diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt
index 88250a2ff..720be3514 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable
-import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.Menu
@@ -1111,7 +1110,7 @@ class MangaController :
         val activity = activity ?: return
         activity.apply {
             val intent = ReaderActivity.newIntent(activity, presenter.manga, chapter)
-            if (sharedElement != null && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT != Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            if (sharedElement != null) {
                 val activityOptions = ActivityOptions.makeSceneTransitionAnimation(
                     activity,
                     sharedElement,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
index e7a24e9d1..fd51bef80 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import android.widget.RelativeLayout
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt
 import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils
+import androidx.core.transition.addListener
 import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
 import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
 import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsControllerCompat
@@ -1067,7 +1068,14 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderActivityBinding, ReaderPresenter>()
         val newViewer = ReadingModeType.toViewer(presenter.getMangaReadingMode(), this)
 
         updateCropBordersShortcut()
-        setOrientation(presenter.getMangaOrientationType())
+        if (window.sharedElementEnterTransition is MaterialContainerTransform) {
+            // Wait until transition is complete to avoid crash on API 26
+            window.sharedElementEnterTransition.addListener(
+                onEnd = { setOrientation(presenter.getMangaOrientationType()) }
+            )
+        } else {
+            setOrientation(presenter.getMangaOrientationType())
+        }
 
         // Destroy previous viewer if there was one
         if (prevViewer != null) {