diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/K9Activity.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/K9Activity.java
index b37b95319..cd478e490 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/K9Activity.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/K9Activity.java
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import android.view.GestureDetector;
 import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.animation.AccelerateInterpolator;
+import android.view.animation.Animation;
+import android.view.animation.TranslateAnimation;
 import android.widget.ScrollView;
 
 import com.fsck.k9.K9;
@@ -106,6 +109,30 @@ public class K9Activity extends Activity
     {
     }
 
+
+    protected Animation inFromRightAnimation()
+    {
+        return slideAnimation(0.0f, +1.0f);
+    }
+
+    protected Animation outToLeftAnimation()
+    {
+        return slideAnimation(0.0f, -1.0f);
+    }
+
+    private Animation slideAnimation(float right, float left)
+    {
+
+        Animation slide = new TranslateAnimation(
+            Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,  right, Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,  left,
+            Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,  0.0f, Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,   0.0f
+        );
+        slide.setDuration(125);
+        slide.setFillBefore(true);
+        slide.setInterpolator(new AccelerateInterpolator());
+        return slide;
+    }
+
     class MyGestureDetector extends SimpleOnGestureListener
     {
 
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java
index 2e3af368b..f4c0d7ff6 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java
@@ -2590,28 +2590,7 @@ public class MessageView extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener
     }
 
 
-    private Animation inFromRightAnimation()
-    {
-        return slideAnimation(0.0f, +1.0f);
-    }
 
-    private Animation outToLeftAnimation()
-    {
-        return slideAnimation(0.0f, -1.0f);
-    }
-
-    private Animation slideAnimation(float right, float left)
-    {
-
-        Animation slide = new TranslateAnimation(
-            Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,  right, Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,  left,
-            Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,  0.0f, Animation.RELATIVE_TO_PARENT,   0.0f
-        );
-        slide.setDuration(125);
-        slide.setFillBefore(true);
-        slide.setInterpolator(new AccelerateInterpolator());
-        return slide;
-    }
 
     private void initializeCrypto()
     {