diff --git a/packages/core/src/Controller.test.ts b/packages/core/src/Controller.test.ts
index 508d93f024..9e8b96dff9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Controller.test.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,52 @@ describe('Controller', () => {
       // Since we call `update` twice, frames are generated!
       expect(global.getFrames(ctrl)).toMatchSnapshot()
     })
+
+    describe('when skipAnimations is true', () => {
+      it('should not run at all', async () => {
+        const ctrl = new Controller({ from: { x: 0 } })
+        let n = 0
+
+        global.setSkipAnimation(true)
+
+        ctrl.start({
+          to: async next => {
+            while (true) {
+              n += 1
+              await next({ x: 1, reset: true })
+            }
+          },
+        })
+
+        await flushMicroTasks()
+        expect(n).toBe(0)
+      })
+
+      it('should stop running and push the animation to the finished state when called mid animation', async () => {
+        const ctrl = new Controller({ from: { x: 0 } })
+        let n = 0
+
+        ctrl.start({
+          to: async next => {
+            while (n < 5) {
+              n++
+              await next({ x: 10, reset: true })
+            }
+          },
+        })
+
+        await global.advance()
+        expect(n).toBe(1)
+
+        global.setSkipAnimation(true)
+
+        await global.advanceUntilIdle()
+
+        const { x } = ctrl.springs
+        expect(n).toBe(2)
+        expect(x.get()).toEqual(10)
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('when the "onStart" prop is defined', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/runAsync.ts b/packages/core/src/runAsync.ts
index 2f9ec68843..34e5179f10 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/runAsync.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/runAsync.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { is, raf, flush, eachProp, Timeout } from '@react-spring/shared'
+import {
+  is,
+  raf,
+  flush,
+  eachProp,
+  Timeout,
+  Globals as G,
+} from '@react-spring/shared'
 import { Falsy } from '@react-spring/types'
 
 import { getDefaultProps } from './helpers'
@@ -88,8 +95,23 @@ export function runAsync<T extends AnimationTarget>(
       // Create the bail signal outside the returned promise,
       // so the generated stack trace is relevant.
       const bailSignal = new BailSignal()
+      const skipAnimationSignal = new SkipAniamtionSignal()
 
       return (async () => {
+        if (G.skipAnimation) {
+          /**
+           * We need to stop animations if `skipAnimation`
+           * is set in the Globals
+           *
+           */
+          stopAsync(state)
+
+          // create the rejection error that's handled gracefully
+          skipAnimationSignal.result = getFinishedResult(target, false)
+          bail(skipAnimationSignal)
+          throw skipAnimationSignal
+        }
+
         bailIfEnded(bailSignal)
 
         const props: any = is.obj(arg1) ? { ...arg1 } : { ...arg2, to: arg1 }
@@ -115,6 +137,16 @@ export function runAsync<T extends AnimationTarget>(
     }
 
     let result!: AnimationResult<T>
+
+    if (G.skipAnimation) {
+      /**
+       * We need to stop animations if `skipAnimation`
+       * is set in the Globals
+       */
+      stopAsync(state)
+      return getFinishedResult(target, false)
+    }
+
     try {
       let animating!: Promise<void>
 
@@ -139,6 +171,8 @@ export function runAsync<T extends AnimationTarget>(
     } catch (err) {
       if (err instanceof BailSignal) {
         result = err.result
+      } else if (err instanceof SkipAniamtionSignal) {
+        result = err.result
       } else {
         throw err
       }
@@ -181,3 +215,11 @@ export class BailSignal extends Error {
     )
   }
 }
+
+export class SkipAniamtionSignal extends Error {
+  result!: AnimationResult
+
+  constructor() {
+    super('SkipAnimationSignal')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/setup.ts b/packages/core/test/setup.ts
index abcf16c76f..ab0cd21543 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/setup.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ declare global {
 
       // @ts-ignore
       setTimeout: (handler: Function, ms: number) => number
+
+      setSkipAnimation: (skip: boolean) => void
     }
   }
 }
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     now: global.mockRaf.now,
     requestAnimationFrame: global.mockRaf.raf,
     colors,
+    skipAnimation: false,
     // This lets our useTransition hook force its component
     // to update from within an "onRest" handler.
     batchedUpdates: act,
@@ -184,3 +187,9 @@ global.advanceUntilValue = (spring, value) => {
     return stop
   })
 }
+
+global.setSkipAnimation = skip => {
+  Globals.assign({
+    skipAnimation: skip,
+  })
+}