diff --git a/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.cpp b/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.cpp
index 9b0c9a595c..c1601d5504 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void NavigationAnimation::onStop([[maybe_unused]] bool finished)
 
 FixedTimeAnimation::FixedTimeAnimation(NavigationStyle* navigation, const SbRotation& orientation,
                                        const SbVec3f& rotationCenter, const SbVec3f& translation,
-                                       int duration)
+                                       int duration, const QEasingCurve::Type easingCurve)
     : NavigationAnimation(navigation)
     , targetOrientation(orientation)
     , targetTranslation(translation)
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ FixedTimeAnimation::FixedTimeAnimation(NavigationStyle* navigation, const SbRota
     setDuration(duration);
     setStartValue(0.0);
     setEndValue(duration * 1.0);
+    setEasingCurve(easingCurve);
 }
 
 void FixedTimeAnimation::initialize()
diff --git a/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.h b/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.h
index 6efdae3b42..1308a8e95e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.h
+++ b/src/Gui/NavigationAnimation.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class GuiExport FixedTimeAnimation : public NavigationAnimation
 public:
     explicit FixedTimeAnimation(NavigationStyle* navigation, const SbRotation& orientation,
                                 const SbVec3f& rotationCenter, const SbVec3f& translation,
-                                int duration);
+                                int duration, const QEasingCurve::Type easingCurve);
 
 private:
     float angularVelocity; // [rad/ms]
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/View.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/View.cfg
index 088f6fe881..a7357e70cb 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/View.cfg
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/View.cfg
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           <FCBool Name="ShowSelectionBoundingBox" Value="0"/>
           <FCBool Name="UseNavigationAnimations" Value="1"/>
           <FCBool Name="UseSpinningAnimations" Value="0"/>
-          <FCFloat Name="AnimationDuration" Value="0.25"/>
+          <FCFloat Name="AnimationDuration" Value="500"/>
           <FCBool Name="UseVBO" Value="0"/>
           <FCFloat Name="ViewScalingFactor" Value="1.0"/>
           <FCBool Name="ZoomAtCursor" Value="1"/>
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
index 8f8b3c7854..b7057b2dab 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ Mouse tilting is not disabled by this setting.</string>
          <number>50</number>
         </property>
         <property name="value">
-         <number>250</number>
+         <number>500</number>
         </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>AnimationDuration</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
index b01142cf9e..62322b8683 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
@@ -3406,11 +3406,15 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::startAnimation(const SbRotation& orientation,
     if (duration < 0) {
         duration = App::GetApplication()
                        .GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")
-                       ->GetInt("AnimationDuration", 250);
+                       ->GetInt("AnimationDuration", 500);
     }
 
+    QEasingCurve::Type easingCurve = static_cast<QEasingCurve::Type>(App::GetApplication()
+                         .GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")
+                         ->GetInt("NavigationAnimationEasingCurve", QEasingCurve::Type::InOutCubic));
+
     auto animation = std::make_shared<FixedTimeAnimation>(
-        navigation, orientation, rotationCenter, translation, duration);
+        navigation, orientation, rotationCenter, translation, duration, easingCurve);
 
     navigation->startAnimating(animation, wait);
 }