diff --git a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toast.tsx b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toast.tsx
index d7e1427ee00..05b35b01e3d 100644
--- a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toast.tsx
+++ b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toast.tsx
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ import type { InternalToast, ToastAction } from './ToastTypes';
 import { lineHeightContainer } from '../../css/lineHeightContainer.css';
 import buildDataAttributes from '../private/buildDataAttributes';
 import * as styles from './Toast.css';
+import { toastGap } from './consts';
 
 const toneToIcon = {
   critical: IconCritical,
   positive: IconPositive,
 };
 
-export const toastDuration = 10000;
+// todo - revert change
+export const toastDuration = 1000 * 4;
 
 const borderRadius = 'large';
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ const ToastIcon = ({ tone, icon }: Pick<InternalToast, 'tone' | 'icon'>) => {
 
 interface ToastProps extends InternalToast {
   onClose: (dedupeKey: string, id: string) => void;
+  expanded: boolean;
 }
 const Toast = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ToastProps>(
   (
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ const Toast = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ToastProps>(
       action,
       shouldRemove,
       data,
+      expanded,
       ...restProps
     },
     ref,
@@ -97,6 +101,11 @@ const Toast = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ToastProps>(
       }
     }, [shouldRemove, remove, stopTimeout]);
 
+    useEffect(
+      () => (expanded ? stopTimeout() : startTimeout()),
+      [expanded, startTimeout, stopTimeout],
+    );
+
     assert(
       !icon || (icon.props.size === undefined && icon.props.tone === undefined),
       "Icons cannot set the 'size' or 'tone' prop when passed to a Toast component",
@@ -141,58 +150,56 @@ const Toast = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ToastProps>(
         textAlign="left"
         role="alert"
         ref={ref}
-        onMouseEnter={stopTimeout}
-        onMouseLeave={startTimeout}
-        className={vanillaTheme}
+        className={[vanillaTheme, styles.toast]}
+        overflow="hidden"
+        boxShadow="large"
+        borderRadius={borderRadius}
         {...buildDataAttributes({ data, validateRestProps: restProps })}
       >
-        <Box boxShadow="large" borderRadius={borderRadius}>
-          <ContentBlock width="xsmall">
-            <Box
-              background={{ lightMode: 'surfaceDark', darkMode: 'surface' }}
-              position="relative"
-              borderRadius={borderRadius}
-              paddingY="medium"
-              paddingX="gutter"
-              overflow="hidden"
-              className={styles.toast}
-            >
-              <Columns space="none">
-                {tone !== 'neutral' || (tone === 'neutral' && icon) ? (
-                  <Column width="content">
-                    <Box paddingRight="small">
-                      <ToastIcon tone={tone} icon={icon} />
-                    </Box>
-                  </Column>
-                ) : null}
-                <Column>{content}</Column>
+        <ContentBlock width="xsmall">
+          <Box
+            background={{ lightMode: 'surfaceDark', darkMode: 'surface' }}
+            position="relative"
+            borderRadius={borderRadius}
+            paddingY="medium"
+            paddingX="gutter"
+            marginTop={toastGap}
+          >
+            <Columns space="none">
+              {tone !== 'neutral' || (tone === 'neutral' && icon) ? (
                 <Column width="content">
-                  <Box
-                    width="touchable"
-                    display="flex"
-                    justifyContent="flexEnd"
-                    alignItems="center"
-                    className={lineHeightContainer.standard}
-                    aria-hidden
-                  >
-                    <ButtonIcon
-                      id={`${dedupeKey}-clear`}
-                      icon={<IconClear tone="secondary" />}
-                      variant="transparent"
-                      onClick={remove}
-                      label={closeLabel}
-                      data={
-                        process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
-                          ? { testid: 'clearToast' }
-                          : {}
-                      }
-                    />
+                  <Box paddingRight="small">
+                    <ToastIcon tone={tone} icon={icon} />
                   </Box>
                 </Column>
-              </Columns>
-            </Box>
-          </ContentBlock>
-        </Box>
+              ) : null}
+              <Column>{content}</Column>
+              <Column width="content">
+                <Box
+                  width="touchable"
+                  display="flex"
+                  justifyContent="flexEnd"
+                  alignItems="center"
+                  className={lineHeightContainer.standard}
+                  aria-hidden
+                >
+                  <ButtonIcon
+                    id={`${dedupeKey}-clear`}
+                    icon={<IconClear tone="secondary" />}
+                    variant="transparent"
+                    onClick={remove}
+                    label={closeLabel}
+                    data={
+                      process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
+                        ? { testid: 'clearToast' }
+                        : {}
+                    }
+                  />
+                </Box>
+              </Column>
+            </Columns>
+          </Box>
+        </ContentBlock>
       </Box>
     );
   },
diff --git a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toaster.css.ts b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toaster.css.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a5be352407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toaster.css.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+
+export const toaster = style({
+  bottom: '0',
+  left: '50%',
+  transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
+  width: '420px',
+});
diff --git a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toaster.tsx b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toaster.tsx
index da67b0fb72c..f39ac6f2583 100644
--- a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toaster.tsx
+++ b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/Toaster.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
-import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { Box } from '../Box/Box';
 import ToastComponent from './Toast';
 import { useFlipList } from './useFlipList';
 import type { InternalToast } from './ToastTypes';
 
