diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/components/animation_player.gd b/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/components/animation_player.gd
index 0447ece84..c7551ef48 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/components/animation_player.gd
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/components/animation_player.gd
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 		return
 
 	if player.velocity.is_zero_approx():
+		player_sprite.animation = &"idle"
 		play(&"idle")
 	elif player_sprite.sprite_frames.has_animation(&"run") and _is_player_running:
+		player_sprite.animation = &"run"
 		play(&"run")
 	else:
+		player_sprite.animation = &"walk"
 		play(&"walk")
 
 	var double_speed: bool = current_animation == &"walk" and _is_player_running
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ func _on_player_mode_changed(mode: Player.Mode) -> void:
 	match player.mode:
 		Player.Mode.DEFEATED:
 			speed_scale = original_speed_scale
+			player_sprite.animation = &"defeated"
 			play(&"defeated")
 
 
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ func _on_player_repel_repelling_changed(repelling: bool) -> void:
 	# Repel animation is being played for the first time. So skip the anticipation and go
 	# directly to the action.
 	speed_scale = original_speed_scale
+	player_sprite.animation = &"attack_02"
 	play(&"repel")
 	seek(player_repel.REPEL_ANTICIPATION_TIME, false, false)
 
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ func _on_player_hook_string_thrown() -> void:
 	if current_animation in [&"repel", &"throw_string"]:
 		stop()
 	speed_scale = original_speed_scale
+	player_sprite.animation = &"attack_01"
 	play(&"throw_string")
 
 
diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/player.tscn b/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/player.tscn
index 8c507a27b..2fdaf5f41 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/player.tscn
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/characters/player/player.tscn
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 }
 tracks/1/type = "value"
 tracks/1/imported = false
-tracks/1/enabled = true
+tracks/1/enabled = false
 tracks/1/path = NodePath("PlayerSprite:animation")
 tracks/1/interp = 1
 tracks/1/loop_wrap = true
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 }
 tracks/1/type = "value"
 tracks/1/imported = false
-tracks/1/enabled = true
+tracks/1/enabled = false
 tracks/1/path = NodePath("PlayerSprite:animation")
 tracks/1/interp = 1
 tracks/1/loop_wrap = true
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 }
 tracks/1/type = "value"
 tracks/1/imported = false
-tracks/1/enabled = true
+tracks/1/enabled = false
 tracks/1/path = NodePath("PlayerSprite:animation")
 tracks/1/interp = 1
 tracks/1/loop_wrap = true
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 }
 tracks/1/type = "value"
 tracks/1/imported = false
-tracks/1/enabled = true
+tracks/1/enabled = false
 tracks/1/path = NodePath("PlayerSprite:animation")
 tracks/1/interp = 1
 tracks/1/loop_wrap = true
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ length = 0.4
 step = 0.1
 tracks/0/type = "value"
 tracks/0/imported = false
-tracks/0/enabled = true
+tracks/0/enabled = false
 tracks/0/path = NodePath("PlayerSprite:animation")
 tracks/0/interp = 1
 tracks/0/loop_wrap = true
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 }
 tracks/1/type = "value"
 tracks/1/imported = false
-tracks/1/enabled = true
+tracks/1/enabled = false
 tracks/1/path = NodePath("PlayerSprite:animation")
 tracks/1/interp = 1
 tracks/1/loop_wrap = true