diff --git a/lib/core/custom_theme.dart b/lib/core/custom_theme.dart
index a6c6376..3f15ad9 100644
--- a/lib/core/custom_theme.dart
+++ b/lib/core/custom_theme.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class CustomTheme {
   static Color onBoxColor = const Color(0xFF181818);
   static Color boxBorder = const Color(0xFF272727);
   static const Color textColor = Colors.white;
+  static Color navBarItemSelectedColor = primaryColor.withValues(green: 0.4);
+  static Color navBarItemUnselectedColor = Colors.white.withValues(alpha: 0.6);
 
   // ==================== Border Radius ====================
   static const double standardBorderRadius = 12.0;
diff --git a/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/custom_navigation_bar.dart b/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/custom_navigation_bar.dart
index a8b18c8..15f15b6 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/custom_navigation_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/custom_navigation_bar.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'dart:ui';
+
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:game_tracker/core/custom_theme.dart';
 import 'package:game_tracker/l10n/generated/app_localizations.dart';
@@ -70,50 +72,49 @@ class _CustomNavigationBarState extends State<CustomNavigationBar>
       backgroundColor: CustomTheme.backgroundColor,
       body: tabs[currentIndex],
       extendBody: true,
-      bottomNavigationBar: SafeArea(
-        minimum: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 30),
-        child: Container(
-          margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 12.0, vertical: 10),
-          decoration: BoxDecoration(
-            borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(24),
-            color: CustomTheme.primaryColor,
-          ),
-          child: ClipRRect(
-            borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(24),
-            child: SizedBox(
-              height: 60,
-              child: Row(
-                mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceAround,
-                children: <Widget>[
-                  NavbarItem(
-                    index: 0,
-                    isSelected: currentIndex == 0,
-                    icon: Icons.home_rounded,
-                    label: loc.home,
-                    onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
-                  ),
-                  NavbarItem(
-                    index: 1,
-                    isSelected: currentIndex == 1,
-                    icon: Icons.gamepad_rounded,
-                    label: loc.matches,
-                    onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
-                  ),
-                  NavbarItem(
-                    index: 2,
-                    isSelected: currentIndex == 2,
-                    icon: Icons.group_rounded,
-                    label: loc.groups,
-                    onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
-                  ),
-                  NavbarItem(
-                    index: 3,
-                    isSelected: currentIndex == 3,
-                    icon: Icons.bar_chart_rounded,
-                    label: loc.statistics,
-                    onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
-                  ),
-                ],
+      bottomNavigationBar: ClipRRect(
+        child: BackdropFilter(
+          filter: ImageFilter.blur(sigmaX: 10, sigmaY: 10),
+          child: Container(
+            decoration: BoxDecoration(
+              color: CustomTheme.boxColor.withValues(alpha: 0.8),
+            ),
+            child: SafeArea(
+              child: SizedBox(
+                height: 70,
+                child: Row(
+                  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceAround,
+                  children: <Widget>[
+                    NavbarItem(
+                      index: 0,
+                      isSelected: currentIndex == 0,
+                      icon: Icons.home_rounded,
+                      label: loc.home,
+                      onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
+                    ),
+                    NavbarItem(
+                      index: 1,
+                      isSelected: currentIndex == 1,
+                      icon: Icons.gamepad_rounded,
+                      label: loc.matches,
+                      onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
+                    ),
+                    NavbarItem(
+                      index: 2,
+                      isSelected: currentIndex == 2,
+                      icon: Icons.group_rounded,
+                      label: loc.groups,
+                      onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
+                    ),
+                    NavbarItem(
+                      index: 3,
+                      isSelected: currentIndex == 3,
+                      icon: Icons.bar_chart_rounded,
+                      label: loc.statistics,
+                      onTabTapped: onTabTapped,
+                    ),
+                  ],
+                ),
               ),
             ),
           ),
diff --git a/lib/presentation/widgets/navbar_item.dart b/lib/presentation/widgets/navbar_item.dart
index 13a8d4d..6e2e24e 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/widgets/navbar_item.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/widgets/navbar_item.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:game_tracker/core/custom_theme.dart';
 
 /// A navigation bar item widget that represents a single tab in a navigation bar.
 /// - [index]: The index of the tab.
@@ -35,7 +36,45 @@ class NavbarItem extends StatefulWidget {
   State<NavbarItem> createState() => _NavbarItemState();
 }
 
-class _NavbarItemState extends State<NavbarItem> {
+class _NavbarItemState extends State<NavbarItem>
+    with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
+  /// Animation controller for the scale animation
+  late AnimationController _animationController;
+
+  /// Scale animation for the icon when selected
+  late Animation<double> _scaleAnimation;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    _animationController = AnimationController(
+      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
+      vsync: this,
+    );
+
+    _scaleAnimation = Tween<double>(begin: 1.0, end: 1.2).animate(
+      CurvedAnimation(
+        parent: _animationController,
+        curve: Curves.easeInOutBack,
+      ),
+    );
+
+    if (widget.isSelected) {
+      _animationController.forward();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Retrigger animation on selection change
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(NavbarItem oldWidget) {
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
+    if (widget.isSelected && !oldWidget.isSelected) {
+      _animationController.forward();
+    } else if (!widget.isSelected && oldWidget.isSelected) {
+      _animationController.reverse();
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Expanded(
@@ -48,19 +87,29 @@ class _NavbarItemState extends State<NavbarItem> {
             mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
             mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
             children: [
-              Icon(
-                widget.icon,
-                color: widget.isSelected ? Colors.white : Colors.black,
+              ScaleTransition(
+                scale: widget.isSelected
+                    ? _scaleAnimation
+                    : const AlwaysStoppedAnimation(1.0),
+                child: Icon(
+                  widget.icon,
+                  color: widget.isSelected
+                      ? CustomTheme.navBarItemSelectedColor
+                      : CustomTheme.navBarItemUnselectedColor,
+                  size: 26,
+                ),
               ),
               const SizedBox(height: 4),
               Text(
                 widget.label,
                 style: TextStyle(
-                  color: widget.isSelected ? Colors.white : Colors.black,
-                  fontSize: 12,
+                  color: widget.isSelected
+                      ? CustomTheme.navBarItemSelectedColor
+                      : CustomTheme.navBarItemUnselectedColor,
+                  fontSize: widget.isSelected ? 12 : 11,
                   fontWeight: widget.isSelected
                       ? FontWeight.bold
-                      : FontWeight.normal,
+                      : FontWeight.w500,
                 ),
               ),
             ],
@@ -69,4 +118,10 @@ class _NavbarItemState extends State<NavbarItem> {
       ),
     );
   }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _animationController.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e79ca17..74df2a5 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: game_tracker
 description: "Game Tracking App for Card Games"
 publish_to: 'none'
-version: 0.0.1+21
+version: 0.0.1+69
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.8.1