diff --git a/docs/src/api/params.md b/docs/src/api/params.md
index 40bdadc118..f214cf943a 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/params.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/params.md
@@ -902,12 +902,14 @@ Note that outer and inner locators must belong to the same frame. Inner locator
 - %%-locator-option-has-%%
 
 ## screenshot-option-animations
-- `animations` <[ScreenshotAnimations]<"disabled">>
+- `animations` <[ScreenshotAnimations]<"disabled"|"allow">>
 
 When set to `"disabled"`, stops CSS animations, CSS transitions and Web Animations. Animations get different treatment depending on their duration:
 * finite animations are fast-forwarded to completion, so they'll fire `transitionend` event.
 * infinite animations are canceled to initial state, and then played over after the screenshot.
 
+Defaults to `"allow"` that leaves animations untouched.
+
 ## screenshot-option-omit-background
 - `omitBackground` <[boolean]>
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts
index 8aa1283c20..72b3046941 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ export type PageExpectScreenshotParams = {
   screenshotOptions?: {
     omitBackground?: boolean,
     fullPage?: boolean,
-    animations?: 'disabled',
+    animations?: 'disabled' | 'allow',
     clip?: Rect,
     mask?: {
       frame: FrameChannel,
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ export type PageExpectScreenshotOptions = {
   screenshotOptions?: {
     omitBackground?: boolean,
     fullPage?: boolean,
-    animations?: 'disabled',
+    animations?: 'disabled' | 'allow',
     clip?: Rect,
     mask?: {
       frame: FrameChannel,
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ export type PageScreenshotParams = {
   quality?: number,
   omitBackground?: boolean,
   fullPage?: boolean,
-  animations?: 'disabled',
+  animations?: 'disabled' | 'allow',
   clip?: Rect,
   size?: 'css' | 'device',
   fonts?: 'ready' | 'nowait',
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ export type PageScreenshotOptions = {
   quality?: number,
   omitBackground?: boolean,
   fullPage?: boolean,
-  animations?: 'disabled',
+  animations?: 'disabled' | 'allow',
   clip?: Rect,
   size?: 'css' | 'device',
   fonts?: 'ready' | 'nowait',
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ export type ElementHandleScreenshotParams = {
   type?: 'png' | 'jpeg',
   quality?: number,
   omitBackground?: boolean,
-  animations?: 'disabled',
+  animations?: 'disabled' | 'allow',
   size?: 'css' | 'device',
   fonts?: 'ready' | 'nowait',
   mask?: {
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ export type ElementHandleScreenshotOptions = {
   type?: 'png' | 'jpeg',
   quality?: number,
   omitBackground?: boolean,
-  animations?: 'disabled',
+  animations?: 'disabled' | 'allow',
   size?: 'css' | 'device',
   fonts?: 'ready' | 'nowait',
   mask?: {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml
index b586aa3089..8f2ff845b6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ Page:
               type: enum?
               literals:
               - disabled
+              - allow
             clip: Rect?
             mask:
               type: array?
@@ -1049,6 +1050,7 @@ Page:
           type: enum?
           literals:
           - disabled
+          - allow
         clip: Rect?
         size:
           type: enum?
@@ -2224,6 +2226,7 @@ ElementHandle:
           type: enum?
           literals:
           - disabled
+          - allow
         size:
           type: enum?
           literals:
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index ce6b49c974..4266f4f31a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ export function createScheme(tChannel: (name: string) => Validator): Scheme {
     screenshotOptions: tOptional(tObject({
       omitBackground: tOptional(tBoolean),
       fullPage: tOptional(tBoolean),
-      animations: tOptional(tEnum(['disabled'])),
+      animations: tOptional(tEnum(['disabled', 'allow'])),
       clip: tOptional(tType('Rect')),
       mask: tOptional(tArray(tObject({
         frame: tChannel('Frame'),
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ export function createScheme(tChannel: (name: string) => Validator): Scheme {
     quality: tOptional(tNumber),
     omitBackground: tOptional(tBoolean),
     fullPage: tOptional(tBoolean),
-    animations: tOptional(tEnum(['disabled'])),
+    animations: tOptional(tEnum(['disabled', 'allow'])),
     clip: tOptional(tType('Rect')),
     size: tOptional(tEnum(['css', 'device'])),
     fonts: tOptional(tEnum(['ready', 'nowait'])),
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ export function createScheme(tChannel: (name: string) => Validator): Scheme {
     type: tOptional(tEnum(['png', 'jpeg'])),
     quality: tOptional(tNumber),
     omitBackground: tOptional(tBoolean),
-    animations: tOptional(tEnum(['disabled'])),
+    animations: tOptional(tEnum(['disabled', 'allow'])),
     size: tOptional(tEnum(['css', 'device'])),
     fonts: tOptional(tEnum(['ready', 'nowait'])),
     mask: tOptional(tArray(tObject({
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index c711f1605c..547ed1a300 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -8069,8 +8069,10 @@ export interface ElementHandle<T=Node> extends JSHandle<T> {
      * depending on their duration:
      * - finite animations are fast-forwarded to completion, so they'll fire `transitionend` event.
      * - infinite animations are canceled to initial state, and then played over after the screenshot.
+     *
+     * Defaults to `"allow"`.
      */
-    animations?: "disabled";
+    animations?: "disabled"|"allow";
 
     /**
      * When set to `"ready"`, screenshot will wait for
@@ -15597,8 +15599,10 @@ export interface LocatorScreenshotOptions {
    * depending on their duration:
    * - finite animations are fast-forwarded to completion, so they'll fire `transitionend` event.
    * - infinite animations are canceled to initial state, and then played over after the screenshot.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `"allow"`.
    */
-  animations?: "disabled";
+  animations?: "disabled"|"allow";
 
   /**
    * When set to `"ready"`, screenshot will wait for
@@ -15748,8 +15752,10 @@ export interface PageScreenshotOptions {
    * depending on their duration:
    * - finite animations are fast-forwarded to completion, so they'll fire `transitionend` event.
    * - infinite animations are canceled to initial state, and then played over after the screenshot.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `"allow"`.
    */
-  animations?: "disabled";
+  animations?: "disabled"|"allow";
 
   /**
    * An object which specifies clipping of the resulting image. Should have the following fields:
diff --git a/tests/page/page-screenshot.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-screenshot.spec.ts
index 9aefce0dc8..42804eb121 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-screenshot.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-screenshot.spec.ts
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ it.describe('page screenshot animations', () => {
     });
     await rafraf(page);
     // Make sure finite transition is not restarted.
-    const screenshot2 = await div.screenshot();
+    const screenshot2 = await div.screenshot({ animations: 'allow' });
     expect(screenshot1.equals(screenshot2)).toBe(true);
 
     expect(await page.evaluate(() => window['__TRANSITION_END'])).toBe(true);