diff --git a/src/app/shared/motion/_reveal.scss b/src/app/shared/motion/_reveal.scss
index 902e1a9..47b0863 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/motion/_reveal.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/motion/_reveal.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 @mixin reveal-target {
+  transition:
+    opacity var(--duration-base) var(--ease-standard),
+    transform var(--duration-base) var(--ease-standard);
+
   &.reveal-pending {
     opacity: 0;
     transform: translateY(0.5rem);
-    transition:
-      opacity var(--duration-base) var(--ease-standard),
-      transform var(--duration-base) var(--ease-standard);
   }
 
   &.is-revealed {
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
   }
 
   @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    &,
     &.reveal-pending,
     &.is-revealed {
       opacity: 1;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/motion/reveal.styles.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/motion/reveal.styles.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b68fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/motion/reveal.styles.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+const REVEAL_SCSS = readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), 'src/app/shared/motion/_reveal.scss'), 'utf8');
+
+function mixinBody(source: string): string {
+  const start = source.indexOf('@mixin reveal-target');
+  expect(start).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+  return source.slice(start);
+}
+
+describe('reveal-target mixin', () => {
+  it('keeps transition on the base selector so the revealed state can animate', () => {
+    const mixin = mixinBody(REVEAL_SCSS);
+    const transitionIndex = mixin.search(/transition\s*:/);
+    const pendingIndex = mixin.indexOf('&.reveal-pending');
+    const revealedIndex = mixin.indexOf('&.is-revealed');
+
+    expect(transitionIndex).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    expect(pendingIndex).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    expect(revealedIndex).toBeGreaterThan(pendingIndex);
+    expect(transitionIndex).toBeLessThan(pendingIndex);
+
+    const pendingBlock = mixin.match(/&\.reveal-pending\s*\{([^}]*)\}/)?.[1] ?? '';
+    expect(pendingBlock).toMatch(/opacity\s*:/);
+    expect(pendingBlock).not.toMatch(/transition\s*:/);
+
+    const revealedBlock = mixin.match(/&\.is-revealed\s*\{([^}]*)\}/)?.[1] ?? '';
+    expect(revealedBlock).toMatch(/opacity\s*:\s*1/);
+    expect(revealedBlock).not.toMatch(/transition\s*:/);
+
+    expect(mixin).toMatch(/prefers-reduced-motion:\s*reduce/);
+    expect(mixin).toMatch(/&\s*,\s*&\.reveal-pending/);
+    expect(mixin).toMatch(/&\.is-revealed\s*\{[\s\S]*transition:\s*none/);
+  });
+});