diff --git a/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog b/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
index 3813d2324d..73e6c508f6 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
@@ -119,3 +119,4 @@
 
         * Prepending items to a genlist no longer causes the selected item to
           scroll out of the viewport
+        * Collapsing tree items in genlist now animate properly
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
index 15a2e8e490..09c5726404 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
@@ -6209,7 +6209,7 @@ _tree_effect_animator_cb(void *data)
                }
              else if (wd->move_effect_mode == ELM_GENLIST_TREE_EFFECT_CONTRACT)
                {
-                  if (expanded_next_it->item->scrl_y >= expanded_next_it->item->old_scrl_y) //did not calculate next item position
+                  if (expanded_next_it->item->scrl_y > expanded_next_it->item->old_scrl_y) //did not calculate next item position
                      expanded_next_it->item->old_scrl_y = cvy + cvh;
 
                   if (expanded_next_it->item->old_scrl_y > (cvy + cvh))