diff --git a/lib/gravity-engine.ts b/lib/gravity-engine.ts
index fac6e57..6a5ecab 100644
--- a/lib/gravity-engine.ts
+++ b/lib/gravity-engine.ts
@@ -104,28 +104,37 @@ export class GravityEngine {
 
   stop() {
     this.isRunning = false;
-    if (this.animationFrameId) cancelAnimationFrame(this.animationFrameId);
+    if (this.animationFrameId) {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(this.animationFrameId);
+      this.animationFrameId = null;
+    }
 
-    // Reset all children back to their normal document flow
+    const DURATION = 600;
+
+    // Glide each body back to its origin position.
     this.bodies.forEach((body) => {
-      body.el.style.transform = "";
-      body.el.style.position = "";
-      body.el.style.left = "";
-      body.el.style.top = "";
-      body.el.style.width = "";
-      body.el.style.height = "";
-      body.el.style.margin = "";
-    });
-
-    // Reset parent containers
-    const containers = document.querySelectorAll(".gravity-body");
-    containers.forEach((container) => {
-      const htmlContainer = container as HTMLElement;
-      htmlContainer.style.width = "";
-      htmlContainer.style.height = "";
+      body.el.style.transition = `transform ${DURATION}ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)`;
+      body.el.style.transform = `translate(${body.originX}px, ${body.originY}px)`;
     });
 
+    // After the transition completes, clear all inline styles from every
+    // element we touched so the document flow is fully restored.
+    const elementsToClear = [...this.dirtyElements];
     this.bodies = [];
+    this.dirtyElements = [];
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      elementsToClear.forEach((el) => {
+        el.style.transform = "";
+        el.style.transition = "";
+        el.style.position = "";
+        el.style.left = "";
+        el.style.top = "";
+        el.style.width = "";
+        el.style.height = "";
+        el.style.margin = "";
+      });
+    }, DURATION);
   }
 
   private attachMouseEvents(body: PhysicsBody) {