diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPage.tsx b/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPage.tsx
index 96294406c..e115d0e68 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPage.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { TrustCenterFileListItem } from "./_components/TrustCenterFileListItem";
 import { groupByField } from "./_lib/groupByField";
 import { toQueryVariables } from "./_lib/toQueryVariables";
 import { useDocumentTab } from "./_lib/useDocumentTab";
+import { documentsLayout } from "./variants";
 
 export const documentsPageQuery = graphql`
   query DocumentsPageQuery($visibility: TrustCenterVisibility) {
@@ -129,16 +130,15 @@ export function DocumentsPage({ queryRef }: DocumentsPageProps) {
   const fileGroups = groupByField(fileNodes, node => node.category)
     .sort((a, b) => a.key.localeCompare(b.key));
 
+  const { page, results } = documentsLayout({ busy: isRefetching });
+
   return (
     <>
       <PageHeader title={t("title")} count={total} flushBottomSpace>
         <DocumentsToolbar />
       </PageHeader>
-      <div className="flex w-full flex-col items-center px-8 py-8">
-        <div
-          aria-busy={isRefetching}
-          className={`flex w-full max-w-5xl flex-col gap-8 transition-opacity duration-150 ${isRefetching ? "opacity-60" : ""}`}
-        >
+      <div className={page()}>
+        <div aria-busy={isRefetching} className={results()}>
           <ListErrorBoundary
             onRetry={done => startTransition(() => {
               refetch(toQueryVariables(tab), { fetchPolicy: "network-only", onComplete: done });
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPageSkeleton.tsx b/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPageSkeleton.tsx
index b7c6e4c0a..eed51dab9 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPageSkeleton.tsx
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/DocumentsPageSkeleton.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ import { TextSkeleton } from "@probo/ui/src/v2/typography/TextSkeleton";
 
 import { HeaderBand } from "#/components/HeaderBand/HeaderBand";
 
+import { documentsLayout } from "./variants";
+
 const SECTION_PLACEHOLDERS = ["a", "b"];
 const ROW_PLACEHOLDERS = ["x", "y", "z"];
 
 export function DocumentsPageSkeleton() {
+  const { page, results } = documentsLayout();
+
   return (
     <>
       <HeaderBand flushBottomSpace>
@@ -36,8 +40,8 @@ export function DocumentsPageSkeleton() {
           <TabsSkeleton />
         </div>
       </HeaderBand>
-      <div className="flex w-full flex-col items-center px-8 py-8">
-        <div className="flex w-full max-w-5xl flex-col gap-8">
+      <div className={page()}>
+        <div className={results()}>
           {SECTION_PLACEHOLDERS.map(section => (
             <div key={section} className="flex flex-col gap-3">
               <TextSkeleton size={3} className="w-40" />
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/variants.ts b/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/variants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10da65c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/pages/documents/variants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Probo Inc <hello@probo.com>.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+import { tv } from "tailwind-variants/lite";
+
+// Documents page shell: a centered content column below the header band. The
+// `busy` variant dims the current results while a filtered slice refetches.
+export const documentsLayout = tv({
+  slots: {
+    page: "flex w-full flex-col items-center px-8 py-8",
+    results: "flex w-full max-w-5xl flex-col gap-8 transition-opacity duration-150",
+  },
+  variants: {
+    busy: {
+      true: { results: "opacity-60" },
+      false: {},
+    },
+  },
+  defaultVariants: {
+    busy: false,
+  },
+});