diff --git a/src/components/Transition.tsx b/src/components/Transition.tsx
index cda3b945..f7d0d533 100644
--- a/src/components/Transition.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Transition.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import {
   TransitionClasses,
 } from "@headlessui/react";
 
-type TransitionAnimations = "slide-down" | "slide-up" | "fade" | "none";
+type TransitionAnimations =
+  | "slide-down"
+  | "slide-full-left"
+  | "slide-full-right"
+  | "slide-up"
+  | "fade"
+  | "none";
 
 interface Props {
   show?: boolean;
@@ -41,6 +47,28 @@ function getClasses(
     };
   }
 
+  if (animation === "slide-full-left") {
+    return {
+      leave: `transition-[transform] ${duration}`,
+      leaveFrom: "translate-x-0",
+      leaveTo: "-translate-x-full",
+      enter: `transition-[transform] ${duration}`,
+      enterFrom: "-translate-x-full",
+      enterTo: "translate-x-0",
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (animation === "slide-full-right") {
+    return {
+      leave: `transition-[transform] ${duration}`,
+      leaveFrom: "translate-x-0",
+      leaveTo: "translate-x-full",
+      enter: `transition-[transform] ${duration}`,
+      enterFrom: "translate-x-full",
+      enterTo: "translate-x-0",
+    };
+  }
+
   if (animation === "fade") {
     return {
       leave: `transition-[transform,opacity] ${duration}`,
diff --git a/src/components/popout/FloatingCard.tsx b/src/components/popout/FloatingCard.tsx
index 6d9a95c5..4e326d51 100644
--- a/src/components/popout/FloatingCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/popout/FloatingCard.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function CardBase(props: { children: ReactNode }) {
     observer.observe(ref.current, {
       attributes: false,
       childList: true,
-      subtree: true,
+      subtree: false,
     });
     return () => {
       observer.disconnect();
diff --git a/src/components/popout/FloatingContainer.tsx b/src/components/popout/FloatingContainer.tsx
index eefeb56c..48e4f5cc 100644
--- a/src/components/popout/FloatingContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/popout/FloatingContainer.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function FloatingContainer(props: Props) {
 
   return createPortal(
     <Transition show={props.show} animation="none">
-      <div className="popout-wrapper pointer-events-auto fixed inset-0 select-none">
+      <div className="popout-wrapper pointer-events-auto fixed inset-0 z-[999] select-none">
         <Transition animation="fade" isChild>
           <div
             onClick={click}
diff --git a/src/components/popout/FloatingView.tsx b/src/components/popout/FloatingView.tsx
index a78d3c7c..d75f859f 100644
--- a/src/components/popout/FloatingView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/popout/FloatingView.tsx
@@ -8,16 +8,22 @@ interface Props {
   className?: string;
   height?: number;
   width?: number;
+  active?: boolean; // true if a child view is loaded
 }
 
