diff --git a/frontend/src/app.css b/frontend/src/app.css
index c7373ca5..ea332227 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app.css
+++ b/frontend/src/app.css
@@ -195,6 +195,39 @@
 	}
 }
 
+.settings-content {
+	view-transition-name: settings-content;
+}
+
+::view-transition-old(root),
+::view-transition-new(root) {
+	animation: none;
+}
+
+::view-transition-group(settings-content) {
+	animation: none;
+}
+
+::view-transition-old(settings-content) {
+	animation: 120ms ease-out both vt-fade-out;
+}
+
+::view-transition-new(settings-content) {
+	animation: 180ms ease-out both vt-fade-in;
+}
+
+@keyframes vt-fade-out {
+	to {
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+}
+
+@keyframes vt-fade-in {
+	from {
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+}
+
 @keyframes bg-zoom {
 	0% {
 		transform: scale(1.3);
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/fade-wrapper.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/fade-wrapper.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e7ffc1f..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/fade-wrapper.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from '$app/state';
-	import appConfigStore from '$lib/stores/application-configuration-store';
-	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
-
-	let {
-		delay = 50,
-		stagger = 150,
-		children
-	}: {
-		delay?: number;
-		stagger?: number;
-		children: Snippet;
-	} = $props();
-
-	let containerNode: HTMLElement | null = $state(null);
-
-	$effect(() => {
-		void page.route;
-		applyAnimationDelays();
-	});
-
-	function applyAnimationDelays() {
-		if (containerNode) {
-			const childNodes = Array.from(containerNode.children);
-			childNodes.forEach((child, index) => {
-				// Skip comment nodes and text nodes
-				if (child.nodeType === 1) {
-					const itemDelay = delay + index * stagger;
-					(child as HTMLElement).style.setProperty('animation-delay', `${itemDelay}ms`);
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	}
-</script>
-
-<svelte:head>
-	<style>
-		/* Base styles */
-		.fade-wrapper {
-			display: contents;
-			overflow: hidden;
-		}
-
-		/* Apply these styles to all children */
-		.fade-wrapper > *:not(.no-fade) {
-			animation-fill-mode: both;
-			opacity: 0;
-			transform: translateY(10px);
-			animation-delay: calc(var(--animation-delay, 0ms) + 0.1s);
-			animation: fadeIn 0.3s ease-out forwards;
-			will-change: opacity, transform;
-		}
-	</style>
-</svelte:head>
-
-{#if $appConfigStore.disableAnimations}
-	{@render children()}
-{:else}
-	<div class="fade-wrapper" bind:this={containerNode}>
-		{@render children()}
-	</div>
-{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/navigation-progress.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/navigation-progress.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dba73adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/navigation-progress.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { navigating } from '$app/state';
+	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
+
+	// Skip the fade when the bar never became visible, otherwise it would start growing during the fade and flash on fast navigations
+	function fadeIfVisible(node: HTMLElement) {
+		const visible = new DOMMatrixReadOnly(getComputedStyle(node).transform).a > 0;
+		return fade(node, { duration: visible ? 200 : 0 });
+	}
+</script>
+
+{#if navigating.to}
+	<div class="nav-progress" aria-hidden="true" out:fadeIfVisible></div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+	.nav-progress {
+		position: fixed;
+		inset: 0 0 auto 0;
+		z-index: 100;
+		height: 2px;
+		background: var(--primary);
+		transform: scaleX(0);
+		transform-origin: left;
+		pointer-events: none;
+		animation: progress 3s cubic-bezier(0.1, 0.6, 0.3, 1) 100ms forwards;
+	}
+
+	@keyframes progress {
+		10% {
+			transform: scaleX(0.25);
+		}
+
+		to {
+			transform: scaleX(0.85);
+		}
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index e6293aca..59f97260 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	import ConfirmDialog from '$lib/components/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.svelte';
 	import Error from '$lib/components/error.svelte';
 	import Header from '$lib/components/header/header.svelte';
+	import NavigationProgress from '$lib/components/navigation-progress.svelte';
 	import { Toaster } from '$lib/components/ui/sonner';
 	import UnsavedChangesBar from '$lib/components/unsaved-changes-bar.svelte';
 	import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages';
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 		}
 	}}
 />
+<NavigationProgress />
 <ConfirmDialog />
 <UnsavedChangesBar />
 <ModeWatcher disableTransitions={false} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/settings/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/settings/+layout.svelte
index 5a39b701..c67cb98b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/settings/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/settings/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { onNavigate } from '$app/navigation';
 	import EmailVerificationStateBox from '$lib/components/email-verification-state-box.svelte';
-	import FadeWrapper from '$lib/components/fade-wrapper.svelte';
 	import FormattedMessage from '$lib/components/formatted-message.svelte';
 	import Sidebar from '$lib/components/sidebar.svelte';
 	import * as Alert from '$lib/components/ui/alert';
 	import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages';
+	import appConfigStore from '$lib/stores/application-configuration-store';
 	import userStore from '$lib/stores/user-store';
 	import { LucideTriangleAlert } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
@@ -48,6 +49,26 @@
 	if (user?.isAdmin || $userStore?.isAdmin) {
 		items.push({ label: m.administration(), children: adminChildren });
 	}
+
+	onNavigate((navigation) => {
+		if (
+			!document.startViewTransition ||
+			$appConfigStore.disableAnimations ||
+			window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches ||
+			!navigation.to?.url.pathname.startsWith('/settings/') ||
+			navigation.from?.url.pathname === navigation.to.url.pathname
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// onNavigate runs after the load functions resolved, so the transition never delays the new page
+		return new Promise((resolve) => {
+			document.startViewTransition(async () => {
+				resolve();
+				await navigation.complete;
+			});
+		});
+	});
 </script>
 
 <section>
@@ -69,19 +90,17 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
-			<div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-4 overflow-hidden pb-2 px-2">
-				<FadeWrapper>
-					{#if sqliteStorageWarning && ($userStore?.isAdmin || user?.isAdmin)}
-						<Alert.Root variant="destructive">
-							<LucideTriangleAlert />
-							<Alert.Description>
-								<FormattedMessage message={m.sqlite_storage_warning} />
-							</Alert.Description>
-						</Alert.Root>
-					{/if}
-					<EmailVerificationStateBox />
-					{@render children()}
-				</FadeWrapper>
+			<div class="settings-content flex w-full flex-col gap-4 overflow-hidden pb-2 px-2">
+				{#if sqliteStorageWarning && ($userStore?.isAdmin || user?.isAdmin)}
+					<Alert.Root variant="destructive">
+						<LucideTriangleAlert />
+						<Alert.Description>
+							<FormattedMessage message={m.sqlite_storage_warning} />
+						</Alert.Description>
+					</Alert.Root>
+				{/if}
+				<EmailVerificationStateBox />
+				{@render children()}
 			</div>
 		</main>
 		<div class="animate-fade-in flex flex-col items-center" style="animation-delay: 400ms;">
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/settings/audit-log/audit-log-switcher.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/settings/audit-log/audit-log-switcher.svelte
index 67b73691..ca08182f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/settings/audit-log/audit-log-switcher.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/settings/audit-log/audit-log-switcher.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	let { currentPage }: { currentPage: 'personal' | 'global' } = $props();
 </script>
 
-<div class="no-fade flex justify-end">
+<div class="flex justify-end">
 	<Tabs.Root value={currentPage}>
 		<Tabs.List>
 			<Tabs.Trigger onclick={() => goto('/settings/audit-log')} value="personal"