diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp b/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp
index 957787abb2..caddd8c4b6 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void AnimationHandle::setPriority(float priority) {
     if (_priority == priority) {
         return;
     }
-    if (_running) {
+    if (isRunning()) {
         _model->_runningAnimations.removeOne(_self);
         if (priority < _priority) {
             replaceMatchingPriorities(priority);
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ void AnimationHandle::setPriority(float priority) {
 }
 
 void AnimationHandle::setStartAutomatically(bool startAutomatically) {
-    if ((_startAutomatically = startAutomatically) && !_running) {
+    _animationLoop.setStartAutomatically(startAutomatically);
+    if (getStartAutomatically() && !isRunning()) {
         start();
     }
 }
@@ -58,42 +59,36 @@ void AnimationHandle::setMaskedJoints(const QStringList& maskedJoints) {
 }
 
 void AnimationHandle::setRunning(bool running) {
-    if (_running == running) {
+    if (isRunning() == running) {
+        // if we're already running, this is the same as a restart
         if (running) {
             // move back to the beginning
-            _frameIndex = _firstFrame;
+            setFrameIndex(getFirstFrame());
         }
         return;
     }
-    if ((_running = running)) {
+    _animationLoop.setRunning(running);
+    if (isRunning()) {
         if (!_model->_runningAnimations.contains(_self)) {
             insertSorted(_model->_runningAnimations, _self);
         }
-        _frameIndex = _firstFrame;
-          
     } else {
         _model->_runningAnimations.removeOne(_self);
         replaceMatchingPriorities(0.0f);
     }
-    emit runningChanged(_running);
+    emit runningChanged(isRunning());
 }
 
 AnimationHandle::AnimationHandle(Model* model) :
     QObject(model),
     _model(model),
-    _fps(30.0f),
-    _priority(1.0f),
-    _loop(false),
-    _hold(false),
-    _startAutomatically(false),
-    _firstFrame(0.0f),
-    _lastFrame(FLT_MAX),
-    _running(false) {
+    _priority(1.0f) 
+{
 }
 
 AnimationDetails AnimationHandle::getAnimationDetails() const {
-    AnimationDetails details(_role, _url, _fps, _priority, _loop, _hold,
-                        _startAutomatically, _firstFrame, _lastFrame, _running, _frameIndex);
+    AnimationDetails details(_role, _url, getFPS(), _priority, getLoop(), getHold(),
+                        getStartAutomatically(), getFirstFrame(), getLastFrame(), isRunning(), getFrameIndex());
     return details;
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +111,7 @@ void AnimationHandle::setAnimationDetails(const AnimationDetails& details) {
 
 
 void AnimationHandle::simulate(float deltaTime) {
-    _frameIndex += deltaTime * _fps;
+    _animationLoop.simulate(deltaTime);
     
     // update the joint mappings if necessary/possible
     if (_jointMappings.isEmpty()) {
@@ -142,6 +137,8 @@ void AnimationHandle::simulate(float deltaTime) {
         stop();
         return;
     }
+    
+    /*
     float endFrameIndex = qMin(_lastFrame, animationGeometry.animationFrames.size() - (_loop ? 0.0f : 1.0f));
     float startFrameIndex = qMin(_firstFrame, endFrameIndex);
     if ((!_loop && (_frameIndex < startFrameIndex || _frameIndex > endFrameIndex)) || startFrameIndex == endFrameIndex) {
@@ -159,9 +156,10 @@ void AnimationHandle::simulate(float deltaTime) {
     } else if (_frameIndex > endFrameIndex) {
         _frameIndex = startFrameIndex + glm::mod(_frameIndex - startFrameIndex, endFrameIndex - startFrameIndex);
     }
+    */
     
     // blend between the closest two frames
-    applyFrame(_frameIndex);
+    applyFrame(getFrameIndex());
 }
 
 void AnimationHandle::applyFrame(float frameIndex) {
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.h b/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.h
index 48026fe4b7..aa030e6350 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.h
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <QVector>
 
