diff --git a/client/src/components/layout/NewRecipeButton.tsx b/client/src/components/layout/NewRecipeButton.tsx
index 79a4e2f..1782edf 100644
--- a/client/src/components/layout/NewRecipeButton.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/layout/NewRecipeButton.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export function NewRecipeButton({ trigger }: NewRecipeButtonProps) {
   const { user } = useCurrentUser();
   // hvordan steg i ny oppskrift man er på
   const [currentStep, setCurrentStep] = useState(1);
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
 
   if (!user) {
     return (
@@ -29,12 +30,18 @@ export function NewRecipeButton({ trigger }: NewRecipeButtonProps) {
     <Dialog
       trigger={trigger}
       title="Ny oppskrift"
+      open={isOpen}
+      onOpenChange={setIsOpen}
       headerContent={<RecipeStepIndicator currentStep={currentStep} />}
     >
       <NewRecipePage
         currentStep={currentStep}
         setCurrentStep={setCurrentStep}
+        onPublished={() => {
+          setIsOpen(false)
+          setCurrentStep(1)
+        }}
       />
     </Dialog>
-  );
+  )
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/ui/Dialog.tsx b/client/src/components/ui/Dialog.tsx
index 91bf786..5826f48 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ui/Dialog.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/ui/Dialog.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import CloseIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Close'
 
 // Definerer hvilke props Dialog-komponenten tar imot
 type DialogProps = {
-  trigger: ReactNode // Elementet som åpner dialogen, for eksempel en knapp
-  title: string // Tittelen som vises øverst i dialogen
-  headerContent?: ReactNode // Valgfritt innhold i headeren, for eksempel stegindikator
-  children: ReactNode // Innholdet som vises inne i dialogen
+  trigger: ReactNode
+  title: string
+  headerContent?: ReactNode
+  children: ReactNode
+  open?: boolean
+  onOpenChange?: (open: boolean) => void
 }
 
 
@@ -16,9 +18,11 @@ export function Dialog({
   title,
   headerContent,
   children,
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
 }: DialogProps) {
   return (
-    <RadixDialog.Root>
+    <RadixDialog.Root open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
       {/* Elementet som åpner dialogen */}
       <RadixDialog.Trigger asChild>
         {trigger}
diff --git a/client/src/routes/NewRecipePage.tsx b/client/src/routes/NewRecipePage.tsx
index 3e90cdb..5dc8625 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/NewRecipePage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/NewRecipePage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
+import { AnimatePresence, motion, useReducedMotion } from 'motion/react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router'
 import { useMutation } from '@apollo/client/react'
 import { CREATE_RECIPE } from '../graphql/mutations'
@@ -63,19 +64,22 @@ function parseInstructionText(text: string): string[] {
 type NewRecipePageProps = {
   currentStep: number
   setCurrentStep: (step: number) => void
+  onPublished: () => void
 }
 
 export default function NewRecipePage({
   currentStep,
   setCurrentStep,
+  onPublished,
 }: NewRecipePageProps) {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
+  const shouldReduceMotion = useReducedMotion()
 
   const [recipeData, setRecipeData] = useState<RecipeFormData>({
     title: '',
     description: '',
     imageFile: null,
-    prepTime: 0,
+    prepTime: 30,
     servings: 4,
     category: 'Middag',
     tags: [],
@@ -194,8 +198,9 @@ export default function NewRecipePage({
       }
 
       // Navigerer til detaljsiden for oppskriften som nettopp ble opprettet.
-      // Forutsetter at appens rute er /recipes/:id.
-      navigate(`/recipes/${recipeId}`, { replace: true })
+      // Forutsetter at appens rute er /re  cipes/:id.
+     onPublished()
+     navigate(`/recipes/${recipeId}`, { replace: true })
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Kunne ikke publisere oppskrift:', err)
       setPublishError(
@@ -206,55 +211,79 @@ export default function NewRecipePage({
     }
   }
 
+ 
   return (
     <div className="w-full">
-      {currentStep === 1 && (
-        <RecipeStep1
-          data={recipeData}
-          setData={setRecipeData}
-          onNext={() => setCurrentStep(2)}
-        />
-      )}
-
-      {currentStep === 2 && (
-        <RecipeStep2
-          data={recipeData}
-          setData={setRecipeData}
-          onBack={() => setCurrentStep(1)}
-          onNext={() => setCurrentStep(3)}
-        />
-      )}
-
-      {currentStep === 3 && (
-        <RecipeStep3
-          data={recipeData}
-          setData={setRecipeData}
-          onBack={() => setCurrentStep(2)}
-          onNext={() => setCurrentStep(4)}
-        />
-      )}
-
-      {currentStep === 4 && (
-        <>
-          <RecipeStep4
-            data={recipeData}
-            onBack={() => setCurrentStep(3)}
-            onPublish={handlePublish}
-          />
-
-          {(uploading || loading) && (
-            <p role="status" className="mt-3 text-olive">
-              Publiserer oppskriften...
-            </p>
+      <AnimatePresence mode="wait" initial={false}>
+        <motion.div
+          key={currentStep}
+          initial={{
+            opacity: 0,
+            x: shouldReduceMotion ? 0 : 25,
+          }}
+          animate={{
+            opacity: 1,
+            x: 0,
+          }}
+          exit={{
+            opacity: 0,
+            x: shouldReduceMotion ? 0 : -25,
+          }}
+          transition={{
+            duration: shouldReduceMotion ? 0 : 0.25,
+            ease: 'easeInOut',
+          }}
+        >
+          {currentStep === 1 && (
+            <RecipeStep1
+              data={recipeData}
+              setData={setRecipeData}
+              onNext={() => setCurrentStep(2)}
+            />
           )}
 
-          {(publishError || error) && (
-            <p role="alert" className="mt-3 text-primary">
-              Kunne ikke publisere oppskriften: {publishError || error?.message}
-            </p>
+          {currentStep === 2 && (
+            <RecipeStep2
+              data={recipeData}
+              setData={setRecipeData}
+              onBack={() => setCurrentStep(1)}
+              onNext={() => setCurrentStep(3)}
+            />
           )}
-        </>
-      )}
+
+          {currentStep === 3 && (
+            <RecipeStep3
+              data={recipeData}
+              setData={setRecipeData}
+              onBack={() => setCurrentStep(2)}
+              onNext={() => setCurrentStep(4)}
+            />
+          )}
+
+          {currentStep === 4 && (
+            <>
+              <RecipeStep4
+                data={recipeData}
+                onBack={() => setCurrentStep(3)}
+                onPublish={handlePublish}
+              />
+
+              {(uploading || loading) && (
+                <p role="status" className="mt-3 text-olive">
+                  Publiserer oppskriften...
+                </p>
+              )}
+
+              {(publishError || error) && (
+                <p role="alert" className="mt-3 text-primary">
+                  Kunne ikke publisere oppskriften: {publishError || error?.message}
+                </p>
+              )}
+            </>
+          )}
+        </motion.div>
+      </AnimatePresence>
     </div>
   )
+
 }