diff --git a/.changeset/little-jeans-yell.md b/.changeset/little-jeans-yell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..619e61291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/little-jeans-yell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@lion/overlays': patch
+---
+
+Adds `async transitionShow` and `async transitionHide` to OverlayController to enable basic support for transitions/animations
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0509673f7..88943364c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "build:docs": "wca analyze \"packages/tabs/**/*.js\"",
     "build:types": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.types.json",
     "bundlesize": "rollup -c bundlesize/rollup.config.js && bundlesize",
-    "debug": "web-test-runner \"packages/input-datepicker/test/**/*.test.js\" --watch",
+    "debug": "web-test-runner \"packages/overlays/test/**/*.test.js\" --watch",
     "dev-server": "es-dev-server",
     "format": "npm run format:eslint && npm run format:prettier",
     "format:eslint": "eslint --ext .js,.html . --fix",
diff --git a/packages/input-datepicker/test/lion-input-datepicker.test.js b/packages/input-datepicker/test/lion-input-datepicker.test.js
index d4ef8c0c4..979d2c6d9 100644
--- a/packages/input-datepicker/test/lion-input-datepicker.test.js
+++ b/packages/input-datepicker/test/lion-input-datepicker.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { LionCalendar } from '@lion/calendar';
 import { isSameDate } from '@lion/calendar/src/utils/isSameDate.js';
 import { html, LitElement } from '@lion/core';
 import { IsDateDisabled, MaxDate, MinDate, MinMaxDate } from '@lion/form-core';
-import { aTimeout, defineCE, expect, fixture } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { aTimeout, defineCE, expect, fixture, nextFrame } from '@open-wc/testing';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import '../lion-input-datepicker.js';
 import { LionInputDatepicker } from '../src/LionInputDatepicker.js';
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ describe('<lion-input-datepicker>', () => {
       elObj.overlayController.contentNode.dispatchEvent(
         new KeyboardEvent('keyup', { key: 'Escape' }),
       );
+      await nextFrame();
       expect(elObj.overlayController.isShown).to.equal(false);
     });
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ describe('<lion-input-datepicker>', () => {
       expect(elObj.overlayController.isShown).to.equal(true);
 
       elObj.overlayCloseButtonEl.click();
+      await nextFrame();
       expect(elObj.overlayController.isShown).to.equal(false);
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/overlays/src/OverlayController.js b/packages/overlays/src/OverlayController.js
index 05861310b..5ebaed326 100644
--- a/packages/overlays/src/OverlayController.js
+++ b/packages/overlays/src/OverlayController.js
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ export class OverlayController extends EventTargetShim {
       await this._handlePosition({ phase: 'show' });
       this.__elementToFocusAfterHide = elementToFocusAfterHide;
       this.dispatchEvent(new Event('show'));
+      await this.transitionShow({ backdropNode: this.backdropNode, contentNode: this.contentNode });
     }
     /** @type {function} */ (this._showResolve)();
   }
@@ -782,7 +783,7 @@ export class OverlayController extends EventTargetShim {
     const event = new CustomEvent('before-hide', { cancelable: true });
     this.dispatchEvent(event);
     if (!event.defaultPrevented) {
-      // await this.transitionHide({ backdropNode: this.backdropNode, contentNode: this.contentNode });
+      await this.transitionHide({ backdropNode: this.backdropNode, contentNode: this.contentNode });
       this.contentWrapperNode.style.display = 'none';
       this._handleFeatures({ phase: 'hide' });
       this._keepBodySize({ phase: 'hide' });
@@ -798,6 +799,12 @@ export class OverlayController extends EventTargetShim {
   // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this, no-empty-function, no-unused-vars
   async transitionHide(config) {}
 
+  /**
+   * @param {{backdropNode:HTMLElement, contentNode:HTMLElement}} config
+   */
+  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this, no-empty-function, no-unused-vars
+  async transitionShow(config) {}
+
   _restoreFocus() {
     // We only are allowed to move focus if we (still) 'own' it.
     // Otherwise we assume the 'outside world' has, purposefully, taken over
diff --git a/packages/overlays/test-suites/OverlayMixin.suite.js b/packages/overlays/test-suites/OverlayMixin.suite.js
index c156f0af9..057860549 100644
--- a/packages/overlays/test-suites/OverlayMixin.suite.js
+++ b/packages/overlays/test-suites/OverlayMixin.suite.js
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ export function runOverlayMixinSuite({ tagString, tag, suffix = '' }) {
         </${tag}>
       `));
       closeBtn.click();
+      await nextFrame(); // hide takes at least a frame
       expect(el.opened).to.be.false;
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/overlays/test/OverlayController.test.js b/packages/overlays/test/OverlayController.test.js
index 47a4fdc8a..438bb3fa7 100644
--- a/packages/overlays/test/OverlayController.test.js
+++ b/packages/overlays/test/OverlayController.test.js
@@ -1100,6 +1100,60 @@ describe('OverlayController', () => {
       await ctrl0.show();
       expect(getTopEl()).to.equal(ctrl0.contentNode);
     });
+
+    it('awaits a "transitionHide" hook before hiding for real', done => {
+      const ctrl = new OverlayController({
+        ...withGlobalTestConfig(),
+      });
+      ctrl.show();
+
+      /** @type {{ (): void; (value?: void | PromiseLike<void> | undefined): void; }} */
+      let hideTransitionFinished;
+      ctrl.transitionHide = () =>
+        new Promise(resolve => {
+          hideTransitionFinished = resolve;
+        });
+
+      ctrl.hide();
+
+      expect(getComputedStyle(ctrl.contentWrapperNode).display).to.equal('block');
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        hideTransitionFinished();
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          expect(getComputedStyle(ctrl.contentWrapperNode).display).to.equal('none');
+          done();
+        }, 0);
+      }, 0);
+    });
+
+    it('awaits a "transitionShow" hook before finishing the show method', done => {
+      const ctrl = new OverlayController({
+        ...withGlobalTestConfig(),
+      });
+
+      /** @type {{ (): void; (value?: void | PromiseLike<void> | undefined): void; }} */
+      let showTransitionFinished;
+      ctrl.transitionShow = () =>
+        new Promise(resolve => {
+          showTransitionFinished = resolve;
+        });
+      ctrl.show();
+
+      let showIsDone = false;
+
+      /** @type {Promise<void>} */ (ctrl._showComplete).then(() => {
+        showIsDone = true;
+      });
+
+      expect(showIsDone).to.be.false;
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        showTransitionFinished();
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          expect(showIsDone).to.be.true;
+          done();
+        }, 0);
+      }, 0);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Update Configuration', () => {