diff --git a/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp b/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
index f81548235..91c32af6b 100644
--- a/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
+++ b/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int AnimationInfo::GetFrameToUseForRendering() const
 
 void AnimationInfo::SetNewAnimation(uint8_t *pData, int numberOfFrames, int delayLen, AnimationDistributionFlags flags /*= AnimationDistributionFlags::None*/, int numSkippedFrames /*= 0*/, int distributeFramesBeforeFrame /*= 0*/)
 {
-	if (pData == this->pData && distributeFramesBeforeFrame != 0 && NumberOfFrames == numberOfFrames && CurrentFrame >= distributeFramesBeforeFrame && CurrentFrame != NumberOfFrames) {
+	if ((flags & AnimationDistributionFlags::RepeatedAction) == AnimationDistributionFlags::RepeatedAction && distributeFramesBeforeFrame != 0 && NumberOfFrames == numberOfFrames && CurrentFrame >= distributeFramesBeforeFrame && CurrentFrame != NumberOfFrames) {
 		// We showed the same Animation (for example a melee attack) before but truncated the Animation.
 		// So now we should add them back to the new Animation. This increases the speed of the current Animation but the game logic/ticks isn't affected.
 		SkippedFramesFromPreviousAnimation = NumberOfFrames - CurrentFrame;
diff --git a/Source/engine/animationinfo.h b/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
index e250d5b1a..ba708a2d8 100644
--- a/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
+++ b/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ enum AnimationDistributionFlags : uint8_t {
 	* @brief Delay of last Frame is ignored (for example, because only Frame and not delay is checked in game_logic)
 	*/
 	SkipsDelayOfLastFrame = 1 << 1,
+	/**
+	 * @brief Repeated Animation (for example same player melee attack, that can be repeated directly after hit frame and doesn't need to show all animation frames)
+	 */
+	RepeatedAction = 1 << 2,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/Source/player.cpp b/Source/player.cpp
index 427542a93..7e8022197 100644
--- a/Source/player.cpp
+++ b/Source/player.cpp
@@ -1489,7 +1489,10 @@ void StartAttack(int pnum, direction d)
 		skippedAnimationFrames = 2;
 	}
 
-	NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pAAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pAFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pAWidth, AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending, skippedAnimationFrames, plr[pnum]._pAFNum);
+	auto animationFlags = AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending;
+	if (plr[pnum]._pmode == PM_ATTACK)
+		animationFlags = static_cast<AnimationDistributionFlags>(animationFlags | AnimationDistributionFlags::RepeatedAction);
+	NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pAAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pAFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pAWidth, animationFlags, skippedAnimationFrames, plr[pnum]._pAFNum);
 	plr[pnum]._pmode = PM_ATTACK;
 	FixPlayerLocation(pnum, d);
 	SetPlayerOld(pnum);
@@ -1517,7 +1520,10 @@ void StartRangeAttack(int pnum, direction d, int cx, int cy)
 		}
 	}
 
-	NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pAAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pAFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pAWidth, AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending, skippedAnimationFrames, plr[pnum]._pAFNum);
+	auto animationFlags = AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending;
+	if (plr[pnum]._pmode == PM_RATTACK)
+		animationFlags = static_cast<AnimationDistributionFlags>(animationFlags | AnimationDistributionFlags::RepeatedAction);
+	NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pAAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pAFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pAWidth, animationFlags, skippedAnimationFrames, plr[pnum]._pAFNum);
 
 	plr[pnum]._pmode = PM_RATTACK;
 	FixPlayerLocation(pnum, d);
@@ -1565,24 +1571,28 @@ void StartSpell(int pnum, direction d, int cx, int cy)
 	}
 
 	if (leveltype != DTYPE_TOWN) {
+		auto animationFlags = AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending;
+		if (plr[pnum]._pmode == PM_SPELL)
+			animationFlags = static_cast<AnimationDistributionFlags>(animationFlags | AnimationDistributionFlags::RepeatedAction);
+
 		switch (spelldata[plr[pnum]._pSpell].sType) {
 		case STYPE_FIRE:
 			if ((plr[pnum]._pGFXLoad & PFILE_FIRE) == 0) {
 				LoadPlrGFX(pnum, PFILE_FIRE);
 			}
-			NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pFAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pSFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pSWidth, AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending, 0, plr[pnum]._pSFNum);
+			NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pFAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pSFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pSWidth, animationFlags, 0, plr[pnum]._pSFNum);
 			break;
 		case STYPE_LIGHTNING:
 			if ((plr[pnum]._pGFXLoad & PFILE_LIGHTNING) == 0) {
 				LoadPlrGFX(pnum, PFILE_LIGHTNING);
 			}
-			NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pLAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pSFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pSWidth, AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending, 0, plr[pnum]._pSFNum);
+			NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pLAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pSFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pSWidth, animationFlags, 0, plr[pnum]._pSFNum);
 			break;
 		case STYPE_MAGIC:
 			if ((plr[pnum]._pGFXLoad & PFILE_MAGIC) == 0) {
 				LoadPlrGFX(pnum, PFILE_MAGIC);
 			}
-			NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pTAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pSFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pSWidth, AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending, 0, plr[pnum]._pSFNum);
+			NewPlrAnim(pnum, plr[pnum]._pTAnim[d], plr[pnum]._pSFrames, 0, plr[pnum]._pSWidth, animationFlags, 0, plr[pnum]._pSFNum);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/test/animationinfo_test.cpp b/test/animationinfo_test.cpp
index 3aaa65f77..538104958 100644
--- a/test/animationinfo_test.cpp
+++ b/test/animationinfo_test.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ TEST(AnimationInfo, AttackSwordWarriorRepeated)
 	        new RenderingData(0.3f, 10),
 
 			// Start of repeated attack, cause plr[pnum].AnimInfo.CurrentFrame > plr[myplr]._pAFNum
-	        new SetNewAnimationData(16, 0, AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending, 0, 9),
+	        new SetNewAnimationData(16, 0, static_cast<AnimationDistributionFlags>(AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending | AnimationDistributionFlags::RepeatedAction), 0, 9),
 	        // ProcessAnimation directly after StartAttack (in same GameTick). So we don't see any rendering before.
 	        new GameTickData(2, 0),
 	        new RenderingData(0.0f, 11),