diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index 8f5d0ab2..1e76b5bd 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import Script from "next/script";
 import { NextIntlClientProvider } from "next-intl";
 import { getLocale, getMessages } from "next-intl/server";
 
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { type ReactNode, Suspense } from "react";
 import { Toaster } from "sonner";
+import { GlobalProgressBar } from "@/components/global-progress-bar";
 import { PwaRegister } from "@/components/pwa-register";
 import { ScopedThemeVars } from "@/components/scoped-theme-vars";
 import { ThemeScopeDetector } from "@/components/theme-scope-detector";
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ export default async function RootLayout({
 				className="flex min-h-screen flex-col site-bg"
 				style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--color-background)" }}
 			>
+				<Suspense fallback={null}>
+					<GlobalProgressBar />
+				</Suspense>
 				<NextIntlClientProvider locale={locale} messages={messages}>
 					<ThemeVars nonce={nonce} />
 					<ScopedThemeVars nonce={nonce} />
diff --git a/src/components/global-progress-bar.tsx b/src/components/global-progress-bar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d2918ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/global-progress-bar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { motion, useIsPresent } from "motion/react";
+import { usePathname, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+/**
+ * Global smooth progress indicator for page transitions.
+ * Uses motion/react for high-performance 60fps animations.
+ */
+export function GlobalProgressBar() {
+	const pathname = usePathname();
+	const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+	const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
+	const isPresent = useIsPresent();
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		setIsLoading(true);
+		const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+			setIsLoading(false);
+		}, 400);
+
+		return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+	}, [pathname, searchParams]);
+
+	if (!isLoading && isPresent) return null;
+
+	return (
+		<div className="fixed top-0 left-0 right-0 z-[99999] h-1 bg-transparent pointer-events-none overflow-hidden">
+			<motion.div
+				className="h-full bg-[var(--color-primary)] shadow-[0_0_10px_var(--color-primary)]"
+				initial={{ width: "0%", opacity: 1 }}
+				animate={{ width: "85%", opacity: 1 }}
+				exit={{ width: "100%", opacity: 0 }}
+				transition={{ duration: 0.3, ease: "easeInOut" }}
+			/>
+		</div>
+	);
+}