageView
                     android:id="@+id/profileBannerGradient"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -134,8 +142,8 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_gravity="bottom"
                 android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
-                android:layout_marginEnd="12dp"
                 android:layout_marginTop="200dp"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="12dp"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
                 android:backgroundTint="?attr/colorSurfaceVariant"
                 android:baselineAligned="false"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
index 7fe73e42..0204115b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
                     tools:ignore="ContentDescription"
                     tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic" />
 
+                <ImageView
+                    android:id="@+id/homeUserBgNoKen"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="216dp"
+                    android:scaleType="centerCrop"
+                    tools:ignore="ContentDescription"
+                    tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic" />
+
                 <ImageView
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="match_parent"
@@ -48,9 +56,9 @@
                         android:layout_width="match_parent"
                         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                         android:layout_gravity="bottom"
+                        android:baselineAligned="false"
                         android:orientation="horizontal"
-                        android:padding="32dp"
-                        android:baselineAligned="false">
+                        android:padding="32dp">
 
                         <FrameLayout
                             android:layout_width="0dp"