diff --git a/frontend/src/components/bounty/BountyCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/bounty/BountyCard.tsx
index aa974a474..623b96530 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/bounty/BountyCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/bounty/BountyCard.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
-import { GitPullRequest, Clock } from 'lucide-react';
+import { GitPullRequest } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { Bounty } from '../../types/bounty';
 import { cardHover } from '../../lib/animations';
-import { timeLeft, formatCurrency, LANG_COLORS } from '../../lib/utils';
+import { formatCurrency, LANG_COLORS } from '../../lib/utils';
+import BountyCountdown from './BountyCountdown';
 
 function TierBadge({ tier }: { tier: string }) {
   const styles: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -111,10 +112,7 @@ export function BountyCard({ bounty }: BountyCardProps) {
             {bounty.submission_count} PRs
           </span>
           {bounty.deadline && (
-            <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
-              <Clock className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-              {timeLeft(bounty.deadline)}
-            </span>
+            <BountyCountdown deadline={bounty.deadline} className="ml-2" />
           )}
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/bounty/BountyCountdown.tsx b/frontend/src/components/bounty/BountyCountdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04a6c0d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/bounty/BountyCountdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { motion } from "framer-motion";
+
+interface BountyCountdownProps {
+  /** ISO date string or timestamp when the bounty expires */
+  deadline: string | number | Date;
+  /** Optional label above the countdown */
+  label?: string;
+  /** Optional className for the outer container */
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+interface TimeRemaining {
+  days: number;
+  hours: number;
+  minutes: number;
+  seconds: number;
+  total: number;
+}
+
+function getTimeRemaining(deadline: Date): TimeRemaining {
+  const total = deadline.getTime() - Date.now();
+  if (total <= 0) {
+    return { days: 0, hours: 0, minutes: 0, seconds: 0, total: 0 };
+  }
+  return {
+    days: Math.floor(total / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)),
+    hours: Math.floor((total / (1000 * 60 * 60)) % 24),
+    minutes: Math.floor((total / (1000 * 60)) % 60),
+    seconds: Math.floor((total / 1000) % 60),
+    total,
+  };
+}
+
+type Urgency = "expired" | "critical" | "warning" | "safe";
+
+function getUrgency(time: TimeRemaining): Urgency {
+  if (time.total <= 0) return "expired";
+  if (time.days < 1) return "critical";
+  if (time.days < 3) return "warning";
+  return "safe";
+}
+
+const urgencyStyles: Record<Urgency, { bg: string; text: string; ring: string; pulse: string }> = {
+  safe: {
+    bg: "bg-emerald-500/10",
+    text: "text-emerald-400",
+    ring: "ring-emerald-500/30",
+    pulse: "",
+  },
+  warning: {
+    bg: "bg-amber-500/10",
+    text: "text-amber-400",
+    ring: "ring-amber-500/30",
+    pulse: "",
+  },
+  critical: {
+    bg: "bg-red-500/10",
+    text: "text-red-400",
+    ring: "ring-red-500/30",
+    pulse: "animate-pulse",
+  },
+  expired: {
+    bg: "bg-gray-500/10",
+    text: "text-gray-500",
+    ring: "ring-gray-500/30",
+    pulse: "",
+  },
+};
+
+function TimeUnit({ value, label, color }: { value: number; label: string; color: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center min-w-[2rem]">
+      <motion.span
+        key={value}
+        initial={{ y: -6, opacity: 0 }}
+        animate={{ y: 0, opacity: 1 }}
+        transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 25 }}
+        className={`text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold font-mono tabular-nums ${color}`}
+      >
+        {String(value).padStart(2, "0")}
+      </motion.span>
+      <span className="text-[9px] sm:text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-500 mt-0.5">
+        {label}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function BountyCountdown({
+  deadline,
+  label = "Time Remaining",
+  className = "",
+}: BountyCountdownProps) {
+  const [time, setTime] = useState<TimeRemaining>(() =>
+    getTimeRemaining(new Date(deadline))
+  );
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMounted(true);
+    const deadlineDate = new Date(deadline);
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setTime(getTimeRemaining(deadlineDate));
+    }, 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [deadline]);
+
+  const urgency = getUrgency(time);
+  const styles = urgencyStyles[urgency];
+
+  if (!mounted) {
+    return (
+      <div className={`rounded-lg p-2.5 ring-1 ${styles.ring} ${styles.bg} ${className}`}>
+        <p className={`text-[10px] font-medium ${styles.text} mb-1.5`}>{label}</p>
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2">
+          {["Days", "Hrs", "Min", "Sec"].map((l) => (
+            <div key={l} className="flex flex-col items-center min-w-[2rem]">
+              <span className={`text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold font-mono ${styles.text}`}>
+                --
+              </span>
+              <span className="text-[9px] sm:text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-500 mt-0.5">
+                {l}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <motion.div
+      initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.97 }}
+      animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
+      transition={{ duration: 0.25 }}
+      className={`rounded-lg p-2.5 ring-1 ${styles.ring} ${styles.bg} ${className}`}
+    >
+      <p className={`text-[10px] font-medium ${styles.text} mb-1.5 ${urgency === "critical" ? styles.pulse : ""}`}>
+        {label}
+      </p>
+
+      {urgency === "expired" ? (
+        <p className={`text-sm font-semibold text-center ${styles.text}`}>Expired</p>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2">
+          <TimeUnit value={time.days} label="Days" color={styles.text} />
+          <span className={`text-base font-light ${styles.text} opacity-30 -mt-3`}>:</span>
+          <TimeUnit value={time.hours} label="Hrs" color={styles.text} />
+          <span className={`text-base font-light ${styles.text} opacity-30 -mt-3`}>:</span>
+          <TimeUnit value={time.minutes} label="Min" color={styles.text} />
+          <span className={`text-base font-light ${styles.text} opacity-30 -mt-3`}>:</span>
+          <TimeUnit value={time.seconds} label="Sec" color={styles.text} />
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </motion.div>
+  );
+}