diff --git a/src/app/components/Toaster.module.css b/src/app/components/Toaster.module.css
index 3c96109..b7879e5 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Toaster.module.css
+++ b/src/app/components/Toaster.module.css
@@ -70,6 +70,26 @@
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes toast-out {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateX(8px);
+  }
+}
+
+/* Applied for the exit phase: plays toast-out, then the JS timeout removes the
+   toast from the store. Under prefers-reduced-motion, base.css forces
+   animation-duration to 0.01ms so the toast vanishes immediately; the matching
+   JS timeout (TOAST_EXIT_MS) is set to the same 150ms value — 0.01ms rounds
+   to the next rAF in practice, which is imperceptibly fast. */
+.exiting {
+  animation: toast-out var(--dur-moderate) var(--ease) forwards;
+}
+
 .body {
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
diff --git a/src/app/components/Toaster.test.tsx b/src/app/components/Toaster.test.tsx
index 0dbfd4b..466a470 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Toaster.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Toaster.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { act } from 'react';
 import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { useNotificationStore, type NotificationKind } from '../stores/NotificationStore';
-import { Toaster } from './Toaster';
+import { Toaster, TOAST_EXIT_MS } from './Toaster';
 
 (globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
 
@@ -49,3 +49,151 @@ describe('Toaster status glyphs', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('[role="status"]')).not.toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+describe('Toaster exit animation (two-phase dismiss)', () => {
+  test('close button applies the exiting class immediately and keeps the toast visible', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    let id: string;
+    act(() => {
+      id = useNotificationStore.getState().notify({ kind: 'error', title: 'T', message: 'M' });
+      root.render(<Toaster />);
+    });
+
+    // Toast is visible.
+    const closeBtn = container.querySelector('button[aria-label="Dismiss notification"]');
+    expect(closeBtn).not.toBeNull();
+
+    // Click close — begins the exit phase.
+    act(() => {
+      closeBtn!.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    // Still in the DOM (store not yet cleared), but carrying the exiting class.
+    const toast = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
+    expect(toast).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(toast!.className).toMatch(/exiting/);
+
+    // Notification still in the store during the animation window.
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications.some((n) => n.id === id!)).toBe(true);
+
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  test('toast is removed from the store after TOAST_EXIT_MS', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    let id: string;
+    act(() => {
+      id = useNotificationStore.getState().notify({ kind: 'error', title: 'T', message: 'M' });
+      root.render(<Toaster />);
+    });
+
+    const closeBtn = container.querySelector('button[aria-label="Dismiss notification"]');
+    act(() => {
+      closeBtn!.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    // Just before the timeout fires — still in the store.
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(TOAST_EXIT_MS - 1);
+    });
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications.some((n) => n.id === id!)).toBe(true);
+
+    // After the timeout — removed from the store.
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(1);
+    });
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications.some((n) => n.id === id!)).toBe(false);
+
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  test('auto-dismiss (success) also plays the exit animation before removing', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const AUTO_DISMISS_MS = 6000;
+    let id: string;
+    act(() => {
+      id = useNotificationStore.getState().notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'T', message: 'M' });
+      root.render(<Toaster />);
+    });
+
+    // Before auto-dismiss fires — toast is visible and not exiting.
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications.some((n) => n.id === id!)).toBe(true);
+    const toastBefore = container.querySelector('[role="status"]');
+    expect(toastBefore).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(toastBefore!.className).not.toMatch(/exiting/);
+
+    // At the auto-dismiss threshold — exit phase begins.
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(AUTO_DISMISS_MS);
+    });
+    const toastMid = container.querySelector('[role="status"]');
+    expect(toastMid).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(toastMid!.className).toMatch(/exiting/);
+    // Still in store during animation.
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications.some((n) => n.id === id!)).toBe(true);
+
+    // After the exit animation — removed from store.
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(TOAST_EXIT_MS);
+    });
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications.some((n) => n.id === id!)).toBe(false);
+
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  test('multiple toasts can be in the exiting state simultaneously', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    act(() => {
+      useNotificationStore.getState().notify({ kind: 'error', title: 'A', message: 'a' });
+      useNotificationStore.getState().notify({ kind: 'warning', title: 'B', message: 'b' });
+      root.render(<Toaster />);
+    });
+
+    // Click close on both toasts.
+    const closeBtns = container.querySelectorAll('button[aria-label="Dismiss notification"]');
+    expect(closeBtns.length).toBe(2);
+    act(() => {
+      closeBtns[0].dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+      closeBtns[1].dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    // Both are in the exiting state — both still in the DOM.
+    const toasts = container.querySelectorAll('[role="alert"]');
+    expect(toasts.length).toBe(2);
+    toasts.forEach((t) => expect(t.className).toMatch(/exiting/));
+
+    // Both removed from the store after the timeout.
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(TOAST_EXIT_MS);
+    });
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  test('clicking close twice does not reset the exit timer', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    let id: string;
+    act(() => {
+      id = useNotificationStore.getState().notify({ kind: 'error', title: 'T', message: 'M' });
+      root.render(<Toaster />);
+    });
+
+    const closeBtn = container.querySelector('button[aria-label="Dismiss notification"]');
+    act(() => {
+      closeBtn!.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+    // A second click while already exiting — should be a no-op for the timer.
+    act(() => {
+      closeBtn!.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(TOAST_EXIT_MS);
+    });
+    // Notification is gone — second click didn't schedule a duplicate removal.
+    expect(useNotificationStore.getState().notifications.some((n) => n.id === id!)).toBe(false);
+
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/components/Toaster.tsx b/src/app/components/Toaster.tsx
index 0201fdc..fc77cfc 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Toaster.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Toaster.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@
  * critical message shouldn't vanish on a timer); success/info auto-dismiss. A
  * failure that carries diagnostic `detail` exposes it under a collapsed
  * "Technical details" disclosure — available to report, without shouting.
+ *
+ * Dismissal is two-phase: the first call to `startExit` applies the exit CSS
+ * animation; after TOAST_EXIT_MS the notification is removed from the store.
+ * This matches the toast-out @keyframes duration in Toaster.module.css.
+ * Under prefers-reduced-motion, base.css drives animation-duration to ~0ms,
+ * so the toast vanishes on the next frame — the JS timeout fires immediately
+ * afterwards and cleans up the store entry.
  */
 
