diff --git a/.changeset/six-owls-cry.md b/.changeset/six-owls-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46f219c0a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/six-owls-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@swisspost/design-system-documentation': minor
+'@swisspost/design-system-styles': minor
+---
+
+Added the option for a Button animation to the left.
diff --git a/packages/documentation/src/stories/components/button/button.stories.ts b/packages/documentation/src/stories/components/button/button.stories.ts
index 4310f67252..21d03b6aa2 100644
--- a/packages/documentation/src/stories/components/button/button.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/documentation/src/stories/components/button/button.stories.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const meta: MetaComponent = {
     type: 'button',
     variant: 'btn-primary',
     size: 'null',
-    animated: true,
+    animated: 'btn-animated',
     icon: 'null',
     iconOnly: false,
     iconPosition: 'start',
@@ -121,14 +121,20 @@ const meta: MetaComponent = {
     },
     animated: {
       name: 'Animated',
-      description: 'When set to `true`, the component animates on hover.',
+      description: 'Sets an animation on hover.',
       if: {
         arg: 'icon',
         eq: 'null',
       },
       control: {
-        type: 'boolean',
+        type: 'inline-radio',
+        labels: {
+          'null': 'None',
+          'btn-animated': 'End',
+          'btn-animated-start': 'Start',
+        },
       },
+      options: ['null', 'btn-animated', 'btn-animated-start'],
       table: {
         category: 'General',
       },
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@ type Story = StoryObj;
 const Template = {
   render: (args: Args) => {
     const tagName = unsafeStatic(args.tag);
-    const isAnimated = args.tag !== 'input' && args.animated;
+    const isAnimated = args.tag !== 'input' && args.animated !== 'none';
     const props = createProps(args, isAnimated);
 
     if (args.tag === 'input') {
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ function createProps(args: Args, isAnimated: boolean) {
       'btn',
       args.variant,
       args.size,
-      isAnimated && 'btn-animated',
+      args.animated,
       args.iconOnly && 'btn-icon',
       ...additionalClasses,
     ]
diff --git a/packages/styles/src/components/button.scss b/packages/styles/src/components/button.scss
index 51896e4e49..8fe92f2145 100644
--- a/packages/styles/src/components/button.scss
+++ b/packages/styles/src/components/button.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 @use './../variables/type';
 @use './../variables/spacing';
 @use './../mixins/color' as color-mx;
-@use './../mixins/icons';
+@use './../mixins/icons' as icon-mx;
 @use './../mixins/utilities';
 @use './../mixins/forms';
 @use './../mixins/button' as button-mx;
@@ -138,22 +138,48 @@
 }
 
 // Animated
+
+.btn-animated,
+.btn-animated-start {
+  &:not(.btn-link, .btn-tertiary) {
+    &::after {
+      @include icon-mx.icon(2111);
+      content: '';
+      display: block;
+      height: 2em;
+      width: 2em;
+      position: absolute;
+      transition:
+        opacity 250ms,
+        transform 250ms;
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+
+    > span {
+      transition: transform 250ms;
+    }
+
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      @include utilities.not-disabled-focus-hover() {
+        &::after {
+          transform: translateX(0);
+          opacity: 1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      > span {
+        // Initially transform to place text in the right rendering context for a smooth animation
+        transform: translateX(0);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 .btn-animated:not(.btn-link, .btn-tertiary) {
   &::after {
-    content: '';
-    position: absolute;
-    right: button.$btn-padding-x-md - button.$btn-animation-distance-md;
-    width: 0.625em;
-    height: 0.625em;
-    transform: rotateZ(315deg)
-      translate(button.$btn-border-width * -1, button.$btn-border-width * -1);
-    transform-origin: center center;
-    transition:
-      opacity 250ms,
-      transform 250ms;
-    border-right: button.$btn-border-width solid currentColor;
-    border-bottom: button.$btn-border-width solid currentColor;
-    opacity: 0;
+    right: button.$btn-padding-x-md - button.$btn-animation-distance-md -
+      (button.$btn-font-size-md * 2 / 3);
+    transform: translateX(button.$btn-border-width * -1);
   }
 
   @each $size in button.$btn-non-default-sizes {
@@ -161,14 +187,11 @@
       right: map.get(button.$btn-padding-x-map, $size) - map.get(
           button.$btn-animation-distance-map,
           $size
-        );
+        ) -
+        (map.get(button.$btn-font-size-map, $size) * 2 / 3);
     }
   }
 
-  > span {
-    transition: transform 250ms;
-  }
-
   // Only animate when user prefers to see animations
   @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
     @include utilities.not-disabled-focus-hover() {
@@ -181,16 +204,40 @@
           transform: translateX(map.get(button.$btn-animation-distance-map, $size) * -1);
         }
       }
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-      &::after {
-        transform: rotateZ(315deg) translate(0, 0);
-        opacity: 1;
-      }
+.btn-animated-start:not(.btn-link, .btn-tertiary) {
+  &::after {
+    @include icon-mx.icon(2110);
+    left: button.$btn-padding-x-md - button.$btn-animation-distance-md -
+      (button.$btn-font-size-md * 2 / 3);
+    transform: translateX(button.$btn-border-width);
+  }
+
+  @each $size in button.$btn-non-default-sizes {
+    &.btn-#{$size}::after {
+      left: map.get(button.$btn-padding-x-map, $size) - map.get(
+          button.$btn-animation-distance-map,
+          $size
+        ) -
+        (map.get(button.$btn-font-size-map, $size) * 2 / 3);
     }
+  }
 
-    > span {
-      // Initially transform to place text in the right rendering context for a smooth animation
-      transform: translateX(0);
+  // Only animate when user prefers to see animations
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+    @include utilities.not-disabled-focus-hover() {
+      > span {
+        transform: translateX(map.get(button.$btn-animation-distance-map, md));
+      }
+
+      @each $size in button.$btn-non-default-sizes {
+        &.btn-#{$size} > span {
+          transform: translateX(map.get(button.$btn-animation-distance-map, $size));
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }