diff --git a/packages/html/html/src/components/media-popover.ts b/packages/html/html/src/components/media-popover.ts
index 1e578887..b02f26ff 100644
--- a/packages/html/html/src/components/media-popover.ts
+++ b/packages/html/html/src/components/media-popover.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export class MediaPopoverRoot extends HTMLElement {
   #open = false;
   #hoverTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
   #cleanup: (() => void) | null = null;
+  #transitionStatus: 'initial' | 'open' | 'close' | 'unmounted' = 'initial';
 
   constructor() {
     super();
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ export class MediaPopoverRoot extends HTMLElement {
   disconnectedCallback(): void {
     this.#clearHoverTimeout();
     this.#cleanup?.();
+
+    this.#transitionStatus = 'unmounted';
+    this.#updateVisibility();
   }
 
   static get observedAttributes(): string[] {
@@ -60,6 +64,17 @@ export class MediaPopoverRoot extends HTMLElement {
     if (this.#open === open) return;
 
     this.#open = open;
+
+    if (open) {
+      this.#transitionStatus = 'initial';
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        this.#transitionStatus = 'open';
+        this.#updateVisibility();
+      });
+    } else {
+      this.#transitionStatus = 'close';
+    }
+
     this.#updateVisibility();
 
     if (open) {
@@ -71,11 +86,22 @@ export class MediaPopoverRoot extends HTMLElement {
   }
 
   #updateVisibility(): void {
-    this.toggleAttribute('data-open', this.#open);
     this.style.display = 'contents';
 
     if (this.#popupElement) {
-      this.#popupElement.style.display = this.#open ? 'block' : 'none';
+      const placement = this.#positionerElement?.side ?? 'top';
+      this.#popupElement.setAttribute('data-side', placement);
+
+      this.#popupElement.toggleAttribute('data-starting-style', this.#transitionStatus === 'initial');
+      this.#popupElement.toggleAttribute('data-open', this.#transitionStatus === 'initial' || this.#transitionStatus === 'open');
+      this.#popupElement.toggleAttribute('data-ending-style', this.#transitionStatus === 'close' || this.#transitionStatus === 'unmounted');
+      this.#popupElement.toggleAttribute('data-closed', this.#transitionStatus === 'close' || this.#transitionStatus === 'unmounted');
+    }
+
+    const triggerElement = this.#triggerElement?.firstElementChild as HTMLElement;
+    if (triggerElement) {
+      triggerElement.setAttribute('aria-expanded', this.#open.toString());
+      triggerElement.toggleAttribute('data-popup-open', this.#open);
     }
   }
 
@@ -140,6 +166,43 @@ export class MediaPopoverTrigger extends HTMLElement {
     if (triggerElement) {
       triggerElement.setAttribute('aria-haspopup', 'true');
       triggerElement.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+
+      const mutationObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
+        mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
+          if (mutation.type === 'attributes') {
+            const rootElement = this.closest('media-popover-root') as MediaPopoverRoot;
+            let popupElement = rootElement.querySelector('media-popover-popup') as MediaPopoverPopup;
+
+            if (!popupElement) {
+              const portalElement = rootElement.querySelector('media-popover-portal') as MediaPopoverPortal;
+              if (!portalElement) {
+                return;
+              }
+
+              popupElement = portalElement.querySelector('media-popover-popup') as MediaPopoverPopup;
+              if (!popupElement) {
+                return;
+              }
+            }
+
+            const attributeName = mutation.attributeName;
+            if (!attributeName || !attributeName.startsWith('data-')) {
+              return;
+            }
+
+            const attributeValue = triggerElement.getAttribute(attributeName);
+            if (attributeValue !== null) {
+              popupElement.setAttribute(attributeName, attributeValue);
+            } else {
+              popupElement.removeAttribute(attributeName);
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      });
+
+      mutationObserver.observe(triggerElement, {
+        attributes: true,
+      });
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/html/html/src/skins/media-skin-default.ts b/packages/html/html/src/skins/media-skin-default.ts
index 61328e04..8d116fad 100644
--- a/packages/html/html/src/skins/media-skin-default.ts
+++ b/packages/html/html/src/skins/media-skin-default.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,19 @@ export function getTemplateHTML() {
       media-popover-popup {
         background: rgb(20 20 30 / .7);
         padding: 14px 0;
+        --transition: .15s ease-in-out;
+        transition: transform var(--transition), scale var(--transition), opacity var(--transition);
+      }
+
+      media-popover-popup[data-starting-style] {
+        transition-duration: 0s;
+        transform: scale(0.9) translateY(8px);
+        opacity: 0;
+      }
+      
+      media-popover-popup[data-ending-style] {
+        transform: scale(0.9) translateY(8px);
+        opacity: 0;
       }
 
