diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
index 34542f3f78..1b3c47dfb7 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,20 @@ namespace OpenRa.Graphics
 		bool backwards = false;
 		bool tickAlways;
 
+		Func<int> facingFunc;
+
 		public string Name { get { return name; } }
 
 		public Animation( string name )
+			: this( name, () => 0 )
+		{
+		}
+
+		public Animation( string name, Func<int> facingFunc )
 		{
 			this.name = name.ToLowerInvariant();
-			tickFunc = () => { };
+			this.tickFunc = () => { };
+			this.facingFunc = facingFunc;
 		}
 
 		public Sprite Image
@@ -23,8 +31,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Graphics
 			get
 			{
 				return backwards
-					? CurrentSequence.GetSprite(CurrentSequence.End - frame - 1)
-					: CurrentSequence.GetSprite(frame);
+					? CurrentSequence.GetSprite(CurrentSequence.End - frame - 1, facingFunc())
+					: CurrentSequence.GetSprite(frame, facingFunc());
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Sequence.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Sequence.cs
index aabfcc75a1..f59d643371 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Sequence.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/Sequence.cs
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ namespace OpenRa.Graphics
 	public class Sequence
 	{
 		readonly Sprite[] sprites;
-		readonly int start, length;
+		readonly int start, length, facings;
 
 		public readonly string Name;
 		public int Start { get { return start; } }
 		public int End { get { return start + length; } }
 		public int Length { get { return length; } }
+		public int Facings { get { return facings; } }
 
 		public Sequence(string unit, XmlElement e)
 		{
@@ -28,11 +29,22 @@ namespace OpenRa.Graphics
 				length = int.Parse(e.GetAttribute("end")) - int.Parse(e.GetAttribute("start"));
 			else
 				length = 1;
+
+			if( e.HasAttribute( "facings" ) )
+				facings = int.Parse( e.GetAttribute( "facings" ) );
+			else
+				facings = 1;
 		}
 
-		public Sprite GetSprite(int frame)
+		public Sprite GetSprite( int frame )
 		{
-			return sprites[ ( frame % length ) + start ];
+			return GetSprite( frame, 0 );
+		}
+
+		public Sprite GetSprite(int frame, int facing)
+		{
+			var f = Traits.Util.QuantizeFacing( facing, facings );
+			return sprites[ (f * length) + ( frame % length ) + start ];
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/Harvest.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/Harvest.cs
index bf972b3d81..ccf59ba6b8 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/Harvest.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/Harvest.cs
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ namespace OpenRa.Traits.Activities
 				!self.World.Map.Harvest(self.Location, out isGem))
 				return false;
 
-			var harvestAnim = "harvest" + Util.QuantizeFacing(unit.Facing, 8);
-
-			if (harvestAnim != renderUnit.anim.CurrentSequence.Name)
+			if (renderUnit.anim.CurrentSequence.Name != "harvest")
 			{
 				isHarvesting = true;
-				renderUnit.PlayCustomAnimation(self, harvestAnim, () => isHarvesting = false);
+				renderUnit.PlayCustomAnimation(self, "harvest", () => isHarvesting = false);
 			}
 			harv.AcceptResource(isGem);
 			return true;
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Render/RenderUnit.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Render/RenderUnit.cs
index ee9eb2f45a..3c203180f3 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Render/RenderUnit.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Render/RenderUnit.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Traits
 		public RenderUnit(Actor self)
 			: base(self)
 		{
+			anim = new Animation( GetImage( self ), () => self.traits.Get<Unit>().Facing );
 			PlayFacingAnim(self);
 
 			anims.Add( "smoke", new AnimationWithOffset( new Animation( "smoke_m" ), null, () => !isSmoking ) );
diff --git a/mods/ra/sequences.xml b/mods/ra/sequences.xml
index 9942d501d4..55a4ae00e5 100644
--- a/mods/ra/sequences.xml
+++ b/mods/ra/sequences.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- 	openra/sequences.xml
 
 		this file describes animation sequences for structures and units.
@@ -234,15 +234,8 @@
   </unit>
   <!-- harv -->
   <unit name="harv">
-    <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="32" />
-    <sequence name="harvest0" start="32" length="8" />
-    <sequence name="harvest1" start="40" length="8" />
-    <sequence name="harvest2" start="48" length="8" />
-    <sequence name="harvest3" start="56" length="8" />
-    <sequence name="harvest4" start="64" length="8" />
-    <sequence name="harvest5" start="72" length="8" />
-    <sequence name="harvest6" start="80" length="8" />
-    <sequence name="harvest7" start="88" length="8" />
+    <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="1" facings="32" />
+    <sequence name="harvest" start="32" length="8" facings="8" />
     <sequence name="empty" start="96" length="15" />
   </unit>
   <!-- light tank -->
@@ -1081,4 +1074,4 @@
   <unit name="badr">
     <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="16" />
   </unit>
-</sequences>
+</sequences>