diff --git a/src/animation.c b/src/animation.c
index b8de5748..782df249 100644
--- a/src/animation.c
+++ b/src/animation.c
@@ -265,16 +265,19 @@ weston_fade_run(struct weston_surface *surface,
 					    fade_frame, done, data);
 
 	weston_spring_init(&fade->spring, k, start, end);
+
+	fade->spring.friction = 1400;
+	fade->spring.previous = -(end - start) * 0.03;
+
 	surface->alpha = start;
 
 	return fade;
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT void
-weston_fade_update(struct weston_surface_animation *fade,
-		   float start, float end, float k)
+weston_fade_update(struct weston_surface_animation *fade, float target)
 {
-	weston_spring_init(&fade->spring, k, start, end);
+	fade->spring.target = target;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/compositor.h b/src/compositor.h
index faa2f200..4c746ca4 100644
--- a/src/compositor.h
+++ b/src/compositor.h
@@ -1142,8 +1142,7 @@ weston_fade_run(struct weston_surface *surface,
 		float start, float end, float k,
 		weston_surface_animation_done_func_t done, void *data);
 void
-weston_fade_update(struct weston_surface_animation *fade,
-		   float start, float end, float k);
+weston_fade_update(struct weston_surface_animation *fade, float target);
 
 struct weston_surface_animation *
 weston_slide_run(struct weston_surface *surface, float start, float stop,
diff --git a/src/shell.c b/src/shell.c
index a3b1b1f8..b0335293 100644
--- a/src/shell.c
+++ b/src/shell.c
@@ -3135,12 +3135,11 @@ shell_fade(struct desktop_shell *shell, enum fade_type type)
 	}
 
 	if (shell->fade.animation)
-		weston_fade_update(shell->fade.animation,
-				   shell->fade.surface->alpha, tint, 30.0);
+		weston_fade_update(shell->fade.animation, tint);
 	else
 		shell->fade.animation =
 			weston_fade_run(shell->fade.surface,
-					1.0 - tint, tint, 30.0,
+					1.0 - tint, tint, 300.0,
 					shell_fade_done, shell);
 }
 
@@ -3457,7 +3456,7 @@ map(struct desktop_shell *shell, struct weston_surface *surface,
 	{
 		switch (shell->win_animation_type) {
 		case ANIMATION_FADE:
-			weston_fade_run(surface, 0.0, 1.0, 200.0, NULL, NULL);
+			weston_fade_run(surface, 0.0, 1.0, 300.0, NULL, NULL);
 			break;
 		case ANIMATION_ZOOM:
 			weston_zoom_run(surface, 0.8, 1.0, NULL, NULL);