diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
index c4ea42d4613..543b64bd152 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ void AnimationPlayer::_notification(int p_what) {
 			if (!get_tree()->is_editor_hint() && animation_set.has(autoplay)) {
 				play(autoplay);
 				set_autoplay(""); //this line is the fix for autoplay issues with animatio
+				_animation_process(0);
 			}
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_INTERNAL_PROCESS: {