diff --git a/lib/screens/home_tab.dart b/lib/screens/home_tab.dart
index 44437585..9a05f879 100644
--- a/lib/screens/home_tab.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/home_tab.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_choice_chip.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_loading_indicator.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_progress_indicator.dart';
 import 'package:material_3_expressive/material_3_expressive.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_refresh_indicator.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_shape.dart';
@@ -875,6 +876,10 @@ class _HomeTabState extends ConsumerState<HomeTab>
         !hasHomeFeedExtension &&
         !hasExploreContent &&
         !hasResults;
+    final sectionMotion = AppMotion.spatial(
+      context,
+      const AppMotionSpec(Duration(milliseconds: 250), Curves.easeOut),
+    );
 
     ref.listen<String>(settingsProvider.select((s) => s.defaultSearchTab), (
       previous,
@@ -936,8 +941,8 @@ class _HomeTabState extends ConsumerState<HomeTab>
 
               SliverToBoxAdapter(
                 child: AnimatedSize(
-                  duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 250),
-                  curve: Curves.easeOut,
+                  duration: sectionMotion.duration,
+                  curve: sectionMotion.curve,
                   child: (hasResults || showExplore || !_showsHome)
                       ? const SizedBox.shrink()
                       : _buildHomeIntro(
@@ -1010,8 +1015,8 @@ class _HomeTabState extends ConsumerState<HomeTab>
 
               SliverToBoxAdapter(
                 child: AnimatedSize(
-                  duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 250),
-                  curve: Curves.easeOut,
+                  duration: sectionMotion.duration,
+                  curve: sectionMotion.curve,
                   child:
                       (!_showsHome ||
                           hasResults ||
diff --git a/lib/theme/app_motion.dart b/lib/theme/app_motion.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02308284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/theme/app_motion.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import 'package:flutter/physics.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:material_3_expressive/material_3_expressive.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
+
+/// A duration and curve pair for implicit animations.
+@immutable
+class AppMotionSpec {
+  const AppMotionSpec(this.duration, this.curve);
+
+  final Duration duration;
+  final Curve curve;
+}
+
+/// A [Curve] that follows an [M3ESpring] released from rest at 0 toward 1.
+///
+/// [duration] is the spring's settling time, so implicit animations driven by
+/// this curve end exactly when the physical motion does.
+class SpringCurve extends Curve {
+  SpringCurve(M3ESpring spring)
+    : this._(SpringSimulation(spring.toDescription(), 0, 1, 0));
+
+  SpringCurve._(this._simulation) : duration = _settleTime(_simulation);
+
+  final SpringSimulation _simulation;
+  final Duration duration;
+
+  static Duration _settleTime(SpringSimulation simulation) {
+    const step = 1 / 1000;
+    var settledSince = 0.0;
+    for (var t = 0.0; t < 2; t += step) {
+      final settled =
+          (simulation.x(t) - 1).abs() < 0.002 && simulation.dx(t).abs() < 0.02;
+      if (!settled) {
+        settledSince = t + step;
+      } else if (t - settledSince >= 0.05) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    return Duration(microseconds: (settledSince * 1e6).round());
+  }
+
+  @override
+  double transformInternal(double t) =>
+      _simulation.x(t * duration.inMicroseconds / 1e6);
+}
+
+/// Material 3 Expressive motion for the Material theme.
+///
+/// Spatial springs (position, size, scale) overshoot slightly; effects
+/// springs (opacity, color) settle without overshoot. Mornye and reduced
+/// motion keep each call site's original [AppMotionSpec].
+abstract final class AppMotion {
+  static final _spatialFast = SpringCurve(M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialFast);
+  static final _spatialDefault = SpringCurve(
+    M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialDefault,
+  );
+  static final _spatialSlow = SpringCurve(M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialSlow);
+  static final _effectsFast = SpringCurve(M3EMotion.effectsFast);
+  static final _effectsDefault = SpringCurve(M3EMotion.effectsDefault);
+
+  static AppMotionSpec _spec(SpringCurve curve) =>
+      AppMotionSpec(curve.duration, curve);
+
+  /// Fast spatial spring for small components: chips, checks, buttons.
+  static AppMotionSpec spatialFast(
+    BuildContext context,
+    AppMotionSpec fallback,
+  ) => materialExpressiveEnabled(context) ? _spec(_spatialFast) : fallback;
+
+  /// Default spatial spring for list items, panels and content changes.
+  static AppMotionSpec spatial(BuildContext context, AppMotionSpec fallback) =>
+      materialExpressiveEnabled(context) ? _spec(_spatialDefault) : fallback;
+
+  /// Slow spatial spring for full-screen surfaces such as the player.
+  static AppMotionSpec spatialSlow(
+    BuildContext context,
+    AppMotionSpec fallback,
+  ) => materialExpressiveEnabled(context) ? _spec(_spatialSlow) : fallback;
+
+  /// Fast effects spring for opacity and color.
+  static AppMotionSpec effectsFast(
+    BuildContext context,
+    AppMotionSpec fallback,
+  ) => materialExpressiveEnabled(context) ? _spec(_effectsFast) : fallback;
+
+  /// Default effects spring for opacity and color.
+  static AppMotionSpec effects(BuildContext context, AppMotionSpec fallback) =>
+      materialExpressiveEnabled(context) ? _spec(_effectsDefault) : fallback;
+}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/animation_utils.dart b/lib/widgets/animation_utils.dart
index c4124f4c..f30d6183 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/animation_utils.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/animation_utils.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_tokens.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/mornye_theme.dart';
 