 export function FloatingView(props: Props) {
   const { isMobile } = useIsMobile();
   const width = !isMobile ? `${props.width}px` : "100%";
   return (
-    <Transition animation="slide-up" show={props.show}>
+    <Transition
+      animation={props.active ? "slide-full-left" : "slide-full-right"}
+      className="absolute inset-0"
+      durationClass="duration-[400ms]"
+      show={props.show}
+    >
       <div
-        className={[props.className ?? "", "absolute left-0 top-0"].join(" ")}
-        data-floating-page="true"
+        className={[props.className ?? ""].join(" ")}
+        data-floating-page={props.show ? "true" : undefined}
         style={{
           height: props.height ? `${props.height}px` : undefined,
           width: props.width ? width : undefined,
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFloatingRouter.ts b/src/hooks/useFloatingRouter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e9db907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useFloatingRouter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { useLayoutEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+export function useFloatingRouter(initial = "/") {
+  const [route, setRoute] = useState<string[]>(
+    initial.split("/").filter((v) => v.length > 0)
+  );
+  const [previousRoute, setPreviousRoute] = useState(route);
+  const currentPage = route[route.length - 1] ?? "/";
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (previousRoute.length === route.length) return;
+    // when navigating backwards, we delay the updating by a bit so transitions can be applied correctly
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      setPreviousRoute(route);
+    }, 20);
+  }, [route, previousRoute]);
+
+  function navigate(path: string) {
+    const newRoute = path.split("/").filter((v) => v.length > 0);
+    if (newRoute.length > previousRoute.length) setPreviousRoute(newRoute);
+    setRoute(newRoute);
+  }
+
+  function isActive(page: string) {
+    if (page === "/") return true;
+    const index = previousRoute.indexOf(page);
+    if (index === -1) return false; // not active
+    if (index === previousRoute.length - 1) return false; // active but latest route so shouldnt be counted as active
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  function isCurrentPage(page: string) {
+    return page === currentPage;
+  }
+
+  function isLoaded(page: string) {
+    if (page === "/") return true;
+    return route.includes(page);
+  }
+
+  function pageProps(page: string) {
+    return {
+      show: isCurrentPage(page),
+      active: isActive(page),
+    };
+  }
+
+  function reset() {
+    navigate("/");
+  }
+
+  return {
+    navigate,
+    reset,
+    isLoaded,
+    isCurrentPage,
+    pageProps,
+    isActive,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/video/components/actions/SettingsAction.tsx b/src/video/components/actions/SettingsAction.tsx
index 34792379..b012639a 100644
--- a/src/video/components/actions/SettingsAction.tsx
+++ b/src/video/components/actions/SettingsAction.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
 import { useVideoPlayerDescriptor } from "@/video/state/hooks";
 import { VideoPlayerIconButton } from "@/video/components/parts/VideoPlayerIconButton";
 import { useControls } from "@/video/state/logic/controls";
-import { PopoutAnchor } from "@/video/components/popouts/PopoutAnchor";
 import { useInterface } from "@/video/state/logic/interface";
 import { useIsMobile } from "@/hooks/useIsMobile";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { FloatingAnchor } from "@/components/popout/FloatingAnchor";
 
 interface Props {
   className?: string;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function SettingsAction(props: Props) {
   return (
     <div className={props.className}>
       <div className="relative">
-        <PopoutAnchor for="settings">
+        <FloatingAnchor id="settings">
           <VideoPlayerIconButton
             active={videoInterface.popout === "settings"}
             className={props.className}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function SettingsAction(props: Props) {
             }
             icon={Icons.GEAR}
           />
-        </PopoutAnchor>
+        </FloatingAnchor>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx b/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx
index fceb1ffe..b5dbd4f0 100644
--- a/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx
+++ b/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function EpisodeSelectionPopout() {
   }, [isPickingSeason]);
 
   return (
-    <FloatingView show height={300} width={500}>
+    <FloatingView show height={500} width={320}>
       <div className="grid h-full grid-rows-[auto,minmax(0,1fr)]">
         <PopoutSection className="bg-ash-100 font-bold text-white">
           <div className="relative flex items-center">
diff --git a/src/video/components/popouts/SettingsPopout.tsx b/src/video/components/popouts/SettingsPopout.tsx
index 119db857..76b0afdc 100644
--- a/src/video/components/popouts/SettingsPopout.tsx
+++ b/src/video/components/popouts/SettingsPopout.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,48 @@
+import { FloatingView } from "@/components/popout/FloatingView";
+import { useFloatingRouter } from "@/hooks/useFloatingRouter";
 import { DownloadAction } from "@/video/components/actions/list-entries/DownloadAction";
-import { useState } from "react";
 import { CaptionsSelectionAction } from "../actions/CaptionsSelectionAction";
 import { SourceSelectionAction } from "../actions/SourceSelectionAction";
 import { CaptionSelectionPopout } from "./CaptionSelectionPopout";
 import { PopoutSection } from "./PopoutUtils";
-import { SourceSelectionPopout } from "./SourceSelectionPopout";
 
