diff --git a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-animations.css b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-animations.css
index 1c2bd3c69..ae77e9502 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-animations.css
+++ b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-animations.css
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 
 @keyframes zen-theme-picker-dot-animation {
   from {
-    transform: scale(0.8) translate(-25%, -25%);
+    transform: scale(0.8) translate(-50%, -50%);
   }
   50% {
-    transform: scale(1.2) translate(-25%, -25%);
+    transform: scale(1.2) translate(-50%, -50%);
   }
   to {
-    transform: scale(1) translate(-25%, -25%);
+    transform: scale(1) translate(-50%, -50%);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/zen/workspaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs b/src/zen/workspaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs
index 377765efb..ac5aaf517 100644
--- a/src/zen/workspaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/workspaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs
@@ -799,8 +799,12 @@ export class nsZenThemePicker extends nsZenMultiWindowFeature {
           gZenUIManager.motion.animate(
             existingDot.element,
             {
-              left: `${dotPosition.position.x}px`,
-              top: `${dotPosition.position.y}px`,
+              left: existingDot.element.style.left
+                ? [existingDot.element.style.left, `${dotPosition.position.x}px`]
+                : `${dotPosition.position.x}px`,
+              top: existingDot.element.style.top
+                ? [existingDot.element.style.top, `${dotPosition.position.y}px`]
+                : `${dotPosition.position.y}px`,
             },
             {
               duration: 0.4,
diff --git a/src/zen/workspaces/zen-gradient-generator.css b/src/zen/workspaces/zen-gradient-generator.css
index 9f0fd95c5..d609aeaae 100644
--- a/src/zen/workspaces/zen-gradient-generator.css
+++ b/src/zen/workspaces/zen-gradient-generator.css
@@ -271,9 +271,10 @@
     cursor: pointer;
     border: 3px solid #ffffff;
     animation: zen-theme-picker-dot-animation 0.5s;
-    transform: translate(-25%, -25%);
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
     pointer-events: none;
-    transform-origin: center center;
+    transform-origin: left top;
+    margin: 10px 0 0 10px;
 
     &:first-of-type {
       width: 38px;
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@
       transition: transform 0.2s;
       z-index: 999;
       &:hover {
-        transform: scale(1.05) translate(-25%, -25%);
+        transform: scale(1.05) translate(-50%, -50%);
       }
     }