diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/ListSection.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/ListSection.test.tsx.snap
index f49e1240c8..957f5f71f4 100644
--- a/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/ListSection.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/ListSection.test.tsx.snap
@@ -292,6 +292,102 @@ exports[`renders list section with custom title style 1`] = `
           "lineHeight": 20,
         },
       },
+      "motion": {
+        "duration": {
+          "extraLong1": 700,
+          "extraLong2": 800,
+          "extraLong3": 900,
+          "extraLong4": 1000,
+          "long1": 450,
+          "long2": 500,
+          "long3": 550,
+          "long4": 600,
+          "medium1": 250,
+          "medium2": 300,
+          "medium3": 350,
+          "medium4": 400,
+          "short1": 50,
+          "short2": 100,
+          "short3": 150,
+          "short4": 200,
+        },
+        "easing": {
+          "emphasized": [
+            0.2,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "emphasizedAccelerate": [
+            0.3,
+            0,
+            0.8,
+            0.15,
+          ],
+          "emphasizedDecelerate": [
+            0.05,
+            0.7,
+            0.1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "linear": [
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standard": [
+            0.2,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standardAccelerate": [
+            0.3,
+            0,
+            1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standardDecelerate": [
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+        },
+        "spring": {
+          "default": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 1600,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.8,
+              "stiffness": 380,
+            },
+          },
+          "fast": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 3800,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.6,
+              "stiffness": 800,
+            },
+          },
+          "slow": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 800,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.8,
+              "stiffness": 200,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
       "shapes": {
         "corner": {
           "extraExtraLarge": 48,
@@ -950,6 +1046,102 @@ exports[`renders list section with subheader 1`] = `
           "lineHeight": 20,
         },
       },
+      "motion": {
+        "duration": {
+          "extraLong1": 700,
+          "extraLong2": 800,
+          "extraLong3": 900,
+          "extraLong4": 1000,
+          "long1": 450,
+          "long2": 500,
+          "long3": 550,
+          "long4": 600,
+          "medium1": 250,
+          "medium2": 300,
+          "medium3": 350,
+          "medium4": 400,
+          "short1": 50,
+          "short2": 100,
+          "short3": 150,
+          "short4": 200,
+        },
+        "easing": {
+          "emphasized": [
+            0.2,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "emphasizedAccelerate": [
+            0.3,
+            0,
+            0.8,
+            0.15,
+          ],
+          "emphasizedDecelerate": [
+            0.05,
+            0.7,
+            0.1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "linear": [
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standard": [
+            0.2,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standardAccelerate": [
+            0.3,
+            0,
+            1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standardDecelerate": [
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+        },
+        "spring": {
+          "default": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 1600,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.8,
+              "stiffness": 380,
+            },
+          },
+          "fast": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 3800,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.6,
+              "stiffness": 800,
+            },
+          },
+          "slow": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 800,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.8,
+              "stiffness": 200,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
       "shapes": {
         "corner": {
           "extraExtraLarge": 48,
@@ -1606,6 +1798,102 @@ exports[`renders list section without subheader 1`] = `
