diff --git a/ui/components/shadcn/dropdown/dropdown.test.tsx b/ui/components/shadcn/dropdown/dropdown.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72f8f13410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/shadcn/dropdown/dropdown.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuSub,
+  DropdownMenuSubContent,
+  DropdownMenuSubTrigger,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "./dropdown";
+
+function renderActionsDropdown() {
+  return render(
+    <DropdownMenu open>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger>Open actions</DropdownMenuTrigger>
+      <DropdownMenuContent>
+        <DropdownMenuItem>Edit</DropdownMenuItem>
+        <DropdownMenuItem>Delete</DropdownMenuItem>
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>,
+  );
+}
+
+describe("DropdownMenu", () => {
+  it("renders open menu content through the Radix DropdownMenu API", () => {
+    // Given
+    renderActionsDropdown();
+
+    // When
+    const menu = screen.getByRole("menu");
+
+    // Then
+    expect(menu).toBeVisible();
+    expect(menu).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "dropdown-menu-content");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Edit" })).toBeVisible();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Delete" })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  it("uses an intentional open and close motion contract", () => {
+    // Given
+    renderActionsDropdown();
+
+    // When
+    const menu = screen.getByRole("menu");
+
+    // Then
+    expect(menu).toHaveClass(
+      "origin-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-transform-origin)",
+      "duration-200",
+      "ease-out",
+      "data-[state=open]:animate-in",
+      "data-[state=open]:fade-in-0",
+      "data-[state=open]:zoom-in-95",
+      "data-[state=closed]:animate-out",
+      "data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0",
+      "data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95",
+      "data-[state=closed]:duration-100",
+      "data-[state=closed]:ease-in",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("removes transform-heavy menu motion for reduced-motion users", () => {
+    // Given
+    renderActionsDropdown();
+
+    // When
+    const menu = screen.getByRole("menu");
+
+    // Then
+    expect(menu).toHaveClass(
+      "motion-reduce:animate-none",
+      "motion-reduce:transform-none",
+      "motion-reduce:transition-none",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("applies the same motion contract to submenu content", () => {
+    // Given
+    render(
+      <DropdownMenu open>
+        <DropdownMenuTrigger>Open actions</DropdownMenuTrigger>
+        <DropdownMenuContent>
+          <DropdownMenuSub open>
+            <DropdownMenuSubTrigger>More actions</DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
+            <DropdownMenuSubContent>
+              <DropdownMenuItem>Archive</DropdownMenuItem>
+            </DropdownMenuSubContent>
+          </DropdownMenuSub>
+        </DropdownMenuContent>
+      </DropdownMenu>,
+    );
+
+    // When
+    const submenuContent = screen
+      .getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Archive" })
+      .closest("[data-slot='dropdown-menu-sub-content']");
+
+    // Then
+    expect(submenuContent).toHaveClass(
+      "origin-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-transform-origin)",
+      "duration-200",
+      "ease-out",
+      "data-[state=open]:animate-in",
+      "data-[state=closed]:animate-out",
+      "data-[state=closed]:duration-100",
+      "data-[state=closed]:ease-in",
+      "motion-reduce:animate-none",
+      "motion-reduce:transform-none",
+      "motion-reduce:transition-none",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/components/shadcn/dropdown/dropdown.tsx b/ui/components/shadcn/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
index c6cf066250..13b43522c6 100644
--- a/ui/components/shadcn/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
+++ b/ui/components/shadcn/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function DropdownMenuContent({
         data-slot="dropdown-menu-content"
         sideOffset={sideOffset}
         className={cn(
-          "bg-popover text-popover-foreground data-[state=open]:animate-in data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=open]:fade-in-0 data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95 data-[state=open]:zoom-in-95 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 z-50 max-h-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-available-height) min-w-[8rem] origin-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-transform-origin) overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-auto rounded-md border p-1 shadow-md",
+          "bg-popover text-popover-foreground data-[state=open]:animate-in data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=open]:fade-in-0 data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95 data-[state=open]:zoom-in-95 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 z-50 max-h-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-available-height) min-w-[8rem] origin-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-transform-origin) overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-auto rounded-md border p-1 shadow-md duration-200 ease-out data-[state=closed]:duration-100 data-[state=closed]:ease-in motion-reduce:transform-none motion-reduce:animate-none motion-reduce:transition-none",
           className,
         )}
         {...props}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function DropdownMenuSubContent({
     <DropdownMenuPrimitive.SubContent
       data-slot="dropdown-menu-sub-content"
       className={cn(
-        "bg-popover text-popover-foreground data-[state=open]:animate-in data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=open]:fade-in-0 data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95 data-[state=open]:zoom-in-95 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 z-50 min-w-[8rem] origin-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-transform-origin) overflow-hidden rounded-md border p-1 shadow-lg",
+        "bg-popover text-popover-foreground data-[state=open]:animate-in data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=open]:fade-in-0 data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95 data-[state=open]:zoom-in-95 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 z-50 min-w-[8rem] origin-(--radix-dropdown-menu-content-transform-origin) overflow-hidden rounded-md border p-1 shadow-lg duration-200 ease-out data-[state=closed]:duration-100 data-[state=closed]:ease-in motion-reduce:transform-none motion-reduce:animate-none motion-reduce:transition-none",
         className,
       )}
       {...props}