diff --git a/app/components/Package/Header.vue b/app/components/Package/Header.vue
index db6ed1183..417ee8eae 100644
--- a/app/components/Package/Header.vue
+++ b/app/components/Package/Header.vue
@@ -184,6 +184,22 @@ onKeyStroke(
 // TODO: Maybe set this where it's not loaded here every load?
 const { user } = useAtproto()
 
+const prefersReducedMotion = useMediaQuery('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)')
+
+const likeAnimKey = shallowRef(0)
+const showLikeFloat = shallowRef(false)
+const likeFloatKey = shallowRef(0)
+let likeFloatTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+const heartAnimStyle = computed(() => {
+  if (likeAnimKey.value === 0 || prefersReducedMotion.value) return {}
+  return {
+    animation: likesData.value?.userHasLiked
+      ? 'heart-spring 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.34,1.56,0.64,1) forwards'
+      : 'heart-unlike 0.3s ease forwards',
+  }
+})
+
 const authModal = useModal('auth-modal')
 
 const { data: likesData, status: likeStatus } = useFetch(
@@ -211,6 +227,21 @@ const likeAction = async () => {
   const currentlyLiked = likesData.value?.userHasLiked ?? false
   const currentLikes = likesData.value?.totalLikes ?? 0
 
+  likeAnimKey.value++
+
+  if (!currentlyLiked && !prefersReducedMotion.value) {
+    if (likeFloatTimer !== null) {
+      clearTimeout(likeFloatTimer)
+      likeFloatTimer = null
+    }
+    likeFloatKey.value++
+    showLikeFloat.value = true
+    likeFloatTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      showLikeFloat.value = false
+      likeFloatTimer = null
+    }, 850)
+  }
+
   // Optimistic update
   likesData.value = {
     totalLikes: currentlyLiked ? currentLikes - 1 : currentLikes + 1,
@@ -293,26 +324,43 @@ const likeAction = async () => {
           class="items-center"
           strategy="fixed"
         >
-          <ButtonBase
-            @click="likeAction"
-            size="medium"
-            :aria-label="
-              likesData?.userHasLiked ? $t('package.likes.unlike') : $t('package.likes.like')
-            "
-            :aria-pressed="likesData?.userHasLiked"
-            :classicon="
-              likesData?.userHasLiked ? 'i-lucide:heart-minus text-red-500' : 'i-lucide:heart-plus'
-            "
-          >
+          <div :class="$style.likeWrapper">
             <span
-              v-if="isLoadingLikeData"
-              class="i-svg-spinners:ring-resize w-3 h-3 my-0.5"
+              v-if="showLikeFloat"
+              :key="likeFloatKey"
               aria-hidden="true"
-            />
-            <span v-else>
-              {{ compactNumberFormatter.format(likesData?.totalLikes ?? 0) }}
-            </span>
-          </ButtonBase>
+              :class="$style.likeFloat"
+              >+1</span
+            >
+            <ButtonBase
+              @click="likeAction"
+              size="medium"
+              :aria-label="
+                likesData?.userHasLiked ? $t('package.likes.unlike') : $t('package.likes.like')
+              "
+              :aria-pressed="likesData?.userHasLiked"
+            >
+              <span
+                :key="likeAnimKey"
+                :class="
+                  likesData?.userHasLiked
+                    ? 'i-lucide:heart-minus fill-red-500 text-red-500'
+                    : 'i-lucide:heart-plus'
+                "
+                :style="heartAnimStyle"
+                aria-hidden="true"
+                class="inline-block w-4 h-4"
+              />
+              <span
+                v-if="isLoadingLikeData"
+                class="i-svg-spinners:ring-resize w-3 h-3 my-0.5"
+                aria-hidden="true"
+              />
+              <span v-else>
+                {{ compactNumberFormatter.format(likesData?.totalLikes ?? 0) }}
+              </span>
+            </ButtonBase>
+          </div>
         </TooltipApp>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -458,4 +506,99 @@ const likeAction = async () => {
     display: none;
   }
 }
+
+.likeWrapper {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+}
+
+.likeFloat {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 50%;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-red-500, #ef4444);
+  pointer-events: none;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  animation: float-up 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94) forwards;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .likeFloat {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float-up {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
+  }
+  15% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-4px);
+  }
+  80% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-20px);
+  }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-28px);
+  }
+}
+</style>
+
+<style>
+@keyframes heart-spring {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  15% {
+    transform: scale(0.78);
+  }
+  45% {
+    transform: scale(1.55);
+  }
+  65% {
+    transform: scale(0.93);
+  }
+  80% {
+    transform: scale(1.1);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes heart-unlike {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  30% {
+    transform: scale(0.85);
+  }
+  60% {
+    transform: scale(1.05);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  @keyframes heart-spring {
+    from,
+    to {
+      transform: scale(1);
+    }
+  }
+  @keyframes heart-unlike {
+    from,
+    to {
+      transform: scale(1);
+    }
+  }
+}
 </style>