diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/goal_contribution_preview_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/goal_contribution_preview_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..714c586f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/goal_contribution_preview_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus";
+
+// Live impact preview for the add-contribution modal. Reads current
+// balance + target amount from values and updates a preview sentence
+// each keystroke. Template strings come from ERB so the wording stays
+// localized.
+export default class extends Controller {
+  static targets = ["amountInput", "preview"];
+  static values = {
+    currentBalance: Number,
+    targetAmount: Number,
+    currency: String,
+    templateZero: String,
+    templateNonZero: String,
+    templateReached: String,
+  };
+
+  connect() {
+    this.update();
+  }
+
+  update() {
+    if (!this.hasPreviewTarget) return;
+
+    const amount = this.#amountValue();
+    const newTotal = this.currentBalanceValue + amount;
+    const target = this.targetAmountValue;
+    const reached = newTotal >= target && target > 0;
+    const percent = target > 0 ? Math.min(100, Math.round((newTotal / target) * 100)) : 0;
+
+    let text;
+    if (reached) {
+      text = this.templateReachedValue.replace("{target}", this.#money(target));
+    } else if (amount === 0) {
+      text = this.templateZeroValue
+        .replaceAll("{percent}", percent.toString())
+        .replaceAll("{current}", this.#money(this.currentBalanceValue))
+        .replaceAll("{target}", this.#money(target));
+    } else {
+      text = this.templateNonZeroValue
+        .replaceAll("{percent}", percent.toString())
+        .replaceAll("{newTotal}", this.#money(newTotal))
+        .replaceAll("{target}", this.#money(target));
+    }
+
+    this.previewTarget.textContent = text;
+  }
+
+  #amountValue() {
+    if (!this.hasAmountInputTarget) return 0;
+    const parsed = Number.parseFloat(this.amountInputTarget.value);
+    return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? parsed : 0;
+  }
+
+  #money(value) {
+    try {
+      return new Intl.NumberFormat(undefined, {
+        style: "currency",
+        currency: this.currencyValue || "USD",
+        maximumFractionDigits: 0,
+      }).format(value);
+    } catch {
+      return `${this.currencyValue || "$"}${Math.round(value).toLocaleString()}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/views/goal_contributions/new.html.erb b/app/views/goal_contributions/new.html.erb
index 730ec7f49..80554abb1 100644
--- a/app/views/goal_contributions/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/goal_contributions/new.html.erb
@@ -7,11 +7,27 @@
 
     <%= styled_form_with model: @contribution,
                          url: goal_contributions_path(@goal),
-                         class: "space-y-3" do |f| %>
+                         class: "space-y-3",
+                         data: {
+                           controller: "goal-contribution-preview",
+                           goal_contribution_preview_current_balance_value: @goal.current_balance.to_f,
+                           goal_contribution_preview_target_amount_value: @goal.target_amount.to_f,
+                           goal_contribution_preview_currency_value: @goal.currency,
+                           goal_contribution_preview_template_zero_value: t(".preview_zero"),
+                           goal_contribution_preview_template_nonzero_value: t(".preview_nonzero"),
+                           goal_contribution_preview_template_reached_value: t(".preview_reached")
+                         } do |f| %>
       <%= f.money_field :amount,
                         label: t(".amount"),
                         hide_currency: true,
-                        autofocus: true %>
+                        autofocus: true,
+                        amount_data: {
+                          goal_contribution_preview_target: "amountInput",
+                          action: "input->goal-contribution-preview#update"
+                        } %>
+
+      <p class="text-xs text-secondary tabular-nums -mt-1"
+         data-goal-contribution-preview-target="preview"></p>
 
       <%= f.select :account_id,
                    options_from_collection_for_select(@goal.linked_accounts, :id, :name, @contribution.account_id),
diff --git a/config/locales/views/goal_contributions/en.yml b/config/locales/views/goal_contributions/en.yml
index a26bee626..b8faf827a 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/goal_contributions/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/goal_contributions/en.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ en:
       contributed_at: Date
       notes: Notes (optional)
       submit: Save contribution
+      preview_zero: "Currently {percent}% saved ({current} of {target})."
+      preview_nonzero: "Will bring you to {percent}% saved ({newTotal} of {target})."
+      preview_reached: "Will reach your {target} target."
     create:
       success: Contribution saved.
     destroy: