diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
index 81d200431b59..26d48012218c 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
@@ -876,13 +876,6 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         }, 10, false);
       }
 
-      function applyStyle(node, style) {
-        var oldStyle = node.getAttribute('style') || '';
-        var newStyle = (oldStyle.length > 0 ? '; ' : '') + style;
-        node.setAttribute('style', newStyle);
-        return oldStyle;
-      }
-
       function getElementAnimationDetails(element, cacheKey) {
         var data = cacheKey ? lookupCache[cacheKey] : null;
         if(!data) {
@@ -1057,10 +1050,9 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         var maxDelayTime = Math.max(timings.transitionDelay, timings.animationDelay) * 1000;
         var startTime = Date.now();
         var css3AnimationEvents = ANIMATIONEND_EVENT + ' ' + TRANSITIONEND_EVENT;
-        var formerStyle;
         var ii = data.ii;
 
-        var applyFallbackStyle, style = '';
+        var applyFallbackStyle, style = '', appliedStyles = [];
         if(timings.transitionDuration > 0) {
           var propertyStyle = timings.transitionPropertyStyle;
           if(propertyStyle.indexOf('all') == -1) {
@@ -1068,6 +1060,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
             var fallbackProperty = $sniffer.msie ? '-ms-zoom' : 'border-spacing';
             style += CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-property: ' + propertyStyle + ', ' + fallbackProperty + '; ';
             style += CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-duration: ' + timings.transitionDurationStyle + ', ' + timings.transitionDuration + 's; ';
+            appliedStyles.push(CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-property');
+            appliedStyles.push(CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-duration');
           }
         } else {
           unblockKeyframeAnimations(element);
@@ -1082,16 +1076,19 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
 
             style += CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-delay: ' +
                      prepareStaggerDelay(delayStyle, stagger.transitionDelay, ii) + '; ';
+            appliedStyles.push(CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-delay');
           }
 
           if(stagger.animationDelay > 0 && stagger.animationDuration === 0) {
             style += CSS_PREFIX + 'animation-delay: ' +
                      prepareStaggerDelay(timings.animationDelayStyle, stagger.animationDelay, ii) + '; ';
+            appliedStyles.push(CSS_PREFIX + 'animation-delay');
           }
         }
 
-        if(style.length > 0) {
-          formerStyle = applyStyle(node, style);
+        if(appliedStyles.length > 0) {
+          var oldStyle = node.getAttribute('style') || '';
+          node.setAttribute('style', oldStyle + ' ' + style);
         }
 
         element.on(css3AnimationEvents, onAnimationProgress);
@@ -1104,10 +1101,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
           element.off(css3AnimationEvents, onAnimationProgress);
           element.removeClass(activeClassName);
           animateClose(element, className);
-          if(formerStyle != null) {
-            formerStyle.length > 0 ?
-              node.setAttribute('style', formerStyle) :
-              node.removeAttribute('style');
+          for (var i in appliedStyles) {
+            node.style.removeProperty(appliedStyles[i]);
           }
         };
 
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
index cbf9de63a18d..c585e72b822f 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
@@ -420,6 +420,27 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
         expect(element.children().length).toBe(0);
       }));
 
+      it("should retain existing styles of the animated element",
+        inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $sniffer, $timeout) {
+
+        element.append(child);
+        child.attr('style', 'width: 20px');
+        
+        $animate.addClass(child, 'ng-hide');
+        $animate.leave(child);
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        if($sniffer.transitions) {
+          $timeout.flush();
+
+          //this is to verify that the existing style is appended with a semicolon automatically 
+          expect(child.attr('style')).toMatch(/width: 20px;.+?/i);
+          browserTrigger(child,'transitionend', { timeStamp: Date.now() + 1000, elapsedTime: 1 });
+        }
+        
+        expect(child.attr('style')).toMatch(/width: 20px/i);
+      }));
+
       it("should call the cancel callback when another animation is called on the same element",
         inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $sniffer, $timeout) {
 
@@ -975,6 +996,35 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
             expect(element).toBeShown();
         }));
 
+        it("should NOT overwrite styles with outdated values when animation completes",
+          inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $compile, $sniffer, $timeout) {
+
+            if(!$sniffer.transitions) return;
+
+            var style = '-webkit-transition-duration: 1s, 2000ms, 1s;' +
+                        '-webkit-transition-property: height, left, opacity;' +
+                                'transition-duration: 1s, 2000ms, 1s;' +
+                                 'transition-property: height, left, opacity;';
+
+            ss.addRule('.ng-hide-add', style);
+            ss.addRule('.ng-hide-remove', style);
+
+            element = $compile(html('<div style="width: 100px">foo</div>'))($rootScope);
+            element.addClass('ng-hide');
+
+            $animate.removeClass(element, 'ng-hide');
+
+            $timeout.flush();
+
+            var now = Date.now();
+            browserTrigger(element,'transitionend', { timeStamp: now + 1000, elapsedTime: 1 });
+            browserTrigger(element,'transitionend', { timeStamp: now + 1000, elapsedTime: 1 });
+
+            element.css('width', '200px');
+            browserTrigger(element,'transitionend', { timeStamp: now + 2000, elapsedTime: 2 });
+            expect(element.css('width')).toBe("200px");
+          }));
+
         it("should animate for the highest duration",
           inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $compile, $sniffer, $timeout) {
             var style = '-webkit-transition:1s linear all 2s;' +