diff --git a/src/lib/progress-bar/progress-bar.scss b/src/lib/progress-bar/progress-bar.scss
index 83b4867da1dd..1bf4ba2ba2a7 100644
--- a/src/lib/progress-bar/progress-bar.scss
+++ b/src/lib/progress-bar/progress-bar.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@import '../core/style/variables';
+
 $mat-progress-bar-height: 5px !default;
 $mat-progress-bar-full-animation-duration: 2000ms !default;
 $mat-progress-bar-piece-animation-duration: 250ms !default;
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ $mat-progress-bar-piece-animation-duration: 250ms !default;
   // beyond the current value of the primary progress bar.
   .mat-progress-bar-buffer {
     transform-origin: top left;
-    transition: transform $mat-progress-bar-piece-animation-duration ease;
+    transition: transform $mat-progress-bar-piece-animation-duration ease,
+                stroke $swift-ease-in-duration $ease-in-out-curve-function;
   }
 
   // The secondary progress bar is only used in the indeterminate animation, because of this it
@@ -46,7 +49,8 @@ $mat-progress-bar-piece-animation-duration: 250ms !default;
   .mat-progress-bar-fill {
     animation: none;
     transform-origin: top left;
-    transition: transform $mat-progress-bar-piece-animation-duration ease;
+    transition: transform $mat-progress-bar-piece-animation-duration ease,
+                stroke $swift-ease-in-duration $ease-in-out-curve-function;
   }
 
   // A pseudo element is created for each progress bar bar that fills with the indicator color.
diff --git a/src/lib/progress-spinner/progress-spinner.scss b/src/lib/progress-spinner/progress-spinner.scss
index bcba3b5e4fa7..2fa64fdec1a6 100644
--- a/src/lib/progress-spinner/progress-spinner.scss
+++ b/src/lib/progress-spinner/progress-spinner.scss
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ $mat-progress-spinner-viewport-size: 100px !default;
 
     // Stroke width of 10px defines stroke as 10% of the viewBox.
     stroke-width: $mat-progress-spinner-stroke-width;
+    transition: stroke $swift-ease-in-duration $ease-in-out-curve-function;
   }