diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_enter.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_enter.xml
index 7f547f135cd62..7daf1c04bce8d 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_enter.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_enter.xml
@@ -13,10 +13,23 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<objectAnimator xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:valueFrom="1"
-    android:valueTo="0"
-    android:propertyName="position"
-    android:valueType="floatType"
-    android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
-    android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quad" />
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:ordering="together">
+
+    <objectAnimator
+        android:valueFrom="0f"
+        android:valueTo="1f"
+        android:propertyName="alpha"
+        android:valueType="floatType"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quad" />
+
+    <objectAnimator
+        android:propertyName="position"
+        android:valueFrom="1"
+        android:valueTo="0"
+        android:valueType="floatType"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quad" />
+
+</set>
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_leave.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_leave.xml
index fda0faf4eff31..de09638ddd308 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_leave.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/dir_leave.xml
@@ -13,10 +13,23 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<objectAnimator xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:valueFrom="0"
-    android:valueTo="1"
-    android:propertyName="position"
-    android:valueType="floatType"
-    android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
-    android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_quad" />
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:ordering="together">
+
+    <objectAnimator
+        android:valueFrom="1f"
+        android:valueTo="0f"
+        android:propertyName="alpha"
+        android:valueType="floatType"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quad" />
+
+    <objectAnimator
+        android:valueFrom="0"
+        android:valueTo="1"
+        android:propertyName="position"
+        android:valueType="floatType"
+        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+        android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/accelerate_quad" />
+
+</set>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/fade_in.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/fade_in.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3ce012b96f64b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/fade_in.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<objectAnimator xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:valueFrom="0f"
+    android:valueTo="1f"
+    android:propertyName="alpha"
+    android:valueType="floatType"
+    android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+    android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quad" />
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/fade_out.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/fade_out.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8d02c77fc3450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/animator/fade_out.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<objectAnimator xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:valueFrom="1f"
+    android:valueTo="0f"
+    android:propertyName="alpha"
+    android:valueType="floatType"
+    android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+    android:interpolator="@android:interpolator/decelerate_quad" />
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/DirectoryView.java b/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/DirectoryView.java
index 000b92a0b1a54..a26fb478b64e8 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/DirectoryView.java
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/DirectoryView.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class DirectoryView extends LinearLayout {
 
     public void setPosition(float position) {
         mPosition = position;
-        setX((mWidth > 0) ? (mPosition * mWidth) : 0);
+        setY((mWidth > 0) ? (mPosition * mWidth) : 0);
 
         if (mPosition != 0) {
             setTranslationZ(getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dir_elevation));
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/dirlist/DirectoryFragment.java b/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/dirlist/DirectoryFragment.java
index 461bade4ae832..95aa067b806bd 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/dirlist/DirectoryFragment.java
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/dirlist/DirectoryFragment.java
@@ -1491,10 +1491,10 @@ public class DirectoryFragment extends Fragment
                 break;
             case ANIM_ENTER:
                 args.putBoolean(Shared.EXTRA_IGNORE_STATE, true);
-                ft.setCustomAnimations(R.animator.dir_enter, R.animator.dir_frozen);
+                ft.setCustomAnimations(R.animator.dir_enter, R.animator.fade_out);
                 break;
             case ANIM_LEAVE:
-                ft.setCustomAnimations(R.animator.dir_frozen, R.animator.dir_leave);
+                ft.setCustomAnimations(R.animator.fade_in, R.animator.dir_leave);
                 break;
         }