           "lineHeight": 20,
         },
       },
+      "motion": {
+        "duration": {
+          "extraLong1": 700,
+          "extraLong2": 800,
+          "extraLong3": 900,
+          "extraLong4": 1000,
+          "long1": 450,
+          "long2": 500,
+          "long3": 550,
+          "long4": 600,
+          "medium1": 250,
+          "medium2": 300,
+          "medium3": 350,
+          "medium4": 400,
+          "short1": 50,
+          "short2": 100,
+          "short3": 150,
+          "short4": 200,
+        },
+        "easing": {
+          "emphasized": [
+            0.2,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "emphasizedAccelerate": [
+            0.3,
+            0,
+            0.8,
+            0.15,
+          ],
+          "emphasizedDecelerate": [
+            0.05,
+            0.7,
+            0.1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "linear": [
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standard": [
+            0.2,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standardAccelerate": [
+            0.3,
+            0,
+            1,
+            1,
+          ],
+          "standardDecelerate": [
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1,
+          ],
+        },
+        "spring": {
+          "default": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 1600,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.8,
+              "stiffness": 380,
+            },
+          },
+          "fast": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 3800,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.6,
+              "stiffness": 800,
+            },
+          },
+          "slow": {
+            "effects": {
+              "damping": 1,
+              "stiffness": 800,
+            },
+            "spatial": {
+              "damping": 0.8,
+              "stiffness": 200,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
       "shapes": {
         "corner": {
           "extraExtraLarge": 48,
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/PaperProvider.test.tsx b/src/core/__tests__/PaperProvider.test.tsx
index 1d04ec00ff..7b9b554ff7 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/PaperProvider.test.tsx
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/PaperProvider.test.tsx
@@ -122,20 +122,6 @@ describe('PaperProvider', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('handles overriding animation with the custom one', () => {
-    const { getByTestId } = render(
-      createProvider({
-        ...LightTheme,
-        animation: { defaultAnimationDuration: 250 },
-      })
-    );
-
-    expect(getByTestId('provider-child-view').props.theme).toStrictEqual({
-      ...LightTheme,
-      animation: { scale: 1, defaultAnimationDuration: 250 },
-    });
-  });
-
   it('should set AccessibilityInfo listeners, if there is no theme', async () => {
     mockAppearance();
     mockAccessibilityInfo();
diff --git a/src/theme/schemes/base.ts b/src/theme/schemes/base.ts
index 44d3a017e9..ba8ebdd15d 100644
--- a/src/theme/schemes/base.ts
+++ b/src/theme/schemes/base.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { expressiveMotion } from '../tokens/sys/motion';
 import { defaultShapes } from '../tokens/sys/shape';
 import { defaultFonts } from '../tokens/sys/typography';
 import type { Theme } from '../types';
@@ -10,4 +11,5 @@ export const themeDefaults: ThemeDefaults = {
   },
   fonts: defaultFonts,
   shapes: defaultShapes,
+  motion: expressiveMotion,
 };
diff --git a/src/theme/tokens/sys/motion.ts b/src/theme/tokens/sys/motion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7c96454f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/theme/tokens/sys/motion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import type {
+  MotionConfig,
+  MotionDuration,
+  MotionEasing,
+  SpringConfig,
+} from '../../types';
+
+// Spring, easing curves and duration constants per the M3 spec:
+// https://m3.material.io/styles/motion/easing-and-duration/tokens-specs
+
+const expressiveSpring = {
+  spring: {
+    fast: {
+      spatial: { stiffness: 800, damping: 0.6 },
+      effects: { stiffness: 3800, damping: 1 },
+    },
+    default: {
+      spatial: { stiffness: 380, damping: 0.8 },
+      effects: { stiffness: 1600, damping: 1 },
+    },
+    slow: {
+      spatial: { stiffness: 200, damping: 0.8 },
+      effects: { stiffness: 800, damping: 1 },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+const standardSpring = {
+  spring: {
