diff --git a/src/animation.rs b/src/animation.rs
index d0fafb1f..8d804588 100644
--- a/src/animation.rs
+++ b/src/animation.rs
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ impl AnimationState {
         retained: Option<Rc<RetainedToplevel>>,
         now_nsec: u64,
         duration_ms: u32,
+        curve: AnimationCurve,
     ) -> bool {
         let start = spawn_in_start_rect(target);
         self.set_target(
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ impl AnimationState {
             retained,
             now_nsec,
             duration_ms,
-            AnimationCurve::Linear,
+            curve,
         )
     }
 
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ impl AnimationState {
         layer: RetainedExitLayer,
         now_nsec: u64,
         duration_ms: u32,
+        curve: AnimationCurve,
     ) -> bool {
         if from.is_empty() || duration_ms == 0 {
             return false;
@@ -430,6 +432,7 @@ impl AnimationState {
             to,
             start_nsec: now_nsec,
             duration_nsec: duration_ms as u64 * 1_000_000,
+            curve,
             last_damage: from,
             retained,
             frame_inset,
@@ -681,6 +684,7 @@ struct ExitAnimation {
     to: Rect,
     start_nsec: u64,
     duration_nsec: u64,
+    curve: AnimationCurve,
     last_damage: Rect,
     retained: Rc<RetainedToplevel>,
     frame_inset: i32,
@@ -700,6 +704,7 @@ impl ExitAnimation {
         }
         let elapsed = now_nsec.saturating_sub(self.start_nsec);
         let t = (elapsed as f64 / self.duration_nsec as f64).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        let t = self.curve.sample(t);
         lerp_rect(self.from, self.to, t)
     }
 }
@@ -872,11 +877,12 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn spawn_out_frames_shrink_linearly_and_expire() {
+    fn spawn_out_frames_use_configured_curve_and_expire() {
         let state = AnimationState::default();
         let retained = retained_for_tests();
         let from = Rect::new_sized_saturating(10, 20, 100, 80);
         let to = spawn_in_start_rect(from);
+        let curve = AnimationCurve::from_config(3);
         assert!(state.set_spawn_out(
             from,
             2,
@@ -884,7 +890,8 @@ mod tests {
             true,
             RetainedExitLayer::Floating,
             0,
-            160
+            160,
+            curve
         ));
 
         let start = state.exit_frames(0);
@@ -897,7 +904,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         let middle = state.exit_frames(80_000_000);
         assert_eq!(middle.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(middle[0].rect, lerp_rect(from, to, 0.5));
+        assert_eq!(middle[0].rect, lerp_rect(from, to, curve.sample(0.5)));
+        assert_ne!(middle[0].rect, lerp_rect(from, to, 0.5));
         assert!(state.exit_frames(160_000_000).is_empty());
     }
 
@@ -1034,12 +1042,17 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn spawn_in_uses_linear_curve() {
+    fn spawn_in_uses_configured_curve() {
         let state = AnimationState::default();
         let id = NodeId(1);
         let target = Rect::new_sized_saturating(10, 20, 100, 50);
-        assert!(state.set_spawn_in(id, target, None, 0, 160));
+        let curve = AnimationCurve::from_config(3);
+        assert!(state.set_spawn_in(id, target, None, 0, 160, curve));
         assert_eq!(
+            state.visual_rect(id, target, 80_000_000),
+            lerp_rect(spawn_in_start_rect(target), target, curve.sample(0.5))
+        );
+        assert_ne!(
             state.visual_rect(id, target, 80_000_000),
             Rect::new_sized_saturating(35, 33, 50, 25)
         );
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index e0cc4469..685af984 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -1812,6 +1812,7 @@ impl State {
             retained,
             now,
             self.animations.duration_ms.get(),
+            self.animations.curve.get(),
         );
         if started {
             self.damage(expand_damage_rect(
@@ -1842,6 +1843,7 @@ impl State {
             layer,
             now,
             self.animations.duration_ms.get(),
+            self.animations.curve.get(),
         );
         if started {
             self.damage(expand_damage_rect(