 /// Wraps a child in a staggered fade-in + slide-up animation.
@@ -33,6 +35,40 @@ class StaggeredListItem extends StatelessWidget {
     }
     final cappedIndex = index.clamp(0, _maxAnimatedItems - 1);
     final delay = staggerDelay * cappedIndex;
+    if (materialExpressiveEnabled(context)) {
+      // Expressive: each item springs up after its own delay and may
+      // overshoot slightly; opacity stays within range.
+      final motion = AppMotion.spatial(
+        context,
+        AppMotionSpec(duration, Curves.easeOutCubic),
+      );
+      final total = motion.duration + delay;
+      final delayFraction = total.inMicroseconds > 0
+          ? delay.inMicroseconds / total.inMicroseconds
+          : 0.0;
+      return TweenAnimationBuilder<double>(
+        key: ValueKey('stagger_$index'),
+        tween: Tween(begin: 0.0, end: 1.0),
+        duration: total,
+        builder: (context, value, child) {
+          final elapsed = value <= delayFraction
+              ? 0.0
+              : ((value - delayFraction) / (1.0 - delayFraction)).clamp(
+                  0.0,
+                  1.0,
+                );
+          final progress = motion.curve.transform(elapsed);
+          return Opacity(
+            opacity: progress.clamp(0.0, 1.0),
+            child: Transform.translate(
+              offset: Offset(0, 16 * (1 - progress)),
+              child: child,
+            ),
+          );
+        },
+        child: child,
+      );
+    }
     final totalDuration = duration + delay;
 
