diff --git a/src/mixins/animation.mixin.js b/src/mixins/animation.mixin.js
index 031933c25fe..34ece2d0a7d 100644
--- a/src/mixins/animation.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/animation.mixin.js
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.Object.prototype, /** @lends fabric.Object.prot
       propPair = property.split('.');
     }
 
+    var propIsColor = _this.colorProperties.indexOf(property) > -1 || (propPair && _this.colorProperties.indexOf(propPair[1]) > -1);
+
     var currentValue = propPair
       ? this.get(propPair[0])[propPair[1]]
       : this.get(property);
@@ -182,23 +184,25 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.Object.prototype, /** @lends fabric.Object.prot
       options.from = currentValue;
     }
 
-    if (~to.indexOf('=')) {
-      to = currentValue + parseFloat(to.replace('=', ''));
-    }
-    else {
-      to = parseFloat(to);
+    if (!propIsColor) {
+      if (~to.indexOf('=')) {
+        to = currentValue + parseFloat(to.replace('=', ''));
+      }
+      else {
+        to = parseFloat(to);
+      }
     }
 
-    fabric.util.animate({
+    var _options = {
       startValue: options.from,
       endValue: to,
       byValue: options.by,
       easing: options.easing,
       duration: options.duration,
-      abort: options.abort && function() {
+      abort: options.abort && function () {
         return options.abort.call(_this);
       },
-      onChange: function(value, valueProgress, timeProgress) {
+      onChange: function (value, valueProgress, timeProgress) {
         if (propPair) {
           _this[propPair[0]][propPair[1]] = value;
         }
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.Object.prototype, /** @lends fabric.Object.prot
         }
         options.onChange && options.onChange(value, valueProgress, timeProgress);
       },
-      onComplete: function(value, valueProgress, timeProgress) {
+      onComplete: function (value, valueProgress, timeProgress) {
         if (skipCallbacks) {
           return;
         }
@@ -218,6 +222,13 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.Object.prototype, /** @lends fabric.Object.prot
         _this.setCoords();
         options.onComplete && options.onComplete(value, valueProgress, timeProgress);
       }
-    });
+    };
+
+    if (propIsColor) {
+      fabric.util.animateColor(_options.startValue, _options.endValue, _options.duration, _options);
+    }
+    else {
+      fabric.util.animate(_options);
+    }
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/shapes/object.class.js b/src/shapes/object.class.js
index b9effec0ad1..a70ffbfdc9f 100644
--- a/src/shapes/object.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/object.class.js
@@ -596,6 +596,14 @@
       ' strokeLineCap strokeDashOffset strokeLineJoin strokeMiterLimit backgroundColor clipPath'
     ).split(' '),
 
+    /**
+     * List of properties to consider for animating colors.
+     * @type Array
+     */
+    colorProperties: (
+      'fill stroke backgroundColor'
+    ).split(' '),
+
     /**
      * a fabricObject that, without stroke define a clipping area with their shape. filled in black
      * the clipPath object gets used when the object has rendered, and the context is placed in the center
diff --git a/test/unit/animation.js b/test/unit/animation.js
index 6ead4387647..eb9d9156dc2 100644
--- a/test/unit/animation.js
+++ b/test/unit/animation.js
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@
     }, 1000);
   });
 
+  QUnit.test('animate with color', function(assert) {
+    var done = assert.async(), properties = fabric.Object.prototype.colorProperties,
+        object = new fabric.Object();
+
+    properties.forEach(function (prop, index) {
+      object.set(prop, 'red');
+      object.animate(prop, 'blue');
+      assert.ok(true, 'animate without options does not crash');
+
+      setTimeout(function () {
+        assert.equal(object[prop], new fabric.Color('blue').toRgba(), 'property [' + prop + '] has been animated');
+        if (index === properties.length - 1) {
+          done();
+        }
+      }, 1000);
+    });
+  });
+
   QUnit.test('animate with decrement', function(assert) {
     var done = assert.async();
     var object = new fabric.Object({ left: 20, top: 30, width: 40, height: 50, angle: 43 });