diff --git a/samples/Gallery/Pages/AutoCompleteBoxPage.fs b/samples/Gallery/Pages/AutoCompleteBoxPage.fs
index 066f3fb0..64ac6a5e 100644
--- a/samples/Gallery/Pages/AutoCompleteBoxPage.fs
+++ b/samples/Gallery/Pages/AutoCompleteBoxPage.fs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ open System
 open System.Diagnostics
 open System.Threading
 open System.Threading.Tasks
+open Avalonia.Animation
 open Avalonia.Controls
 open Avalonia.Interactivity
 open Avalonia.Media
@@ -215,14 +216,17 @@ module AutoCompleteBoxPage =
 
     /// allows searching US federal states asynchronously while cancelling running searches
     /// to ensure we only populate with the response of the latest request
-    type UsFederalStateSearch() =
+    type UsFederalStateSearch(animateActiveInput) =
         let mutable running: CancellationTokenSource = null // enables cancelling any running search
 
+        let isRunning () = running <> null
+
         /// cancels any running search
         let cancel () =
-            if running <> null then
+            if isRunning() then
                 running.Cancel()
                 running.Dispose()
+                running <- null
 
         let simulateWork () =
             task {
@@ -240,19 +244,17 @@ module AutoCompleteBoxPage =
 
         member this.SearchAsync (term: string) (cancellation: CancellationToken) : Task<obj seq> =
             task {
-                // register cancellation of running search when outer cancellation is requested
-                cancellation.Register(fun () ->
-                    cancel()
-                    running <- null)
-                |> ignore
-
+                cancellation.Register(cancel) |> ignore // register cancellation of running search when outer cancellation is requested
                 cancel() // cancel any older running search
                 running <- new CancellationTokenSource() // and create a new source for this one
+                animateActiveInput(running.Token) // pass running search token to stop it when the search completes or is canceled
                 do! simulateWork() // simulate a really sporadic remote search
 
-                if running.IsCancellationRequested then
+                if isRunning() |> not || running.IsCancellationRequested then
+                    cancel() // to stop animation
                     return Seq.empty
                 else
+                    cancel() // to stop animation
 
                     return
                         usFederalStates
@@ -260,6 +262,16 @@ module AutoCompleteBoxPage =
                         |> Seq.cast<obj>
             }
 
+    /// helps animating an active remote search AutoCompleteBox
+    module RemoteSearch =
+        let input = ViewRef<AutoCompleteBox>()
+        let heartBeat = ViewRef<Animation>()
+
+        /// animates the input with the heartBeat until searchToken is cancelled
+        let animate searchToken =
+            heartBeat.Value.IterationCount <- IterationCount.Infinite
+            heartBeat.Value.RunAsync(input.Value, searchToken) |> ignore
+
     type Model =
         { IsOpen: bool
           SelectedItem: string
@@ -281,7 +293,7 @@ module AutoCompleteBoxPage =
         { IsOpen = false
           Text = "Arkan"
           AsyncSearchTerm = ""
-          UsStateSearch = UsFederalStateSearch()
+          UsStateSearch = UsFederalStateSearch(RemoteSearch.animate)
           SelectedItem = "Item 2"
           Items = [ "Item 1"; "Item 2"; "Item 3"; "Product 1"; "Product 2"; "Product 3" ]
           UsFederalStates = usFederalStates
@@ -477,6 +489,18 @@ module AutoCompleteBoxPage =
                             .onTextChanged(model.AsyncSearchTerm, AsyncSearchTermChanged)
                             .filterMode(AutoCompleteFilterMode.None) // remote filtered
                             .multiBindValue("{2}, {1} ({0})", nameof stateData.Name, nameof stateData.Abbreviation, nameof stateData.Capital)
+                            .reference(RemoteSearch.input)
+                            .animation(
+                                (Animation(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.)) {
+                                    KeyFrame(ScaleTransform.ScaleXProperty, 1.05).cue(0.1)
+                                    KeyFrame(ScaleTransform.ScaleYProperty, 1.05).cue(0.1)
+                                    KeyFrame(ScaleTransform.ScaleXProperty, 0.95).cue(0.15)
+                                    KeyFrame(ScaleTransform.ScaleYProperty, 0.95).cue(0.15)
+                                    KeyFrame(ScaleTransform.ScaleXProperty, 1).cue(0.2)
+                                    KeyFrame(ScaleTransform.ScaleYProperty, 1).cue(0.2)
+                                })
+                                    .reference(RemoteSearch.heartBeat)
+                            )
                     }
 
                     VStack() {