     return TweenAnimationBuilder<double>(
@@ -1037,12 +1073,21 @@ class AnimatedSelectionCheckbox extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final scale = AppMotion.spatialFast(
+      context,
+      const AppMotionSpec(Duration(milliseconds: 200), Curves.easeOutBack),
+    );
+    final fill = AppMotion.effectsFast(
+      context,
+      const AppMotionSpec(Duration(milliseconds: 200), Curves.linear),
+    );
     return AnimatedScale(
       scale: visible ? 1.0 : 0.0,
-      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
-      curve: Curves.easeOutBack,
+      duration: scale.duration,
+      curve: scale.curve,
       child: AnimatedContainer(
-        duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+        duration: fill.duration,
+        curve: fill.curve,
         width: size,
         height: size,
         decoration: BoxDecoration(
diff --git a/lib/widgets/app_alert_dialog.dart b/lib/widgets/app_alert_dialog.dart
index 4a9ef7f9..568ca85e 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/app_alert_dialog.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/app_alert_dialog.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_tokens.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/mornye_theme.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_icon.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/expressive_button.dart';
@@ -24,6 +26,37 @@ Future<T?> showAppDialog<T>({
       ),
     );
   }
+  if (materialExpressiveEnabled(context)) {
+    // Expressive: the dialog scales in on a spatial spring while an effects
+    // spring fades it, keeping opacity within range.
+    const fallback = AppMotionSpec(Duration.zero, Curves.linear);
+    final scale = AppMotion.spatial(context, fallback);
+    final fade = AppMotion.effectsFast(context, fallback);
+    final navigator = Navigator.of(context, rootNavigator: useRootNavigator);
+    final themes = InheritedTheme.capture(from: context, to: navigator.context);
+    return showGeneralDialog<T>(
+      context: context,
+      barrierDismissible: barrierDismissible,
+      barrierLabel: MaterialLocalizations.of(context).modalBarrierDismissLabel,
+      barrierColor: DialogTheme.of(context).barrierColor ?? Colors.black54,
+      useRootNavigator: useRootNavigator,
+      transitionDuration: scale.duration,
+      pageBuilder: (dialogContext, _, _) =>
+          themes.wrap(SafeArea(child: Builder(builder: builder))),
+      transitionBuilder: (context, animation, _, child) => FadeTransition(
+        opacity: animation.drive(CurveTween(curve: fade.curve)),
+        child: ScaleTransition(
+          scale: animation.drive(
+            Tween<double>(
+              begin: 0.85,
+              end: 1,
+            ).chain(CurveTween(curve: scale.curve)),
+          ),
+          child: child,
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
   return showDialog<T>(
     context: context,
     builder: builder,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/app_bottom_sheet.dart b/lib/widgets/app_bottom_sheet.dart
index 65ce927f..5e04afca 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/app_bottom_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/app_bottom_sheet.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart'
     show CupertinoButton, CupertinoDynamicColor, kCupertinoModalBarrierColor;
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_tokens.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/mornye_theme.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_icon.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/mornye_chrome.dart';
@@ -182,8 +184,23 @@ Future<T?> showAppModalBottomSheet<T>({
   Color? backgroundColor,
 }) {
   final mornye = context.isMornye;
+  // Expressive sheets rise on a critically damped spring, so they never
+  // overshoot their own height and reveal the barrier underneath.
+  final spring = materialExpressiveEnabled(context)
+      ? AppMotion.spatialSlow(
+          context,
+          const AppMotionSpec(Duration.zero, Curves.linear),
+        )
+      : null;
   return showModalBottomSheet<T>(
     context: context,
+    sheetAnimationStyle: spring == null
+        ? null
+        : AnimationStyle(
+            duration: spring.duration,
+            curve: spring.curve,
+            reverseDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+          ),
     isScrollControlled: isScrollControlled,
     isDismissible: isDismissible,
     enableDrag: enableDrag,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/expressive_playback_transport.dart b/lib/widgets/expressive_playback_transport.dart
index 1ead9724..ef1e2b48 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/expressive_playback_transport.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/expressive_playback_transport.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:math' as math;
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:material_3_expressive/material_3_expressive.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_icon.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_loading_indicator.dart';
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class _ExpressivePlaybackTransportState
   static const _sideActionWidth = 48.0;
   static const _minTarget = 48.0;
   static const _squishRatio = 0.15;
+  static final _pressSpring = SpringCurve(M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialPress);
 
   int? _pressed;
 
