diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs b/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs
index c228a49ec7..56bc667f8a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using System.Reactive.Disposables;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Animation
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Tracks the progress of an animation.
     /// </summary>
-    public class Animation : AvaloniaList<KeyFrame>, IDisposable, IAnimation
+    public class Animation : AvaloniaList<KeyFrame>, IAnimation
     {
         private readonly static List<(Func<AvaloniaProperty, bool> Condition, Type Animator)> Animators = new List<(Func<AvaloniaProperty, bool>, Type)>
         {
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
             return null;
         }
 
-        private List<IDisposable> _subscription = new List<IDisposable>();
         public AvaloniaList<IAnimator> _animators { get; set; } = new AvaloniaList<IAnimator>();
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
         /// </summary>
         public Easing Easing { get; set; } = new LinearEasing();
 
-        private IList<IAnimator> InterpretKeyframes(Animatable control)
+        private (IList<IAnimator> Animators, IList<IDisposable> subscriptions) InterpretKeyframes(Animatable control)
         {
             var handlerList = new List<(Type type, AvaloniaProperty property)>();
             var animatorKeyFrames = new List<AnimatorKeyFrame>();
+            var subscriptions = new List<IDisposable>();
 
             foreach (var keyframe in this)
             {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
 
                     var newKF = new AnimatorKeyFrame(handler, cue);
 
-                    _subscription.Add(newKF.BindSetter(setter, control));
+                    subscriptions.Add(newKF.BindSetter(setter, control));
 
                     animatorKeyFrames.Add(newKF);
                 }
@@ -126,32 +127,21 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
                 animator.Add(keyframe);
             }
 
-            return newAnimatorInstances;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Cancels the animation.
-        /// </summary>
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            foreach (var sub in _subscription)
-            {
-                sub.Dispose();
-            }
+            return (newAnimatorInstances, subscriptions);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdocs/>
         public IDisposable Apply(Animatable control, IObservable<bool> match, Action onComplete)
         {
-            var animators = InterpretKeyframes(control);
+            var (animators, subscriptions) = InterpretKeyframes(control);
             if (animators.Count == 1)
             {
-                _subscription.Add(animators[0].Apply(this, control, match, onComplete));
+                subscriptions.Add(animators[0].Apply(this, control, match, onComplete));
             }
             else
             {
                 var completionTasks = onComplete != null ? new List<Task>() : null;
-                foreach (IAnimator animator in InterpretKeyframes(control))
+                foreach (IAnimator animator in animators)
                 {
                     Action animatorOnComplete = null;
                     if (onComplete != null)
@@ -160,7 +150,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
                         animatorOnComplete = () => tcs.SetResult(null);
                         completionTasks.Add(tcs.Task);
                     }
-                    _subscription.Add(animator.Apply(this, control, match, animatorOnComplete));
+                    subscriptions.Add(animator.Apply(this, control, match, animatorOnComplete));
                 }
 
                 if (onComplete != null)
@@ -168,7 +158,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
                     Task.WhenAll(completionTasks).ContinueWith(_ => onComplete());
                 }
             }
-            return this;
+            return new CompositeDisposable(subscriptions);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdocs/>
@@ -179,7 +169,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
             if (this.RepeatCount == RepeatCount.Loop)
                 run.SetException(new InvalidOperationException("Looping animations must not use the Run method."));
 
-            this.Apply(control, Observable.Return(true), () => run.SetResult(null));
+            IDisposable subscriptions = null;
+            subscriptions = this.Apply(control, Observable.Return(true), () =>
+            {
+                run.SetResult(null);
+                subscriptions.Dispose();
+            });
 
             return run.Task;
         }