diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/analysis/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/analysis/page.tsx
index dd76297..00eaeed 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/analysis/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/analysis/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { AnalysisView } from "./view";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
 export default function AnalysisPage() {
-  return <AnalysisView />;
+  return (
+    <PageTransition>
+      <AnalysisView />
+    </PageTransition>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
index 7052caa..ee1b5c4 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getActivity, getDashboardStats } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { DashboardView } from "./view";
 
@@ -14,5 +15,9 @@ export default async function DashboardPage() {
   } catch {
     // Backend unavailable — client hooks will surface the error state.
   }
-  return <DashboardView initialStats={stats} initialActivity={activity} />;
+  return (
+    <PageTransition>
+      <DashboardView initialStats={stats} initialActivity={activity} />
+    </PageTransition>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/media/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/media/page.tsx
index f4b01b5..587fc7e 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/media/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/media/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getMediaStatus } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { MediaView } from "./view";
 
@@ -10,5 +11,9 @@ export default async function MediaPage() {
   } catch {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
-  return <MediaView initialStatus={status} />;
+  return (
+    <PageTransition>
+      <MediaView initialStatus={status} />
+    </PageTransition>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx
index de6ce74..cb4c8a0 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getConfig, getGuilds } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { MessagesView } from "./view";
 
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@ export default async function MessagesPage() {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
   return (
-    <MessagesView
-      initialGuilds={guilds}
-      initialGuildId={config?.monitorGuildId ?? null}
-    />
+    <PageTransition>
+      <MessagesView
+        initialGuilds={guilds}
+        initialGuildId={config?.monitorGuildId ?? null}
+      />
+    </PageTransition>
   );
 }
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/moderation/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/moderation/page.tsx
index 9863712..1bfc694 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/moderation/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/moderation/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getModerationActions, getModerationStats } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { ModerationView } from "./view";
 
@@ -14,5 +15,9 @@ export default async function ModerationPage() {
   } catch {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
-  return <ModerationView initialStats={stats} initialActions={actions} />;
+  return (
+    <PageTransition>
+      <ModerationView initialStats={stats} initialActions={actions} />
+    </PageTransition>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/recordings/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/recordings/page.tsx
index 95b2da6..672a088 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/recordings/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/recordings/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getRecordings } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { RecordingsView } from "./view";
 
@@ -12,5 +13,9 @@ export default async function RecordingsPage() {
   } catch {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
-  return <RecordingsView initialItems={recordings?.items} />;
+  return (
+    <PageTransition>
+      <RecordingsView initialItems={recordings?.items} />
+    </PageTransition>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/voice/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/voice/page.tsx
index 7a9bfd6..d6eba00 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/voice/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/voice/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getGuilds, getVoiceStatus } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { VoiceView } from "./view";
 
@@ -11,5 +12,9 @@ export default async function VoicePage() {
   } catch {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
-  return <VoiceView initialStatus={status} initialGuilds={guilds} />;
+  return (
+    <PageTransition>
+      <VoiceView initialStatus={status} initialGuilds={guilds} />
+    </PageTransition>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/globals.css b/services/frontend/src/app/globals.css
index 6960f4f..86aab0e 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/globals.css
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@
 }
 .animate-breathe { animation: breathe 3.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
 
+/* Page-enter: subtle rise+settle. Respect reduced-motion (handled globally). */
+.animate-fade-up {
+  animation: fade-up 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
+}
+
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   .scan-line::after,
   .scan-line,
@@ -283,7 +288,8 @@
   .animate-spin-disc,
   .animate-pulse-ring,
   .animate-shimmer,
-  .animate-breathe {
+  .animate-breathe,
+  .animate-fade-up {
     animation: none !important;
   }
   .scan-line {
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/shared/index.ts b/services/frontend/src/components/shared/index.ts
index cdac96c..3d5c499 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/shared/index.ts
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/shared/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export { GuildChannelPicker } from "./guild-picker";
 export { MarkdownLite } from "./markdown";
+export { PageTransition } from "./page-transition";
 export { MetricTile, SectionHeader } from "./section";
 export {
   EmptyState,
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/shared/page-transition.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/shared/page-transition.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..216ca41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/shared/page-transition.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+/**
+ * Wraps a view's root so the whole panel stack rises + settles on mount.
+ * The animation is disabled under prefers-reduced-motion via globals.css.
+ */
+export function PageTransition({
+  children,
+  className,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  return <div className={cn("animate-fade-up", className)}>{children}</div>;
+}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/shared/section.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/shared/section.tsx
index 8c461b0..f5e7e74 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/shared/section.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/shared/section.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ export function MetricTile({
           ? "var(--color-signal)"
           : "var(--color-ink)";
   return (
-    <div className={cn("glass p-4", className)}>
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "glass p-4 ring-focus transition-transform duration-200 hover:-translate-y-0.5",
+        className,
+      )}
+    >
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
         <div className="eyebrow">{label}</div>
         {icon && <span className="text-ink-faint">{icon}</span>}