diff --git a/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp b/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
index 340296627..50911896f 100644
--- a/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
+++ b/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
@@ -170,16 +170,26 @@ void AnimationInfo::ChangeAnimationData(CelSprite *pCelSprite, int numberOfFrame
 	DelayLen = delayLen;
 }
 
-void AnimationInfo::ProcessAnimation()
+void AnimationInfo::ProcessAnimation(bool reverseAnimation /*= false*/, bool dontProgressAnimation /*= false*/)
 {
 	DelayCounter++;
+	if (dontProgressAnimation)
+		return;
 	TicksSinceSequenceStarted++;
 	if (DelayCounter > DelayLen) {
 		DelayCounter = 0;
-		CurrentFrame++;
-		if (CurrentFrame > NumberOfFrames) {
-			CurrentFrame = 1;
-			TicksSinceSequenceStarted = 0;
+		if (reverseAnimation) {
+			CurrentFrame--;
+			if (CurrentFrame == 0) {
+				CurrentFrame = NumberOfFrames;
+				TicksSinceSequenceStarted = 0;
+			}
+		} else {
+			CurrentFrame++;
+			if (CurrentFrame > NumberOfFrames) {
+				CurrentFrame = 1;
+				TicksSinceSequenceStarted = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/engine/animationinfo.h b/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
index e435b9052..3f17da79c 100644
--- a/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
+++ b/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ public:
 
 	/*
 	 * @brief Process the Animation for a game tick (for example advances the frame)
+	 * @param reverseAnimation Play the animation backwards (for example is used for "unseen" monster fading)
+	 * @param dontProgressAnimation Increase DelayCounter but don't change CurrentFrame
 	 */
-	void ProcessAnimation();
+	void ProcessAnimation(bool reverseAnimation = false, bool dontProgressAnimation = false);
 
 private:
 	/**
diff --git a/Source/monster.cpp b/Source/monster.cpp
index d368a9fdd..d52d0f10b 100644
--- a/Source/monster.cpp
+++ b/Source/monster.cpp
@@ -1268,11 +1268,8 @@ void monster_43C785(int i)
 void NewMonsterAnim(int i, AnimStruct *anim, Direction md)
 {
 	MonsterStruct *Monst = &monster[i];
-	Monst->AnimInfo.pCelSprite = &*anim->CelSpritesForDirections[md];
-	Monst->AnimInfo.NumberOfFrames = anim->Frames;
-	Monst->AnimInfo.DelayCounter = 0;
-	Monst->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame = 1;
-	Monst->AnimInfo.DelayLen = anim->Rate;
+	auto *pCelSprite = &*anim->CelSpritesForDirections[md];
+	Monst->AnimInfo.SetNewAnimation(pCelSprite, anim->Frames, anim->Rate);
 	Monst->_mFlags &= ~(MFLAG_LOCK_ANIMATION | MFLAG_ALLOW_SPECIAL);
 	Monst->_mdir = md;
 }
@@ -4624,21 +4621,7 @@ void ProcessMonsters()
 			}
 		} while (raflag);
 		if (Monst->_mmode != MM_STONE) {
-			Monst->AnimInfo.DelayCounter++;
-			if (!(Monst->_mFlags & MFLAG_ALLOW_SPECIAL) && Monst->AnimInfo.DelayCounter >= Monst->AnimInfo.DelayLen) {
-				Monst->AnimInfo.DelayCounter = 0;
-				if (Monst->_mFlags & MFLAG_LOCK_ANIMATION) {
-					Monst->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame--;
-					if (Monst->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame == 0) {
-						Monst->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame = Monst->AnimInfo.NumberOfFrames;
-					}
-				} else {
-					Monst->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame++;
-					if (Monst->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame > Monst->AnimInfo.NumberOfFrames) {
-						Monst->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame = 1;
-					}
-				}
-			}
+			Monst->AnimInfo.ProcessAnimation(Monst->_mFlags & MFLAG_LOCK_ANIMATION, Monst->_mFlags & MFLAG_ALLOW_SPECIAL);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Source/scrollrt.cpp b/Source/scrollrt.cpp
index d952312a3..e59eaadcb 100644
--- a/Source/scrollrt.cpp
+++ b/Source/scrollrt.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static void DrawMonster(const CelOutputBuffer &out, int x, int y, int mx, int my
 		return;
 	}
 
-	int nCel = monster[m].AnimInfo.CurrentFrame;
+	int nCel = monster[m].AnimInfo.GetFrameToUseForRendering();
 	auto frameTable = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t *>(monster[m].AnimInfo.pCelSprite->Data());
 	int frames = SDL_SwapLE32(frameTable[0]);
 	if (nCel < 1 || frames > 50 || nCel > frames) {
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static void DrawMonsterHelper(const CelOutputBuffer &out, int x, int y, int oy,
 	px = sx + pMonster->position.offset.x - CalculateWidth2(cel.Width());
 	py = sy + pMonster->position.offset.y;
 	if (mi == pcursmonst) {
-		Cl2DrawOutline(out, 233, px, py, cel, pMonster->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame);
+		Cl2DrawOutline(out, 233, px, py, cel, pMonster->AnimInfo.GetFrameToUseForRendering());
 	}
 	DrawMonster(out, x, y, px, py, mi);
 }