diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Animator.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Animator.java
index 476d6999..797b22a3 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Animator.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Animator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013 Hannes Janetzek
+ * Copyright 2016 Stephan Leuschner
  *
  * This file is part of the OpenScienceMap project (http://www.opensciencemap.org).
  *
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@ public class Animator {
     }
 
     private void animStart(float duration, int state) {
+        if (!isActive())
+            mMap.events.fire(Map.ANIM_START, mMap.mMapPosition);
         mCurPos.copy(mStartPos);
         mState = state;
         mDuration = duration;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Map.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Map.java
index 43341196..618f80c0 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Map.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/map/Map.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013 Hannes Janetzek
  * Copyright 2016 Andrey Novikov
+ * Copyright 2016 Stephan Leuschner
  *
  * This file is part of the OpenScienceMap project (http://www.opensciencemap.org).
  *
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ public abstract class Map implements TaskQueue {
 
     public static final Event ANIM_END = new Event();
 
+    public static final Event ANIM_START = new Event();
+
     public final EventDispatcher<InputListener, MotionEvent> input;
     public final EventDispatcher<UpdateListener, MapPosition> events;