diff --git a/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.html b/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.html
index 86d86a41a89e..7e248eae11f4 100644
--- a/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.html
+++ b/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.html
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
   <div
     role="listbox"
     class="mat-timepicker-panel"
+    [class.mat-timepicker-panel-animations-enabled]="!_animationsDisabled"
+    [class.mat-timepicker-panel-exit]="!isOpen()"
     [attr.aria-label]="ariaLabel() || null"
     [attr.aria-labelledby]="_getAriaLabelledby()"
     [id]="panelId"
-    @panel>
+    (animationend)="_handleAnimationEnd($event)">
     @for (option of _timeOptions; track option.value) {
       <mat-option
         [value]="option.value"
-        (onSelectionChange)="_selectValue(option.value)">{{option.label}}</mat-option>
+        (onSelectionChange)="_selectValue($event.source)">{{option.label}}</mat-option>
     }
   </div>
 </ng-template>
diff --git a/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.scss b/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.scss
index 4cea2ec88ebc..fd98d9c01294 100644
--- a/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.scss
+++ b/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,28 @@
 @use '../core/tokens/token-utils';
 @use '../core/tokens/m2/mat/timepicker' as tokens-mat-timepicker;
 
+@keyframes _mat-timepicker-enter {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: scaleY(0.8);
+  }
+
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: none;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes _mat-timepicker-exit {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
 mat-timepicker {
   display: none;
 }
@@ -38,6 +60,14 @@ mat-timepicker {
   }
 }
 
+.mat-timepicker-panel-animations-enabled {
+  animation: _mat-timepicker-enter 120ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
+
+  &.mat-timepicker-panel-exit {
+    animation: _mat-timepicker-exit 100ms linear;
+  }
+}
+
 .mat-timepicker-input[readonly] {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
diff --git a/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.ts b/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.ts
index 2a32ca0837b9..9d538213a793 100644
--- a/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.ts
+++ b/src/material/timepicker/timepicker.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import {
   afterNextRender,
   AfterRenderRef,
+  ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE,
   booleanAttribute,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ import {
   ViewContainerRef,
   ViewEncapsulation,
 } from '@angular/core';
-import {animate, group, state, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/animations';
 import {
   DateAdapter,
   MAT_DATE_FORMATS,
@@ -80,18 +80,6 @@ export interface MatTimepickerSelected<D> {
       useExisting: MatTimepicker,
     },
   ],
-  animations: [
-    trigger('panel', [
-      state('void', style({opacity: 0, transform: 'scaleY(0.8)'})),
-      transition(':enter', [
-        group([
-          animate('0.03s linear', style({opacity: 1})),
-          animate('0.12s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)', style({transform: 'scaleY(1)'})),
-        ]),
-      ]),
-      transition(':leave', [animate('0.075s linear', style({opacity: 0}))]),
-    ]),
-  ],
 })
 export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
   private _overlay = inject(Overlay);
@@ -101,6 +89,8 @@ export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
   private _defaultConfig = inject(MAT_TIMEPICKER_CONFIG, {optional: true});
   private _dateAdapter = inject<DateAdapter<D>>(DateAdapter, {optional: true})!;
   private _dateFormats = inject(MAT_DATE_FORMATS, {optional: true})!;
+  protected _animationsDisabled =
+    inject(ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE, {optional: true}) === 'NoopAnimations';
 
   private _isOpen = signal(false);
   private _activeDescendant = signal<string | null>(null);
@@ -246,8 +236,11 @@ export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
   close(): void {
     if (this._isOpen()) {
       this._isOpen.set(false);
-      this._overlayRef?.detach();
       this.closed.emit();
+
+      if (this._animationsDisabled) {
+        this._overlayRef?.detach();
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -270,9 +263,16 @@ export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
   }
 
   /** Selects a specific time value. */
-  protected _selectValue(value: D) {
+  protected _selectValue(option: MatOption<D>) {
     this.close();
-    this.selected.emit({value, source: this});
+    this._keyManager.setActiveItem(option);
+    this._options().forEach(current => {
+      // This is primarily here so we don't show two selected options while animating away.
+      if (current !== option) {
+        current.deselect(false);
+      }
+    });
+    this.selected.emit({value: option.value, source: this});
     this._input()?.focus();
   }
 
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
     return this.ariaLabelledby() || this._input()?._getLabelId() || null;
   }
 
+  /** Handles animation events coming from the panel. */
+  protected _handleAnimationEnd(event: AnimationEvent) {
+    if (event.animationName === '_mat-timepicker-exit') {
+      this._overlayRef?.detach();
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Creates an overlay reference for the timepicker panel. */
   private _getOverlayRef(): OverlayRef {
     if (this._overlayRef) {
@@ -409,7 +416,7 @@ export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
       event.preventDefault();
 
       if (this._keyManager.activeItem) {
-        this._selectValue(this._keyManager.activeItem.value);
+        this._selectValue(this._keyManager.activeItem);
       } else {
         this.close();
       }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/timepicker.md b/tools/public_api_guard/material/timepicker.md
index d99141df8ddc..d5c868014967 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/timepicker.md
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/timepicker.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export const MAT_TIMEPICKER_CONFIG: InjectionToken<MatTimepickerConfig>;
 export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
     constructor();
     readonly activeDescendant: Signal<string | null>;
+    // (undocumented)
+    protected _animationsDisabled: boolean;
     readonly ariaLabel: InputSignal<string | null>;
     readonly ariaLabelledby: InputSignal<string | null>;
     close(): void;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
     readonly disabled: Signal<boolean>;
     readonly disableRipple: InputSignalWithTransform<boolean, unknown>;
     protected _getAriaLabelledby(): string | null;
+    protected _handleAnimationEnd(event: AnimationEvent): void;
     readonly interval: InputSignalWithTransform<number | null, number | string | null>;
     readonly isOpen: Signal<boolean>;
     // (undocumented)
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ export class MatTimepicker<D> implements OnDestroy, MatOptionParentComponent {
     protected _panelTemplate: Signal<TemplateRef<unknown>>;
     registerInput(input: MatTimepickerInput<D>): void;
     readonly selected: OutputEmitterRef<MatTimepickerSelected<D>>;
-    protected _selectValue(value: D): void;
+    protected _selectValue(option: MatOption<D>): void;
     // (undocumented)
     protected _timeOptions: readonly MatTimepickerOption<D>[];
     // (undocumented)