diff --git a/src/xychart/xychartanimationitem_p.h b/src/xychart/xychartanimationitem_p.h
index b7a75a3..798016c 100644
--- a/src/xychart/xychartanimationitem_p.h
+++ b/src/xychart/xychartanimationitem_p.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void XYChartAnimationItem<T,U>::updatePoints(QVector<QPointF>& newPoints)
     }
 
     m_animation->setDuration(duration);
+    m_animation->setAnimationType(XYChartAnimator<T,U>::LineDrawAnimation);
     m_animation->setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve::InOutBack);
     m_animation->setKeyValueAt(0.0, qVariantFromValue(oldPoints));
     m_animation->setKeyValueAt(1.0, qVariantFromValue(newPoints));
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ void XYChartAnimationItem<T,U>::updatePoint(QVector<QPointF>& newPoints)
 	}
 
     m_animation->setDuration(duration);
+    m_animation->setAnimationType(XYChartAnimator<T,U>::MoveDownAnimation);
     m_animation->setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve::InOutBack);
     m_animation->setKeyValueAt(0.0, qVariantFromValue(m_points));
     m_animation->setKeyValueAt(1.0, qVariantFromValue(newPoints));
diff --git a/src/xychart/xychartanimator_p.h b/src/xychart/xychartanimator_p.h
index 0698671..31bd208 100644
--- a/src/xychart/xychartanimator_p.h
+++ b/src/xychart/xychartanimator_p.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public:
 	enum Animation { LineDrawAnimation, MoveDownAnimation, MoveUpAnimation };
     XYChartAnimator(XYChartAnimationItem<T,U> *item, QObject *parent = 0 );
     ~XYChartAnimator();
+    void setAnimationType(Animation type);
 
 protected:
     QVariant interpolated(const QVariant &start, const QVariant & end, qreal progress ) const;
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ XYChartAnimator<T,U>::~XYChartAnimator()
 {
 }
 
+template <class T,class U>
+void XYChartAnimator<T,U>::setAnimationType(Animation type)
+{
+    m_type=type;
+}
+
 template <class T, class U>
 QVariant XYChartAnimator<T,U>::interpolated(const QVariant &start, const QVariant & end, qreal progress ) const
 {