diff --git a/coil-base/api/coil-base.api b/coil-base/api/coil-base.api
index c36adaa074..4c83ba68d6 100644
--- a/coil-base/api/coil-base.api
+++ b/coil-base/api/coil-base.api
@@ -844,6 +844,8 @@ public abstract class coil/target/GenericViewTarget : androidx/lifecycle/Default
 	public fun onStop (Landroidx/lifecycle/LifecycleOwner;)V
 	public fun onSuccess (Landroid/graphics/drawable/Drawable;)V
 	public abstract fun setDrawable (Landroid/graphics/drawable/Drawable;)V
+	protected final fun updateAnimation ()V
+	protected final fun updateDrawable (Landroid/graphics/drawable/Drawable;)V
 }
 
 public class coil/target/ImageViewTarget : coil/target/GenericViewTarget {
diff --git a/coil-base/src/main/java/coil/target/GenericViewTarget.kt b/coil-base/src/main/java/coil/target/GenericViewTarget.kt
index ef2954a45c..bd795f85f1 100644
--- a/coil-base/src/main/java/coil/target/GenericViewTarget.kt
+++ b/coil-base/src/main/java/coil/target/GenericViewTarget.kt
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ abstract class GenericViewTarget<T : View> : ViewTarget<T>, TransitionTarget, De
     }
 
     /** Replace the [ImageView]'s current drawable with [drawable]. */
-    private fun updateDrawable(drawable: Drawable?) {
+    protected fun updateDrawable(drawable: Drawable?) {
         (this.drawable as? Animatable)?.stop()
         this.drawable = drawable
         updateAnimation()
     }
 
     /** Start/stop the current [Drawable]'s animation based on the current lifecycle state. */
-    private fun updateAnimation() {
+    protected fun updateAnimation() {
         val animatable = drawable as? Animatable ?: return
         if (isStarted) animatable.start() else animatable.stop()
     }
diff --git a/docs/transitions.md b/docs/transitions.md
index 362278fe95..9ff93f6d39 100644
--- a/docs/transitions.md
+++ b/docs/transitions.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Transitions allow you to animate setting the result of an image request on a `Target`.
 
-Both `ImageLoader` and `ImageRequest` builders accept a `Transition.Factory`. Transitions allow you to control how the sucess/error drawable is set on the `Target`. This allows you to animate the target's view or wrap the input drawable.
+Both `ImageLoader` and `ImageRequest` builders accept a `Transition.Factory`. Transitions allow you to control how the success/error drawable is set on the `Target`. This allows you to animate the target's view or wrap the input drawable.
 
 By default, Coil comes packaged with 2 transitions: