diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/direct-send/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/directsend/internal/screens/ContactListScreen.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/direct-send/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/directsend/internal/screens/ContactListScreen.kt
index 6faad1dd5..b8d185f45 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/features/direct-send/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/directsend/internal/screens/ContactListScreen.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/direct-send/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/directsend/internal/screens/ContactListScreen.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package com.flipcash.app.directsend.internal.screens
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.Spring
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.spring
+import androidx.compose.animation.expandVertically
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
+import androidx.compose.animation.shrinkVertically
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
@@ -114,6 +120,26 @@ internal fun ContactListScreen() {
             state = pullToRevealState,
             modifier = Modifier.padding(innerPadding),
             onSuppressDismissChange = { suppress -> setSheetGesturesEnabled(!suppress) },
+            // Telegram (iOS)-style reveal: a soft, low-stiffness spring that springs
+            // down and settles with a single gentle overshoot — the bit of bounce
+            // that makes it feel alive. Fade is synced so it moves in lockstep.
+            enter = fadeIn(
+                animationSpec = spring(stiffness = Spring.StiffnessLow),
+            ) + expandVertically(
+                animationSpec = spring(
+                    dampingRatio = Spring.DampingRatioMediumBouncy,
+                    stiffness = Spring.StiffnessLow,
+                ),
+            ),
+            // Collapse quickly and cleanly with no bounce.
+            exit = fadeOut(
+                animationSpec = spring(stiffness = Spring.StiffnessMedium),
+            ) + shrinkVertically(
+                animationSpec = spring(
+                    dampingRatio = Spring.DampingRatioNoBouncy,
+                    stiffness = Spring.StiffnessMedium,
+                ),
+            ),
             revealContent = {
                 Row(
                     modifier = Modifier
diff --git a/ui/components/src/main/kotlin/com/getcode/ui/components/PullToReveal.kt b/ui/components/src/main/kotlin/com/getcode/ui/components/PullToReveal.kt
index 270e27ef6..44166d32d 100644
--- a/ui/components/src/main/kotlin/com/getcode/ui/components/PullToReveal.kt
+++ b/ui/components/src/main/kotlin/com/getcode/ui/components/PullToReveal.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package com.getcode.ui.components
 
 import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
+import androidx.compose.animation.EnterTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.ExitTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.expandVertically
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
+import androidx.compose.animation.shrinkVertically
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ fun rememberPullToRevealState(initiallyRevealed: Boolean = false): PullToRevealS
 object PullToRevealDefaults {
     /** Default pull distance required before the reveal slot is shown. */
     val Threshold: Dp = 56.dp
+
+    /** Default transition used to animate the reveal slot in (expand + fade). */
+    val Enter: EnterTransition = fadeIn() + expandVertically()
+
+    /** Default transition used to animate the reveal slot out (shrink + fade). */
+    val Exit: ExitTransition = fadeOut() + shrinkVertically()
 }
 
 /**
@@ -98,6 +110,9 @@ object PullToRevealDefaults {
  * sheet's drag-to-dismiss) should be disabled so the pull reveals instead of
  * dismissing; the value stays `true` for the whole reveal gesture — not just while
  * hidden — so a single hard pull cannot reveal and then dismiss in one motion.
+ * @param enter transition applied when [revealContent] animates in. Override (e.g.
+ * with a spring-backed `expandVertically`) to tune the reveal motion.
+ * @param exit transition applied when [revealContent] animates out.
  */
 @Composable
 fun PullToReveal(
@@ -107,6 +122,8 @@ fun PullToReveal(
     threshold: Dp = PullToRevealDefaults.Threshold,
     enabled: Boolean = true,
     onSuppressDismissChange: ((Boolean) -> Unit)? = null,
+    enter: EnterTransition = PullToRevealDefaults.Enter,
+    exit: ExitTransition = PullToRevealDefaults.Exit,
     content: @Composable () -> Unit,
 ) {
     val thresholdPx = with(LocalDensity.current) { threshold.toPx() }
@@ -167,7 +184,7 @@ fun PullToReveal(
     }
 
     Column(modifier = modifier.nestedScroll(connection)) {
-        AnimatedVisibility(visible = state.isRevealed) {
+        AnimatedVisibility(visible = state.isRevealed, enter = enter, exit = exit) {
             revealContent()
         }
         content()