diff --git a/src/css/injected.scss b/src/css/injected.scss
index 9a92a4a3..2e5f33cc 100644
--- a/src/css/injected.scss
+++ b/src/css/injected.scss
@@ -1653,6 +1653,13 @@ html.transparencyEffects
   box-shadow: 0px 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
 }
 
+/* Smoothed by attachNotificationsPanelAnimation (matches #ExtensionPopup spring) */
+.bsplus-notifications-panel {
+  transform-origin: top right;
+  will-change: opacity, transform;
+  filter: drop-shadow(0px 0px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35));
+}
+
 #menu li.active {
   color: #ffffff !important;
   background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
diff --git a/src/seqta/ui/AddBetterSEQTAElements.ts b/src/seqta/ui/AddBetterSEQTAElements.ts
index 8a7729a3..dd512c99 100644
--- a/src/seqta/ui/AddBetterSEQTAElements.ts
+++ b/src/seqta/ui/AddBetterSEQTAElements.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { isSeqtaEngageExperience } from "@/seqta/utils/isSeqtaEngage";
 import { loadEngageHomePage } from "@/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadEngageHomePage";
 import { loadHomePage } from "@/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadHomePage";
 import { SendNewsPage } from "@/seqta/utils/SendNewsPage";
+import { attachNotificationsPanelAnimation } from "@/seqta/utils/attachNotificationsPanelAnimation";
 import { setupSettingsButton } from "@/seqta/utils/setupSettingsButton";
 import { waitForElm } from "@/seqta/utils/waitForElm";
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export async function AddBetterSEQTAElements() {
   addExtensionSettings();
   await createSettingsButton();
   setupSettingsButton();
+  attachNotificationsPanelAnimation();
 }
 
 function createHomeButton(fragment: DocumentFragment, _: HTMLElement) {
@@ -423,10 +425,12 @@ async function setupEngageSettingsButton() {
     await addDarkLightToggle(parent);
     await createSettingsButton(parent);
     setupSettingsButton();
+    attachNotificationsPanelAnimation();
   } catch {
     await addDarkLightToggle();
     await createSettingsButton();
     setupSettingsButton();
+    attachNotificationsPanelAnimation();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/seqta/utils/attachNotificationsPanelAnimation.ts b/src/seqta/utils/attachNotificationsPanelAnimation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f74c558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seqta/utils/attachNotificationsPanelAnimation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { animate } from "motion";
+import { settingsState } from "@/seqta/utils/listeners/SettingsState";
+import { waitForElm } from "@/seqta/utils/waitForElm";
+
+/**
+ * Finds the SEQTA notifications dropdown panel (the list container next to the bell).
+ */
+function findNotificationPanel(): HTMLElement | null {
+  const wrapper = document.querySelector(".connectedNotificationsWrapper");
+  if (!wrapper) return null;
+
+  const flat = wrapper.querySelector<HTMLElement>(":scope > div > button + div");
+  if (flat) return flat;
+
+  const notifBlock = wrapper.querySelector("[class*='notifications__notifications___']");
+  if (notifBlock?.nextElementSibling instanceof HTMLElement) {
+    return notifBlock.nextElementSibling;
+  }
+
+  const list = wrapper.querySelector<HTMLElement>("[class*='notifications__list___']");
+  if (list) return list;
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function isPanelVisible(el: HTMLElement): boolean {
+  return (
+    el.getClientRects().length > 0 && getComputedStyle(el).visibility !== "hidden"
+  );
+}
+
+let lastVisible = false;
+/** Invalidates in-flight open animations when the panel closes or reopens. */
+let motionGeneration = 0;
+
+function runOpenAnimation(panel: HTMLElement) {
+  const myGen = ++motionGeneration;
+  panel.classList.add("bsplus-notifications-panel");
+
+  if (!settingsState.animations) {
+    panel.style.opacity = "1";
+    panel.style.transform = "scale(1)";
+    return;
+  }
+
+  panel.style.opacity = "0";
+  panel.style.transform = "scale(0)";
+
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    if (myGen !== motionGeneration) return;
+    animate(0, 1, {
+      onUpdate: (progress) => {
+        panel.style.opacity = String(progress);
+        panel.style.transform = `scale(${progress})`;
+      },
+      type: "spring",
+      stiffness: 280,
+      damping: 20,
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function clearPanelMotionStyles(panel: HTMLElement) {
+  motionGeneration++;
+  panel.style.opacity = "";
+  panel.style.transform = "";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Spring open / fade close for the native SEQTA notifications dropdown, matching ExtensionPopup.
+ */
+export function attachNotificationsPanelAnimation() {
+  void setupNotificationsPanelAnimation();
+}
+
+async function setupNotificationsPanelAnimation() {
+  try {
+    await waitForElm(".connectedNotificationsWrapper", true, 100, 60);
+  } catch {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const wrapper = document.querySelector(".connectedNotificationsWrapper");
+  if (!wrapper) return;
+
+  const sync = () => {
+    const panel = findNotificationPanel();
+    // When SEQTA removes the dropdown from the DOM on close, we must reset
+    // lastVisible — otherwise the next open still looks "already visible" and skips animation.
+    if (!panel) {
+      if (lastVisible) {
+        lastVisible = false;
+        motionGeneration++;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const visible = isPanelVisible(panel);
+    if (visible === lastVisible) return;
+
+    if (visible) {
+      runOpenAnimation(panel);
+    } else {
+      clearPanelMotionStyles(panel);
+    }
+    lastVisible = visible;
+  };
+
+  const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+    sync();
+  });
+  observer.observe(wrapper, {
+    subtree: true,
+    childList: true,
+    attributes: true,
+    attributeFilter: ["style", "class"],
+  });
+
+  document.addEventListener(
+    "click",
+    () => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(sync));
+    },
+    true,
+  );
+
+  sync();
+}