diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index afcd006..8fc1a54 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -376,6 +376,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ferese-animation"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "ferese-layout",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ferese-core"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 62c02d2..eb5b55f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 [workspace]
-members = ["compositor", "crates/ferese-core", "crates/ferese-layout"]
+members = [
+    "compositor",
+    "crates/ferese-animation",
+    "crates/ferese-core",
+    "crates/ferese-layout",
+]
 resolver = "3"
 
 [workspace.package]
diff --git a/crates/ferese-animation/Cargo.toml b/crates/ferese-animation/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c05919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ferese-animation/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "ferese-animation"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+ferese-layout = { path = "../ferese-layout" }
diff --git a/crates/ferese-animation/src/lib.rs b/crates/ferese-animation/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8baf35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ferese-animation/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use ferese_layout::Rect;
+
+const MAX_FRAME_DELTA: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
+const MAX_STEP_SECONDS: f64 = 1.0 / 240.0;
+const CLIENT_COMMIT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SpringConfig {
+    pub mass: f64,
+    pub stiffness: f64,
+    pub damping: f64,
+    pub position_tolerance: f64,
+    pub velocity_tolerance: f64,
+}
+
+impl Default for SpringConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mass: 1.0,
+            stiffness: 320.0,
+            damping: 36.0,
+            position_tolerance: 0.1,
+            velocity_tolerance: 0.1,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl SpringConfig {
+    fn normalized(self) -> Self {
+        let defaults = Self::default();
+
+        Self {
+            mass: positive_or(self.mass, defaults.mass),
+            stiffness: positive_or(self.stiffness, defaults.stiffness),
+            damping: non_negative_or(self.damping, defaults.damping),
+            position_tolerance: positive_or(self.position_tolerance, defaults.position_tolerance),
+            velocity_tolerance: positive_or(self.velocity_tolerance, defaults.velocity_tolerance),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct RectVelocity {
+    pub x: f64,
+    pub y: f64,
+    pub width: f64,
+    pub height: f64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct AnimatedRect {
+    pub current: Rect,
+    pub target: Rect,
+    pub velocity: RectVelocity,
+}
+
+impl AnimatedRect {
+    pub fn new(rect: Rect) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            current: rect,
+            target: rect,
+            velocity: RectVelocity::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_target(&mut self, target: Rect) {
+        self.target = normalized_rect(target);
+    }
+
+    pub fn snap(&mut self) {
+        self.current = self.target;
+        self.velocity = RectVelocity::default();
+    }
+
+    pub fn advance(&mut self, delta: Duration, config: SpringConfig) -> bool {
+        if self.is_settled(config) {
+            self.snap();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let config = config.normalized();
+        let seconds = delta.min(MAX_FRAME_DELTA).as_secs_f64();
+        let steps = (seconds / MAX_STEP_SECONDS).ceil().max(1.0) as usize;
+        let step = seconds / steps as f64;
+
+        for _ in 0..steps {
+            advance_value(
+                &mut self.current.x,
+                self.target.x,
+                &mut self.velocity.x,
+                step,
+                config,
+            );
+            advance_value(
+                &mut self.current.y,
+                self.target.y,
+                &mut self.velocity.y,
+                step,
+                config,
+            );
+            advance_value(
+                &mut self.current.width,
+                self.target.width,
+                &mut self.velocity.width,
+                step,
+                config,
+            );
+            advance_value(
+                &mut self.current.height,
+                self.target.height,
+                &mut self.velocity.height,
+                step,
+                config,
+            );
+        }
+
+        if self.is_settled(config) {
+            self.snap();
+            false
+        } else {
+            true
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_settled(&self, config: SpringConfig) -> bool {
+        let config = config.normalized();
+        rect_distance(self.current, self.target) <= config.position_tolerance
+            && velocity_magnitude(self.velocity) <= config.velocity_tolerance
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ClientSize {
+    pub width: i32,
+    pub height: i32,
+}
+
+impl ClientSize {
+    pub fn from_rect(rect: Rect) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            width: (rect.width.round() as i32).max(1),
+            height: (rect.height.round() as i32).max(1),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ClientGeometry {
+    pub last_configured_size: Option<ClientSize>,
+    pub committed_size: Option<ClientSize>,
+    waiting_since: Option<Duration>,
+}
+
+impl ClientGeometry {
+    pub fn request_size(&mut self, size: ClientSize, now: Duration) -> bool {
+        if self.last_configured_size == Some(size) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        self.last_configured_size = Some(size);
+        self.waiting_since = Some(now);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn commit(&mut self, size: ClientSize) -> bool {
+        self.committed_size = Some(size);
+        let matches_target = self.last_configured_size == Some(size);
+
+        if matches_target {
+            self.waiting_since = None;
+        }
+
+        matches_target
+    }
+
+    pub fn timed_out(&self, now: Duration) -> bool {
+        self.waiting_since
+            .is_some_and(|started| now.saturating_sub(started) >= CLIENT_COMMIT_TIMEOUT)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct WindowGeometry {
+    pub logical: Rect,
+    pub visual: AnimatedRect,
+    pub client: ClientGeometry,
+}
+
+impl WindowGeometry {
+    pub fn new(rect: Rect, committed_size: Option<ClientSize>) -> Self {
+        let rect = normalized_rect(rect);
+
