diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 069a069d2e..73b68ec30c 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -525,5 +525,6 @@ static inline void log_warn_both_style_of_rules(const char *option_name) {
 	         "precedence, and \"%s\" will have no effect.",
 	         option_name, option_name);
 }
+enum animation_trigger parse_animation_trigger(const char *trigger);
 
 // vim: set noet sw=8 ts=8 :
diff --git a/src/config_libconfig.c b/src/config_libconfig.c
index d67846b869..a90a00a0c2 100644
--- a/src/config_libconfig.c
+++ b/src/config_libconfig.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static inline void parse_wintype_config(const config_t *cfg, const char *member_
 	}
 }
 
-static enum animation_trigger parse_animation_trigger(const char *trigger) {
+enum animation_trigger parse_animation_trigger(const char *trigger) {
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < ANIMATION_TRIGGER_COUNT; i++) {
 		if (strcasecmp(trigger, animation_trigger_names[i]) == 0) {
 			return i;
diff --git a/src/dbus.c b/src/dbus.c
index 962f92af7d..e0770d4671 100644
--- a/src/dbus.c
+++ b/src/dbus.c
@@ -1123,9 +1123,7 @@ static DBusHandlerResult cdbus_process_introspect(DBusMessage *reply) {
 }
 ///@}
 
-/**
- * Process an D-Bus Introspect request, for /windows.
- */
+/// Process an D-Bus Introspect request, for /windows.
 static DBusHandlerResult
 cdbus_process_windows_root_introspect(session_t *ps, DBusMessage *reply) {
 	static const char *str_introspect =
@@ -1207,6 +1205,11 @@ static bool cdbus_process_window_introspect(DBusMessage *reply) {
 	    "    <property type='b' name='Mapped' access='read'/>\n"
 	    "    <property type='s' name='Name' access='read'/>\n"
 	    "    <property type='as' name='Type' access='read'/>\n"
+	    "    <method name='BlockUnblockAnimation'>\n"
+	    "      <arg type='s' name='trigger' direction='in'/>\n"
+	    "      <arg type='b' name='block' direction='in'/>\n"
+	    "      <arg type='u' name='count' direction='out'/>\n"
+	    "    </method>\n"
 	    "  </interface>\n"
 	    "</node>\n";
 	// clang-format on
@@ -1422,6 +1425,39 @@ cdbus_process_windows(DBusConnection *conn, DBusMessage *msg, void *ud) {
 			    "Unexpected member \"%s\" of dbus properties interface.", member);
 			dbus_set_error_const(&err, DBUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_METHOD, NULL);
 		}
+	} else if (strcmp(interface, PICOM_WINDOW_INTERFACE) == 0 &&
+	           strcmp(member, "BlockUnblockAnimation") == 0) {
+		bool block = false;
+		const char *trigger_str = NULL;
+		if (!cdbus_msg_get_arg(msg, 0, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &trigger_str) ||
+		    !cdbus_msg_get_arg(msg, 1, DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &block)) {
+			dbus_set_error_const(&err, DBUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, NULL);
+			goto finished;
+		}
+		auto trigger = parse_animation_trigger(trigger_str);
+		if (trigger == ANIMATION_TRIGGER_INVALID) {
+			dbus_set_error(&err, CDBUS_ERROR_BADTGT, CDBUS_ERROR_BADTGT_S,
+			               trigger_str);
+			goto finished;
+		}
+		auto cursor = wm_find(ps->wm, wid);
+		if (cursor == NULL) {
+			dbus_set_error(&err, CDBUS_ERROR_BADWIN, CDBUS_ERROR_BADWIN_S, wid);
+			goto finished;
+		}
+		auto w = wm_ref_deref(cursor);
+		unsigned count = 0;
+		if (w != NULL) {
+			if (block) {
+				w->animation_block[trigger] += 1;
+			} else if (w->animation_block[trigger] > 0) {
+				w->animation_block[trigger] -= 1;
+			}
+			count = w->animation_block[trigger];
+		}
+		if (reply != NULL && !cdbus_append_uint32(reply, count)) {
+			ret = DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NEED_MEMORY;
+		}
 	} else {
 		log_debug("Illegal message of type \"%s\", path \"%s\" "
 		          "interface \"%s\", member \"%s\"",
diff --git a/src/wm/win.c b/src/wm/win.c
index b14db0087e..d4ac798b97 100644
--- a/src/wm/win.c
+++ b/src/wm/win.c
@@ -1903,10 +1903,15 @@ bool win_process_animation_and_state_change(struct session *ps, struct win *w, d
 		          "is being suppressed.",
 		          animation_trigger_names[trigger], win_id(w), w->name);
 		return win_advance_animation(w, delta_t, &win_ctx);
+	} else if (w->animation_block[trigger] > 0) {
+		log_debug("Not starting animation %s for window %#010x (%s) because it "
+		          "is blocked.",
+		          animation_trigger_names[trigger], win_id(w), w->name);
+		return win_advance_animation(w, delta_t, &win_ctx);
 	}
 
 	auto wopts = win_options(w);
-	if (trigger == ANIMATION_TRIGGER_INVALID || wopts.animations[trigger].script == NULL) {
+	if (wopts.animations[trigger].script == NULL) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wm/win.h b/src/wm/win.h
index c23aad9a6e..b27242a95c 100644
--- a/src/wm/win.h
+++ b/src/wm/win.h
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ struct win {
 	struct win_state_change previous;
 	struct script_instance *running_animation_instance;
 	struct win_script running_animation;
+
+	/// Number of times each animation trigger is blocked
+	unsigned int animation_block[ANIMATION_TRIGGER_COUNT];
 };
 
 struct win_script_context {