diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index 3cdf57a..b503fd8 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 :root {
   color-scheme: light;
+  --theme-transition-duration: 420ms;
+  --theme-transition-ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
   --background: 210 40% 98%;
   --foreground: 222 47% 11%;
   --card: 0 0% 100%;
@@ -52,19 +54,48 @@
 body {
   @apply bg-background text-foreground antialiased;
   font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  background-color: hsl(var(--background));
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  position: relative;
+  isolation: isolate;
+}
+
+body::before,
+body::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  z-index: -1;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transition: opacity calc(var(--theme-transition-duration) + 120ms) var(--theme-transition-ease);
+}
+
+body::before {
   background-image:
     radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.08), transparent 35%),
     radial-gradient(circle at 80% 0%, rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.08), transparent 30%),
     linear-gradient(180deg, #f8fbff 0%, #f2f5f9 40%, #f9fafb 100%);
-  min-height: 100vh;
+  opacity: 1;
 }
 
-.dark body {
-  @apply bg-background text-foreground;
+body::after {
   background-image:
     radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.08), transparent 35%),
     radial-gradient(circle at 80% 0%, rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.12), transparent 30%),
     linear-gradient(180deg, #0f172a 0%, #0b1221 40%, #0a0f1c 100%);
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.dark body {
+  @apply bg-background text-foreground;
+}
+
+.dark body::before {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.dark body::after {
+  opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .card {
@@ -83,9 +114,15 @@ html.theme-transition,
 html.theme-transition *,
 html.theme-transition *::before,
 html.theme-transition *::after {
-  transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, box-shadow;
-  transition-duration: 460ms;
-  transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.32, 0, 0.2, 1);
+  transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, box-shadow, opacity, backdrop-filter;
+  transition-duration: var(--theme-transition-duration);
+  transition-timing-function: var(--theme-transition-ease);
+}
+
+::view-transition-old(root),
+::view-transition-new(root) {
+  animation-duration: var(--theme-transition-duration);
+  animation-timing-function: var(--theme-transition-ease);
 }
 
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
@@ -95,4 +132,9 @@ html.theme-transition *::after {
   html.theme-transition *::after {
     transition: none !important;
   }
+
+  ::view-transition-old(root),
+  ::view-transition-new(root) {
+    animation: none !important;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/components/theme-toggle.tsx b/components/theme-toggle.tsx
index 915dfc2..740d131 100644
--- a/components/theme-toggle.tsx
+++ b/components/theme-toggle.tsx
@@ -9,22 +9,59 @@ import { GithubLink } from "./github-link";
 
 const emptySubscribe = () => () => { };
 
+type ViewTransitionDocument = Document & {
+  startViewTransition?: (callback: () => void) => { finished: Promise<void> };
+};
+
 export function ThemeToggle() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { theme, setTheme, resolvedTheme } = useTheme();
   const mounted = useSyncExternalStore(emptySubscribe, () => true, () => false);
-  const THEME_TRANSITION_MS = 520;
+  const getThemeTransitionMs = () => {
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") {
+      return 420;
+    }
+
+    const value = window
+      .getComputedStyle(document.documentElement)
+      .getPropertyValue("--theme-transition-duration")
+      .trim();
+
+    if (!value) {
+      return 420;
+    }
+
+    const numeric = Number.parseFloat(value);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(numeric)) {
+      return 420;
+    }
+
+    return value.endsWith("ms") ? Math.round(numeric) + 60 : Math.round(numeric * 1000) + 60;
+  };
 
   const current = resolvedTheme || theme || "light";
   const next = current === "light" ? "dark" : "light";
 
   const handleToggle = () => {
+    const prefersReducedMotion =
+      typeof window !== "undefined" &&
+      window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
+
+    const doc = document as ViewTransitionDocument;
+    if (doc.startViewTransition && !prefersReducedMotion) {
+      doc.startViewTransition(() => {
+        setTheme(next);
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (typeof document !== "undefined") {
       const root = document.documentElement;
+      const transitionMs = getThemeTransitionMs();
       root.classList.add("theme-transition");
       window.setTimeout(() => {
         root.classList.remove("theme-transition");
-      }, THEME_TRANSITION_MS);
+      }, transitionMs);
     }
 
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {