diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js b/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js
index 94d0769a9..06e42fb6c 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/list/list.js
@@ -166,8 +166,16 @@ Remove a list element from the list, along with the attendant DOM nodes
 ListWidget.prototype.removeListElement = function(index) {
 	// Get the list element
 	var listElement = this.children[index];
-	// Remove the DOM node
-	listElement.domNode.parentNode.removeChild(listElement.domNode);
+	// Invoke the listview to animate the removal
+	if(this.listview && this.listview.remove) {
+		if(!this.listview.remove(index)) {
+			// Only delete the DOM element if the listview.remove() returned false
+			listElement.domNode.parentNode.removeChild(listElement.domNode);
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Always remove the DOM node if we didn't invoke the listview
+		listElement.domNode.parentNode.removeChild(listElement.domNode);
+	}
 	// Then delete the actual renderer node
 	this.children.splice(index,1);
 };
@@ -266,6 +274,10 @@ ListWidget.prototype.handleListChanges = function(changedTiddlers) {
 			// The list element isn't there, so we need to insert it
 			this.children.splice(t,0,this.renderer.renderTree.createRenderer(this.renderer.renderContext,this.createListElement(this.list[t])));
 			this.renderer.domNode.insertBefore(this.children[t].renderInDom(),this.renderer.domNode.childNodes[t]);
+			// Ask the listview to animate the insertion
+			if(this.listview && this.listview.insert) {
+				this.listview.insert(t);
+			}
 		} else {
 			// Delete any list elements preceding the one we want
 			for(var n=index-1; n>=t; n--) {
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/list/listviews/classic.js b/core/modules/widgets/list/listviews/classic.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2d0e5ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/list/listviews/classic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*\
+title: $:/core/modules/widgets/list/listviews/classic.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: listview
+
+Views the list as a linear sequence
+
+\*/
+(function(){
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+var ClassicListView = function(listWidget) {
+	this.listWidget = listWidget;
+}
+
+ClassicListView.prototype.navigateTo = function(historyInfo) {
+	var listElementIndex = this.listWidget.findListElementByTitle(0,historyInfo.title),
+		listElementNode = this.listWidget.children[listElementIndex],
+		targetElement = listElementNode.domNode;
+	// Scroll the node into view
+	var scrollEvent = document.createEvent("Event");
+	scrollEvent.initEvent("tw-scroll",true,true);
+	targetElement.dispatchEvent(scrollEvent);
+};
+
+ClassicListView.prototype.insert = function(index) {
+	var listElementNode = this.listWidget.children[index],
+		targetElement = listElementNode.domNode;
+	// Get the current height of the tiddler
+	var currHeight = targetElement.offsetHeight + parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(targetElement).marginTop,10);
+	// Reset the margin once the transition is over
+	var transitionEventName = $tw.utils.convertEventName("transitionEnd");
+	targetElement.addEventListener(transitionEventName,function handler(event) {
+		$tw.utils.setStyle(targetElement,[
+			{transition: "none"},
+			{transform: "none"},
+			{marginBottom: ""}
+		]);
+		targetElement.removeEventListener(transitionEventName,handler,false);
+	},false);
+	// Set up the initial position of the element
+	$tw.utils.setStyle(targetElement,[
+		{transition: "none"},
+		{marginBottom: (-currHeight) + "px"},
+		{opacity: "0.0"}
+	]);
+	$tw.utils.forceLayout(targetElement);
+	// Transition to the final position
+	$tw.utils.setStyle(targetElement,[
+		{transition: "opacity " + $tw.config.preferences.animationDurationMs + " ease-in-out, " +
+					"margin-bottom " + $tw.config.preferences.animationDurationMs + " ease-in-out"},
+		{transform: "rotateX(0deg)"},
+		{marginBottom: "0px"},
+		{opacity: "1.0"}
+	]);
+};
+
+ClassicListView.prototype.remove = function(index) {
+	var listElementNode = this.listWidget.children[index],
+		targetElement = listElementNode.domNode;
+	// Get the current height of the tiddler
+	var currWidth = targetElement.offsetWidth,
+		currHeight = targetElement.offsetHeight + parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(targetElement).marginTop,10);
+	// Attach an event handler for the end of the transition
+	targetElement.addEventListener($tw.utils.convertEventName("transitionEnd"),function(event) {
+		if(targetElement.parentNode) {
+			targetElement.parentNode.removeChild(targetElement);
+		}
+	},false);
+	// Animate the closure
+	$tw.utils.setStyle(targetElement,[
+		{transition: "none"},
+		{transform: "translateX(0px)"},
+		{marginBottom:  "0px"},
+		{opacity: "1.0"}
+	]);
+	$tw.utils.forceLayout(targetElement);
+	$tw.utils.setStyle(targetElement,[
+		{transition: $tw.utils.roundTripPropertyName("transform") + " " + $tw.config.preferences.animationDurationMs + " ease-in-out, " +
+					"opacity " + $tw.config.preferences.animationDurationMs + " ease-in-out, " +
+					"margin-bottom " + $tw.config.preferences.animationDurationMs + " ease-in-out"},
+		{transform: "translateX(" + currWidth + "px)"},
+		{marginBottom: (-currHeight) + "px"},
+		{opacity: "0.0"}
+	]);
+	// Returning true causes the DOM node not to be deleted
+	return true;
+};
+
+exports.classic = ClassicListView;
+
+})();
diff --git a/core/templates/PageTemplate.tid b/core/templates/PageTemplate.tid
index f5c9b59b2..a412cd697 100644
--- a/core/templates/PageTemplate.tid
+++ b/core/templates/PageTemplate.tid
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ title: $:/templates/PageTemplate
 
 {{SiteTitle}}.title <br><small>{{SiteSubtitle}}</small>
 
-<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" listview=classic itemClass="tw-menu-list-item"/>
+<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" itemClass="tw-menu-list-item"/>
 
 <div class="edit-controls">
 <$button message="tw-new-tiddler" class="btn btn-mini btn-success">New</$button>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ title: $:/templates/PageTemplate
 <section class="story-river">
 
 <!-- The main story -->
-<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" template="$:/templates/ViewTemplate" editTemplate="$:/templates/EditTemplate" listview="scroller" itemClass="tw-tiddler-frame"/>
+<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" template="$:/templates/ViewTemplate" editTemplate="$:/templates/EditTemplate" listview="classic" itemClass="tw-tiddler-frame"/>
 
 <!-- Config area -->
 {{$:/snippets/encryptionstatus}}