diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 24abbb128..719bf04a2 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenu"
 		class ExhumedMainMenu
 		Position 160, 65
 		linespacing 22
+		Animated
 		ExhumedPlasma
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "StartGameNoSkill", 0
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"