diff --git a/Content.Client/Animations/ReusableAnimations.cs b/Content.Client/Animations/ReusableAnimations.cs
index 504b81e734..8c90c5101f 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Animations/ReusableAnimations.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Animations/ReusableAnimations.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ namespace Content.Client.Animations
             if (entMan.Deleted(entity) || !initialPosition.IsValid(entMan))
                 return;
 
+            var metadata = entMan.GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(entity);
+
+            if (entMan.IsPaused(entity, metadata))
+                return;
+
             var animatableClone = entMan.SpawnEntity("clientsideclone", initialPosition);
             string val = entMan.GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(entity).EntityName;
             entMan.GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(animatableClone).EntityName = val;