diff --git a/app/main.tsx b/app/main.tsx
index c210972..98a5110 100644
--- a/app/main.tsx
+++ b/app/main.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
 
 import { App } from './components';
-import '../src/styles/main.css';
+import '../src/styles.css';
 import './styles/base.css';
 
 createRoot(document.getElementById('root') as Element).render(
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d86467b..7f3fd7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "cd app && parcel",
+    "start": "cd app && npm run start",
     "watch": "parcel watch",
     "build": "parcel build",
     "lint": "eslint --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",
diff --git a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
index f8d08c7..6c9b99c 100644
--- a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import cx from 'clsx';
 
 import MenuItem from './MenuItem';
 import Separator from './Separator';
@@ -8,18 +9,21 @@ import { Position } from 'types';
 interface ContextMenuProps {
   triggerId: string;
   children: ReactNode;
+  animateExit?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ContextMenuState {
   active: boolean;
+  leaving: boolean;
   position: Position;
 }
 
 const HIDE_ON_EVENTS: (keyof GlobalEventHandlersEventMap)[] = ['click', 'resize', 'scroll', 'contextmenu'];
 
-const ContextMenu = ({ triggerId, children }: ContextMenuProps) => {
+const ContextMenu = ({ triggerId, children, animateExit = true }: ContextMenuProps) => {
   const [state, setState] = useState<ContextMenuState>({
     active: false,
+    leaving: false,
     position: { x: 0, y: 0 },
   });
 
@@ -35,21 +39,42 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ triggerId, children }: ContextMenuProps) => {
       event.stopPropagation();
       event.preventDefault();
 
-      setState({
+      setState((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
         active: true,
         position,
-      });
+      }));
     },
     [state.position],
   );
 
   const hide = useCallback(() => {
-    setState({
-      active: false,
-      position: { x: 0, y: 0 },
-    });
+    if (animateExit) {
+      setState((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        leaving: true,
+      }));
+    } else {
+      setState((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        active: false,
+      }));
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, []);
 
+  const handleAnimationEnd = useCallback(() => {
+    const { leaving, active } = state;
+
+    if (leaving && active) {
+      setState((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        active: false,
+        leaving: false,
+      }));
+    }
+  }, [state]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const { position } = state;
 
@@ -78,18 +103,23 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ triggerId, children }: ContextMenuProps) => {
 
   if (!state.active) return null;
 
+  const classNames = cx('react-context-menu', {
+    'react-context-menu--exit': state.leaving,
+  });
+
   return (
     <div
-      className="react-context-menu"
+      className={classNames}
       style={{
         left: state.position.x,
         top: state.position.y,
       }}
       role="menu"
       ref={contextMenuRef}
+      onAnimationEnd={handleAnimationEnd}
       tabIndex={-1}
     >
-      {cloneChildren(children)}
+      {cloneChildren(children, { hide })}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/MenuItem.tsx b/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
index d9b42a7..9e7ab83 100644
--- a/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ReactNode, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { ReactNode, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import cx from 'clsx';
 
 export interface MenuItemProps {
@@ -8,27 +8,57 @@ export interface MenuItemProps {
   children: ReactNode;
 }
 
-const MenuItem = ({ children, onClick, disabled, className }: MenuItemProps) => {
+export interface MenuItemExternalProps {
+  hide: () => void;
+}
+
+interface MenuItemState {
+  clicked: boolean;
+  eventRef: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | null;
+}
+
+const MenuItem = ({ children, onClick, disabled, className, ...rest }: MenuItemProps) => {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<MenuItemState>({ clicked: false, eventRef: null });
+
   const handleClick = useCallback(
     (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
-      if (disabled) {
-        event.stopPropagation();
+      event.stopPropagation();
 
-        return;
+      if (!disabled && onClick) {
+        setState({
+          clicked: true,
+          eventRef: event,
+        });
       }
-
-      if (onClick) onClick(event);
     },
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     [onClick],
   );
 
+  const handleAnimationEnd = useCallback(() => {
+    const { hide } = rest as MenuItemExternalProps;
+
+    if (state.clicked && state.eventRef) {
+      hide();
+      onClick!(state.eventRef);
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [state.clicked, state.eventRef]);
+
   const classNames = cx('react-context-menu__item', className, {
-    ['react-context-menu__item--disabled']: disabled,
+    'react-context-menu__item--disabled': disabled,
+    'react-context-menu__item--clicked': state.clicked,
   });
 
   return (
-    <div onClick={handleClick} className={classNames} aria-disabled={disabled} role="menuitem" tabIndex={-1}>
+    <div
+      onClick={handleClick}
+      onAnimationEnd={handleAnimationEnd}
+      className={classNames}
+      aria-disabled={disabled}
+      role="menuitem"
+      tabIndex={-1}
+    >
       {children}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index 68e43a5..5770e39 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   --react-context-menu-background-color: #f2f2f2;
   --react-context-menu-border-color: #cccccc;
 
+  --react-context-menu-item-color: #2c2c2c;
   --react-context-menu-item-hover-color: #ffffff;
   --react-context-menu-item-hover-disabled-color: #999999;
   --react-context-menu-item-hover-background-color: #4095da;
@@ -19,6 +20,42 @@
   --react-context-menu-border-radius-outer: 6px;
 }
 
+/* Animations */
+
+@keyframes react-context-menu-exit {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.react-context-menu--exit {
+  animation: react-context-menu-exit 150ms ease-out forwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes react-context-menu__item-clicked {
+  0% {
+    color: var(--react-context-menu-item-hover-color);
+    background-color: var(--react-context-menu-item-hover-background-color);
+  }
+  50% {
+    color: var(--react-context-menu-item-color);
+    background-color: transparent;
+  }
+  100% {
+    color: var(--react-context-menu-item-hover-color);
+    background-color: var(--react-context-menu-item-hover-background-color);
+  }
+}
+
+.react-context-menu__item--clicked {
+  animation: react-context-menu__item-clicked 100ms ease-out forwards;
+}
+
+/* Component styles */
+
 .react-context-menu {
   position: fixed;
   z-index: var(--react-context-menu-z-index);
@@ -43,6 +80,7 @@
 }
 
 .react-context-menu__item {
+  color: var(--react-context-menu-item-color);
   padding: var(--react-context-menu-padding-sm) var(--react-context-menu-padding-md);
 
   line-height: 1;
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 7aef49f..fb5ec40 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { Children, cloneElement, ReactElement, ReactNode } from 'react';
+
+import { MenuItemExternalProps } from 'components/MenuItem';
 import { Position } from 'types';
 
 export const getCursorPosition = (e: MouseEvent): Position => {
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ export const validateWindowPosition = (position: Position, element: HTMLDivEleme
   return { x, y };
 };
 
-export const cloneChildren = (children: ReactNode) => {
+export const cloneChildren = (children: ReactNode, props: MenuItemExternalProps) => {
   const filteredItems = Children.toArray(children).filter(Boolean);
 
-  return filteredItems.map((item) => cloneElement(item as ReactElement<any>));
+  return filteredItems.map((item) => cloneElement(item as ReactElement<any>, props));
 };