diff --git a/Bar.js b/Bar.js
index 2c1d50c..5bad252 100644
--- a/Bar.js
+++ b/Bar.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const BAR_WIDTH_ZERO_POSITION =
 export default class ProgressBar extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
     animated: PropTypes.bool,
+    animateReset: PropTypes.bool,
     borderColor: PropTypes.string,
     borderRadius: PropTypes.number,
     borderWidth: PropTypes.number,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export default class ProgressBar extends Component {
 
   static defaultProps = {
     animated: true,
+    animateReset: true,
     borderRadius: 4,
     borderWidth: 1,
     color: 'rgba(0, 122, 255, 1)',
@@ -79,12 +81,16 @@ export default class ProgressBar extends Component {
         : Math.min(Math.max(props.progress, 0), 1);
 
       if (props.animated) {
-        const { animationType, animationConfig } = this.props;
-        Animated[animationType](this.state.progress, {
-          ...animationConfig,
-          toValue: progress,
-          useNativeDriver: props.useNativeDriver,
-        }).start();
+        if (!props.animateReset && progress === 0) {
+          this.state.progress.setValue(progress);
+        } else {
+          const { animationType, animationConfig } = this.props;
+          Animated[animationType](this.state.progress, {
+            ...animationConfig,
+            toValue: progress,
+            useNativeDriver: props.useNativeDriver,
+          }).start();
+        }
       } else {
         this.state.progress.setValue(progress);
       }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59ad387..42e331b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ All of the props under *Properties* in addition to the following:
 |**`borderRadius`**|Rounding of corners, set to `0` to disable. |`4`|
 |**`useNativeDriver`**|Use native driver for the animations. |`false`|
 |**`animationConfig`**|Config that is passed into the `Animated` function. |`{ bounciness: 0 }`|
+|**`animateReset`**|Whether or not to animate bar when progress is set to 0. |`true`|
 |**`animationType`**|Animation type to animate the progress, one of: `decay`, `timing`, `spring`. |`spring`|
 
 ### `Progress.Circle`