diff --git a/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp b/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
index 45d4fced4..524fe3895 100644
--- a/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
+++ b/Source/engine/animationinfo.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void AnimationInfo::SetNewAnimation(uint8_t *pData, int numberOfFrames, int dela
 
 		if (params == AnimationDistributionParams::ProcessAnimationPending) {
 			// If ProcessAnimation will be called after SetNewAnimation (in same GameTick as NewPlrAnim), we increment the Animation-Counter.
-			// If no delay is specified, this will result in complete skipped frame (see ProcessPlayerAnimation).
+			// If no delay is specified, this will result in complete skipped frame (see ProcessAnimation).
 			// But if we have a delay specified, this would only result in a reduced time the first frame is shown (one skipped delay).
 			// Because of that, we only the remove one GameTick from the time the Animation is shown
 			relevantAnimationGameTicksWithSkipping -= 1;
@@ -122,4 +122,18 @@ void AnimationInfo::SetNewAnimation(uint8_t *pData, int numberOfFrames, int dela
 	}
 }
 
+void AnimationInfo::ProcessAnimation()
+{
+	DelayCounter++;
+	GameTicksSinceSequenceStarted++;
+	if (DelayCounter > DelayLen) {
+		DelayCounter = 0;
+		CurrentFrame++;
+		if (CurrentFrame > NumberOfFrames) {
+			CurrentFrame = 1;
+			GameTicksSinceSequenceStarted = 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 } // namespace devilution
diff --git a/Source/engine/animationinfo.h b/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
index 2b9c639ec..ecc34ec54 100644
--- a/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
+++ b/Source/engine/animationinfo.h
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void SetNewAnimation(uint8_t *pData, int numberOfFrames, int delayLen, AnimationDistributionParams params = AnimationDistributionParams::None, int numSkippedFrames = 0, int distributeFramesBeforeFrame = 0);
 
+	/*
+	* @brief Process the Animation for a GameTick (for example advances the frame)
+	*/
+	void ProcessAnimation();
+
+private:
 	/*
 	* @brief Specifies how many animations-fractions are displayed between two gameticks. this can be > 0, if animations are skipped or < 0 if the same animation is shown in multiple times (delay specified).
 	*/
diff --git a/Source/player.cpp b/Source/player.cpp
index 01556377d..868a6dc5a 100644
--- a/Source/player.cpp
+++ b/Source/player.cpp
@@ -3637,21 +3637,7 @@ void ProcessPlayers()
 				CheckNewPath(pnum);
 			} while (tplayer);
 
-			ProcessPlayerAnimation(pnum);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-void ProcessPlayerAnimation(int pnum)
-{
-	plr[pnum].AnimInfo.DelayCounter++;
-	plr[pnum].AnimInfo.GameTicksSinceSequenceStarted++;
-	if (plr[pnum].AnimInfo.DelayCounter > plr[pnum].AnimInfo.DelayLen) {
-		plr[pnum].AnimInfo.DelayCounter = 0;
-		plr[pnum].AnimInfo.CurrentFrame++;
-		if (plr[pnum].AnimInfo.CurrentFrame > plr[pnum].AnimInfo.FrameLen) {
-			plr[pnum].AnimInfo.CurrentFrame = 1;
-			plr[pnum].AnimInfo.GameTicksSinceSequenceStarted = 0;
+			plr[pnum].AnimInfo.ProcessAnimation();
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/player.h b/Source/player.h
index 56538f142..e8678c4f6 100644
--- a/Source/player.h
+++ b/Source/player.h
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ void FreePlayerGFX(int pnum);
  */
 void NewPlrAnim(int pnum, BYTE *pData, int numberOfFrames, int delayLen, int width, AnimationDistributionParams params = AnimationDistributionParams::None, int numSkippedFrames = 0, int distributeFramesBeforeFrame = 0);
 void SetPlrAnims(int pnum);
-void ProcessPlayerAnimation(int pnum);
 void CreatePlayer(int pnum, HeroClass c);
 int CalcStatDiff(int pnum);
 #ifdef _DEBUG
diff --git a/test/animationinfo_test.cpp b/test/animationinfo_test.cpp
index e1eaaa4f3..1f37f58eb 100644
--- a/test/animationinfo_test.cpp
+++ b/test/animationinfo_test.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void RunAnimationTest(int numFrames, int delay, AnimationDistributionParams para
 			currentGameTick += 1;
 			if (gameTickData->_FramesToSkip != 0)
 				pPlayer->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame += gameTickData->_FramesToSkip;
-			ProcessPlayerAnimation(pnum);
+			pPlayer->AnimInfo.ProcessAnimation();
 			EXPECT_EQ(pPlayer->AnimInfo.CurrentFrame, gameTickData->_ExpectedAnimationFrame);
 			EXPECT_EQ(pPlayer->AnimInfo.DelayCounter, gameTickData->_ExpectedAnimationCnt);
 		}