+import * as styles from './Toaster.css';
+
 interface ToasterProps {
   toasts: InternalToast[];
   removeToast: (key: string) => void;
 }
+
 export const Toaster = ({ toasts, removeToast }: ToasterProps) => {
-  const { itemRef, remove } = useFlipList();
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
+  const { itemRef, remove } = useFlipList(expanded);
 
   const onClose = useCallback(
     (dedupeKey: string, id: string) => {
@@ -25,20 +29,23 @@ export const Toaster = ({ toasts, removeToast }: ToasterProps) => {
     <Box
       position="fixed"
       zIndex="notification"
-      width="full"
-      pointerEvents="none"
-      paddingX="gutter"
-      bottom={0}
+      pointerEvents={toasts.length === 0 ? 'none' : undefined}
+      padding={toasts.length === 0 ? 'none' : 'xsmall'}
+      onMouseEnter={() => setExpanded(true)}
+      onMouseLeave={() => setExpanded(false)}
+      onFocus={() => setExpanded(true)}
+      onBlur={() => setExpanded(false)}
+      className={styles.toaster}
     >
       {toasts.map(({ id, ...rest }) => (
-        <Box key={id} paddingBottom="small">
-          <ToastComponent
-            ref={itemRef(id)}
-            id={id}
-            onClose={onClose}
-            {...rest}
-          />
-        </Box>
+        <ToastComponent
+          key={id}
+          ref={itemRef(id)}
+          id={id}
+          onClose={onClose}
+          expanded={expanded}
+          {...rest}
+        />
       ))}
     </Box>
   );
diff --git a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/consts.ts b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/consts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abbc2d2d94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/consts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const toastGap = 'xxsmall';
diff --git a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/useFlipList.ts b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/useFlipList.ts
index 626724bec15..aeef69c3600 100644
--- a/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/useFlipList.ts
+++ b/packages/braid-design-system/src/lib/components/useToast/useFlipList.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 import { useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useIsomorphicLayoutEffect } from '../../hooks/useIsomorphicLayoutEffect';
+import { calc } from '@vanilla-extract/css-utils';
+import { vars } from '../../../entries/css';
+import { toastGap } from './consts';
+
+const px = (v: string | number) => `${v}px`;
 
 const animationTimeout = 300;
 
-const entranceTransition = 'transform 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease';
-const exitTransition = 'opacity 0.1s ease';
+const entranceTransition = 'all 0.2s ease';
+const exitTransition = 'opacity 0.2s ease, height 0.2s ease';
+
+const visibleStackedToasts = 3;
 
 interface Transform {
-  property: 'opacity' | 'transform' | 'scale';
+  property: 'opacity' | 'transform' | 'scale' | 'height';
   from?: string;
   to?: string;
 }
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ const animate = (
   });
 };
 
-export const useFlipList = () => {
+export const useFlipList = (expanded: boolean) => {
   const refs = useMemo(() => new Map<string, HTMLElement | null>(), []);
   const positions = useMemo(() => new Map<string, number>(), []);
 
@@ -71,35 +78,85 @@ export const useFlipList = () => {
 
     Array.from(refs.entries()).forEach(([id, element]) => {
       if (element) {
+        const index = Array.from(refs.keys()).indexOf(id);
+        const toastsLength = refs.size;
+        const position = toastsLength - index - 1;
+
+        const { scale, opacity } = element.style;
+        const height = element.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+
+        element.style.scale = '1';
+        element.style.height = 'auto';
+        const fullHeight = element.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+
+        element.style.height = px(height);
+        element.style.scale = scale;
+
+        const collapsedHeight = '8px';
+
         const prevTop = positions.get(id);
-        const { top, height } = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const isNew = typeof prevTop !== 'number';
+
+        const collapsedScale = position === 1 ? 0.9 : 0.8;
 
-        if (typeof prevTop === 'number' && prevTop !== top) {
-          // Move animation
+        if (position > 0) {
+          // Move animation for toasts that are not the first
           animations.push({
             element,
             transition: entranceTransition,
             transforms: [
               {
-                property: 'transform',
-                from: `translateY(${prevTop - top}px)`,
+                property: 'height',
+                from: px(height),
+                to: expanded
+                  ? px(fullHeight)
+                  : `${calc(collapsedHeight).add(vars.space[toastGap])}`,
+              },
+              {
+                property: 'scale',
+                from: scale,
+                to: expanded ? '1' : `${collapsedScale}`,
+              },
+              {
+                property: 'opacity',
+                from: opacity,
+                to: position < visibleStackedToasts || expanded ? '1' : '0',
               },
             ],
           });
-        } else if (typeof prevTop !== 'number') {
+        } else if (isNew) {
           // Enter animation
           animations.push({
             element,
             transition: entranceTransition,
             transforms: [
-              {
-                property: 'transform',
-                from: `translateY(${height}px)`,
-              },
               {
                 property: 'opacity',
                 from: '0',
               },
+              {
+                property: 'height',
+                from: '0px',
+                to: px(fullHeight),
+              },
+            ],
+          });
+        } else {
+          // Move animation for the first toast
+          animations.push({
+            element,
+            transition: entranceTransition,
+            transforms: [
+              {
+                property: 'height',
+                from: px(height),
+                to: px(fullHeight),
+              },
+              {
+                property: 'scale',
+                from: scale,
+                to: '1',
+              },
             ],
           });
         }
@@ -128,6 +185,11 @@ export const useFlipList = () => {
               property: 'opacity',
               to: '0',
             },
+            {
+              property: 'height',
+              from: element.style.height,
+              to: '0px',
+            },
           ],
           exitTransition,
           cb,