diff --git a/core/src/interface.d.ts b/core/src/interface.d.ts
index 39d9df4ed6..804cdc7906 100644
--- a/core/src/interface.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/interface.d.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export * from './components/toggle/toggle-interface';
 export * from './components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll-interface';
 
 // Types from utils
-export { Animation, AnimationBuilder } from './utils/animation/animation-interface';
+export { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationCallbackOptions, AnimationDirection, AnimationFill, AnimationKeyFrames, AnimationLifecycle } from './utils/animation/animation-interface';
 export * from './utils/overlays-interface';
 export * from './global/config';
 export { Gesture, GestureConfig, GestureDetail } from './utils/gesture';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/CreateAnimation.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/CreateAnimation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ceb9a8c2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/CreateAnimation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import { Animation, AnimationCallbackOptions, AnimationDirection, AnimationFill, AnimationKeyFrames, AnimationLifecycle, createAnimation } from '@ionic/core';
+import React from 'react';
+
+interface PartialPropertyValue { property: string; value: any; }
+interface PropertyValue { property: string; fromValue: any; toValue: any; }
+
+export interface CreateAnimationProps {
+  delay?: number;
+  direction?: AnimationDirection;
+  duration?: number;
+  easing?: string;
+  fill?: AnimationFill;
+  iterations?: number;
+  id?: string;
+
+  afterAddRead?: () => void;
+  afterAddWrite?: () => void;
+  afterClearStyles?: string[];
+  afterStyles?: { [property: string]: any };
+  afterAddClass?: string | string[];
+  afterRemoveClass?: string | string[];
+
+  beforeAddRead?: () => void;
+  beforeAddWrite?: () => void;
+  beforeClearStyles?: string[];
+  beforeStyles?: { [property: string]: any };
+  beforeAddClass?: string | string[];
+  beforeRemoveClass?: string | string[];
+
+  onFinish?: { callback: AnimationLifecycle; opts?: AnimationCallbackOptions; };
+
+  keyframes?: AnimationKeyFrames;
+  from?: PartialPropertyValue;
+  to?: PartialPropertyValue;
+  fromTo?: PropertyValue;
+
+  play?: boolean;
+  pause?: boolean;
+  stop?: boolean;
+  destroy?: boolean;
+
+  progressStart?: { forceLinearEasing: boolean, step?: number };
+  progressStep?: { step: number };
+  progressEnd?: { playTo: 0 | 1 | undefined, step: number, dur?: number };
+}
+
+export class CreateAnimation extends React.PureComponent<CreateAnimationProps> {
+  private nodes: Map<number, HTMLElement> = new Map();
+  animation: Animation;
+
+  constructor(props: any) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.animation = createAnimation(props.id);
+  }
+
+  setupAnimation(props: any) {
+    const animation = this.animation;
+
+    if (this.nodes.size > 0) {
+      animation.addElement(Array.from(this.nodes.values()));
+    }
+
+    checkConfig(animation, props);
+    checkPlayback(animation, props);
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    const props = this.props;
+    this.setupAnimation(props);
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps: any) {
+    const animation = this.animation;
+
+    const props = this.props;
+
+    checkConfig(animation, props, prevProps);
+    checkProgress(animation, props, prevProps);
+    checkPlayback(animation, props, prevProps);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { children } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <>
+        {React.Children.map(children, ((child, id) => React.cloneElement(child as any, { ref: (el: any) => this.nodes.set(id, el) })))}
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const checkConfig = (animation: Animation, currentProps: any = {}, prevProps: any = {}) => {
+  const reservedProps = ['children', 'progressStart', 'progressStep', 'progressEnd', 'pause', 'stop', 'destroy', 'play', 'from', 'to', 'fromTo', 'onFinish'];
+  for (const key in currentProps) {
+    if (
+      currentProps.hasOwnProperty(key) &&
+      !reservedProps.includes(key) &&
+      currentProps[key] !== prevProps[key]
+    ) {
+      (animation as any)[key]((currentProps as any)[key]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const fromValues = currentProps.from;
+  if (fromValues && fromValues !== prevProps.from) {
+    const values = (Array.isArray(fromValues)) ? fromValues : [fromValues];
+    values.forEach(val => animation.from(val.property, val.value));
+  }
+
+  const toValues = currentProps.to;
+  if (toValues && toValues !== prevProps.to) {
+    const values = (Array.isArray(toValues)) ? toValues : [toValues];
+    values.forEach(val => animation.to(val.property, val.value));
+  }
+
+  const fromToValues = currentProps.fromTo;
+  if (fromToValues && fromToValues !== prevProps.fromTo) {
+    const values = (Array.isArray(fromToValues)) ? fromToValues : [fromToValues];
+    values.forEach(val => animation.fromTo(val.property, val.fromValue, val.toValue));
+  }
+
+  const onFinishValues = currentProps.onFinish;
+  if (onFinishValues && onFinishValues !== prevProps.onFinish) {
+    const values = (Array.isArray(onFinishValues)) ? onFinishValues : [onFinishValues];
+    values.forEach(val => animation.onFinish(val.callback, val.opts));
+  }
+};
+
+const checkProgress = (animation: Animation, currentProps: any = {}, prevProps: any = {}) => {
+  const { progressStart, progressStep, progressEnd } = currentProps;
+
+  if (progressStart && (prevProps.progressStart?.forceLinearEasing !== progressStart?.forceLinearEasing || prevProps.progressStart?.step !== progressStart?.step)) {
+    animation.progressStart(progressStart.forceLinearEasing, progressStart.step);
+  }
+
+  if (progressStep && prevProps.progressStep?.step !== progressStep?.step) {
+    animation.progressStep(progressStep.step);
+  }
+
+  if (progressEnd && (prevProps.progressEnd?.playTo !== progressEnd?.playTo || prevProps.progressEnd?.step !== progressEnd?.step || prevProps?.dur !== progressEnd?.dur)) {
+    animation.progressEnd(progressEnd.playTo, progressEnd.step, progressEnd.dur);
+  }
+};
+
+const checkPlayback = (animation: Animation, currentProps: any = {}, prevProps: any = {}) => {
+  if (!prevProps.play && currentProps.play) {
+    animation.play();
+  }
+
+  if (!prevProps.pause && currentProps.pause) {
+    animation.pause();
+  }
+
+  if (!prevProps.stop && currentProps.stop) {
+    animation.stop();
+  }
+
+  if (!prevProps.destroy && currentProps.destroy) {
+    animation.destroy();
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/index.ts b/packages/react/src/components/index.ts
index 6eac9a5580..fe04aedc9d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export { IonIcon } from './IonIcon';
 export { isPlatform, getPlatforms, getConfig } from './utils';
 export { RouterDirection } from './hrefprops';
 
+// Ionic Animations
+export { CreateAnimation } from './CreateAnimation';
+
 // Icons that are used by internal components
 addIcons({
   'arrow-back-sharp': arrowBackSharp,