diff --git a/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.scss b/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.scss
index d8434e2..a10a3ad 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.scss
@@ -160,12 +160,10 @@
 
 @keyframes terminal-dock-in {
   from {
-    opacity: 0;
     transform: translateY(0.4rem);
   }
 
   to {
-    opacity: 1;
     transform: translateY(0);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.spec.ts
index 5009076..4c53aca 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
 import { DOCUMENT } from '@angular/common';
 import { ApplicationRef, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
@@ -475,3 +478,32 @@ describe('TerminalDock', () => {
     expect(remove).toHaveBeenCalledWith('keydown', added?.[1]);
   });
 });
+
+describe('terminal dock stylesheet', () => {
+  const css = readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), 'src/app/shared/terminal/terminal-dock.scss'), 'utf8');
+
+  it('does not fade a text-bearing terminal container during entry', () => {
+    expect(css).toMatch(/\.terminal-dock-panel[\s\S]*?animation:\s*terminal-dock-in/);
+
+    const keyframesStart = css.indexOf('@keyframes terminal-dock-in');
+    expect(keyframesStart).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    const reducedMotion = css.indexOf('@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)', keyframesStart);
+    expect(reducedMotion).toBeGreaterThan(keyframesStart);
+
+    const keyframes = css.slice(keyframesStart, reducedMotion);
+    expect(keyframes).toMatch(/transform:\s*translateY/);
+    expect(keyframes).not.toMatch(/opacity\s*:/);
+
+    const panelStart = css.indexOf('.terminal-dock-panel {');
+    const panelBlock = css.slice(panelStart, css.indexOf('}', panelStart) + 1);
+    expect(panelBlock).toContain('animation: terminal-dock-in');
+    expect(panelBlock).not.toMatch(/opacity\s*:/);
+
+    const reduceBlock = css.slice(css.indexOf('prefers-reduced-motion'));
+    expect(reduceBlock).toMatch(/\.terminal-dock-panel\s*\{[^}]*animation:\s*none/);
+
+    expect(css).toMatch(
+      /\.terminal-dock-form input::placeholder[\s\S]*?color:\s*var\(--color-text-subtle\)[\s\S]*?opacity:\s*1/,
+    );
+  });
+});