diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js b/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js
index 00dd4e3e62db..f00d7d08a1e8 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ var $$AnimateQueueProvider = ['$animateProvider', function($animateProvider) {
     return currentAnimation.state === RUNNING_STATE && newAnimation.structural;
   });
 
+  rules.cancel.push(function(element, newAnimation, currentAnimation) {
+    var nO = newAnimation.options;
+    var cO = currentAnimation.options;
+
+    // if the exact same CSS class is added/removed then it's safe to cancel it
+    return (nO.addClass && nO.addClass === cO.removeClass) || (nO.removeClass && nO.removeClass === cO.addClass);
+  });
+
   this.$get = ['$$rAF', '$rootScope', '$rootElement', '$document', '$$HashMap',
                '$$animation', '$$AnimateRunner', '$templateRequest', '$$jqLite',
        function($$rAF,   $rootScope,   $rootElement,   $document,   $$HashMap,
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
index cf4d4fefd45a..c0839a0f3b3b 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
@@ -876,6 +876,51 @@ describe("animations", function() {
         expect(enterComplete).toBe(true);
       }));
 
+      it('should cancel the previously running removeClass animation if a follow-up addClass animation is using the same class value',
+        inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $$rAF) {
+
+        parent.append(element);
+        var runner = $animate.addClass(element, 'active-class');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        var closed = false;
+        runner.done(function(status) {
+          closed = true;
+        });
+
+        $$rAF.flush();
+
+        expect(closed).toBe(false);
+
+        $animate.removeClass(element, 'active-class');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        expect(closed).toBe(true);
+      }));
+
+      it('should cancel the previously running addClass animation if a follow-up removeClass animation is using the same class value',
+        inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $$rAF) {
+
+        element.addClass('active-class');
+        parent.append(element);
+        var runner = $animate.removeClass(element, 'active-class');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        var closed = false;
+        runner.done(function(status) {
+          closed = true;
+        });
+
+        $$rAF.flush();
+
+        expect(closed).toBe(false);
+
+        $animate.addClass(element, 'active-class');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        expect(closed).toBe(true);
+      }));
+
       it('should skip the class-based animation entirely if there is an active structural animation',
         inject(function($animate, $rootScope) {