diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.scss b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.scss
index dd2ab9c9d980..118c475ec590 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.scss
@@ -13,24 +13,28 @@
 
   &__container {
     display: grid;
-    grid-gap: $euiSizeXS;
-    padding: $euiSizeS;
-    background-color: #e9edf3;
+    grid-gap: $euiSizeXS / 2;
+    padding: $euiSizeS - ($euiSizeXS / 2) $euiSizeS $euiSizeS $euiSizeS;
+    background-color: $euiColorLightShade;
     border-radius: $euiBorderRadius;
   }
 
   &__field {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
-
-    // grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
     grid-gap: $euiSizeS;
     padding: $euiSizeS $euiSizeM;
     align-items: center;
   }
 
   &__draggable {
-    padding: 2px 0;
+    padding: $euiSizeXS / 2 0;
+    animation: pop-in $euiAnimSpeedSlow $euiAnimSlightResistance forwards;
+    transform-origin: bottom;
+
+    &.closing {
+      animation: pop-out $euiAnimSpeedSlow $euiAnimSlightResistance forwards; // Also update speed in dropbox.tsx
+    }
   }
 
   &__field_text {
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@
   &__dropTarget {
     color: $euiColorDarkShade;
     grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
+    transform-origin: top;
+    animation: pop-in $euiAnimSpeedFast $euiAnimSlightResistance forwards;
 
     &.validField {
       background-color: #a8d9e7;
@@ -54,3 +60,43 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+@keyframes pop-in {
+  from {
+    max-height: 0;
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+
+  to {
+    max-height: 1000px;
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes pop-out {
+  from {
+    max-height: 1000px;
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+
+  to {
+    max-height: 0;
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+  .dropBox {
+    &__draggable {
+      animation: none;
+
+      &.closing {
+        animation: none;
+      }
+    }
+
+    &__dropTarget {
+      animation: none;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.tsx b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.tsx
index 451bbe4e52eb..9c6c9e290f8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/dropbox.tsx
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import {
   EuiText,
   DropResult,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
-import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { IDropAttributes, IDropState } from '../../utils/drag_drop';
 import './dropbox.scss';
 import { useDropbox } from './use';
 import { UseDropboxProps } from './use/use_dropbox';
+import { usePrefersReducedMotion } from './use/use_prefers_reduced_motion';
 
 export interface DropboxDisplay {
   label: string;
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ const DropboxComponent = ({
   canDrop,
   dropProps,
 }: DropboxProps) => {
+  const prefersReducedMotion = usePrefersReducedMotion();
+  const [closing, setClosing] = useState<boolean | string>(false);
   const handleDragEnd = useCallback(
     ({ source, destination }: DropResult) => {
       if (!destination) return;
@@ -67,13 +70,32 @@ const DropboxComponent = ({
     [fields, onReorderField]
   );
 
+  const animateDelete = useCallback(
+    (id: string) => {
+      setClosing(id);
+      setTimeout(
+        () => {
+          onDeleteField(id);
+          setClosing(false);
+        },
+        prefersReducedMotion ? 0 : 350 // Also update speed in dropbox.scss
+      );
+    },
+    [onDeleteField, prefersReducedMotion]
+  );
+
   return (
     <EuiDragDropContext onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}>
       <EuiFormRow label={boxLabel} className="dropBox" fullWidth>
         <div className="dropBox__container">
           <EuiDroppable droppableId={dropboxId}>
             {fields.map(({ id, label }, index) => (
-              <EuiDraggable className="dropBox__draggable" key={id} draggableId={id} index={index}>
+              <EuiDraggable
+                className={`dropBox__draggable ${id === closing && 'closing'}`}
+                key={id}
+                draggableId={id}
+                index={index}
+              >
                 <EuiPanel key={index} paddingSize="s" className="dropBox__field">
                   <EuiText size="s" className="dropBox__field_text" onClick={() => onEditField(id)}>
                     <a role="button" tabIndex={0}>
@@ -85,7 +107,7 @@ const DropboxComponent = ({
                     iconType="cross"
                     aria-label="clear-field"
                     iconSize="s"
-                    onClick={() => onDeleteField(id)}
+                    onClick={() => animateDelete(id)}
                   />
                 </EuiPanel>
               </EuiDraggable>
diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/use/use_prefers_reduced_motion.ts b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/use/use_prefers_reduced_motion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b88c3bc444d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/data_tab/use/use_prefers_reduced_motion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+const QUERY = '(prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference)';
+
+export function usePrefersReducedMotion() {
+  const [prefersReducedMotion, setPrefersReducedMotion] = useState(
+    !window.matchMedia(QUERY).matches
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const mediaQueryList = window.matchMedia(QUERY);
+    const listener = (event) => {
+      setPrefersReducedMotion(!event.matches);
+    };
+
+    if (mediaQueryList.addEventListener) {
+      mediaQueryList.addEventListener('change', listener);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      mediaQueryList.removeEventListener('change', listener);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return prefersReducedMotion;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/workspace.tsx b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/workspace.tsx
index 94e0d037b4f6..0ce78eba9074 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/workspace.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/application/components/workspace.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const Workspace: FC = ({ children }) => {
         if (errorMsg) {
           toasts.addWarning(errorMsg);
         }
+        setExpression(undefined);
         return;
       }
       const exp = await toExpression(rootState);