@@ -178,8 +180,8 @@ class _ExpressivePlaybackTransportState
     // One curve for every slot keeps the summed width constant mid-flight.
     child: TweenAnimationBuilder<double>(
       tween: Tween(end: width),
-      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 350),
-      curve: Curves.easeOutBack,
+      duration: _pressSpring.duration,
+      curve: _pressSpring,
       builder: (context, width, child) =>
           SizedBox(width: math.max(0, width), height: height, child: child),
       child: child,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/material_player_layout.dart b/lib/widgets/material_player_layout.dart
index f7f5454b..cb19168b 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/material_player_layout.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/material_player_layout.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/controllers/player_metadata_controller.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/providers/music_player_provider.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/routes/now_playing_route.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/clickable_metadata.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/playback_seek_preview.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/player_artwork.dart';
@@ -47,17 +49,23 @@ class MaterialPlayerLayout extends StatelessWidget {
                   final resting =
                       !ref.watch(playbackPlayingProvider) &&
                       !ref.watch(playbackLoadingProvider);
-                  final duration = MediaQuery.disableAnimationsOf(context)
-                      ? Duration.zero
-                      : const Duration(milliseconds: 500);
+                  final motion = AppMotion.spatialSlow(
+                    context,
+                    AppMotionSpec(
+                      MediaQuery.disableAnimationsOf(context)
+                          ? Duration.zero
+                          : const Duration(milliseconds: 500),
+                      Curves.easeOutBack,
+                    ),
+                  );
                   return AnimatedScale(
                     scale: resting ? 0.9 : 1,
-                    duration: duration,
-                    curve: Curves.easeOutBack,
+                    duration: motion.duration,
+                    curve: motion.curve,
                     child: TweenAnimationBuilder<double>(
                       tween: Tween(end: resting ? 40 : 20),
-                      duration: duration,
-                      curve: Curves.easeOutCubic,
+                      duration: motion.duration,
+                      curve: motion.curve,
                       builder: (context, radius, artwork) => ClipRRect(
                         borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(radius),
                         child: artwork,
@@ -175,20 +183,28 @@ class MaterialPlayerLayout extends StatelessWidget {
     BuildContext context, {
     bool compact = false,
   }) {
+    final expressive = materialExpressiveEnabled(context);
+    const fallback = AppMotionSpec(Duration(milliseconds: 350), Curves.linear);
+    final slide = AppMotion.spatial(context, fallback);
+    final fade = AppMotion.effects(context, fallback);
     return [
       Padding(
         padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 28),
         child: AnimatedSwitcher(
-          duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 350),
-          switchInCurve: Curves.easeOutCubic,
-          switchOutCurve: Curves.easeInCubic,
+          duration: slide.duration,
+          // Expressive: a spatial spring moves the title while an effects
+          // spring fades it, so opacity never overshoots.
+          switchInCurve: expressive ? Curves.linear : Curves.easeOutCubic,
+          switchOutCurve: expressive ? Curves.linear : Curves.easeInCubic,
           transitionBuilder: (child, animation) => FadeTransition(
-            opacity: animation,
+            opacity: expressive
+                ? animation.drive(CurveTween(curve: fade.curve))
+                : animation,
             child: SlideTransition(
               position: Tween(
                 begin: const Offset(0, 0.15),
                 end: Offset.zero,
-              ).animate(animation),
+              ).chain(CurveTween(curve: slide.curve)).animate(animation),
               child: child,
             ),
           ),
diff --git a/lib/widgets/selection_bottom_bar.dart b/lib/widgets/selection_bottom_bar.dart
index 48cc8c39..e9a9ce31 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/selection_bottom_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/selection_bottom_bar.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:math' as math;
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/scheduler.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_tokens.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/mornye_theme.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/mornye_chrome.dart';
@@ -183,19 +184,29 @@ class _AnimatedSelectionBottomBarState extends State<AnimatedSelectionBottomBar>
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
-    _controller = AnimationController(
-      vsync: this,
-      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 240),
-    );
-    final curve = CurvedAnimation(
-      parent: _controller,
-      curve: Curves.easeOutCubic,
+    _controller = AnimationController(vsync: this);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didChangeDependencies() {
+    super.didChangeDependencies();
+    if (_controller.duration != null) return;
+    // Expressive: the bar springs into place while fading without overshoot.
+    const fallback = AppMotionSpec(
+      Duration(milliseconds: 240),
+      Curves.easeOutCubic,
     );
+    final slide = AppMotion.spatial(context, fallback);
+    final fade = AppMotion.effects(context, fallback);
+    _controller.duration = slide.duration;
     _slideAnimation = Tween<Offset>(
       begin: const Offset(0, 0.08),
       end: Offset.zero,
-    ).animate(curve);
-    _fadeAnimation = Tween<double>(begin: 0, end: 1).animate(curve);
+    ).animate(CurvedAnimation(parent: _controller, curve: slide.curve));
+    _fadeAnimation = Tween<double>(
+      begin: 0,
+      end: 1,
+    ).animate(CurvedAnimation(parent: _controller, curve: fade.curve));
     _controller.forward();
   }
 
