diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.cpp b/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.cpp
index 7ef571a3..f82271fb 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.cpp
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ void FolioSettings::setShowFavouritesBarBackground(bool showFavouritesBarBackgro
     }
 }
 
+FolioSettings::PageTransitionEffect FolioSettings::pageTransitionEffect() const
+{
+    return m_pageTransitionEffect;
+}
+
+void FolioSettings::setPageTransitionEffect(PageTransitionEffect pageTransitionEffect)
+{
+    if (m_pageTransitionEffect != pageTransitionEffect) {
+        m_pageTransitionEffect = pageTransitionEffect;
+        Q_EMIT pageTransitionEffectChanged();
+        save();
+    }
+}
+
 void FolioSettings::setApplet(Plasma::Applet *applet)
 {
     m_applet = applet;
@@ -123,6 +137,7 @@ void FolioSettings::save()
     m_applet->config().writeEntry("showFavouritesAppLabels", m_showFavouritesAppLabels);
     m_applet->config().writeEntry("delegateIconSize", m_delegateIconSize);
     m_applet->config().writeEntry("showFavouritesBarBackground", m_showFavouritesBarBackground);
+    m_applet->config().writeEntry("pageTransitionEffect", (int)m_pageTransitionEffect);
 
     Q_EMIT m_applet->configNeedsSaving();
 }
@@ -139,6 +154,7 @@ void FolioSettings::load()
     m_showFavouritesAppLabels = m_applet->config().readEntry("showFavoritesAppLabels", false);
     m_delegateIconSize = m_applet->config().readEntry("delegateIconSize", 48);
     m_showFavouritesBarBackground = m_applet->config().readEntry("showFavoritesBarBackground", true);
+    m_pageTransitionEffect = static_cast<PageTransitionEffect>(m_applet->config().readEntry("pageTransitionEffect", (int)SlideTransition));
 
     Q_EMIT homeScreenRowsChanged();
     Q_EMIT homeScreenColumnsChanged();
@@ -197,5 +213,8 @@ bool FolioSettings::loadLayoutFromFile(QString path)
     FavouritesModel::self()->loadFromJson(obj[QStringLiteral("Favourites")].toArray());
     PageListModel::self()->loadFromJson(obj[QStringLiteral("Pages")].toArray());
 
+    FavouritesModel::self()->save();
+    PageListModel::self()->save();
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.h b/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.h
index 3cfe3953..eb47a3d9 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.h
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/foliosettings.h
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@ class FolioSettings : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(bool showFavouritesAppLabels READ showFavouritesAppLabels WRITE setShowFavouritesAppLabels NOTIFY showFavouritesAppLabelsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int delegateIconSize READ delegateIconSize WRITE setDelegateIconSize NOTIFY delegateIconSizeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool showFavouritesBarBackground READ showFavouritesBarBackground WRITE setShowFavouritesBarBackground NOTIFY showFavouritesBarBackgroundChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(
+        FolioSettings::PageTransitionEffect pageTransitionEffect READ pageTransitionEffect WRITE setPageTransitionEffect NOTIFY pageTransitionEffectChanged)
 
 public:
     FolioSettings(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     static FolioSettings *self();
 
+    // ensure that existing enum values are the same when modifying, since this value is saved
+    enum PageTransitionEffect {
+        SlideTransition = 0,
+        CubeTransition = 1,
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(PageTransitionEffect)
+
     // number of rows and columns in the config for the homescreen
     // NOTE: use HomeScreenState.pageRows() instead in UI logic since we may have the rows and
     //       columns swapped (in landscape layouts)
@@ -43,6 +52,9 @@ public:
     bool showFavouritesBarBackground() const;
     void setShowFavouritesBarBackground(bool showFavouritesBarBackground);
 
+    PageTransitionEffect pageTransitionEffect() const;
+    void setPageTransitionEffect(PageTransitionEffect pageTransitionEffect);
+
     Q_INVOKABLE void load();
 
     Q_INVOKABLE bool saveLayoutToFile(QString path);
@@ -57,6 +69,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void showFavouritesAppLabelsChanged();
     void delegateIconSizeChanged();
     void showFavouritesBarBackgroundChanged();
+    void pageTransitionEffectChanged();
 
 private:
     void save();
@@ -67,6 +80,7 @@ private:
     bool m_showFavouritesAppLabels{false};
     qreal m_delegateIconSize{48};
     bool m_showFavouritesBarBackground{false};
+    PageTransitionEffect m_pageTransitionEffect{SlideTransition};
 
     Plasma::Applet *m_applet{nullptr};
 };
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPages.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPages.qml
index bf276ba3..0ff543f5 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPages.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPages.qml
@@ -35,12 +35,29 @@ MouseArea {
             anchors.bottomMargin: root.verticalMargin
 
             // animation so that full opacity is only when the page is in view
-            opacity: 1 - Math.min(1, Math.max(0, Math.abs(-Folio.HomeScreenState.pageViewX - root.width * pageNum) / root.width))
+            readonly property real distanceToCenter: Math.abs(-Folio.HomeScreenState.pageViewX - root.width * pageNum)
+            readonly property real positionX: root.width * index + Folio.HomeScreenState.pageViewX
+
+            opacity: 1 - Math.min(1, Math.max(0, distanceToCenter / root.width))
 
             // x position of page
-            transform: Translate {
-                x: root.width * index + Folio.HomeScreenState.pageViewX
-            }
+            transform: [
+                Translate {
+                    x: homeScreenPage.positionX
+                },
+                Rotation {
+                    origin.x: Folio.HomeScreenState.pageWidth / 2;
+                    origin.y: Folio.HomeScreenState.pageHeight / 2;
+                    axis { x: 0; y: 1; z: 0 }
+                    angle: {
+                        if (Folio.FolioSettings.pageTransitionEffect !== Folio.FolioSettings.CubeTransition) {
+                            return 0;
+                        }
+
+                        return Math.min(1, Math.max(0, distanceToCenter / root.width)) * 90 * ((positionX > 0) ? 1 : -1)
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/settings/SettingsWindow.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/settings/SettingsWindow.qml
index b2d0a934..8e4693d9 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/settings/SettingsWindow.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/settings/SettingsWindow.qml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
             }
 
             FormCard.FormHeader {
-                title: i18n("Labels")
+                title: i18n("Homescreen")
             }
 
             FormCard.FormCard {
@@ -155,6 +155,30 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                FormCard.FormDelegateSeparator { above: showLabelsInFavourites; below: pageTransitionCombobox }
+
+                FormCard.FormComboBoxDelegate {
+                    id: pageTransitionCombobox
+                    text: i18n("Page transition effect")
+
+                    currentIndex: indexOfValue(Folio.FolioSettings.pageTransitionEffect)
+                    model: ListModel {
+                        // we can't use i18n with ListElement
+                        Component.onCompleted: {
+                            append({"name": i18n("Slide"), "value": Folio.FolioSettings.SlideTransition});
+                            append({"name": i18n("Cube"), "value": Folio.FolioSettings.CubeTransition});
+
+                            // indexOfValue doesn't bind to model changes unfortunately, set currentIndex manually here
+                            pageTransitionCombobox.currentIndex = pageTransitionCombobox.indexOfValue(Folio.FolioSettings.pageTransitionEffect)
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    textRole: "name"
+                    valueRole: "value"
+
+                    onCurrentValueChanged: Folio.FolioSettings.pageTransitionEffect = currentValue
+                }
             }
 
             FormCard.FormHeader {