diff --git a/Source/Editor/Viewport/Previews/AnimatedModelPreview.cs b/Source/Editor/Viewport/Previews/AnimatedModelPreview.cs
index 158ccc370..1447b17cb 100644
--- a/Source/Editor/Viewport/Previews/AnimatedModelPreview.cs
+++ b/Source/Editor/Viewport/Previews/AnimatedModelPreview.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Viewport.Previews
             {
                 _previewModel.UpdateAnimation();
             }
+            else
+            {
+                // Invalidate playback timer (preserves playback state, clears ticking info in LastUpdateTime)
+                _previewModel.IsActive = !_previewModel.IsActive;
+                _previewModel.IsActive = !_previewModel.IsActive;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/Source/Editor/Viewport/Widgets/ViewportWidgetButton.cs b/Source/Editor/Viewport/Widgets/ViewportWidgetButton.cs
index 9f4451cab..5b5eb9892 100644
--- a/Source/Editor/Viewport/Widgets/ViewportWidgetButton.cs
+++ b/Source/Editor/Viewport/Widgets/ViewportWidgetButton.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Viewport.Widgets
     public class ViewportWidgetButton : Control
     {
         private string _text;
-        private SpriteHandle _icon;
         private ContextMenu _cm;
         private bool _checked;
         private bool _autoCheck;
@@ -31,6 +30,11 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Viewport.Widgets
         /// </summary>
         public event Action<ViewportWidgetButton> Clicked;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The icon.
+        /// </summary>
+        public SpriteHandle Icon;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the text.
         /// </summary>
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Viewport.Widgets
         : base(0, 0, CalculateButtonWidth(0, icon.IsValid), ViewportWidgetsContainer.WidgetsHeight)
         {
             _text = text;
-            _icon = icon;
+            Icon = icon;
             _cm = contextMenu;
             _autoCheck = autoCheck;
 
@@ -105,10 +109,10 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Viewport.Widgets
                 Render2D.FillRectangle(textRect, style.BackgroundHighlighted);
 
             // Check if has icon
-            if (_icon.IsValid)
+            if (Icon.IsValid)
             {
                 // Draw icon
-                Render2D.DrawSprite(_icon, iconRect, style.Foreground);
+                Render2D.DrawSprite(Icon, iconRect, style.Foreground);
 
                 // Update text rectangle
                 textRect.Location.X += iconSize;
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Viewport.Widgets
             var style = Style.Current;
 
             if (style != null && style.FontMedium)
-                Width = CalculateButtonWidth(style.FontMedium.MeasureText(_text).X, _icon.IsValid);
+                Width = CalculateButtonWidth(style.FontMedium.MeasureText(_text).X, Icon.IsValid);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Editor/Windows/Assets/AnimationGraphWindow.cs b/Source/Editor/Windows/Assets/AnimationGraphWindow.cs
index 603fc6c7c..404cc4783 100644
--- a/Source/Editor/Windows/Assets/AnimationGraphWindow.cs
+++ b/Source/Editor/Windows/Assets/AnimationGraphWindow.cs
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ using FlaxEditor.CustomEditors;
 using FlaxEditor.CustomEditors.Editors;
 using FlaxEditor.GUI;
 using FlaxEditor.GUI.ContextMenu;
+using FlaxEditor.GUI.Input;
 using FlaxEditor.Scripting;
 using FlaxEditor.Surface;
 using FlaxEditor.Viewport.Cameras;
 using FlaxEditor.Viewport.Previews;
+using FlaxEditor.Viewport.Widgets;
 using FlaxEngine;
 using FlaxEngine.GUI;
 using Object = FlaxEngine.Object;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Windows.Assets
         {
             private readonly AnimationGraphWindow _window;
             private ContextMenuButton _showFloorButton;
+            private ViewportWidgetButton _playPauseButton;
             private StaticModel _floorModel;
 
             public AnimationGraphPreview(AnimationGraphWindow window)
@@ -63,6 +66,33 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Windows.Assets
                 _showFloorButton.Icon = Style.Current.CheckBoxTick;
                 _showFloorButton.IndexInParent = 1;
 
+                // Playback Speed
+                {
+                    var playbackSpeed = ViewWidgetButtonMenu.AddButton("Playback Speed");
+                    var playbackSpeedValue = new FloatValueBox(-1, 90, 2, 70.0f, 0.0f, 10000.0f, 0.001f)
+                    {
+                        Parent = playbackSpeed
+                    };
+                    playbackSpeedValue.ValueChanged += () => PreviewActor.UpdateSpeed = playbackSpeedValue.Value;
+                    ViewWidgetButtonMenu.VisibleChanged += control => playbackSpeedValue.Value = PreviewActor.UpdateSpeed;
+                }
+
+                // Play/Pause widget
+                {
+                    var playPauseWidget = new ViewportWidgetsContainer(ViewportWidgetLocation.UpperRight);
+                    _playPauseButton = new ViewportWidgetButton(null, Editor.Instance.Icons.Pause64)
+                    {
+                        TooltipText = "Animation playback play (F5) or pause (F6)",
+                        Parent = playPauseWidget,
+                    };
+                    _playPauseButton.Clicked += button =>
+                    {
+                        PlayAnimation = !PlayAnimation;
+                        button.Icon = PlayAnimation ? Editor.Instance.Icons.Pause64 : Editor.Instance.Icons.Play64;
+                    };
+                    playPauseWidget.Parent = this;
+                }
+
                 // Floor model
                 _floorModel = new StaticModel
                 {
@@ -101,10 +131,29 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.Windows.Assets
                 }
             }
 
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            public override bool OnKeyDown(KeyboardKeys key)
+            {
+                var inputOptions = Editor.Instance.Options.Options.Input;
+                if (inputOptions.Play.Process(this, key))
+                {
+                    PlayAnimation = true;
+                    _playPauseButton.Icon = PlayAnimation ? Editor.Instance.Icons.Pause64 : Editor.Instance.Icons.Play64;
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (inputOptions.Pause.Process(this, key))
+                {
+                    PlayAnimation = false;
+                    _playPauseButton.Icon = PlayAnimation ? Editor.Instance.Icons.Pause64 : Editor.Instance.Icons.Play64;
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return base.OnKeyDown(key);
+            }
+
             /// <inheritdoc />
             public override void OnDestroy()
             {
-                FlaxEngine.Object.Destroy(ref _floorModel);
+                Object.Destroy(ref _floorModel);
                 _showFloorButton = null;
 
                 base.OnDestroy();