diff --git a/addons/options/README.md b/addons/options/README.md
index 81ca12b399d7..4a64b17059b5 100644
--- a/addons/options/README.md
+++ b/addons/options/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ addDecorator(
      * sidebar tree animations
      * @type {Boolean}
      */
-    sidebarAnimations: true,
+    sidebarAnimations: false,
     /**
      * id to select an addon panel
      * @type {String}
diff --git a/lib/ui/src/modules/api/defaultState.js b/lib/ui/src/modules/api/defaultState.js
index 8f0ef6ec3ace..833f9f5456ce 100644
--- a/lib/ui/src/modules/api/defaultState.js
+++ b/lib/ui/src/modules/api/defaultState.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
     sortStoriesByKind: false,
     hierarchySeparator: '/',
     hierarchyRootSeparator: null,
-    sidebarAnimations: true,
+    sidebarAnimations: false,
     theme: null,
   },
 };
diff --git a/lib/ui/src/modules/ui/components/stories_panel/stories_tree/index.js b/lib/ui/src/modules/ui/components/stories_panel/stories_tree/index.js
index b2116e6accf7..76b0b2fe449f 100644
--- a/lib/ui/src/modules/ui/components/stories_panel/stories_tree/index.js
+++ b/lib/ui/src/modules/ui/components/stories_panel/stories_tree/index.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Stories.defaultProps = {
   onSelectStory: null,
   storiesHierarchy: null,
   storyFilter: null,
-  sidebarAnimations: true,
+  sidebarAnimations: false,
 };
 
 Stories.propTypes = {