diff --git a/demos/qmlchart/qml/qmlchart/View2.qml b/demos/qmlchart/qml/qmlchart/View2.qml
index 71f7731..a0f750a 100644
--- a/demos/qmlchart/qml/qmlchart/View2.qml
+++ b/demos/qmlchart/qml/qmlchart/View2.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Rectangle {
         title: "Line&Spline"
         anchors.fill: parent
         theme: Chart.ChartThemeBrownSand
+        animationOptions: Chart.NoAnimation
 
         LineSeries {
             name: "Line"
diff --git a/qmlplugin/declarativechart.cpp b/qmlplugin/declarativechart.cpp
index eb6f2ff..2506707 100644
--- a/qmlplugin/declarativechart.cpp
+++ b/qmlplugin/declarativechart.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ DeclarativeChart::~DeclarativeChart()
     delete m_chart;
 }
 
-QChart::ChartTheme DeclarativeChart::theme()
-{
-    return m_chart->theme();
-}
-
 void DeclarativeChart::geometryChanged(const QRectF &newGeometry, const QRectF &oldGeometry)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(oldGeometry)
@@ -61,6 +56,23 @@ void DeclarativeChart::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *
     painter->setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing, true);
 }
 
+void DeclarativeChart::setAnimationOptions(QChart::AnimationOption animations)
+{
+    m_chart->setAnimationOptions(animations);
+}
+
+QChart::AnimationOption DeclarativeChart::animationOptions()
+{
+    if (m_chart->animationOptions().testFlag(QChart::AllAnimations))
+        return QChart::AllAnimations;
+    else if (m_chart->animationOptions().testFlag(QChart::GridAxisAnimations))
+        return QChart::GridAxisAnimations;
+    else if (m_chart->animationOptions().testFlag(QChart::SeriesAnimations))
+        return QChart::SeriesAnimations;
+    else
+        return QChart::NoAnimation;
+}
+
 #include "moc_declarativechart.cpp"
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/qmlplugin/declarativechart.h b/qmlplugin/declarativechart.h
index 125271d..45ad501 100644
--- a/qmlplugin/declarativechart.h
+++ b/qmlplugin/declarativechart.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class DeclarativeChart : public QDeclarativeItem
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QChart::ChartTheme theme READ theme WRITE setTheme)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QChart::AnimationOption animationOptions READ animationOptions WRITE setAnimationOptions)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString title READ title WRITE setTitle)
 
 public:
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ public: // From QDeclarativeItem/QGraphicsItem
 
 public:
     void setTheme(QChart::ChartTheme theme) {m_chart->setTheme(theme);}
-    QChart::ChartTheme theme();
+    QChart::ChartTheme theme() {return m_chart->theme();}
+    void setAnimationOptions(QChart::AnimationOption animations);
+    QChart::AnimationOption animationOptions();
     void setTitle(QString title) {m_chart->setTitle(title);}
     QString title() { return m_chart->title();}
 
diff --git a/src/qchart.h b/src/qchart.h
index 433d8bc..d1494d2 100644
--- a/src/qchart.h
+++ b/src/qchart.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT QChart : public QGraphicsWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_ENUMS(ChartTheme)
+    Q_ENUMS(AnimationOption)
 
 public:
     enum ChartTheme {