 #include <AnimationCache.h>
+#include <AnimationLoop.h>
 
 class AnimationHandle;
 class Model;
@@ -38,36 +39,37 @@ public:
 
     void setURL(const QUrl& url);
     const QUrl& getURL() const { return _url; }
-    
-    void setFPS(float fps) { _fps = fps; }
-    float getFPS() const { return _fps; }
 
     void setPriority(float priority);
     float getPriority() const { return _priority; }
-    
-    void setLoop(bool loop) { _loop = loop; }
-    bool getLoop() const { return _loop; }
-    
-    void setHold(bool hold) { _hold = hold; }
-    bool getHold() const { return _hold; }
-    
-    void setStartAutomatically(bool startAutomatically);
-    bool getStartAutomatically() const { return _startAutomatically; }
-    
-    void setFirstFrame(float firstFrame) { _firstFrame = firstFrame; }
-    float getFirstFrame() const { return _firstFrame; }
-    
-    void setLastFrame(float lastFrame) { _lastFrame = lastFrame; }
-    float getLastFrame() const { return _lastFrame; }
-    
+
     void setMaskedJoints(const QStringList& maskedJoints);
     const QStringList& getMaskedJoints() const { return _maskedJoints; }
     
-    void setRunning(bool running);
-    bool isRunning() const { return _running; }
 
-    void setFrameIndex(float frameIndex) { _frameIndex = glm::clamp(_frameIndex, _firstFrame, _lastFrame); }
-    float getFrameIndex() const { return _frameIndex; }
+    void setFPS(float fps) { _animationLoop.setFPS(fps); }
+    float getFPS() const { return _animationLoop.getFPS(); }
+
+    void setLoop(bool loop) { _animationLoop.setLoop(loop); }
+    bool getLoop() const { return _animationLoop.getLoop(); }
+    
+    void setHold(bool hold) { _animationLoop.setHold(hold); }
+    bool getHold() const { return _animationLoop.getHold(); }
+    
+    void setStartAutomatically(bool startAutomatically);
+    bool getStartAutomatically() const { return _animationLoop.getStartAutomatically(); }
+    
+    void setFirstFrame(float firstFrame) { _animationLoop.setFirstFrame(firstFrame); }
+    float getFirstFrame() const { return _animationLoop.getFirstFrame(); }
+    
+    void setLastFrame(float lastFrame) { _animationLoop.setLastFrame(lastFrame); }
+    float getLastFrame() const { return _animationLoop.getLastFrame(); }
+    
+    void setRunning(bool running);
+    bool isRunning() const { return _animationLoop.isRunning(); }
+
+    void setFrameIndex(float frameIndex) { _animationLoop.setFrameIndex(frameIndex); }
+    float getFrameIndex() const { return _animationLoop.getFrameIndex(); }
 
     AnimationDetails getAnimationDetails() const;
     void setAnimationDetails(const AnimationDetails& details);
@@ -96,17 +98,23 @@ private:
     AnimationPointer _animation;
     QString _role;
     QUrl _url;
-    float _fps;
     float _priority;
+
+    QStringList _maskedJoints;
+    QVector<int> _jointMappings;
+    
+    AnimationLoop _animationLoop;
+
+    /*
+    float _fps;
     bool _loop;
     bool _hold;
     bool _startAutomatically;
     float _firstFrame;
     float _lastFrame;
-    QStringList _maskedJoints;
     bool _running;
-    QVector<int> _jointMappings;
     float _frameIndex;
+    */
 };
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h b/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h
index 4af9f0a83f..8a9e371cb0 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h
@@ -94,5 +94,4 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(AnimationDetails);
 QScriptValue animationDetailsToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const AnimationDetails& event);
 void animationDetailsFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, AnimationDetails& event);
 
-
 #endif // hifi_AnimationCache_h