+    fast: {
+      spatial: { stiffness: 1400, damping: 0.9 },
+      effects: { stiffness: 3800, damping: 1 },
+    },
+    default: {
+      spatial: { stiffness: 700, damping: 0.9 },
+      effects: { stiffness: 1600, damping: 1 },
+    },
+    slow: {
+      spatial: { stiffness: 300, damping: 0.9 },
+      effects: { stiffness: 800, damping: 1 },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export const motionEasing: MotionEasing = {
+  emphasized: [0.2, 0, 0, 1],
+  emphasizedAccelerate: [0.3, 0, 0.8, 0.15],
+  emphasizedDecelerate: [0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1],
+  standard: [0.2, 0, 0, 1],
+  standardAccelerate: [0.3, 0, 1, 1],
+  standardDecelerate: [0, 0, 0, 1],
+  linear: [0, 0, 1, 1],
+};
+
+export const motionDuration: MotionDuration = {
+  short1: 50,
+  short2: 100,
+  short3: 150,
+  short4: 200,
+  medium1: 250,
+  medium2: 300,
+  medium3: 350,
+  medium4: 400,
+  long1: 450,
+  long2: 500,
+  long3: 550,
+  long4: 600,
+  extraLong1: 700,
+  extraLong2: 800,
+  extraLong3: 900,
+  extraLong4: 1000,
+};
+
+export const expressiveMotion: MotionConfig = {
+  ...expressiveSpring,
+  easing: motionEasing,
+  duration: motionDuration,
+};
+
+export const standardMotion: MotionConfig = {
+  ...standardSpring,
+  easing: motionEasing,
+  duration: motionDuration,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Converts a `SpringConfig` (spec damping ratio 0–1) to the raw damping
+ * coefficient expected by `Animated.spring` and Reanimated's `withSpring`.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * Animated.spring(value, {
+ *   toValue: 0.85,
+ *   ...toRawSpring(theme.motion.spring.fast.spatial),
+ *   useNativeDriver: true,
+ * });
+ */
+export function toRawSpring({ stiffness, damping }: SpringConfig) {
+  return { stiffness, damping: damping * 2 * Math.sqrt(stiffness) };
+}
diff --git a/src/theme/types/index.ts b/src/theme/types/index.ts
index e62ef4ad45..cc1ffe21ef 100644
--- a/src/theme/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/theme/types/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export * from './color';
 export * from './elevation';
+export * from './motion';
 export * from './navigation';
 export * from './shape';
 export * from './theme';
diff --git a/src/theme/types/motion.ts b/src/theme/types/motion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0e037f524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/theme/types/motion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+export type SpringConfig = {
+  stiffness: number;
+  damping: number; // damping ratio 0–1; matches md.sys.motion.spring.*.*.damping
+};
+
+export type MotionSpring = {
+  fast: { spatial: SpringConfig; effects: SpringConfig };
+  default: { spatial: SpringConfig; effects: SpringConfig };
+  slow: { spatial: SpringConfig; effects: SpringConfig };
+};
+
+export type EasingConfig = readonly [number, number, number, number];
+
+export type MotionEasing = {
+  emphasized: EasingConfig;
+  emphasizedAccelerate: EasingConfig;
+  emphasizedDecelerate: EasingConfig;
+  standard: EasingConfig;
+  standardAccelerate: EasingConfig;
+  standardDecelerate: EasingConfig;
+  linear: EasingConfig;
+};
+
+export type MotionDuration = {
+  short1: number;
+  short2: number;
+  short3: number;
+  short4: number;
+  medium1: number;
+  medium2: number;
+  medium3: number;
+  medium4: number;
+  long1: number;
+  long2: number;
+  long3: number;
+  long4: number;
+  extraLong1: number;
+  extraLong2: number;
+  extraLong3: number;
+  extraLong4: number;
+};
+
+export type MotionConfig = {
+  spring: MotionSpring;
+  easing: MotionEasing;
+  duration: MotionDuration;
+};
diff --git a/src/theme/types/theme.ts b/src/theme/types/theme.ts
index dac2946cc9..a067fdec12 100644
--- a/src/theme/types/theme.ts
+++ b/src/theme/types/theme.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { $DeepPartial } from '@callstack/react-theme-provider';
 
 import type { ThemeColors } from './color';
+import type { MotionConfig } from './motion';
 import type { ThemeShapes } from './shape';
 import type { Typescale } from './typography';
 
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ export type ThemeBase = {
   mode?: Mode;
   animation: {
     scale: number;
-    defaultAnimationDuration?: number;
   };
 };
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type Theme = ThemeBase & {
   colors: ThemeColors;
   fonts: Typescale;
   shapes: ThemeShapes;
+  motion: MotionConfig;
 };
 
 export type InternalTheme = Theme;