diff --git a/doc/changelog.dox b/doc/changelog.dox
index 811235ec5..00e714173 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.dox
+++ b/doc/changelog.dox
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ See also:
     @ref Animation::unpack(), @ref Animation::unpackEase() and
     @ref Animation::unpackEaseClamped() utilities for combining interpolators
     with easing functions and/or unpackers
+-   @ref Animation::Player::resume() that acts the same as
+    @ref Animation::Player::play() "play()" except it doesn't restart the
+    animation from the start if it is already playing
 
 @subsubsection changelog-latest-new-math Math library
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.h b/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.h
index 9e35022e6..471f1afce 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.h
@@ -637,6 +637,14 @@ template<class T, class K
          */
         Player<T, K>& play(T startTime);
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Resume
+         *
+         * Behaves similarly to @ref play(), but doesn't restart the animation
+         * from the beginning when @ref state() is already @ref State::Playing.
+         */
+        Player<T, K>& resume(T startTime);
+
         /**
          * @brief Pause
          *
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.hpp b/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.hpp
index 1f933bb6e..7930c9828 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.hpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Animation/Player.hpp
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ template<class T, class K> Player<T, K>& Player<T, K>::play(T startTime) {
     return *this;
 }
 
+template<class T, class K> Player<T, K>& Player<T, K>::resume(T startTime) {
+    if(_state == State::Playing) return *this;
+    return play(startTime);
+}
+
 template<class T, class K> Player<T, K>& Player<T, K>::pause(T pauseTime) {
     /* Avoid breaking the pause state when not playing */
     if(_state != State::Playing) return *this;
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Animation/Test/PlayerTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Animation/Test/PlayerTest.cpp
index a4a066479..887bef9e1 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Animation/Test/PlayerTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Animation/Test/PlayerTest.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct PlayerTest: TestSuite::Tester {
     void advanceNotRunning();
     void advancePlaying();
     void advanceRestart();
+    void advanceResume();
     void advanceStop();
     void advancePauseResume();
     void advancePauseStop();
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ PlayerTest::PlayerTest() {
               &PlayerTest::advanceNotRunning,
               &PlayerTest::advancePlaying,
               &PlayerTest::advanceRestart,
+              &PlayerTest::advanceResume,
               &PlayerTest::advanceStop,
               &PlayerTest::advancePauseResume,
               &PlayerTest::advancePauseStop,
@@ -430,6 +432,43 @@ void PlayerTest::advanceRestart() {
     CORRADE_COMPARE(value, 2.5f);
 }
 
+void PlayerTest::advanceResume() {
+    /* A variant of advanceRestart() that doesn't restart */
+
+    Float value = -1.0f;
+    Player<Float> player;
+    player.add(Track, value)
+        .resume(2.0f);
+
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.state(), State::Playing);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.elapsed(0.0f), std::make_pair(0, 0.0f));
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(value, -1.0f);
+
+    /* Still before starting time, nothing is done */
+    player.advance(1.75f);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.state(), State::Playing);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.elapsed(1.75f), std::make_pair(0, 0.0f));
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(value, -1.0f);
+
+    /* 1.75 secs in */
+    player.advance(3.75f);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.state(), State::Playing);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.elapsed(3.75f), std::make_pair(0, 1.75f));
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(value, 4.0f);
+
+    /* Calling resume() will not restart from the beginning */
+    value = -1.0f;
+    player.resume(4.0f);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.state(), State::Playing);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.elapsed(4.0f), std::make_pair(0, 2.0f));
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(value, -1.0f);
+
+    player.advance(4.5f);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.state(), State::Playing);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(player.elapsed(4.5f), std::make_pair(0, 2.5f));
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(value, 3.5f);
+}
+
 void PlayerTest::advanceStop() {
     Float value = -1.0f;
     Player<Float> player;