diff --git a/src/api/types/animator.c b/src/api/types/animator.c
index da14a533..2701e1d3 100644
--- a/src/api/types/animator.c
+++ b/src/api/types/animator.c
@@ -14,8 +14,40 @@ int l_lovrAnimatorUpdate(lua_State* L) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int l_lovrAnimatorPlay(lua_State* L) {
+  Animator* animator = luax_checktype(L, 1, Animator);
+  const char* animation = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+  lovrAnimatorPlay(animator, animation);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int l_lovrAnimatorStop(lua_State* L) {
+  Animator* animator = luax_checktype(L, 1, Animator);
+  const char* animation = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+  lovrAnimatorStop(animator, animation);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int l_lovrAnimatorPause(lua_State* L) {
+  Animator* animator = luax_checktype(L, 1, Animator);
+  const char* animation = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+  lovrAnimatorPause(animator, animation);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int l_lovrAnimatorResume(lua_State* L) {
+  Animator* animator = luax_checktype(L, 1, Animator);
+  const char* animation = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+  lovrAnimatorResume(animator, animation);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 const luaL_Reg lovrAnimator[] = {
   { "getAnimationCount", l_lovrAnimatorGetAnimationCount },
   { "update", l_lovrAnimatorUpdate },
+  { "play", l_lovrAnimatorPlay },
+  { "stop", l_lovrAnimatorStop },
+  { "pause", l_lovrAnimatorPause },
+  { "resume", l_lovrAnimatorResume },
   { NULL, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/src/graphics/animator.c b/src/graphics/animator.c
index 189175a5..c79926e2 100644
--- a/src/graphics/animator.c
+++ b/src/graphics/animator.c
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #include "graphics/animator.h"
 
+static Track* lovrAnimatorEnsureTrack(Animator* animator, const char* animation) {
+  Track* track = map_get(&animator->timeline, animation);
+  lovrAssert(track, "Animation '%s' does not exist", animation);
+  return track;
+}
+
 Animator* lovrAnimatorCreate(AnimationData* animationData) {
   Animator* animator = lovrAlloc(sizeof(Animator), lovrAnimatorDestroy);
   if (!animator) return NULL;
@@ -40,3 +46,25 @@ void lovrAnimatorUpdate(Animator* animator, float dt) {
     track->time += dt * track->speed * animator->speed;
   }
 }
+
+void lovrAnimatorPlay(Animator* animator, const char* animation) {
+  Track* track = lovrAnimatorEnsureTrack(animator, animation);
+  track->playing = true;
+  track->time = 0;
+}
+
+void lovrAnimatorStop(Animator* animator, const char* animation) {
+  Track* track = lovrAnimatorEnsureTrack(animator, animation);
+  track->playing = false;
+  track->time = 0;
+}
+
+void lovrAnimatorPause(Animator* animator, const char* animation) {
+  Track* track = lovrAnimatorEnsureTrack(animator, animation);
+  track->playing = false;
+}
+
+void lovrAnimatorResume(Animator* animator, const char* animation) {
+  Track* track = lovrAnimatorEnsureTrack(animator, animation);
+  track->playing = true;
+}
diff --git a/src/graphics/animator.h b/src/graphics/animator.h
index afc7085f..bee17059 100644
--- a/src/graphics/animator.h
+++ b/src/graphics/animator.h
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ Animator* lovrAnimatorCreate(AnimationData* animationData);
 void lovrAnimatorDestroy(const Ref* ref);
 int lovrAnimatorGetAnimationCount(Animator* animator);
 void lovrAnimatorUpdate(Animator* animator, float dt);
+void lovrAnimatorPlay(Animator* animator, const char* animation);
+void lovrAnimatorStop(Animator* animator, const char* animation);
+void lovrAnimatorPause(Animator* animator, const char* animation);
+void lovrAnimatorResume(Animator* animator, const char* animation);