diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
index 1d05253fa4..386970d921 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\Hovers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\LeavesTrails.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\RenderSpritesEditorOnly.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Traits\Render\WithTurretedAttackAnimation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\WithTurretedSpriteBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\RenderUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\RenderDebugState.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithSpriteTurret.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithSpriteTurret.cs
index 6bce8319b9..c7add06925 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithSpriteTurret.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithSpriteTurret.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,21 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits.Render
 			Tick(self);
 		}
 
+		public void PlayCustomAnimation(Actor self, string name, Action after = null)
+		{
+			DefaultAnimation.PlayThen(NormalizeSequence(self, name), () =>
+			{
+				DefaultAnimation.Play(NormalizeSequence(self, Info.Sequence));
+				if (after != null)
+					after();
+			});
+		}
+
+		public void CancelCustomAnimation(Actor self)
+		{
+			DefaultAnimation.PlayRepeating(NormalizeSequence(self, Info.Sequence));
+		}
+
 		void INotifyBuildComplete.BuildingComplete(Actor self) { buildComplete = true; }
 		void INotifySold.Selling(Actor self) { buildComplete = false; }
 		void INotifySold.Sold(Actor self) { }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithTurretedAttackAnimation.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithTurretedAttackAnimation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1bcfc5978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithTurretedAttackAnimation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2017 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
+ * information, see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits.Render
+{
+	public class WithTurretedAttackAnimationInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<WithSpriteTurretInfo>, Requires<ArmamentInfo>, Requires<AttackBaseInfo>
+	{
+		[Desc("Armament name")]
+		public readonly string Armament = "primary";
+
+		[Desc("Turret name")]
+		public readonly string Turret = "primary";
+
+		[Desc("Displayed while attacking.")]
+		[SequenceReference] public readonly string AttackSequence = null;
+
+		[Desc("Displayed while targeting.")]
+		[SequenceReference] public readonly string AimSequence = null;
+
+		[Desc("Shown while reloading.")]
+		[SequenceReference(null, true)] public readonly string ReloadPrefix = null;
+
+		[Desc("Delay in ticks before animation starts, either relative to attack preparation or attack.")]
+		public readonly int Delay = 0;
+
+		[Desc("Should the animation be delayed relative to preparation or actual attack?")]
+		public readonly AttackDelayType DelayRelativeTo = AttackDelayType.Preparation;
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new WithTurretedAttackAnimation(init, this); }
+	}
+
+	public class WithTurretedAttackAnimation : ITick, INotifyAttack
+	{
+		readonly WithTurretedAttackAnimationInfo info;
+		readonly AttackBase attack;
+		readonly Armament armament;
+		readonly WithSpriteTurret wst;
+
+		int tick;
+
+		public WithTurretedAttackAnimation(ActorInitializer init, WithTurretedAttackAnimationInfo info)
+		{
+			this.info = info;
+			attack = init.Self.Trait<AttackBase>();
+			armament = init.Self.TraitsImplementing<Armament>()
+				.Single(a => a.Info.Name == info.Armament);
+			wst = init.Self.TraitsImplementing<WithSpriteTurret>()
+				.Single(st => st.Info.Turret == info.Turret);
+		}
+
+		void PlayAttackAnimation(Actor self)
+		{
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.AttackSequence))
+				wst.PlayCustomAnimation(self, info.AttackSequence, () => wst.CancelCustomAnimation(self));
+		}
+
+		void INotifyAttack.Attacking(Actor self, Target target, Armament a, Barrel barrel)
+		{
+			if (info.DelayRelativeTo == AttackDelayType.Attack)
+			{
+				if (info.Delay > 0)
+					tick = info.Delay;
+				else
+					PlayAttackAnimation(self);
+			}
+		}
+
+		void INotifyAttack.PreparingAttack(Actor self, Target target, Armament a, Barrel barrel)
+		{
+			if (info.DelayRelativeTo == AttackDelayType.Preparation)
+			{
+				if (info.Delay > 0)
+					tick = info.Delay;
+				else
+					PlayAttackAnimation(self);
+			}
+		}
+
+		void ITick.Tick(Actor self)
+		{
+			if (info.Delay > 0 && --tick == 0)
+				PlayAttackAnimation(self);
+
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.AimSequence) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.ReloadPrefix))
+				return;
+
+			var sequence = wst.Info.Sequence;
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.AimSequence) && attack.IsAttacking)
+				sequence = info.AimSequence;
+
+			var prefix = (armament.IsReloading && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.ReloadPrefix)) ? info.ReloadPrefix : "";
+
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(prefix) && sequence != (prefix + sequence))
+				sequence = prefix + sequence;
+
+			wst.DefaultAnimation.ReplaceAnim(sequence);
+		}
+	}
+}