diff --git a/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinator.java b/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinator.java
index 380c1707b..f4fec06b9 100644
--- a/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinator.java
+++ b/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinator.java
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ void feedNewLocation(@NonNull @Size(min = 1) Location[] newLocations,
     // replace the animation start with the camera's previous value
     latLngValues[0] = previousCameraLatLng;
     if (isGpsNorth) {
-      bearingValues = new Float[] {previousCameraBearing, 0f};
+      bearingValues = new Float[] {previousCameraBearing, shortestRotation(0f, previousCameraBearing)};
     } else {
-      bearingValues[0] = previousCameraBearing;
+      bearingValues = getBearingValues(previousCameraBearing, newLocations);
     }
     updateCameraAnimators(latLngValues, bearingValues);
 
diff --git a/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinatorTest.kt b/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinatorTest.kt
index cd4c6c1f8..e3701d228 100644
--- a/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinatorTest.kt
+++ b/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationAnimatorCoordinatorTest.kt
@@ -171,6 +171,35 @@ class LocationAnimatorCoordinatorTest {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun feedNewLocation_animatorValue_bearing() {
+    val previous = Location("")
+    previous.latitude = 51.1
+    previous.longitude = 17.1
+    previous.bearing = 355f
+
+    val current = Location("")
+    current.latitude = 51.2
+    current.longitude = 17.2
+    current.bearing = 0f
+
+    locationAnimatorCoordinator.feedNewLocation(arrayOf(previous, current), cameraPosition, false, false)
+
+    verify {
+      animatorProvider.floatAnimator(
+        arrayOf(0f, -5f, 0f), any(), any()
+      )
+    }
+
+    locationAnimatorCoordinator.feedNewLocation(arrayOf(previous, current), cameraPosition, true, false)
+
+    verify {
+      animatorProvider.floatAnimator(
+        arrayOf(0f, 0f), any(), any()
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun feedNewLocation_animatorValue_multiplePoints_animationDuration() {
     every { projection.getMetersPerPixelAtLatitude(any()) } answers { 10000.0 } // disable snap