diff --git a/.changeset/layer-touch-reduced-motion-values.md b/.changeset/layer-touch-reduced-motion-values.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f235db055609e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/layer-touch-reduced-motion-values.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@astryxdesign/core': patch
+---
+
+[fix] With Reduce Motion on, a layer that opens under a finger fades in over 200 ms on easeInOut, the motion foundation's Reduce Motion values, instead of the theme's fast duration and curve. Under a mouse it still appears at once.
+
+@vjeux
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Layer/__tests__/LayerReducedMotion.a11y.chromium.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/Layer/__tests__/LayerReducedMotion.a11y.chromium.spec.ts
index 0ac8e07239610..a0289fa1b2785 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Layer/__tests__/LayerReducedMotion.a11y.chromium.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Layer/__tests__/LayerReducedMotion.a11y.chromium.spec.ts
@@ -63,12 +63,13 @@ async function entranceOf(page: Page, selector: string) {
   return page.evaluate(sel => {
     const layer = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`${sel}:popover-open`);
     if (layer == null) {
-      return {name: 'missing', properties: [], duration: NaN};
+      return {name: 'missing', properties: [], duration: NaN, easing: ''};
     }
     const computed = getComputedStyle(layer);
     const name = computed.animationName;
-    // Seconds; the first animation's duration.
+    // Seconds; the first animation's duration and curve.
     const duration = parseFloat(computed.animationDuration.split(',')[0]);
+    const easing = computed.animationTimingFunction.split(/,(?![^(]*\))/)[0];
     const properties = new Set<string>();
     for (const sheet of Array.from(document.styleSheets)) {
       let rules: CSSRuleList;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ async function entranceOf(page: Page, selector: string) {
       };
       visit(rules);
     }
-    return {name, properties: Array.from(properties).sort(), duration};
+    return {name, properties: Array.from(properties).sort(), duration, easing};
   }, selector);
 }
 
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ for (const {name, story, trigger, layer} of cases) {
       // design:reduced-motion DR2: a cross-fade of 200 ms or less.
       expect(entrance.duration).toBeGreaterThan(0);
       expect(entrance.duration).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0.2);
+      // The motion foundation's cross-fade: Core Animation's easeInOut,
+      // cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1), which the engine names ease-in-out.
+      expect(entrance.easing).toBe('ease-in-out');
     });
   });
 
@@ -144,6 +148,9 @@ for (const {name, story, trigger, layer} of cases) {
       expect(entrance.properties).toEqual(['opacity']);
       expect(entrance.duration).toBeGreaterThan(0);
       expect(entrance.duration).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0.2);
+      // The motion foundation's cross-fade: Core Animation's easeInOut,
+      // cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1), which the engine names ease-in-out.
+      expect(entrance.easing).toBe('ease-in-out');
     });
   });
 
@@ -167,6 +174,10 @@ for (const {name, story, trigger, layer} of cases) {
       await page.goto(
         `${storybook.origin}/iframe.html?id=${story}&viewMode=story`,
       );
+      // A fine primary pointer in this context.
+      expect(
+        await page.evaluate(() => matchMedia('(pointer: coarse)').matches),
+      ).toBe(false);
       await page.getByText(trigger, {exact: true}).hover();
       const entrance = await entranceOf(page, layer);
       expect(entrance.name).toBe('none');
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Layer/layerAnimations.stylex.ts b/packages/core/src/Layer/layerAnimations.stylex.ts
index b624fe6eda379..3734261876293 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Layer/layerAnimations.stylex.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Layer/layerAnimations.stylex.ts
@@ -89,14 +89,22 @@ const fadeIn = stylex.keyframes({
   to: {opacity: 1},
 });
 
+// Reduce Motion follows the motion foundation's policy
+// (design:reduced-motion): under a coarse pointer an opacity-only fade of
+// 200 ms on easeInOut that no theme value lengthens, under any other pointer
+// no animation. The media keys stay literal, spelled as the policy's queries
+// (a test pins them): the StyleX build gives an imported at-rule key another
+// priority. The values become `reducedMotionFadeConsts` once it is on main.
 const animationBase = {
   animationDuration: {
     default: durationVars['--duration-fast-max'],
-    // The cross-fade is 200 ms or less, whatever the theme's duration
-    // (design:reduced-motion DR2).
-    '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (pointer: coarse)': `min(${durationVars['--duration-fast-max']}, 200ms)`,
+    '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (pointer: coarse)': '200ms',
+  },
+  animationTimingFunction: {
+    default: easeVars['--ease-standard'],
+    '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (pointer: coarse)':
+      'cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1)',
   },
-  animationTimingFunction: easeVars['--ease-standard'],
   animationFillMode: 'backwards' as const,
 };
 
@@ -106,19 +114,18 @@ const animationBase = {
  * Keyed by LayerPlacement ('above' | 'below' | 'start' | 'end')
  * for easy lookup: `layerAnimations[placement]`.
  *
- * Each entry disables its keyframe animation under
- * `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` so the layer appears instantly instead of
- * translating/scaling in (infra-6). Under a finger (the primary pointer is
- * coarse) it fades in instead, opacity only and in 200 ms or less: on a touch
- * screen Reduce Motion replaces motion with a cross-fade rather than a jump
- * (design:reduced-motion DR2, DR3), as iOS does for its menus, popovers and
- * tips.
+ * Under `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` each entry drops its travel and
+ * scale. Under a finger (the primary pointer is coarse) the layer fades in,
+ * opacity only, in 200 ms on easeInOut: on a touch screen Reduce Motion
+ * replaces motion with a cross-fade rather than a jump; under any other
+ * pointer it appears at once (design:reduced-motion DR1 to DR4).
  */
 export const layerAnimations = stylex.create({
   below: {
     animationName: {
       default: enterBelow,
-      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)': 'none',
+      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (not (pointer: coarse))':
+        'none',
       '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (pointer: coarse)': fadeIn,
     },
     ...animationBase,
@@ -126,7 +133,8 @@ export const layerAnimations = stylex.create({
   above: {
     animationName: {
       default: enterAbove,
-      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)': 'none',
+      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (not (pointer: coarse))':
+        'none',
       '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (pointer: coarse)': fadeIn,
     },
     ...animationBase,
@@ -135,7 +143,8 @@ export const layerAnimations = stylex.create({
     animationName: {
       default: enterEnd,
       ':is([dir="rtl"] *)': enterEndRtl,
-      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)': 'none',
+      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (not (pointer: coarse))':
+        'none',
       '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (pointer: coarse)': fadeIn,
     },
     ...animationBase,
@@ -144,7 +153,8 @@ export const layerAnimations = stylex.create({
     animationName: {
       default: enterStart,
       ':is([dir="rtl"] *)': enterStartRtl,
-      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)': 'none',
+      '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (not (pointer: coarse))':
+        'none',
       '@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (pointer: coarse)': fadeIn,
     },
     ...animationBase,