diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 8be88c20..4dda5a96 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*
 
 class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), PhotoProcessor.MediaSavedListener {
     private val FADE_DELAY = 5000L
+    private val CAPTURE_ANIMATION_DURATION = 100L
 
     lateinit var mTimerHandler: Handler
     private lateinit var mOrientationEventListener: OrientationEventListener
@@ -267,6 +268,9 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), PhotoProcessor.MediaSavedListener {
         if (mIsInPhotoMode) {
             toggleBottomButtons(true)
             mPreview?.tryTakePicture()
+            capture_black_screen.animate().alpha(0.8f).setDuration(CAPTURE_ANIMATION_DURATION).withEndAction {
+                capture_black_screen.animate().alpha(0f).setDuration(CAPTURE_ANIMATION_DURATION).start()
+            }.start()
         } else {
             mPreview?.toggleRecording()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index efbe1107..62a739a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
 
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/capture_black_screen"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:alpha="0"
+        android:background="#000000" />
+
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/settings"
         android:layout_width="@dimen/icon_size"