@@ -493,12 +504,19 @@ class _SelectionPanelDragState extends State<_SelectionPanelDrag>
   void _setExpanded(bool expanded) {
     setState(() => _expanded = expanded);
     if (!expanded && _scroll.hasClients) _scroll.jumpTo(0);
+    final motion = AppMotion.spatialSlow(
+      context,
+      AppMotionSpec(
+        MediaQuery.disableAnimationsOf(context)
+            ? Duration.zero
+            : const Duration(milliseconds: 220),
+        Curves.easeOutCubic,
+      ),
+    );
     _expansion.animateTo(
       expanded ? 1 : 0,
-      duration: MediaQuery.disableAnimationsOf(context)
-          ? Duration.zero
-          : const Duration(milliseconds: 220),
-      curve: Curves.easeOutCubic,
+      duration: motion.duration,
+      curve: motion.curve,
     );
     _animateToRest(0);
   }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/settings_group.dart b/lib/widgets/settings_group.dart
index bfaa37cf..39e7455a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/settings_group.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/settings_group.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart' show CupertinoIcons;
 import 'package:material_3_expressive/material_3_expressive.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/material_expressive.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_icon.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/app_switch.dart';
@@ -173,12 +174,16 @@ class _SettingsSearchTargetState extends State<SettingsSearchTarget> {
     if (!_handled) return widget.child;
 
     final colorScheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
+    final motion = AppMotion.effects(
+      context,
+      AppMotionSpec(context.tokens.motionMedium, Curves.easeOutCubic),
+    );
     return Semantics(
       selected: _highlighted,
       child: AnimatedContainer(
         key: ValueKey('settings-highlight:${widget.label}'),
-        duration: context.tokens.motionMedium,
-        curve: Curves.easeOutCubic,
+        duration: motion.duration,
+        curve: motion.curve,
         color: _highlighted
             ? colorScheme.primaryContainer.withValues(alpha: 0.3)
             : Colors.transparent,
diff --git a/test/app_motion_test.dart b/test/app_motion_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93f0399c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/app_motion_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:material_3_expressive/material_3_expressive.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_motion.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/app_theme.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/mornye_theme.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test('spring curves start at rest and settle within their duration', () {
+    for (final spring in [
+      M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialFast,
+      M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialDefault,
+      M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialSlow,
+      M3EMotion.effectsFast,
+      M3EMotion.effectsDefault,
+    ]) {
+      final curve = SpringCurve(spring);
+      expect(curve.transform(0), 0);
+      expect(curve.transform(1), 1);
+      expect(curve.transform(0.98), closeTo(1, 0.01));
+      expect(curve.duration.inMilliseconds, inInclusiveRange(100, 1200));
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('spatial springs overshoot while effects springs do not', () {
+    double peak(SpringCurve curve) => [
+      for (var t = 0.0; t <= 1; t += 0.01) curve.transform(t),
+    ].reduce((a, b) => a > b ? a : b);
+
+    expect(
+      peak(SpringCurve(M3EMotion.expressiveSpatialDefault)),
+      greaterThan(1),
+    );
+    expect(peak(SpringCurve(M3EMotion.effectsDefault)), lessThanOrEqualTo(1));
+  });
+
+  Future<AppMotionSpec> resolve(
+    WidgetTester tester, {
+    required ThemeData theme,
+    bool reduceMotion = false,
+  }) async {
+    late AppMotionSpec spec;
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        theme: theme,
+        home: MediaQuery(
+          data: MediaQueryData(disableAnimations: reduceMotion),
+          child: Builder(
+            builder: (context) {
+              spec = AppMotion.spatial(
+                context,
+                const AppMotionSpec(
+                  Duration(milliseconds: 250),
+                  Curves.easeOutCubic,
+                ),
+              );
+              return const SizedBox();
+            },
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    // MaterialApp animates theme changes between pumps.
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    return spec;
+  }
+
+  testWidgets(
+    'Material uses springs; Mornye and reduced motion keep fallback',
+    (tester) async {
+      expect(
+        (await resolve(tester, theme: AppTheme.light())).curve,
+        isA<SpringCurve>(),
+      );
+      for (final spec in [
+        await resolve(tester, theme: MornyeTheme.build(Brightness.light)),
+        await resolve(tester, theme: AppTheme.light(), reduceMotion: true),
+      ]) {
+        expect(spec.curve, Curves.easeOutCubic);
+        expect(spec.duration, const Duration(milliseconds: 250));
+      }
+    },
+  );
+}