diff --git a/renderer/src/remotion/WheelComposition.jsx b/renderer/src/remotion/WheelComposition.jsx
index 18ee826..5e7050a 100644
--- a/renderer/src/remotion/WheelComposition.jsx
+++ b/renderer/src/remotion/WheelComposition.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   getFinalWheelRotationDegrees,
   getSliceCenterDegrees,
   getSliceDegrees,
+  getWheelRotationDegrees,
   rightPointerClipPath,
 } from './wheel-layout.js';
 import {getContrastingTextColor, getRadialLabelLayout} from './wheel-label-layout.js';
@@ -27,11 +28,6 @@ export const WheelComposition = (props) => {
   const theme = getTheme(props.theme);
   const spinFrames = Math.max(1, durationInFrames - Math.round((props.holdMs / 1000) * fps));
   const holdStartFrame = spinFrames;
-  const progress = interpolate(frame, [0, spinFrames], [0, 1], {
-    easing: Easing.out(Easing.cubic),
-    extrapolateLeft: 'clamp',
-    extrapolateRight: 'clamp',
-  });
   const settle = interpolate(frame, [holdStartFrame, durationInFrames - 1], [0, 1], {
     easing: Easing.out(Easing.sin),
     extrapolateLeft: 'clamp',
@@ -47,8 +43,11 @@ export const WheelComposition = (props) => {
   const sliceDegrees = getSliceDegrees(props.options.length);
   const finalRotation = getFinalWheelRotationDegrees(props.options.length, props.winnerIndex);
   const startRotation = -24;
-  const rotation = interpolate(progress, [0, 1], [startRotation, finalRotation], {
-    easing: Easing.out(Easing.cubic),
+  const rotation = getWheelRotationDegrees({
+    finalRotationDegrees: finalRotation,
+    frame,
+    spinFrames,
+    startRotationDegrees: startRotation,
   });
 
   return (
diff --git a/renderer/src/remotion/wheel-layout.js b/renderer/src/remotion/wheel-layout.js
index d641bcf..949f302 100644
--- a/renderer/src/remotion/wheel-layout.js
+++ b/renderer/src/remotion/wheel-layout.js
@@ -35,3 +35,35 @@ export const getFinalWheelRotationDegrees = (optionCount, winnerIndex, fullTurns
  * @returns {number}
  */
 export const cssDegreesToPieRadians = (cssDegrees) => ((cssDegrees - 270) * Math.PI) / 180;
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} value
+ * @param {number} min
+ * @param {number} max
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+const clamp = (value, min, max) => Math.min(Math.max(value, min), max);
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} frame
+ * @param {number} spinFrames
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+export const getSpinProgress = (frame, spinFrames) => {
+  const safeSpinFrames = Math.max(1, spinFrames);
+  const progress = clamp(frame / safeSpinFrames, 0, 1);
+
+  return 1 - (1 - progress) ** 3;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @param {object} input
+ * @param {number} input.frame
+ * @param {number} input.spinFrames
+ * @param {number} input.startRotationDegrees
+ * @param {number} input.finalRotationDegrees
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+export const getWheelRotationDegrees = ({frame, spinFrames, startRotationDegrees, finalRotationDegrees}) =>
+  startRotationDegrees +
+  (finalRotationDegrees - startRotationDegrees) * getSpinProgress(frame, spinFrames);
diff --git a/renderer/test/wheel-layout.test.js b/renderer/test/wheel-layout.test.js
index 4f067d0..484e199 100644
--- a/renderer/test/wheel-layout.test.js
+++ b/renderer/test/wheel-layout.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
   getFinalWheelRotationDegrees,
   getSliceCenterDegrees,
   getSliceDegrees,
+  getSpinProgress,
+  getWheelRotationDegrees,
   rightPointerClipPath,
 } from '../src/remotion/wheel-layout.js';
 
@@ -43,6 +45,25 @@ describe('wheel layout', () => {
     expect(getRenderedStartDegrees(270)).toBe(270);
   });
 
+  test('eases spin progress once across the spin duration', () => {
+    expect(getSpinProgress(0, 100)).toBe(0);
+    expect(getSpinProgress(25, 100)).toBeCloseTo(0.578125);
+    expect(getSpinProgress(50, 100)).toBeCloseTo(0.875);
+    expect(getSpinProgress(100, 100)).toBe(1);
+    expect(getSpinProgress(125, 100)).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test('maps eased spin progress to wheel rotation', () => {
+    const rotation = getWheelRotationDegrees({
+      finalRotationDegrees: 696,
+      frame: 25,
+      spinFrames: 100,
+      startRotationDegrees: -24,
+    });
+
+    expect(rotation).toBeCloseTo(392.25);
+  });
+
   test('defines a right-side pointer that points into the wheel', () => {
     expect(rightPointerClipPath).toBe('polygon(0 50%, 100% 0, 100% 100%)');
   });