       /* VolumeSlider Component Styles */
diff --git a/packages/react/react/src/components/Popover.tsx b/packages/react/react/src/components/Popover.tsx
index 44da2672..17ff5ed8 100644
--- a/packages/react/react/src/components/Popover.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/react/src/components/Popover.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   useHover,
   useInteractions,
   useRole,
+  useTransitionStatus,
 } from '@floating-ui/react';
 
 import {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ interface PopoverContextType {
   getFloatingProps: ReturnType<typeof useInteractions>['getFloatingProps'];
   context: ReturnType<typeof useFloating>['context'];
   updatePositioning: (placement: Placement, sideOffset: number) => void;
+  transitionStatus: ReturnType<typeof useTransitionStatus>['status'];
 }
 
 interface PopoverRootProps {
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ function PopoverRoot({ openOnHover = false, delay = 0, closeDelay = 0, children
     whileElementsMounted: autoUpdate,
   });
 
+  const { status: transitionStatus } = useTransitionStatus(context);
+
   const hover = useHover(context, {
     enabled: openOnHover,
     delay: {
@@ -117,33 +121,31 @@ function PopoverRoot({ openOnHover = false, delay = 0, closeDelay = 0, children
     getFloatingProps,
     context,
     updatePositioning,
-  }), [open, refs, floatingStyles, getReferenceProps, getFloatingProps, context, updatePositioning]);
+    transitionStatus,
+  }), [open, refs, floatingStyles, getReferenceProps, getFloatingProps, context, updatePositioning, transitionStatus]);
 
   return <PopoverContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</PopoverContext.Provider>;
 }
 
 function PopoverTrigger({ children }: PopoverTriggerProps): JSX.Element {
-  const { refs, getReferenceProps } = usePopoverContext();
+  const { refs, getReferenceProps, open } = usePopoverContext();
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-clone-element, react/no-children-only
   return cloneElement(Children.only(children) as JSX.Element, {
     ref: refs.setReference,
     ...getReferenceProps(),
+    'data-popup-open': open ? '' : undefined,
   });
 }
 
 function PopoverPositioner({ side = 'top', sideOffset = 5, children }: PopoverPositionerProps): JSX.Element | null {
-  const { open, refs, floatingStyles, updatePositioning } = usePopoverContext();
+  const { refs, floatingStyles, updatePositioning } = usePopoverContext();
 
   // Update positioning when props change
   useEffect(() => {
     updatePositioning(side, sideOffset);
   }, [side, sideOffset, updatePositioning]);
 
-  if (!open) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   return (
     <div ref={refs.setFloating} style={floatingStyles}>
       {children}
@@ -152,16 +154,36 @@ function PopoverPositioner({ side = 'top', sideOffset = 5, children }: PopoverPo
 }
 
 function PopoverPopup({ className, children }: PopoverPopupProps): JSX.Element {
-  const { getFloatingProps } = usePopoverContext();
+  const { getFloatingProps, context, transitionStatus } = usePopoverContext();
+  const { refs, placement } = context;
+  const triggerElement = refs.reference.current as HTMLElement | null;
+
+  // Copy data attributes from trigger element
+  const dataAttributes = triggerElement?.attributes
+    ? Object.fromEntries(
+        Array.from(triggerElement.attributes)
+          .filter(attr => attr.name.startsWith('data-'))
+          .map(attr => [attr.name, attr.value]),
+      )
+    : {};
 
   return (
-    <div className={className} {...getFloatingProps()}>
+    <div
+      className={className}
+      {...getFloatingProps()}
+      {...dataAttributes}
+      data-side={placement}
+      data-starting-style={transitionStatus === 'initial' ? '' : undefined}
+      data-open={transitionStatus === 'initial' || transitionStatus === 'open' ? '' : undefined}
+      data-ending-style={transitionStatus === 'close' || transitionStatus === 'unmounted' ? '' : undefined}
+      data-closed={transitionStatus === 'close' || transitionStatus === 'unmounted' ? '' : undefined}
+    >
       {children}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-function PopoverPortal({ children, root, rootId }: PopoverPortalProps): JSX.Element {
+function PopoverPortal({ children, root, rootId = '@default_portal_id' }: PopoverPortalProps): JSX.Element {
   return (
     <FloatingPortal root={root as HTMLElement} id={rootId as string}>
       {children}
diff --git a/packages/react/react/src/skins/frosted/styles.ts b/packages/react/react/src/skins/frosted/styles.ts
index c06db070..1f044ccf 100644
--- a/packages/react/react/src/skins/frosted/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/react/react/src/skins/frosted/styles.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ const styles: FrostedSkinStyles = {
     'relative px-1.5 py-3.5 rounded-full',
     'bg-white/10 backdrop-blur-3xl backdrop-saturate-150 backdrop-brightness-90',
     'ring ring-white/10 ring-inset shadow-sm shadow-black/15',
+    // Animation
+    'transition-[transform,scale,opacity] data-[ending-style]:scale-90 data-[ending-style]:opacity-0 data-[instant]:duration-0 data-[starting-style]:scale-90 data-[starting-style]:opacity-0',
     // Border to enhance contrast on lighter videos
     'after:absolute after:inset-0 after:ring after:rounded-[inherit] after:ring-black/15 after:pointer-events-none after:z-10',
     // Reduced transparency for users with preference