diff --git a/common/src/sys/anim.rs b/common/src/sys/anim.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cc8415cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/sys/anim.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Library
+use specs::{Join, Read, ReadStorage, System, WriteStorage};
+use vek::*;
+
+// Crate
+use crate::{
+    comp::{phys::Pos, AnimationHistory, Control},
+    state::DeltaTime,
+};
+
+// Basic ECS AI agent system
+pub struct Sys;
+
+impl<'a> System<'a> for Sys {
+    type SystemData = (
+        Read<'a, DeltaTime>,
+        WriteStorage<'a, AnimationHistory>,
+    );
+
+    fn run(&mut self, (dt, mut anim_history): Self::SystemData) {
+        for (mut anim_history) in (&mut anim_history).join() {
+            anim_history.time += dt.0 as f64;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/sys/control.rs b/common/src/sys/control.rs
index 0b3667322e..c8ddf2d2cc 100644
--- a/common/src/sys/control.rs
+++ b/common/src/sys/control.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl<'a> System<'a> for Sys {
             let time = if let Some((true, time)) =
                 last_history.map(|last| (last.current == animation, last.time))
             {
-                time + dt.0 as f64
+                time
             } else {
                 0.0
             };
diff --git a/common/src/sys/mod.rs b/common/src/sys/mod.rs
index 968fe2aa79..df4b9567d1 100644
--- a/common/src/sys/mod.rs
+++ b/common/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod agent;
 pub mod control;
 pub mod phys;
+pub mod anim;
 
 // External
 use specs::DispatcherBuilder;
@@ -9,9 +10,11 @@ use specs::DispatcherBuilder;
 const AGENT_SYS: &str = "agent_sys";
 const CONTROL_SYS: &str = "control_sys";
 const MOVEMENT_SYS: &str = "movement_sys";
+const ANIM_SYS: &str = "anim_sys";
 
 pub fn add_local_systems(dispatch_builder: &mut DispatcherBuilder) {
     dispatch_builder.add(agent::Sys, AGENT_SYS, &[]);
     dispatch_builder.add(control::Sys, CONTROL_SYS, &[]);
     dispatch_builder.add(phys::Sys, MOVEMENT_SYS, &[]);
+    dispatch_builder.add(anim::Sys, ANIM_SYS, &[]);
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/anim/character/idle.rs b/voxygen/src/anim/character/idle.rs
index bb76bd62de..90412242c6 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/anim/character/idle.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/anim/character/idle.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ impl Animation for IdleAnimation {
         let wave_dip = (wave_slow.abs() - 0.5).abs();
 
         let head_look = Vec2::new(
-            (global_time as f32 / 5.0).floor().mul(7331.0).sin() * 0.5,
-            (global_time as f32 / 5.0).floor().mul(1337.0).sin() * 0.25,
+            ((global_time + anim_time) as f32 / 5.0).floor().mul(7331.0).sin() * 0.5,
+            ((global_time + anim_time) as f32 / 5.0).floor().mul(1337.0).sin() * 0.25,
         );
         next.head.offset = Vec3::new(5.5, 2.0, 11.5 + waveultra_slow * 0.4);
         next.head.ori = Quaternion::rotation_z(head_look.x) * Quaternion::rotation_x(head_look.y);