diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/network/replay_timeline_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/network/replay_timeline_widget.cpp
index 83b1abda0..deb77d623 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/network/replay_timeline_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/network/replay_timeline_widget.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ void ReplayTimelineWidget::processNewEvents(PlaybackMode playbackMode)
         if (playbackMode == BACKWARD_SKIP || currentTime - replayTimeline[currentEvent] > BIG_SKIP_MS)
             options |= Player::EventProcessingOption::SKIP_REVEAL_WINDOW;
 
+        // backwards skip => always skip tap animation
+        if (playbackMode == BACKWARD_SKIP)
+            options |= Player::EventProcessingOption::SKIP_TAP_ANIMATION;
+
         emit processNextEvent(options);
         ++currentEvent;
     }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.cpp
index dd98305ff..71402fc61 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.cpp
@@ -1893,7 +1893,8 @@ void Player::setCardAttrHelper(const GameEventContext &context,
                                CardItem *card,
                                CardAttribute attribute,
                                const QString &avalue,
-                               bool allCards)
+                               bool allCards,
+                               EventProcessingOptions options)
 {
     if (card == nullptr) {
         return;
@@ -1907,7 +1908,8 @@ void Player::setCardAttrHelper(const GameEventContext &context,
                 if (!allCards) {
                     emit logSetTapped(this, card, tapped);
                 }
-                card->setTapped(tapped, !moveCardContext);
+                bool canAnimate = !options.testFlag(SKIP_TAP_ANIMATION) && !moveCardContext;
+                card->setTapped(tapped, canAnimate);
             }
             break;
         }
@@ -2049,7 +2051,9 @@ void Player::eventCreateToken(const Event_CreateToken &event)
     zone->addCard(card, true, event.x(), event.y());
 }
 
-void Player::eventSetCardAttr(const Event_SetCardAttr &event, const GameEventContext &context)
+void Player::eventSetCardAttr(const Event_SetCardAttr &event,
+                              const GameEventContext &context,
+                              EventProcessingOptions options)
 {
     CardZone *zone = zones.value(QString::fromStdString(event.zone_name()), 0);
     if (!zone) {
@@ -2059,8 +2063,8 @@ void Player::eventSetCardAttr(const Event_SetCardAttr &event, const GameEventCon
     if (!event.has_card_id()) {
         const CardList &cards = zone->getCards();
         for (int i = 0; i < cards.size(); ++i) {
-            setCardAttrHelper(context, cards.at(i), event.attribute(), QString::fromStdString(event.attr_value()),
-                              true);
+            setCardAttrHelper(context, cards.at(i), event.attribute(), QString::fromStdString(event.attr_value()), true,
+                              options);
         }
         if (event.attribute() == AttrTapped) {
             emit logSetTapped(this, nullptr, event.attr_value() == "1");
@@ -2071,7 +2075,7 @@ void Player::eventSetCardAttr(const Event_SetCardAttr &event, const GameEventCon
             qWarning() << "Player::eventSetCardAttr: card id=" << event.card_id() << "not found";
             return;
         }
-        setCardAttrHelper(context, card, event.attribute(), QString::fromStdString(event.attr_value()), false);
+        setCardAttrHelper(context, card, event.attribute(), QString::fromStdString(event.attr_value()), false, options);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2444,7 +2448,7 @@ void Player::processGameEvent(GameEvent::GameEventType type,
             eventCreateToken(event.GetExtension(Event_CreateToken::ext));
             break;
         case GameEvent::SET_CARD_ATTR:
-            eventSetCardAttr(event.GetExtension(Event_SetCardAttr::ext), context);
+            eventSetCardAttr(event.GetExtension(Event_SetCardAttr::ext), context, options);
             break;
         case GameEvent::SET_CARD_COUNTER:
             eventSetCardCounter(event.GetExtension(Event_SetCardCounter::ext));
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.h b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.h
index 832e613b7..5aecaa932 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/player.h
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ private slots:
 public:
     enum EventProcessingOption
     {
-        SKIP_REVEAL_WINDOW = 0x0001
+        SKIP_REVEAL_WINDOW = 0x0001,
+        SKIP_TAP_ANIMATION = 0x0002
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(EventProcessingOptions, EventProcessingOption)
 
@@ -301,7 +302,8 @@ private:
                            CardItem *card,
                            CardAttribute attribute,
                            const QString &avalue,
-                           bool allCards);
+                           bool allCards,
+                           EventProcessingOptions options);
     void addRelatedCardActions(const CardItem *card, QMenu *cardMenu);
     void addRelatedCardView(const CardItem *card, QMenu *cardMenu);
     void createCard(const CardItem *sourceCard,
@@ -328,7 +330,8 @@ private:
     void eventCreateArrow(const Event_CreateArrow &event);
     void eventDeleteArrow(const Event_DeleteArrow &event);
     void eventCreateToken(const Event_CreateToken &event);
-    void eventSetCardAttr(const Event_SetCardAttr &event, const GameEventContext &context);
+    void
+    eventSetCardAttr(const Event_SetCardAttr &event, const GameEventContext &context, EventProcessingOptions options);
     void eventSetCardCounter(const Event_SetCardCounter &event);
     void eventCreateCounter(const Event_CreateCounter &event);
     void eventSetCounter(const Event_SetCounter &event);