diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.cpp b/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.cpp
index bf183d448..2230cda2e 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.cpp
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <KStandardDirs>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 
+#include <Plasma/AbstractAnimation>
 #include <Plasma/Applet>
 #include <Plasma/Svg>
 #include <Plasma/FrameSvg>
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ void registerEnums(QScriptEngine *engine, QScriptValue &scriptValue, const QMeta
 }
 
 KSharedPtr<UiLoader> SimpleJavaScriptApplet::s_widgetLoader;
+QHash<QString, Plasma::Animator::Animation> SimpleJavaScriptApplet::s_animationDefs;
 
 SimpleJavaScriptApplet::SimpleJavaScriptApplet(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : Plasma::AppletScript(parent)
@@ -316,9 +318,23 @@ void SimpleJavaScriptApplet::constraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints constraints)
     }
 }
 
+void SimpleJavaScriptApplet::populateAnimationsHash()
+{
+    if (s_animationDefs.isEmpty()) {
+        s_animationDefs.insert("fade", Plasma::Animator::FadeAnimation);
+        s_animationDefs.insert("grow", Plasma::Animator::GrowAnimation);
+        s_animationDefs.insert("expand", Plasma::Animator::ExpandAnimation);
+        s_animationDefs.insert("pulse", Plasma::Animator::PulseAnimation);
+        s_animationDefs.insert("rotate", Plasma::Animator::RotationAnimation);
+        s_animationDefs.insert("rotateStacked", Plasma::Animator::RotationStackedAnimation);
+        s_animationDefs.insert("slide", Plasma::Animator::SlideAnimation);
+    }
+}
+
 bool SimpleJavaScriptApplet::init()
 {
     setupObjects();
+    populateAnimationsHash();
 
     kDebug() << "ScriptName:" << applet()->name();
     kDebug() << "ScriptCategory:" << applet()->category();
@@ -364,6 +380,9 @@ void SimpleJavaScriptApplet::setupObjects()
 {
     QScriptValue global = m_engine->globalObject();
 
+    // Bindings for animations
+    global.setProperty("animation", m_engine->newFunction(SimpleJavaScriptApplet::animation));
+
     // Bindings for data engine
     m_engine->setDefaultPrototype(qMetaTypeId<DataEngine*>(), m_engine->newQObject(new DataEngine()));
     m_engine->setDefaultPrototype(qMetaTypeId<Service*>(), m_engine->newQObject(new DummyService()));
@@ -488,6 +507,35 @@ QScriptValue SimpleJavaScriptApplet::service(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEng
     return engine->newQObject(service);
 }
 
+QScriptValue SimpleJavaScriptApplet::animation(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
+{
+    if (context->argumentCount() != 1) {
+        return context->throwError(i18n("animation() takes one argument"));
+    }
+
+    QString animName = context->argument(0).toString().toLower();
+    if (!s_animationDefs.contains(animName)) {
+        return context->throwError(i18n("%1 is not a known animation type", animName));
+    }
+
+    QScriptValue appletValue = engine->globalObject().property("plasmoid");
+    //kDebug() << "appletValue is " << appletValue.toString();
+
+    QObject *appletObject = appletValue.toQObject();
+    if (!appletObject) {
+        return context->throwError(i18n("Could not extract the AppletObject"));
+    }
+
+    AppletInterface *interface = qobject_cast<AppletInterface*>(appletObject);
+    if (!interface) {
+        return context->throwError(i18n("Could not extract the Applet"));
+    }
+
+    Plasma::AbstractAnimation *anim = Plasma::Animator::create(s_animationDefs.value(animName));
+    anim->setWidgetToAnimate(interface->applet());
+    return engine->newQObject(anim);
+}
+
 QScriptValue SimpleJavaScriptApplet::loadui(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
 {
     if (context->argumentCount() != 1) {
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.h b/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.h
index d9e2184f9..4d7c719ce 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.h
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/simplejavascriptapplet.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <QScriptValue>
 
+#include <Plasma/Animator>
 #include <Plasma/AppletScript>
 #include <Plasma/DataEngine>
 
@@ -62,8 +63,10 @@ private:
     void importExtensions();
     void setupObjects();
     void callFunction(const QString &functionName, const QScriptValueList &args = QScriptValueList());
+    static void populateAnimationsHash();
 
     static QString findSvg(QScriptEngine *engine, const QString &file);
+    static QScriptValue animation(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue jsi18n(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue jsi18nc(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue jsi18np(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
@@ -78,10 +81,11 @@ private:
     static QScriptValue createWidget(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue notSupported(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue print(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
-    static QScriptValue createPrototype( QScriptEngine *engine, const QString &name );
+    static QScriptValue createPrototype(QScriptEngine *engine, const QString &name);
 
 private:
     static KSharedPtr<UiLoader> s_widgetLoader;
+    static QHash<QString, Plasma::Animator::Animation> s_animationDefs;
     QScriptEngine *m_engine;
     QScriptValue m_self;
     QVariantList m_args;