diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation.cs
index 6e1590697..210e3828d 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using Windows.UI.Composition;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation;
 
@@ -103,6 +104,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations
             typeof(Animation),
             new PropertyMetadata(RepeatOption.Once));
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the delay behavior for the animation. The default value is set to <see cref="AnimationDelayBehavior.SetInitialValueBeforeDelay"/>.
+        /// This value is applicable when the current animation is used as either an implicit composition animation, or an explicit composition animation.
+        /// If the current animation is instead running on the XAML layer (if used through <see cref="CustomAnimation{TValue, TKeyFrame}"/>), it will be ignored.
+        /// </summary>
+        public AnimationDelayBehavior DelayBehavior
+        {
+            get => (AnimationDelayBehavior)GetValue(DelayBehaviorProperty);
+            set => SetValue(DelayBehaviorProperty, value);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Identifies the <seealso cref="DelayBehavior"/> dependency property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty DelayBehaviorProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+            nameof(DelayBehavior),
+            typeof(AnimationDelayBehavior),
+            typeof(Animation),
+            new PropertyMetadata(AnimationDelayBehavior.SetInitialValueBeforeDelay));
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public abstract AnimationBuilder AppendToBuilder(AnimationBuilder builder, TimeSpan? delayHint, TimeSpan? durationHint, EasingType? easingTypeHint, EasingMode? easingModeHint);
     }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
index ad90e43cb..c2e933be8 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/Animation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations
                 delay: Delay ?? delayHint ?? DefaultDelay,
                 duration: Duration ?? durationHint ?? DefaultDuration,
                 repeatOption: Repeat,
+                delayBehavior: DelayBehavior,
                 build: static (b, s) => s.This.AppendToBuilder(b, s.EasingTypeHint, s.EasingModeHint));
         }
 
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/CustomAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/CustomAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
index 5f070e6eb..bd77f2a49 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/CustomAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/CustomAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations
                 state: (this, easingTypeHint, easingModeHint),
                 delay: Delay ?? delayHint ?? DefaultDelay,
                 duration: Duration ?? durationHint ?? DefaultDuration,
+                delayBehavior: DelayBehavior,
                 layer: Layer,
                 build: static (b, s) => s.This.AppendToBuilder(b, s.EasingTypeHint, s.EasingModeHint));
         }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/ImplicitAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/ImplicitAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
index f98baa39f..3f9ffc479 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/ImplicitAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations/Xaml/Abstract/ImplicitAnimation{TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations
                 ExplicitTarget,
                 Delay ?? DefaultDelay,
                 Duration ?? DefaultDuration,
-                Repeat);
+                Repeat,
+                DelayBehavior);
 
             var (to, from) = GetParsedValues();
 
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Media/Animations/Abstract/EffectAnimation{TEffect,TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Media/Animations/Abstract/EffectAnimation{TEffect,TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
index faaa78dd1..7b9e34811 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Media/Animations/Abstract/EffectAnimation{TEffect,TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Media/Animations/Abstract/EffectAnimation{TEffect,TValue,TKeyFrame}.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations
                 explicitTarget,
                 Delay ?? delayHint ?? DefaultDelay,
                 Duration ?? durationHint ?? DefaultDuration,
-                Repeat);
+                Repeat,
+                DelayBehavior);
 
             AppendToBuilder(keyFrameBuilder, easingTypeHint, easingModeHint);