diff --git a/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c b/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c
index d9b22553c7a..5c072d1ad8b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/render/render_opengl.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
 #include "ED_screen.h"
 #include "ED_view3d.h"
+#include "ED_image.h"
 
 #include "RE_pipeline.h"
 #include "IMB_imbuf_types.h"
@@ -329,6 +330,9 @@ static int screen_opengl_render_anim_step(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 		scene_camera_switch_update(scene);
 	}
 
+	/* update animated image textures for gpu, etc */
+	ED_image_update_frame(C);
+
 	/* render into offscreen buffer */
 	screen_opengl_render_apply(oglrender);