diff --git a/doc/examples/animations/lib/main.dart b/doc/examples/animations/lib/main.dart
index 924d0b1f1..e2073ce3a 100644
--- a/doc/examples/animations/lib/main.dart
+++ b/doc/examples/animations/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,22 +1,38 @@
+import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
 import 'package:flame/flame.dart';
 import 'package:flame/game.dart';
 import 'package:flame/animation.dart' as flame_animation;
 import 'package:flame/components/animation_component.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
-void main() => runApp(MyGame().widget);
+void main() {
+  final game = MyGame();
+  runApp(game.widget);
+  Flame.util.addGestureRecognizer(TapGestureRecognizer()
+      ..onTapDown = (TapDownDetails evt) {
+        game.addAnimation();
+      });
+}
 
 class MyGame extends BaseGame {
+  final animation = flame_animation.Animation.sequenced('chopper.png', 4,
+      textureWidth: 48, textureHeight: 48, stepTime: 0.15);
+
   MyGame() {
     _start();
   }
 
+  void addAnimation() {
+    final animationComponent = AnimationComponent(100, 100, animation, destroyOnFinish: true);
+    animationComponent.x = size.width / 2 - 50;
+    animationComponent.y = 200;
+
+    add(animationComponent);
+  }
+
   void _start() async {
     final Size size = await Flame.util.initialDimensions();
 
-    final animation = flame_animation.Animation.sequenced('chopper.png', 4,
-        textureWidth: 48, textureHeight: 48, stepTime: 0.15);
-
     final animationComponent = AnimationComponent(100, 100, animation);
     animationComponent.x = size.width / 2 - 100;
     animationComponent.y = 100;
diff --git a/lib/components/animation_component.dart b/lib/components/animation_component.dart
index c189b2a7a..4c5016d24 100644
--- a/lib/components/animation_component.dart
+++ b/lib/components/animation_component.dart
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import 'package:flame/animation.dart';
 
 class AnimationComponent extends PositionComponent {
   Animation animation;
+  bool destroyOnFinish;
 
-  AnimationComponent(double width, double height, this.animation) {
+  AnimationComponent(double width, double height, this.animation, { this.destroyOnFinish = false }) {
     this.width = width;
     this.height = height;
   }
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ class AnimationComponent extends PositionComponent {
     double textureY = 0.0,
     double textureWidth,
     double textureHeight,
+
+    this.destroyOnFinish = false,
   }) {
     this.width = width;
     this.height = height;
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ class AnimationComponent extends PositionComponent {
   @override
   bool loaded() => animation.loaded();
 
+  @override
+  bool destroy() => destroyOnFinish && animation.isLastFrame;
+
   @override
   void render(Canvas canvas) {
     prepareCanvas(canvas);