diff --git a/src/client/creature.cpp b/src/client/creature.cpp
index efb5a06d8e..1d7d49f368 100644
--- a/src/client/creature.cpp
+++ b/src/client/creature.cpp
@@ -1005,6 +1005,8 @@ ThingType* Creature::getMountThingType() const {
 
 uint16_t Creature::getCurrentAnimationPhase(const bool mount)
 {
+    if (!canAnimate()) return 0;
+
     const auto thingType = mount ? getMountThingType() : getThingType();
 
     if (const auto idleAnimator = thingType->getIdleAnimator()) {
diff --git a/src/client/effect.cpp b/src/client/effect.cpp
index 517f7474bc..f018c6edac 100644
--- a/src/client/effect.cpp
+++ b/src/client/effect.cpp
@@ -36,22 +36,24 @@ void Effect::draw(const Point& dest, const bool drawThings, const LightViewPtr&
     if (m_animationTimer.ticksElapsed() < m_timeToStartDrawing)
         return;
 
-    int animationPhase;
-    if (g_game.getFeature(Otc::GameEnhancedAnimations)) {
-        const auto* animator = getThingType()->getIdleAnimator();
-        if (!animator)
-            return;
-
-        // This requires a separate getPhaseAt method as using getPhase would make all magic effects use the same phase regardless of their appearance time
-        animationPhase = animator->getPhaseAt(m_animationTimer);
-    } else {
-        // hack to fix some animation phases duration, currently there is no better solution
-        int ticks = g_gameConfig.getEffectTicksPerFrame();
-        if (m_clientId == 33) {
-            ticks <<= 2;
+    int animationPhase = 0;
+    if (canAnimate()) {
+        if (g_game.getFeature(Otc::GameEnhancedAnimations)) {
+            const auto* animator = getThingType()->getIdleAnimator();
+            if (!animator)
+                return;
+
+            // This requires a separate getPhaseAt method as using getPhase would make all magic effects use the same phase regardless of their appearance time
+            animationPhase = animator->getPhaseAt(m_animationTimer);
+        } else {
+            // hack to fix some animation phases duration, currently there is no better solution
+            int ticks = g_gameConfig.getEffectTicksPerFrame();
+            if (m_clientId == 33) {
+                ticks <<= 2;
+            }
+
+            animationPhase = std::min<int>(static_cast<int>(m_animationTimer.ticksElapsed() / ticks), getAnimationPhases() - 1);
         }
-
-        animationPhase = std::min<int>(static_cast<int>(m_animationTimer.ticksElapsed() / ticks), getAnimationPhases() - 1);
     }
 
     const int offsetX = m_position.x - g_map.getCentralPosition().x;
diff --git a/src/client/item.cpp b/src/client/item.cpp
index e5136ec6bd..97248f4864 100644
--- a/src/client/item.cpp
+++ b/src/client/item.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void Item::updatePatterns()
 
 int Item::calculateAnimationPhase()
 {
-    if (!hasAnimationPhases()) return 0;
+    if (!hasAnimationPhases() || !canAnimate()) return 0;
 
     if (getIdleAnimator()) return getIdleAnimator()->getPhase();
 
diff --git a/src/client/luafunctions.cpp b/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
index fed4e057e9..bdb716b893 100644
--- a/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ void Client::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("setShader", &Thing::setShader);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("setPosition", &Thing::setPosition);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("setMarked", &Thing::lua_setMarked);
+    g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("setAnimate", &Thing::setAnimate);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("isMarked", &Thing::isMarked);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("getId", &Thing::getId);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("getTile", &Thing::getTile);
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ void Client::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("setHighlight", &Thing::lua_setHighlight);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("isHighlighted", &Thing::isHighlighted);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("getExactSize", &Thing::getExactSize);
+    g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<Thing>("canAnimate", &Thing::canAnimate);
 
 #ifdef FRAMEWORK_EDITOR
     g_lua.registerClass<House>();
diff --git a/src/client/thing.h b/src/client/thing.h
index cd97da2237..ef75125a16 100644
--- a/src/client/thing.h
+++ b/src/client/thing.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ class Thing : public AttachableObject
     uint8_t getPatternY()const { return m_numPatternY; }
     uint8_t getPatternZ()const { return m_numPatternZ; }
 
+	bool canAnimate() { return m_animate; }
+	void setAnimate(bool aniamte) { m_animate = aniamte; }
+
 protected:
     virtual ThingType* getThingType() const = 0;
 
@@ -242,6 +245,7 @@ class Thing : public AttachableObject
     void lua_setHighlight(const std::string_view color) { setHighlight(Color(color)); }
 
     bool m_canDraw{ true };
+    bool m_animate{ true };
 
     friend class Client;
     friend class Tile;