5 files changed, 43 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
index 5703737252..016a172f25 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
@@ -1003,6 +1003,18 @@ void RendererCanvasCull::canvas_item_add_clip_ignore(RID p_item, bool p_ignore)
 	ci->ignore = p_ignore;
 }
 
+void RendererCanvasCull::canvas_item_add_animation_slice(RID p_item, double p_animation_length, double p_slice_begin, double p_slice_end, double p_offset) {
+	Item *canvas_item = canvas_item_owner.getornull(p_item);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!canvas_item);
+
+	Item::CommandAnimationSlice *as = canvas_item->alloc_command<Item::CommandAnimationSlice>();
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!as);
+	as->animation_length = p_animation_length;
+	as->slice_begin = p_slice_begin;
+	as->slice_end = p_slice_end;
+	as->offset = p_offset;
+}
+
 void RendererCanvasCull::canvas_item_set_sort_children_by_y(RID p_item, bool p_enable) {
 	Item *canvas_item = canvas_item_owner.getornull(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!canvas_item);
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.h b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.h
index 661216cad3..a51b419613 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.h
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ public:
 	void canvas_item_add_particles(RID p_item, RID p_particles, RID p_texture);
 	void canvas_item_add_set_transform(RID p_item, const Transform2D &p_transform);
 	void canvas_item_add_clip_ignore(RID p_item, bool p_ignore);
+	void canvas_item_add_animation_slice(RID p_item, double p_animation_length, double p_slice_begin, double p_slice_end, double p_offset);
+
 	void canvas_item_set_sort_children_by_y(RID p_item, bool p_enable);
 	void canvas_item_set_z_index(RID p_item, int p_z);
 	void canvas_item_set_z_as_relative_to_parent(RID p_item, bool p_enable);
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_render.h b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_render.h
index 0266e137c0..c10b9db035 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_render.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_render.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ public:
 				TYPE_PARTICLES,
 				TYPE_TRANSFORM,
 				TYPE_CLIP_IGNORE,
+				TYPE_ANIMATION_SLICE,
 			};
 
 			Command *next;
@@ -286,6 +287,17 @@ public:
 			}
 		};
 
+		struct CommandAnimationSlice : public Command {
+			double animation_length = 0;
+			double slice_begin = 0;
+			double slice_end = 0;
+			double offset = 0;
+
+			CommandAnimationSlice() {
+				type = TYPE_ANIMATION_SLICE;
+			}
+		};
+
 		struct ViewportRender {
 			RenderingServer *owner;
 			void *udata;
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp
index 9d325fe69b..fe6d3be82e 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp
@@ -464,8 +464,15 @@ void RendererCanvasRenderRD::_render_item(RD::DrawListID p_draw_list, RID p_rend
 	RID last_texture;
 	Size2 texpixel_size;
 
+	bool skipping = false;
+
 	const Item::Command *c = p_item->commands;
 	while (c) {
+		if (skipping && c->type != Item::Command::TYPE_ANIMATION_SLICE) {
+			c = c->next;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		push_constant.flags = base_flags | (push_constant.flags & (FLAGS_DEFAULT_NORMAL_MAP_USED | FLAGS_DEFAULT_SPECULAR_MAP_USED)); //reset on each command for sanity, keep canvastexture binding config
 
 		switch (c->type) {
@@ -879,6 +886,14 @@ void RendererCanvasRenderRD::_render_item(RD::DrawListID p_draw_list, RID p_rend
 				}
 
 			} break;
+			case Item::Command::TYPE_ANIMATION_SLICE: {
+				const Item::CommandAnimationSlice *as = static_cast<const Item::CommandAnimationSlice *>(c);
+				double current_time = RendererCompositorRD::singleton->get_total_time();
+				double local_time = Math::fposmod(current_time - as->offset, as->animation_length);
+				skipping = !(local_time >= as->slice_begin && local_time < as->slice_end);
+
+				RenderingServerDefault::redraw_request(); // animation visible means redraw request
+			} break;
 		}
 
 		c = c->next;
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_server_default.h b/servers/rendering/rendering_server_default.h
index 9404374287..16e9f1fc77 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_server_default.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_server_default.h
@@ -813,6 +813,8 @@ public:
 	FUNC3(canvas_item_add_particles, RID, RID, RID)
 	FUNC2(canvas_item_add_set_transform, RID, const Transform2D &)
 	FUNC2(canvas_item_add_clip_ignore, RID, bool)
+	FUNC5(canvas_item_add_animation_slice, RID, double, double, double, double)
+
 	FUNC2(canvas_item_set_sort_children_by_y, RID, bool)
 	FUNC2(canvas_item_set_z_index, RID, int)
 	FUNC2(canvas_item_set_z_as_relative_to_parent, RID, bool)