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import {
   useNotificationStore,
   type Notification,
@@ -22,6 +29,14 @@ import styles from './Toaster.module.css';
 /** Auto-dismiss delay for the non-critical kinds (ms). Errors/warnings persist. */
 const AUTO_DISMISS_MS = 6000;
 
+/**
+ * Duration of the exit animation — must match var(--dur-moderate) (150ms) used
+ * by the .exiting class in Toaster.module.css. Under prefers-reduced-motion,
+ * base.css zeroes animation durations so the animation completes in ~0ms; the
+ * timeout fires on the next tick, keeping cleanup prompt.
+ */
+export const TOAST_EXIT_MS = 150;
+
 /** Kinds that fade on their own; errors and warnings wait for the user. */
 const AUTO_DISMISS: Record<NotificationKind, boolean> = {
   success: true,
@@ -46,21 +61,31 @@ const KIND_ICON: Record<NotificationKind, IconName> = {
   info: 'status-info',
 };
 
-function Toast({ notification }: { notification: Notification }) {
-  const dismiss = useNotificationStore((s) => s.dismiss);
+function Toast({
+  notification,
+  exiting,
+  onStartExit,
+}: {
+  notification: Notification;
+  exiting: boolean;
+  onStartExit: (id: string) => void;
+}) {
   const { id, kind, title, message, detail } = notification;
 
-  // Positive/informational toasts clear themselves after a beat; the close
-  // button still works for an early dismissal.
+  // Trigger exit animation; after the animation duration the store removes it.
+  const handleDismiss = useCallback(() => onStartExit(id), [id, onStartExit]);
+
+  // Positive/informational toasts clear themselves after a beat. Resets on
+  // re-render only when id/kind changes (stable identity guarantee).
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!AUTO_DISMISS[kind]) return;
-    const timer = setTimeout(() => dismiss(id), AUTO_DISMISS_MS);
+    const timer = setTimeout(handleDismiss, AUTO_DISMISS_MS);
     return () => clearTimeout(timer);
-  }, [id, kind, dismiss]);
+  }, [id, kind, handleDismiss]);
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`${styles.toast} ${KIND_CLASS[kind]}`}
+      className={`${styles.toast} ${KIND_CLASS[kind]}${exiting ? ` ${styles.exiting}` : ''}`}
       // Errors/warnings interrupt assistive tech (assertive); the rest are polite.
       role={kind === 'error' || kind === 'warning' ? 'alert' : 'status'}
     >
@@ -80,7 +105,7 @@ function Toast({ notification }: { notification: Notification }) {
         type="button"
         className={styles.close}
         aria-label="Dismiss notification"
-        onClick={() => dismiss(id)}
+        onClick={handleDismiss}
       >
         <Icon name="close" />
       </button>
@@ -90,11 +115,40 @@ function Toast({ notification }: { notification: Notification }) {
 
 export function Toaster() {
   const notifications = useNotificationStore((s) => s.notifications);
-  if (notifications.length === 0) return null;
+  const dismiss = useNotificationStore((s) => s.dismiss);
+
+  // Local set of ids currently playing their exit animation. Each call to
+  // startExit marks the id, then after TOAST_EXIT_MS removes it from the store.
+  // Multiple toasts can be leaving simultaneously.
+  const [exiting, setExiting] = useState<ReadonlySet<string>>(new Set());
+
+  const startExit = useCallback(
+    (id: string) => {
+      setExiting((prev) => {
+        if (prev.has(id)) return prev; // already leaving — no-op
+        const next = new Set(prev);
+        next.add(id);
+        return next;
+      });
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        dismiss(id);
+        // Clean the exiting set so stale ids don't accumulate (the store entry
+        // is gone, but the Set would grow unboundedly on repeated notify/dismiss).
+        setExiting((prev) => {
+          const next = new Set(prev);
+          next.delete(id);
+          return next;
+        });
+      }, TOAST_EXIT_MS);
+    },
+    [dismiss],
+  );
+
+  if (notifications.length === 0 && exiting.size === 0) return null;
   return (
     <div className={styles.region} role="region" aria-label="Notifications">
       {notifications.map((n) => (
-        <Toast key={n.id} notification={n} />
+        <Toast key={n.id} notification={n} exiting={exiting.has(n.id)} onStartExit={startExit} />
       ))}
     </div>
   );