diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/FlingCardListener.java b/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/FlingCardListener.java
index 5e15f10628..134379e193 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/FlingCardListener.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/FlingCardListener.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class FlingCardListener implements View.OnTouchListener {
     private final Object dataObject;
     private final float halfWidth;
     private float BASE_ROTATION_DEGREES;
+    private int ANIMATION_DURATION;
 
     private float aPosX;
     private float aPosY;
@@ -52,10 +53,10 @@ public class FlingCardListener implements View.OnTouchListener {
 
 
     public FlingCardListener(View frame, Object itemAtPosition, FlingListener flingListener) {
-        this(frame, itemAtPosition, 15f, flingListener);
+        this(frame, itemAtPosition, 15f, 200, flingListener);
     }
 
-    public FlingCardListener(View frame, Object itemAtPosition, float rotation_degrees, FlingListener flingListener) {
+    public FlingCardListener(View frame, Object itemAtPosition, float rotation_degrees, int animationDuration, FlingListener flingListener) {
         super();
         this.frame = frame;
         this.objectX = frame.getX();
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public FlingCardListener(View frame, Object itemAtPosition, float rotation_degre
         this.parentWidth = ((ViewGroup) frame.getParent()).getWidth();
         this.BASE_ROTATION_DEGREES = rotation_degrees;
         this.mFlingListener = flingListener;
+        this.ANIMATION_DURATION = animationDuration;
 
     }
 
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
      */
     public void selectLeft() {
         if (!isAnimationRunning)
-            onSelected(true, objectY, 200);
+            onSelected(true, objectY, ANIMATION_DURATION);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ public void selectLeft() {
      */
     public void selectRight() {
         if (!isAnimationRunning)
-            onSelected(false, objectY, 200);
+            onSelected(false, objectY, ANIMATION_DURATION);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/SwipeFlingAdapterView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/SwipeFlingAdapterView.java
index 1defa04420..b42f231528 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/SwipeFlingAdapterView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/lorentzos/flingswipe/SwipeFlingAdapterView.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class SwipeFlingAdapterView extends BaseFlingAdapterView {
     private int MAX_VISIBLE = 4;
     private int MIN_ADAPTER_STACK = 6;
     private float ROTATION_DEGREES = 15.f;
+    private int ANIMATION_DURATION = 200;
 
     private Adapter mAdapter;
     private int LAST_OBJECT_IN_STACK = 0;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public SwipeFlingAdapterView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)
         MAX_VISIBLE = a.getInt(R.styleable.SwipeFlingAdapterView_max_visible, MAX_VISIBLE);
         MIN_ADAPTER_STACK = a.getInt(R.styleable.SwipeFlingAdapterView_min_adapter_stack, MIN_ADAPTER_STACK);
         ROTATION_DEGREES = a.getFloat(R.styleable.SwipeFlingAdapterView_rotation_degrees, ROTATION_DEGREES);
+        ANIMATION_DURATION = a.getInt(R.styleable.SwipeFlingAdapterView_animation_duration, ANIMATION_DURATION);
         a.recycle();
     }
 
@@ -73,6 +75,12 @@ public void init(final Context context, Adapter mAdapter) {
         }
         setAdapter(mAdapter);
     }
+    
+    
+    public void setAnimationDuration(int animationDuration)
+    {
+        ANIMATION_DURATION = animationDuration;
+    }
 
  	@Override
     public View getSelectedView() {
@@ -214,8 +222,8 @@ private void setTopView() {
             mActiveCard = getChildAt(LAST_OBJECT_IN_STACK);
             if(mActiveCard!=null) {
 
-                flingCardListener = new FlingCardListener(mActiveCard, mAdapter.getItem(0),
-                        ROTATION_DEGREES, new FlingCardListener.FlingListener() {
+                flingCardListener = new FlingCardListener(mActiveCard, mAdapter.getItem(0), ROTATION_DEGREES,
+                        ANIMATION_DURATION, new FlingCardListener.FlingListener() {
 
                             @Override
                             public void onCardExited() {
diff --git a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 5bfd83361e..becb756b82 100644
--- a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         <attr name="rotation_degrees" format="float"/>
         <attr name="min_adapter_stack" format="integer"/>
         <attr name="max_visible" format="integer"/>
+        <attr name="animation_duration" format="integer"/>
     </declare-styleable>
 
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
+</resources>