-export function SettingsPopout() {
-  const [popoutId, setPopoutId] = useState("");
-
-  if (popoutId === "source") return <SourceSelectionPopout />;
-  if (popoutId === "captions") return <CaptionSelectionPopout />;
+function TestPopout(props: { router: ReturnType<typeof useFloatingRouter> }) {
+  const isCollapsed = props.router.isLoaded("embed");
 
   return (
-    <PopoutSection>
-      <DownloadAction />
-      <SourceSelectionAction onClick={() => setPopoutId("source")} />
-      <CaptionsSelectionAction onClick={() => setPopoutId("captions")} />
-    </PopoutSection>
+    <div>
+      <p onClick={() => props.router.navigate("/")}>go back</p>
+      <p>{isCollapsed ? "opened" : "closed"}</p>
+      <p onClick={() => props.router.navigate("/source/embed")}>Open</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function SettingsPopout() {
+  const floatingRouter = useFloatingRouter();
+  const { pageProps, navigate, isLoaded, isActive } = floatingRouter;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <FloatingView {...pageProps("/")} width={320}>
+        <PopoutSection>
+          <DownloadAction />
+          <SourceSelectionAction onClick={() => navigate("/source")} />
+          <CaptionsSelectionAction onClick={() => navigate("/captions")} />
+        </PopoutSection>
+      </FloatingView>
+      <FloatingView
+        active={isActive("source")}
+        show={isLoaded("source")}
+        height={500}
+        width={320}
+      >
+        <TestPopout router={floatingRouter} />
+        {/* <SourceSelectionPopout /> */}
+      </FloatingView>
+      <FloatingView {...pageProps("captions")} height={500} width={320}>
+        <CaptionSelectionPopout />
+      </FloatingView>
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/views/developer/TestView.tsx b/src/views/developer/TestView.tsx
index 0c634f2c..c760e8d4 100644
--- a/src/views/developer/TestView.tsx
+++ b/src/views/developer/TestView.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import { FloatingAnchor } from "@/components/popout/FloatingAnchor";
 import { PopoutFloatingCard } from "@/components/popout/FloatingCard";
 import { FloatingContainer } from "@/components/popout/FloatingContainer";
 import { FloatingView } from "@/components/popout/FloatingView";
+import { useFloatingRouter } from "@/hooks/useFloatingRouter";
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 // simple empty view, perfect for putting in tests
 export function TestView() {
   const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
-  const [page, setPage] = useState("main");
+  const { pageProps, navigate } = useFloatingRouter();
   const [left, setLeft] = useState(600);
   const direction = useRef(1);
 
@@ -34,21 +35,30 @@ export function TestView() {
       <FloatingContainer show={show} onClose={() => setShow(false)}>
         <PopoutFloatingCard for="test" onClose={() => setShow(false)}>
           <FloatingView
-            show={page === "main"}
+            {...pageProps("/")}
             height={400}
             width={400}
             className="bg-ash-200"
           >
             <p>Hello world</p>
-            <Button onClick={() => setPage("second")}>Next</Button>
+            <Button onClick={() => navigate("/second")}>Next</Button>
           </FloatingView>
           <FloatingView
-            show={page === "second"}
+            {...pageProps("second")}
             height={300}
             width={500}
             className="bg-ash-200"
           >
-            <Button onClick={() => setPage("main")}>Previous</Button>
+            <Button onClick={() => navigate("/")}>Previous</Button>
+            <Button onClick={() => navigate("/second/third")}>Next</Button>
+          </FloatingView>
+          <FloatingView
+            {...pageProps("third")}
+            height={300}
+            width={500}
+            className="bg-ash-200"
+          >
+            <Button onClick={() => navigate("/second")}>Previous</Button>
           </FloatingView>
         </PopoutFloatingCard>
       </FloatingContainer>