diff --git a/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/widgets/animation.h b/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/widgets/animation.h
index b62115226c..d18f76b30a 100644
--- a/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/widgets/animation.h
+++ b/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/widgets/animation.h
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ class DENG2_PUBLIC Animation : public ISerializable
     DENG2_ERROR(ClockMissingError);
 
 public:
-    Animation(float value = 0, Style style = EaseIn);
+    Animation(float value = 0, Style style = EaseIn);    
+    Animation(Animation const &other);
+    Animation &operator = (Animation const &other);
 
     void setStyle(Style s);
 
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ class DENG2_PUBLIC Animation : public ISerializable
 
     static Time currentTime();
 
+    static Animation range(Style style, float from, float to, TimeDelta span, TimeDelta delay = 0);
+
 private:
     DENG2_PRIVATE(d)
 
diff --git a/doomsday/libdeng2/src/widgets/animation.cpp b/doomsday/libdeng2/src/widgets/animation.cpp
index b302151f97..274eb06ed4 100644
--- a/doomsday/libdeng2/src/widgets/animation.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libdeng2/src/widgets/animation.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ DENG2_PIMPL_NOREF(Animation)
 Animation::Animation(float val, Style s) : d(new Instance(val, s))
 {}
 
+Animation::Animation(Animation const &other) : d(new Instance(*other.d))
+{}
+
+Animation &Animation::operator = (Animation const &other)
+{
+    d.reset(new Instance(*other.d));
+    return *this;
+}
+
 void Animation::setStyle(Animation::Style s)
 {
     d->style = s;
@@ -310,4 +319,11 @@ Time Animation::currentTime()
     return _clock->time();
 }
 
+Animation Animation::range(Style style, float from, float to, TimeDelta span, TimeDelta delay)
+{
+    Animation anim(from, style);
+    anim.setValue(to, span, delay);
+    return anim;
+}
+
 } // namespace de