diff --git a/src/micropolisj/engine/MapListener.java b/src/micropolisj/engine/MapListener.java
index 73fcade..cd6d7d0 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/engine/MapListener.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/engine/MapListener.java
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ package micropolisj.engine;
  */
 public interface MapListener
 {
+	/** Called on every tick of the simulation. */
+	void mapAnimation();
+
 	/** Called whenever data for a specific overlay has changed. */
 	void mapOverlayDataChanged(MapState overlayDataType);
 
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java b/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java
index d3f9e68..8fc2669 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/engine/Micropolis.java
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ public class Micropolis
 		}
 	}
 
+	void fireMapAnimation()
+	{
+		for (MapListener l : mapListeners) {
+			l.mapAnimation();
+		}
+	}
+
 	void fireMapOverlayDataChanged(MapState overlayDataType)
 	{
 		for (MapListener l : mapListeners) {
@@ -2480,6 +2487,7 @@ public class Micropolis
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		fireMapAnimation();
 	}
 
 	public int getCityPopulation()
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/gui/MicropolisDrawingArea.java b/src/micropolisj/gui/MicropolisDrawingArea.java
index 8c71581..5068852 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/gui/MicropolisDrawingArea.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/gui/MicropolisDrawingArea.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class MicropolisDrawingArea extends JComponent
 	Micropolis m;
 	boolean blinkUnpoweredZones = true;
 	HashSet<Point> unpoweredZones = new HashSet<Point>();
+	HashSet<CityLocation> animatedTiles = new HashSet<CityLocation>();
 	boolean blink;
 	Timer blinkTimer;
 	ToolCursor toolCursor;
@@ -196,11 +197,15 @@ public class MicropolisDrawingArea extends JComponent
 					}
 				}
 
-				Image img = tileImages.getTileImage(cell, m.getAnimationCycle());
-				gr.drawImage(img,
+				TileImages.ImageInfo imgInfo = tileImages.getTileImageInfo(cell, m.getAnimationCycle());
+				gr.drawImage(imgInfo.getImage(),
 					x*TILE_WIDTH + (shakeStep != 0 ? getShakeModifier(y) : 0),
 					y*TILE_HEIGHT,
 					null);
+
+				if (imgInfo.isAnimated()) {
+					animatedTiles.add(new CityLocation(x, y));
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -387,6 +392,15 @@ public class MicropolisDrawingArea extends JComponent
 		repaint(getSpriteBounds(sprite, sprite.x, sprite.y));
 	}
 
+	//implements MapListener
+	public void mapAnimation()
+	{
+		for (CityLocation loc : animatedTiles) {
+			repaint(getTileBounds(loc.x, loc.y));
+		}
+		animatedTiles.clear();
+	}
+
 	//implements MapListener
 	public void tileChanged(int xpos, int ypos)
 	{
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/gui/OverlayMapView.java b/src/micropolisj/gui/OverlayMapView.java
index 2a772c6..47778a8 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/gui/OverlayMapView.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/gui/OverlayMapView.java
@@ -500,6 +500,11 @@ public class OverlayMapView extends JComponent
 	{
 	}
 
+	//implements MapListener
+	public void mapAnimation()
+	{
+	}
+
 	//implements MapListener
 	public void tileChanged(int xpos, int ypos)
 	{
diff --git a/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java b/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java
index 2fb2f09..71b25aa 100644
--- a/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java
+++ b/src/micropolisj/gui/TileImages.java
@@ -186,39 +186,49 @@ public class TileImages
 
 	public int getTileImageNumber(int tileNumber)
 	{
-		return getTileImageNumber(tileNumber, 0);
+		return getTileImageInfo(tileNumber, 0).imageNumber;
 	}
 
-	public int getTileImageNumber(int tileNumber, int acycle)
+	public class ImageInfo
+	{
+		int imageNumber;
+		boolean animated;
+
+		ImageInfo(int imageNumber, boolean animated) {
+			this.imageNumber = imageNumber;
+			this.animated = animated;
+		}
+
+		Image getImage() { return images[imageNumber]; }
+		boolean isAnimated() { return animated; }
+	}
+
+	public ImageInfo getTileImageInfo(int tileNumber, int acycle)
 	{
 		assert (tileNumber & LOMASK) == tileNumber;
 		assert tileNumber >= 0 && tileNumber < tileImageMap.length;
 
 		TileImage ti = tileImageMap[tileNumber];
 		if (ti instanceof SimpleTileImage) {
-			return ((SimpleTileImage) ti).imageNumber;
+			final SimpleTileImage sti = (SimpleTileImage) ti;
+
+			return new ImageInfo(sti.imageNumber, false);
 		}
 		else if (ti instanceof AnimatedTile) {
-			AnimatedTile anim = (AnimatedTile) ti;
-			return anim.getFrameByTime(acycle).imageNumber;
+			final AnimatedTile anim = (AnimatedTile) ti;
+			final SimpleTileImage sti = anim.getFrameByTime(acycle);
+
+			return new ImageInfo(sti.imageNumber, true);
 		}
 		else {
 			assert false;
-			return 0;
+			return new ImageInfo(0, false);
 		}
 	}
 
-	public Image getTileImage(int tile, int acycle)
-	{
-		assert images != null;
-
-		int imageNumber = getTileImageNumber(tile, acycle);
-		return images[imageNumber];
-	}
-
 	public Image getTileImage(int tile)
 	{
-		return getTileImage(tile, 0);
+		return getTileImageInfo(tile, 0).getImage();
 	}
 
 	private Image [] loadTileImages(String resourceName, int srcSize)