diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/themes/_base.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/themes/_base.scss
index 4ba7666d717..0b371d5e035 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/themes/_base.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/themes/_base.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 @use 'igniteui-theming/sass/bem' as *;
 @use 'igniteui-theming/sass/themes' as *;
 @use 'igniteui-theming/sass/typography' as *;
+@use 'igniteui-theming/sass/animations' as *;
 @use 'igniteui-theming/sass/color/functions' as *;
 @use 'igniteui-theming/sass/elevations' as *;
 @use 'styles/themes/scoping' as *;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ $z-grid-overlay: 10002;
 $z-grid-loading: 10003;
 
 @include layer(base) {
+    @include scale-in-ver-center();
     // Base cell display - used for both data cells and header cells
     %cell-display {
         position: relative;