diff --git a/public/src/sockets.js b/public/src/sockets.js
index a523a29597..9e840ec513 100644
--- a/public/src/sockets.js
+++ b/public/src/sockets.js
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ app = window.app || {};
 			reconnectEl.tooltip('dispose');
 			reconnectEl.html('<i class="fa fa-check text-success"></i>');
 			reconnectAlert.removeClass('show');
+			setTimeout(() => reconnectAlert.addClass('hide'), 100);
 			reconnecting = false;
 
 			reJoinCurrentRoom();
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ app = window.app || {};
 
 		if (!reconnectEl.hasClass('active')) {
 			reconnectEl.html('<i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>');
-			reconnectAlert.addClass('show');
+			reconnectAlert.removeClass('hide');
+			setTimeout(() => reconnectAlert.addClass('show'), 100);
 		}
 
 		reconnectEl.addClass('active').removeClass('hide').tooltip({
diff --git a/src/views/partials/reconnect-alert.tpl b/src/views/partials/reconnect-alert.tpl
index 50a6e1e330..343cf90beb 100644
--- a/src/views/partials/reconnect-alert.tpl
+++ b/src/views/partials/reconnect-alert.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div id="reconnect-alert" class="alert alert-dismissible alert-warning fade" component="toaster/toast">
+<div id="reconnect-alert" class="alert alert-dismissible alert-warning fade hide" component="toaster/toast">
 	<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-hidden="true"></button>
 	<p>[[global:reconnecting-message, {config.siteTitle}]]</p>
 </div>
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