diff --git a/src/theme/chat/markdown.css b/src/theme/chat/markdown.css
index 22d8461e6..bcb9796b9 100644
--- a/src/theme/chat/markdown.css
+++ b/src/theme/chat/markdown.css
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
 
 .chat-markdown {
   --shiki-dark-bg: var(--color-input);
+
+  &[data-chat-markdown-mode='streaming'] {
+    [data-stream-markdown='li'],
+    [data-stream-markdown='code-block'],
+    [data-stream-markdown='code-line'] {
+      @apply animate-in fade-in duration-200 motion-reduce:animate-none;
+    }
+  }
   @apply text-[11px] leading-4;
 
   [data-stream-markdown='blockquote'],
diff --git a/tests/e2e/chat/streaming-animation.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/chat/streaming-animation.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..074a289a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/chat/streaming-animation.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+
+import { CanvasHelper } from '#tests/helpers/canvas'
+
+test('streaming lists and code lines animate only when inserted', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/?test')
+  await new CanvasHelper(page).waitForInit()
+  const fixture = await page.evaluateHandle(async () => {
+    const vuePath = '/node_modules/.vite/deps/vue.js'
+    const markdownPath = '/src/components/chat/ChatMarkdown.vue'
+    const { createApp, h, ref, nextTick } = await import(vuePath)
+    const { default: ChatMarkdown } = await import(markdownPath)
+    const content = ref('A paragraph.\n\n- First item\n')
+    const mode = ref('streaming')
+    const host = document.createElement('div')
+    host.dataset.slot = 'streaming-animation-fixture'
+    document.body.append(host)
+    const app = createApp(() => h(ChatMarkdown, { content: content.value, mode: mode.value }))
+    app.mount(host)
+    return {
+      async append(text: string) {
+        content.value += text
+        await nextTick()
+      },
+      async settle() {
+        mode.value = 'static'
+        await nextTick()
+      },
+      dispose() {
+        app.unmount()
+        host.remove()
+      }
+    }
+  })
+  try {
+    const markdown = page.locator('[data-slot="streaming-animation-fixture"]')
+    const first = markdown.locator('[data-stream-markdown="li"]').first()
+    await expect(first).toHaveCSS('animation-name', 'enter')
+    await fixture.evaluate((state) =>
+      state.append('\n- Second item\n\n```typescript\nconst a = 1\n')
+    )
+    await expect(markdown.locator('[data-stream-markdown="li"]')).toHaveCount(2)
+    const code = markdown.locator('[data-stream-markdown="code-block"]')
+    await expect(code).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(code).toHaveCSS('animation-name', 'enter')
+    const line = markdown.locator('[data-stream-markdown="code-line"]').first()
+    await expect(line).toHaveCSS('animation-name', 'enter')
+    await fixture.evaluate((state) => state.append('const b = 2\n```'))
+    await expect(code).toContainText('const b = 2')
+    await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'reduce' })
+    await expect(first).toHaveCSS('animation-name', 'none')
+    await expect(line).toHaveCSS('animation-name', 'none')
+    await fixture.evaluate((state) => state.settle())
+    await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'no-preference' })
+    await expect(first).toHaveCSS('animation-name', 'none')
+    await expect(markdown.locator('[data-stream-markdown="code-block"]')).toHaveCSS(
+      'animation-name',
+      'none'
+    )
+  } finally {
+    await fixture.evaluate((state) => state.dispose())
+    await fixture.dispose()
+  }
+})