diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 37745fd3ddd74..fcd9c8a330ee0 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Enhancements
+
+-   DropZone: rewrite animation without depending on framer-motion. ([#62044](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/62044))
+
 ## 28.1.0 (2024-06-15)
 
 ### Enhancements
 
-- Add `text-wrap: balance` fallback to all instances of `text-wrap: pretty` for greater cross browser compatibility. ([#62233](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/62233))
-- Updates the space between input + label to `8px` in CheckboxControl and RadioControl. Also increased the space between RadioControl components to `12px` to make it consistent with CheckboxControl. ([#61696](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/61696))
+-   Add `text-wrap: balance` fallback to all instances of `text-wrap: pretty` for greater cross browser compatibility. ([#62233](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/62233))
+-   Updates the space between input + label to `8px` in CheckboxControl and RadioControl. Also increased the space between RadioControl components to `12px` to make it consistent with CheckboxControl. ([#61696](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/61696))
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/drop-zone/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/drop-zone/index.tsx
index abe8a2c0263da..d0aef35b09d4d 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/drop-zone/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/drop-zone/index.tsx
@@ -10,86 +10,14 @@ import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { useState } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { upload, Icon } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { getFilesFromDataTransfer } from '@wordpress/dom';
-import {
-	__experimentalUseDropZone as useDropZone,
-	useReducedMotion,
-} from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { __experimentalUseDropZone as useDropZone } from '@wordpress/compose';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import {
-	__unstableMotion as motion,
-	__unstableAnimatePresence as AnimatePresence,
-} from '../animation';
 import type { DropType, DropZoneProps } from './types';
 import type { WordPressComponentProps } from '../context';
 
-const backdrop = {
-	hidden: { opacity: 0 },
-	show: {
-		opacity: 1,
-		transition: {
-			type: 'tween',
-			duration: 0.2,
-			delay: 0,
-			delayChildren: 0.1,
-		},
-	},
-	exit: {
-		opacity: 0,
-		transition: {
-			duration: 0.2,
-			delayChildren: 0,
-		},
-	},
-};
-
-const foreground = {
-	hidden: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.9 },
-	show: {
-		opacity: 1,
-		scale: 1,
-		transition: {
-			duration: 0.1,
-		},
-	},
-	exit: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.9 },
-};
-
-function DropIndicator( { label }: { label?: string } ) {
-	const disableMotion = useReducedMotion();
-	const children = (
-		<motion.div
-			variants={ backdrop }
-			initial={ disableMotion ? 'show' : 'hidden' }
-			animate="show"
-			exit={ disableMotion ? 'show' : 'exit' }
-			className="components-drop-zone__content"
-			// Without this, when this div is shown,
-			// Safari calls a onDropZoneLeave causing a loop because of this bug
-			// https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66547
-			style={ { pointerEvents: 'none' } }
-		>
-			<motion.div variants={ foreground }>
-				<Icon
-					icon={ upload }
-					className="components-drop-zone__content-icon"
-				/>
-				<span className="components-drop-zone__content-text">
-					{ label ? label : __( 'Drop files to upload' ) }
-				</span>
-			</motion.div>
-		</motion.div>
-	);
-
-	if ( disableMotion ) {
-		return children;
-	}
-
-	return <AnimatePresence>{ children }</AnimatePresence>;
-}
-
 /**
  * `DropZone` is a component creating a drop zone area taking the full size of its parent element. It supports dropping files, HTML content or any other HTML drop event.
  *
@@ -135,7 +63,7 @@ export function DropZoneComponent( {
 
 			/**
 			 * From Windows Chrome 96, the `event.dataTransfer` returns both file object and HTML.
-			 * The order of the checks is important to recognise the HTML drop.
+			 * The order of the checks is important to recognize the HTML drop.
 			 */
 			if ( html && onHTMLDrop ) {
 				onHTMLDrop( html );
@@ -152,7 +80,7 @@ export function DropZoneComponent( {
 
 			/**
 			 * From Windows Chrome 96, the `event.dataTransfer` returns both file object and HTML.
-			 * The order of the checks is important to recognise the HTML drop.
+			 * The order of the checks is important to recognize the HTML drop.
 			 */
 			if ( event.dataTransfer?.types.includes( 'text/html' ) ) {
 				_type = 'html';
@@ -181,12 +109,15 @@ export function DropZoneComponent( {
 			setIsDraggingOverElement( false );
 		},
 	} );
+
 	const classes = clsx( 'components-drop-zone', className, {
 		'is-active':
 			( isDraggingOverDocument || isDraggingOverElement ) &&
 			( ( type === 'file' && onFilesDrop ) ||
 				( type === 'html' && onHTMLDrop ) ||
 				( type === 'default' && onDrop ) ),
+		'has-dragged-out': ! isDraggingOverElement,
+		// Keeping the following classnames for legacy purposes
 		'is-dragging-over-document': isDraggingOverDocument,
 		'is-dragging-over-element': isDraggingOverElement,
 		[ `is-dragging-${ type }` ]: !! type,
@@ -194,7 +125,17 @@ export function DropZoneComponent( {
 
 	return (
 		<div { ...restProps } ref={ ref } className={ classes }>
-			{ isDraggingOverElement && <DropIndicator label={ label } /> }
+			<div className="components-drop-zone__content">
+				<div className="components-drop-zone__content-inner">
+					<Icon
+						icon={ upload }
+						className="components-drop-zone__content-icon"
+					/>
+					<span className="components-drop-zone__content-text">
+						{ label ? label : __( 'Drop files to upload' ) }
+					</span>
+				</div>
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/drop-zone/style.scss b/packages/components/src/drop-zone/style.scss
index 164ff5cd9db25..2793dc708cf03 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/drop-zone/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/drop-zone/style.scss
@@ -13,23 +13,58 @@
 		opacity: 1;
 		visibility: visible;
 	}
-}
 
-.components-drop-zone__content {
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 0;
-	bottom: 0;
-	left: 0;
-	right: 0;
-	height: 100%;
-	width: 100%;
-	display: flex;
-	background-color: $components-color-accent;
-	align-items: center;
-	justify-content: center;
-	z-index: z-index(".components-drop-zone__content");
-	text-align: center;
-	color: $white;
+	.components-drop-zone__content {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: 0;
+		bottom: 0;
+		left: 0;
+		right: 0;
+		height: 100%;
+		width: 100%;
+		display: flex;
+		background-color: $components-color-accent;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		z-index: z-index(".components-drop-zone__content");
+		text-align: center;
+		color: $white;
+		opacity: 0;
+
+		// Without this, when this div is shown,
+		// Safari calls a onDropZoneLeave causing a loop because of this bug
+		// https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66547
+		pointer-events: none;
+	}
+
+	.components-drop-zone__content-inner {
+		opacity: 0;
+		transform: scale(0.9);
+	}
+
+	&.is-active:not(.has-dragged-out) {
+		.components-drop-zone__content {
+			opacity: 1;
+
+			transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+			@media (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+				transition: none;
+			}
+		}
+
+		.components-drop-zone__content-inner {
+			opacity: 1;
+			transform: scale(1);
+
+			transition:
+				opacity 0.1s ease-in-out 0.1s,
+				transform 0.1s ease-in-out 0.1s;
+
+			@media (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+				transition: none;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 .components-drop-zone__content-icon,