diff --git a/src/Bloc-Animation/BlBaseAnimation.class.st b/src/Bloc-Animation/BlBaseAnimation.class.st
index f9ff50dc0..63af48ba9 100644
--- a/src/Bloc-Animation/BlBaseAnimation.class.st
+++ b/src/Bloc-Animation/BlBaseAnimation.class.st
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ BlBaseAnimation >> shouldStop [
 { #category : #'api - running' }
 BlBaseAnimation >> start [
 
-	isRunning ifTrue: [
-		self error: 'Animation can not be start multiple times without stop' ].
+	"Ignore if it's already started"
+	isRunning ifTrue: [ ^ self ].
 
 	self initStart
 ]
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ BlBaseAnimation >> step [
 { #category : #'api - running' }
 BlBaseAnimation >> stop [
 
-	isRunning ifFalse: [
-		self error: 'Animation is not running' ].
+	"Ignore if it's already stopped"
+	isRunning ifFalse: [ ^ self ].
 
 	isRunning := false.
 
diff --git a/src/Bloc-Examples/BlAnimationExamplesTest.class.st b/src/Bloc-Examples/BlAnimationExamplesTest.class.st
index 3b9eb7b07..e8d13426c 100644
--- a/src/Bloc-Examples/BlAnimationExamplesTest.class.st
+++ b/src/Bloc-Examples/BlAnimationExamplesTest.class.st
@@ -310,6 +310,31 @@ BlAnimationExamplesTest >> testBaseAnimation [
 	^ aBaseAnimation
 ]
 
+{ #category : #'examples - base animation' }
+BlAnimationExamplesTest >> testBaseAnimationTolaratesRedundantStartAndStop [
+
+	| anAnimation |
+	anAnimation := BlAnimation new.
+	self deny: anAnimation isRunning.
+	anAnimation stop.
+	self deny: anAnimation isRunning.
+	anAnimation stop; stop; stop.
+	self deny: anAnimation isRunning.
+
+	anAnimation start.
+	self assert: anAnimation isRunning.
+	anAnimation run.
+	anAnimation start; start; start.
+	self assert: anAnimation isRunning.
+	anAnimation run.
+	self assert: anAnimation isRunning.
+
+	anAnimation stop.
+	self deny: anAnimation isRunning.
+	anAnimation stop.
+	self deny: anAnimation isRunning
+]
+
 { #category : #'examples - base animation' }
 BlAnimationExamplesTest >> testBaseAnimationWithDelay [