+        Self {
+            logical: rect,
+            visual: AnimatedRect::new(rect),
+            client: ClientGeometry {
+                last_configured_size: committed_size,
+                committed_size,
+                waiting_since: None,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_logical_target(&mut self, rect: Rect, now: Duration) -> Option<ClientSize> {
+        let rect = normalized_rect(rect);
+        let size = ClientSize::from_rect(rect);
+        self.logical = rect;
+        self.visual.set_target(rect);
+
+        self.client.request_size(size, now).then_some(size)
+    }
+
+    pub fn advance(
+        &mut self,
+        delta: Duration,
+        config: SpringConfig,
+        animations_enabled: bool,
+    ) -> bool {
+        if !animations_enabled {
+            self.visual.snap();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        self.visual.advance(delta, config)
+    }
+}
+
+fn advance_value(
+    current: &mut f64,
+    target: f64,
+    velocity: &mut f64,
+    delta: f64,
+    config: SpringConfig,
+) {
+    let acceleration =
+        (-config.stiffness * (*current - target) - config.damping * *velocity) / config.mass;
+    *velocity += acceleration * delta;
+    let previous_error = *current - target;
+    *current += *velocity * delta;
+    let current_error = *current - target;
+
+    if previous_error != 0.0 && previous_error.signum() != current_error.signum() {
+        *current = target;
+        *velocity = 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+fn normalized_rect(rect: Rect) -> Rect {
+    Rect::new(
+        finite_or(rect.x, 0.0),
+        finite_or(rect.y, 0.0),
+        positive_or(rect.width, 1.0),
+        positive_or(rect.height, 1.0),
+    )
+}
+
+fn rect_distance(left: Rect, right: Rect) -> f64 {
+    (left.x - right.x)
+        .abs()
+        .max((left.y - right.y).abs())
+        .max((left.width - right.width).abs())
+        .max((left.height - right.height).abs())
+}
+
+fn velocity_magnitude(velocity: RectVelocity) -> f64 {
+    velocity
+        .x
+        .abs()
+        .max(velocity.y.abs())
+        .max(velocity.width.abs())
+        .max(velocity.height.abs())
+}
+
+fn positive_or(value: f64, fallback: f64) -> f64 {
+    if value.is_finite() && value > 0.0 {
+        value
+    } else {
+        fallback
+    }
+}
+
+fn non_negative_or(value: f64, fallback: f64) -> f64 {
+    if value.is_finite() && value >= 0.0 {
+        value
+    } else {
+        fallback
+    }
+}
+
+fn finite_or(value: f64, fallback: f64) -> f64 {
+    if value.is_finite() { value } else { fallback }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn logical_target_changes_without_jumping_visual_geometry() {
+        let initial = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 400.0, 300.0);
+        let target = Rect::new(200.0, 100.0, 800.0, 600.0);
+        let mut geometry = WindowGeometry::new(initial, Some(ClientSize::from_rect(initial)));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            geometry.set_logical_target(target, Duration::ZERO),
+            Some(ClientSize::from_rect(target))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(geometry.logical, target);
+        assert_eq!(geometry.visual.current, initial);
+        assert_eq!(geometry.visual.target, target);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn repeated_target_does_not_emit_another_configure() {
+        let rect = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 800.0, 600.0);
+        let mut geometry = WindowGeometry::new(rect, None);
+
+        assert!(geometry.set_logical_target(rect, Duration::ZERO).is_some());
+        assert!(
+            geometry
+                .set_logical_target(rect, Duration::from_millis(16))
+                .is_none()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn matching_commit_clears_timeout_without_restarting_visual_motion() {
+        let initial = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 400.0, 300.0);
+        let target = Rect::new(100.0, 50.0, 800.0, 600.0);
+        let mut geometry = WindowGeometry::new(initial, None);
+        let requested = geometry.set_logical_target(target, Duration::ZERO).unwrap();
+        geometry.advance(Duration::from_millis(100), SpringConfig::default(), true);
+        let visual_before_commit = geometry.visual;
+
+        assert!(geometry.client.commit(requested));
+        assert_eq!(geometry.visual, visual_before_commit);
+        assert!(!geometry.client.timed_out(Duration::from_secs(1)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn slow_client_times_out_after_half_a_second() {
+        let rect = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 800.0, 600.0);
+        let mut client = ClientGeometry::default();
+        client.request_size(ClientSize::from_rect(rect), Duration::ZERO);
+
+        assert!(!client.timed_out(Duration::from_millis(499)));
+        assert!(client.timed_out(Duration::from_millis(500)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_spring_is_stable_across_refresh_rates_and_does_not_overshoot() {
+        let start = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 100.0, 100.0);
+        let target = Rect::new(500.0, 300.0, 900.0, 700.0);
+        let mut sixty = AnimatedRect::new(start);
+        let mut one_forty_four = AnimatedRect::new(start);
+        sixty.set_target(target);
+        one_forty_four.set_target(target);
+
+        for _ in 0..120 {
+            sixty.advance(Duration::from_secs_f64(1.0 / 60.0), SpringConfig::default());
+            assert!(sixty.current.x <= target.x);
+            assert!(sixty.current.width <= target.width);
+        }
+        for _ in 0..288 {
+            one_forty_four.advance(
+                Duration::from_secs_f64(1.0 / 144.0),
+                SpringConfig::default(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        assert!(sixty.is_settled(SpringConfig::default()));
+        assert!(one_forty_four.is_settled(SpringConfig::default()));
+        assert_eq!(sixty.current, target);
+        assert_eq!(one_forty_four.current, target);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn disabled_animation_snaps_to_target() {
+        let mut geometry = WindowGeometry::new(Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 100.0, 100.0), None);
+        let target = Rect::new(100.0, 100.0, 500.0, 400.0);
+        geometry.set_logical_target(target, Duration::ZERO);
+
+        assert!(!geometry.advance(Duration::from_millis(16), SpringConfig::default(), false));
+        assert_eq!(geometry.visual.current, target);
+    }
+}