diff --git a/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/ClusterManager.java b/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/ClusterManager.java
index f1eb25eec..83b5d25f1 100644
--- a/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/ClusterManager.java
+++ b/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/ClusterManager.java
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public void setAlgorithm(Algorithm<T> algorithm) {
         cluster();
     }
 
+    public void setAnimation(boolean animate) {
+        mRenderer.setAnimation(animate);
+    }
+
     public ClusterRenderer<T> getRenderer() {
         return mRenderer;
     }
diff --git a/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRenderer.java b/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRenderer.java
index 91c25f702..5c01acae9 100644
--- a/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRenderer.java
+++ b/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRenderer.java
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ public interface ClusterRenderer<T extends ClusterItem> {
 
     void setOnClusterItemInfoWindowClickListener(ClusterManager.OnClusterItemInfoWindowClickListener<T> listener);
 
+    /**
+     * Called to set animation on or off
+     */
+    void setAnimation(boolean animate);
+
     /**
      * Called when the view is added.
      */
diff --git a/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.java b/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.java
index 9dc9197ef..5e3e1b25f 100644
--- a/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.java
+++ b/library/src/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class DefaultClusterRenderer<T extends ClusterItem> implements ClusterRen
     private final IconGenerator mIconGenerator;
     private final ClusterManager<T> mClusterManager;
     private final float mDensity;
+    private boolean mAnimate;
 
     private static final int[] BUCKETS = {10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000};
     private ShapeDrawable mColoredCircleBackground;
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ public class DefaultClusterRenderer<T extends ClusterItem> implements ClusterRen
 
     public DefaultClusterRenderer(Context context, GoogleMap map, ClusterManager<T> clusterManager) {
         mMap = map;
+        mAnimate = true;
         mDensity = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
         mIconGenerator = new IconGenerator(context);
         mIconGenerator.setContentView(makeSquareTextView(context));
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ public void run() {
                 if (zoomingIn && onScreen && SHOULD_ANIMATE) {
                     Point point = mSphericalMercatorProjection.toPoint(c.getPosition());
                     Point closest = findClosestCluster(existingClustersOnScreen, point);
-                    if (closest != null) {
+                    if (closest != null && mAnimate) {
                         LatLng animateTo = mSphericalMercatorProjection.toLatLng(closest);
                         markerModifier.add(true, new CreateMarkerTask(c, newMarkers, animateTo));
                     } else {
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ public void run() {
                 if (!zoomingIn && zoomDelta > -3 && onScreen && SHOULD_ANIMATE) {
                     final Point point = mSphericalMercatorProjection.toPoint(marker.position);
                     final Point closest = findClosestCluster(newClustersOnScreen, point);
-                    if (closest != null) {
+                    if (closest != null && mAnimate) {
                         LatLng animateTo = mSphericalMercatorProjection.toLatLng(closest);
                         markerModifier.animateThenRemove(marker, marker.position, animateTo);
                     } else {
@@ -480,6 +482,11 @@ public void setOnClusterItemInfoWindowClickListener(ClusterManager.OnClusterItem
         mItemInfoWindowClickListener = listener;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setAnimation(boolean animate) {
+        mAnimate = animate;
+    }
+
     private static double distanceSquared(Point a, Point b) {
         return (a.x - b.x) * (a.x - b.x) + (a.y - b.y) * (a.y - b.y);
     }