diff --git a/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaSkinSwitcher/index.tsx b/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaSkinSwitcher/index.tsx
index 6f60d4e1e..6cf61a20c 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaSkinSwitcher/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaSkinSwitcher/index.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { alias } from "@blitzkit/core";
+import { PauseIcon, PlayIcon } from "@radix-ui/react-icons";
 import { uniqBy } from "lodash-es";
 import { api } from "../../api/dynamic";
 import { SKIN_NUMBER } from "../../constants/skinNumber";
 import { DuelModule, useDuel } from "../../hooks/useDuel";
+import { hasSkinAnimations } from "../../hooks/useSkin";
 import { useUnwrapper } from "../../hooks/useUnwrapper";
 import { Tankopedia } from "../../stores/tankopedia";
 import { TankopediaDisplay } from "../../stores/tankopediaPersistent/constants";
@@ -20,6 +22,11 @@ export function TankopediaSkinSwitcher() {
   const skin = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.loaders.skin.requested);
   const showControls = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.showControls);
   const display = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.loaders.display.loaded);
+  const loadedSkin = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.loaders.skin.loaded);
+  const loadedAttachment = Tankopedia.use(
+    (state) => state.loaders.attachment.loaded,
+  );
+  const playing = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.animate);
 
   const skins = uniqBy(
     Object.values(camouflageDefinitions.camouflages).filter(
@@ -36,6 +43,11 @@ export function TankopediaSkinSwitcher() {
   ].filter((group) => group.length > 0);
 
   const isVisible = showControls && display === TankopediaDisplay.Model;
+  const hasAnimations =
+    hasSkinAnimations(tank.id, loadedSkin) ||
+    hasSkinAnimations(tank.id, loadedAttachment);
+
+  console.log("hasAnimations", hasAnimations);
 
   return (
     <div className={styles["skin-switcher"]} data-visible={isVisible}>
@@ -80,6 +92,26 @@ export function TankopediaSkinSwitcher() {
           })}
         </div>
       ))}
+
+      {hasAnimations && (
+        <Tooltip
+          tooltip={playing ? "Pause animations" : "Play animations"}
+          side="left"
+        >
+          <IconButton
+            color="gray"
+            variant="soft"
+            size="major"
+            onClick={() => {
+              Tankopedia.mutate((draft) => {
+                draft.animate = !draft.animate;
+              });
+            }}
+          >
+            {playing ? <PauseIcon /> : <PlayIcon />}
+          </IconButton>
+        </Tooltip>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkin.ts b/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkin.ts
index 402a05de3..fe8516d46 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkin.ts
+++ b/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkin.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ function skinPath(id: number, skin: number) {
   return alias("models_legendary", `/${id}/skins/${skin}.glb`);
 }
 
+/** whether an already loaded skin of this tank has animations */
+export function hasSkinAnimations(id: number, skin: number | undefined) {
+  return (
+    skin !== undefined &&
+    loadedSkins.get(skinPath(id, skin))?.mixer !== undefined
+  );
+}
+
 // attachments load the same way as camouflages and can be shown with one
 export function useSkin(id: number, loader: "skin" | "attachment" = "skin") {
   const requested = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.loaders[loader].requested);
diff --git a/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkinAnimation.ts b/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkinAnimation.ts
index 1c686bd28..94d381296 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkinAnimation.ts
+++ b/packages/website/src/hooks/useSkinAnimation.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { invalidate, useFrame } from "@react-three/fiber";
+import { Tankopedia } from "../stores/tankopedia";
 import type { Skin } from "./useSkin";
 
 export function useSkinAnimation(skins: Skin[]) {
+  const animate = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.animate);
+
   useFrame((_, delta) => {
+    if (animate) return;
+
     for (const { mixer } of skins) {
       if (!mixer) continue;
 
diff --git a/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts b/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
index f24b2341a..0454d954a 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
+++ b/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ interface Tankopedia {
   disturbed: boolean;
   revealed: boolean;
   showControls: boolean;
+  animate: boolean;
 
   protagonist: TankState;
   antagonist: TankState;
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ export const Tankopedia = new Soapstone<Tankopedia, [TankDefinition]>(
     disturbed: false,
     revealed: false,
     showControls: false,
+    animate: true,
 
     protagonist: createTankState(tank),
     antagonist: createTankState(tank),