diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8584ecce..8a93aca72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - Adding Component#onDestroy
 - Adding Keyboard events API
 - Adding Box2DGame, an extension of BaseGame to simplify lifecycle of Box2D components
+- Adding AnimationComponent#paint
 
 ## 0.18.2
 - Add loop for AnimationComponent.sequenced() (thanks @wenxiangjiang)
diff --git a/lib/components/animation_component.dart b/lib/components/animation_component.dart
index b57c120e1..112f4162c 100644
--- a/lib/components/animation_component.dart
+++ b/lib/components/animation_component.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flame/animation.dart';
 
 class AnimationComponent extends PositionComponent {
   Animation animation;
+  Paint paint;
   bool destroyOnFinish = false;
 
   AnimationComponent(double width, double height, this.animation,
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class AnimationComponent extends PositionComponent {
   @override
   void render(Canvas canvas) {
     prepareCanvas(canvas);
-    animation.getSprite().render(canvas, width: width, height: height);
+    animation.getSprite().render(canvas, width: width, height: height, overridePaint: paint);
   }
 
   @override