diff --git a/loader/app/animation.ts b/loader/app/animation.ts
index 24419985..6ec50e25 100644
--- a/loader/app/animation.ts
+++ b/loader/app/animation.ts
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ export function abort() {
     loopInterval = 0;
 }
 
-export function finalize() {
-    if(getUrlParameter("loader-abort") === "1") {
+export function finalize(abortAnimation: boolean) {
+    if(abortAnimation) {
         abort();
     } else {
         finalizing = true;
diff --git a/loader/app/loader/loader.ts b/loader/app/loader/loader.ts
index 4496d2f3..bd118f51 100644
--- a/loader/app/loader/loader.ts
+++ b/loader/app/loader/loader.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as script_loader from "./script_loader";
 import * as style_loader from "./style_loader";
 import * as template_loader from "./template_loader";
 import * as Animation from "../animation";
+import {getUrlParameter} from "./utils";
 
 declare global {
     interface Window {
@@ -27,13 +28,15 @@ export interface Config {
     error: boolean;
 
     baseUrl: string;
+    abortAnimationOnFinish: boolean;
 }
 
 export let config: Config = {
     loader_groups: false,
     verbose: false,
     error: true,
-    baseUrl: "./"
+    baseUrl: "./",
+    abortAnimationOnFinish: getUrlParameter("loader-abort") === "1"
 };
 
 export type Task = {
@@ -298,7 +301,7 @@ export async function execute(customLoadingAnimations: boolean) {
     if(config.verbose)
         console.debug("[loader] finished loader. (Total time: %dms)", Date.now() - load_begin);
 
-    Animation.finalize();
+    Animation.finalize(config.abortAnimationOnFinish);
 }
 
 export function execute_managed(customLoadingAnimations: boolean) {
diff --git a/loader/exports/loader.d.ts b/loader/exports/loader.d.ts
index 851fc6d3..51ac6e9d 100644
--- a/loader/exports/loader.d.ts
+++ b/loader/exports/loader.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export interface Config {
+    abortAnimationOnFinish: boolean;
     loader_groups: boolean;
     verbose: boolean;
     error: boolean;
diff --git a/shared/js/main.tsx b/shared/js/main.tsx
index b54f5b99..bd1112d4 100644
--- a/shared/js/main.tsx
+++ b/shared/js/main.tsx
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ const task_teaweb_starter: loader.Task = {
                 } else
                     $(document).one('click', () => aplayer.initializeFromGesture());
             }
+            loader.config.abortAnimationOnFinish = settings.static_global(Settings.KEY_LOADER_ANIMATION_ABORT);
         } catch (ex) {
             console.error(ex.stack);
             if(ex instanceof ReferenceError || ex instanceof TypeError)
diff --git a/shared/js/settings.ts b/shared/js/settings.ts
index 07106ed9..97c6ea91 100644
--- a/shared/js/settings.ts
+++ b/shared/js/settings.ts
@@ -498,6 +498,13 @@ export class Settings extends StaticSettings {
         valueType: "boolean",
     };
 
+    static readonly KEY_LOADER_ANIMATION_ABORT: ValuedSettingsKey<boolean> = {
+        key: 'loader_animation_abort',
+        defaultValue: false,
+        description: 'Abort the loader animation when the app has been finished loading',
+        valueType: "boolean",
+    };
+
     static readonly FN_LOG_ENABLED: (category: string) => SettingsKey<boolean> = category => {
         return {
             key: "log." + category.toLowerCase() + ".enabled",