diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
index 1956d54c7837..4d3a587831e4 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
@@ -1002,6 +1002,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
           element.addClass(NG_ANIMATE_FALLBACK_CLASS_NAME);
           activeClassName += NG_ANIMATE_FALLBACK_ACTIVE_CLASS_NAME + ' ';
           blockTransitions(element);
+        } else {
+          blockKeyframeAnimations(element);
         }
 
         forEach(className.split(' '), function(klass, i) {
@@ -1025,6 +1027,10 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         element[0].style[TRANSITION_PROP + PROPERTY_KEY] = 'none';
       }
 
+      function blockKeyframeAnimations(element) {
+        element[0].style[ANIMATION_PROP] = 'none 0s';
+      }
+
       function unblockTransitions(element) {
         var node = element[0], prop = TRANSITION_PROP + PROPERTY_KEY;
         if(node.style[prop] && node.style[prop].length > 0) {
@@ -1032,6 +1038,10 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         }
       }
 
+      function unblockKeyframeAnimations(element) {
+        element[0].style[ANIMATION_PROP] = '';
+      }
+
       function animateRun(element, className, activeAnimationComplete) {
         var data = element.data(NG_ANIMATE_CSS_DATA_KEY);
         if(!element.hasClass(className) || !data) {
@@ -1059,6 +1069,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
             style += CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-property: ' + propertyStyle + ', ' + fallbackProperty + '; ';
             style += CSS_PREFIX + 'transition-duration: ' + timings.transitionDurationStyle + ', ' + timings.transitionDuration + 's; ';
           }
+        } else {
+          unblockKeyframeAnimations(element);
         }
 
         if(ii > 0) {
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
index 2362576a5753..cbf9de63a18d 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
@@ -2696,4 +2696,29 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
     expect(capturedProperty).not.toBe('none');
   }));
 
+  it('should block and unblock keyframe animations around the reflow operation',
+    inject(function($rootScope, $compile, $rootElement, $document, $animate, $sniffer, $timeout) {
+
+    if (!$sniffer.animations) return;
+
+    $animate.enabled(true);
+
+    ss.addRule('.cross-animation', '-webkit-animation:1s my_animation;' +
+                                           'animation:1s my_animation;');
+
+    var element = $compile('<div class="cross-animation"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootElement.append(element);
+    jqLite($document[0].body).append($rootElement);
+
+    var node = element[0];
+    var animationKey = $sniffer.vendorPrefix == 'Webkit' ? 'WebkitAnimation' : 'animation';
+
+    $animate.addClass(element, 'trigger-class');
+
+    expect(node.style[animationKey]).toContain('none');
+
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    expect(node.style[animationKey]).not.toContain('none');
+  }));
 });