diff --git a/components/moderation/MarketStatusBadge.tsx b/components/moderation/MarketStatusBadge.tsx
index 8ffb8ea2..71347077 100644
--- a/components/moderation/MarketStatusBadge.tsx
+++ b/components/moderation/MarketStatusBadge.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function MarketStatusBadge({ state, className, showTooltip = true }: Mark
     removed: 'neutral',
     resolving: 'info',
   };
+
   const badge = (
     <Badge
       role="status"
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ export function MarketStatusBadge({ state, className, showTooltip = true }: Mark
       size="md"
       className={cn(
         config.badgeClass,
-        isResolving && 'animate-status-live-pulse',
+        // motion-safe: ensures the pulse is suppressed for users who have
+        // enabled "reduce motion" in their OS — required for WCAG 2.1 AA §2.3.3.
+        isResolving && 'motion-safe:animate-status-live-pulse',
         className
       )}
     >
diff --git a/components/moderation/__tests__/MarketStatusBadge.test.tsx b/components/moderation/__tests__/MarketStatusBadge.test.tsx
index 73cede0f..6da2c891 100644
--- a/components/moderation/__tests__/MarketStatusBadge.test.tsx
+++ b/components/moderation/__tests__/MarketStatusBadge.test.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MarketStatusBadge } from '../MarketStatusBadge';
 import type { ModerationState } from '@/types/moderation';
 
+// The animation class uses the Tailwind `motion-safe:` variant so the pulse is
+// suppressed automatically when the user has enabled "prefers-reduced-motion".
+const PULSE_CLASS = 'motion-safe:animate-status-live-pulse';
+
 describe('MarketStatusBadge', () => {
   it('renders the resolving badge with a live glow-pulse class', () => {
     render(<MarketStatusBadge state="resolving" showTooltip={false} />);
 
     const badge = screen.getByRole('status');
-    expect(badge).toHaveClass('animate-status-live-pulse');
+    expect(badge).toHaveClass(PULSE_CLASS);
   });
 
   it('announces "Resolving now" in the aria-label for the resolving state', () => {
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ describe('MarketStatusBadge', () => {
       render(<MarketStatusBadge state={state} showTooltip={false} />);
 
       const badge = screen.getByRole('status');
-      expect(badge).not.toHaveClass('animate-status-live-pulse');
+      expect(badge).not.toHaveClass(PULSE_CLASS);
       expect(badge.getAttribute('aria-label')).not.toContain('Resolving now');
     }
   );
@@ -32,12 +36,12 @@ describe('MarketStatusBadge', () => {
     const { rerender } = render(<MarketStatusBadge state="resolving" showTooltip={false} />);
 
     let badge = screen.getByRole('status');
-    expect(badge).toHaveClass('animate-status-live-pulse');
+    expect(badge).toHaveClass(PULSE_CLASS);
 
     rerender(<MarketStatusBadge state="removed" showTooltip={false} />);
 
     badge = screen.getByRole('status');
-    expect(badge).not.toHaveClass('animate-status-live-pulse');
+    expect(badge).not.toHaveClass(PULSE_CLASS);
     expect(badge.getAttribute('aria-label')).not.toContain('Resolving now');
   });
 });
diff --git a/tailwind.config.ts b/tailwind.config.ts
index 1dacc435..1d08107a 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.ts
+++ b/tailwind.config.ts
@@ -124,11 +124,21 @@ const config: Config = {
   				to: {
   					height: '0'
   				}
-  			}
+  			},
+  			// Subtle glow-pulse used by MarketStatusBadge on the `resolving` state.
+  			// Respects prefers-reduced-motion via the Tailwind motion-safe variant.
+  			'status-live-pulse': {
+  				'0%, 100%': { opacity: '1', boxShadow: '0 0 0 0 transparent' },
+  				'50%': { opacity: '0.75', boxShadow: '0 0 0 4px hsl(var(--ring) / 0.35)' },
+  			},
   		},
   		animation: {
   			'accordion-down': 'accordion-down 0.2s ease-out',
-  			'accordion-up': 'accordion-up 0.2s ease-out'
+  			'accordion-up': 'accordion-up 0.2s ease-out',
+  			// 2 s loop, ease-in-out — intentionally gentle so it doesn't distract.
+  			// The `motion-safe:` prefix in the component ensures it is skipped when
+  			// the user has "reduce motion" enabled in their OS accessibility settings.
+  			'status-live-pulse': 'status-live-pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite',
   		}
   	}
   },