diff --git a/apps/web/modules/ui/components/preview-survey/index.tsx b/apps/web/modules/ui/components/preview-survey/index.tsx
index 0f26d5bea9..46ededa983 100644
--- a/apps/web/modules/ui/components/preview-survey/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/modules/ui/components/preview-survey/index.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { Environment, Project } from "@prisma/client";
-import { Variants, motion } from "framer-motion";
+import { motion } from "framer-motion";
 import { ExpandIcon, MonitorIcon, ShrinkIcon, SmartphoneIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { TProjectStyling } from "@formbricks/types/project";
 import { TSurvey, TSurveyQuestionId, TSurveyStyling } from "@formbricks/types/surveys/types";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
 import { ClientLogo } from "@/modules/ui/components/client-logo";
 import { MediaBackground } from "@/modules/ui/components/media-background";
 import { ResetProgressButton } from "@/modules/ui/components/reset-progress-button";
@@ -28,33 +29,6 @@ interface PreviewSurveyProps {
 
 let surveyNameTemp: string;
 
-const previewParentContainerVariant: Variants = {
-  expanded: {
-    position: "fixed",
-    height: "100%",
-    width: "100%",
-    backgroundColor: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)",
-    backdropFilter: "blur(15px)",
-    left: 0,
-    top: 0,
-    zIndex: 1040,
-    transition: {
-      ease: "easeIn",
-      duration: 0.001,
-    },
-  },
-  shrink: {
-    display: "none",
-    position: "fixed",
-    backgroundColor: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0)",
-    backdropFilter: "blur(0px)",
-    transition: {
-      duration: 0,
-    },
-    zIndex: -1,
-  },
-};
-
 let setQuestionId = (_: string) => {};
 
 export const PreviewSurvey = ({
@@ -72,44 +46,8 @@ export const PreviewSurvey = ({
   const [appSetupCompleted, setAppSetupCompleted] = useState(false);
 
   const [previewMode, setPreviewMode] = useState("desktop");
-  const [previewPosition, setPreviewPosition] = useState("relative");
   const ContentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-  const [shrink, setShrink] = useState(false);
   const { projectOverwrites } = survey || {};
-  const previewScreenVariants: Variants = {
-    expanded: {
-      right: "5%",
-      bottom: "10%",
-      top: "12%",
-      width: "40%",
-      position: "fixed",
-      height: "80%",
-      zIndex: 1050,
-      boxShadow: "0px 4px 5px 4px rgba(169, 169, 169, 0.25)",
-      transition: {
-        ease: "easeInOut",
-        duration: shrink ? 0.3 : 0,
-      },
-    },
-    expanded_with_fixed_positioning: {
-      zIndex: 1050,
-      position: "fixed",
-      top: "5%",
-      right: "5%",
-      bottom: "10%",
-      width: "90%",
-      height: "90%",
-      transition: {
-        ease: "easeOut",
-        duration: 0.4,
-      },
-    },
-    shrink: {
-      display: "relative",
-      width: ["95%"],
-      height: ["95%"],
-    },
-  };
 
   const { placement: surveyPlacement } = projectOverwrites || {};
   const { darkOverlay: surveyDarkOverlay } = projectOverwrites || {};
@@ -226,22 +164,40 @@ export const PreviewSurvey = ({
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-full w-full flex-col items-center justify-items-center py-4" id="survey-preview">
+    <div
+      className="flex h-full w-full flex-col items-center justify-items-center p-2 py-4"
+      id="survey-preview">
       <motion.div
-        variants={previewParentContainerVariant}
-        animate={isFullScreenPreview ? "expanded" : "shrink"}
+        className={cn(
+          "z-50 flex h-full w-fit items-center justify-center",
+          isFullScreenPreview && "h-full w-full bg-zinc-500/50 backdrop-blur-md"
+        )}
+        style={{
+          position: isFullScreenPreview ? "fixed" : "absolute",
+          zIndex: 50,
+          left: isFullScreenPreview ? 0 : undefined,
+          top: isFullScreenPreview ? 0 : undefined,
+        }}
+        transition={{
+          ease: "easeInOut",
+          delay: 1.5,
+        }}
       />
       <motion.div
         layout
-        variants={previewScreenVariants}
-        animate={
-          isFullScreenPreview
-            ? previewPosition === "relative"
-              ? "expanded"
-              : "expanded_with_fixed_positioning"
-            : "shrink"
-        }
-        className="relative flex h-full w-[95%] items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-slate-300">
+        style={{
+          left: isFullScreenPreview ? "2.5%" : undefined,
+          top: isFullScreenPreview ? 0 : undefined,
+        }}
+        transition={{
+          duration: 0.8,
+          ease: "easeInOut",
+          type: "spring",
+        }}
+        className={cn(
+          "z-50 flex h-[95%] w-full items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-slate-300",
+          isFullScreenPreview && "absolute z-50 h-[95%] w-[95%]"
+        )}>
         {previewMode === "mobile" && (
           <>
             <p className="absolute left-0 top-0 m-2 rounded bg-slate-100 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-slate-400">
@@ -316,13 +272,9 @@ export const PreviewSurvey = ({
                   className="h-3 w-3 cursor-pointer rounded-full bg-emerald-500"
                   onClick={() => {
                     if (isFullScreenPreview) {
-                      setShrink(true);
-                      setPreviewPosition("relative");
-                      setTimeout(() => setIsFullScreenPreview(false), 300);
+                      setIsFullScreenPreview(false);
                     } else {
-                      setShrink(false);
                       setIsFullScreenPreview(true);
-                      setTimeout(() => setPreviewPosition("fixed"), 300);
                     }
                   }}
                   aria-label={isFullScreenPreview ? "Shrink Preview" : "Expand Preview"}></button>
@@ -339,18 +291,14 @@ export const PreviewSurvey = ({
                     <ShrinkIcon
                       className="mr-1 h-[22px] w-[22px] cursor-pointer rounded-md bg-white p-1 text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-700"
                       onClick={() => {
-                        setShrink(true);
-                        setPreviewPosition("relative");
-                        setTimeout(() => setIsFullScreenPreview(false), 300);
+                        setIsFullScreenPreview(false);
                       }}
                     />
                   ) : (
                     <ExpandIcon
                       className="mr-1 h-[22px] w-[22px] cursor-pointer rounded-md bg-white p-1 text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-700"
                       onClick={() => {
-                        setShrink(false);
                         setIsFullScreenPreview(true);
-                        setTimeout(() => setPreviewPosition("fixed"), 300);
                       }}
                     />
                   )}