diff --git a/resources/demo/butterfly.gif b/resources/demo/butterfly.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a13dfe2
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/demo/butterfly.gif differ
diff --git a/src/jexer/bits/ImageUtils.java b/src/jexer/bits/ImageUtils.java
index 0741fb3..43a8f49 100644
--- a/src/jexer/bits/ImageUtils.java
+++ b/src/jexer/bits/ImageUtils.java
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -202,7 +204,12 @@ public class ImageUtils {
      * @return the animation, or null on error
      */
     public static Animation getAnimation(final String filename) {
-        return getAnimation(new File(filename));
+        try {
+            return getAnimation(new FileInputStream(filename));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            // SQUASH
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -212,6 +219,36 @@ public class ImageUtils {
      * @return the animation, or null on error
      */
     public static Animation getAnimation(final File file) {
+        try {
+            return getAnimation(new FileInputStream(file));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            // SQUASH
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Open an image as an Animation.
+     *
+     * @param url the URK that contains an animation
+     * @return the animation, or null on error
+     */
+    public static Animation getAnimation(final URL url) {
+        try {
+            return getAnimation(url.openStream());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            // SQUASH
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Open an image as an Animation.
+     *
+     * @param inputStream the inputStream that contains an animation
+     * @return the animation, or null on error
+     */
+    public static Animation getAnimation(final InputStream inputStream) {
         try {
             List<BufferedImage> frames = new LinkedList<BufferedImage>();
             List<String> disposals = new LinkedList<String>();
@@ -230,7 +267,7 @@ public class ImageUtils {
 
             ImageReader reader = null;
             ImageInputStream stream;
-            stream = ImageIO.createImageInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));
+            stream = ImageIO.createImageInputStream(inputStream);
             Iterator<ImageReader> iter = ImageIO.getImageReaders(stream);
             while (iter.hasNext()) {
                 reader = iter.next();
diff --git a/src/jexer/demos/DemoPixelsWindow.java b/src/jexer/demos/DemoPixelsWindow.java
index 49ebd01..f00bfcd 100644
--- a/src/jexer/demos/DemoPixelsWindow.java
+++ b/src/jexer/demos/DemoPixelsWindow.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import jexer.TLabel;
 import jexer.TTimer;
 import jexer.TWidget;
 import jexer.TWindow;
+import jexer.bits.Animation;
+import jexer.bits.ImageUtils;
 import jexer.event.TCommandEvent;
 import jexer.layout.StretchLayoutManager;
 import jexer.tackboard.Bitmap;
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ public class DemoPixelsWindow extends TWindow {
     public DemoPixelsWindow(final TApplication parent) {
         // Construct a demo window.  X and Y don't matter because it will be
         // centered on screen.
-        super(parent, i18n.getString("windowTitle"), 0, 0, 64, 11,
+        super(parent, i18n.getString("windowTitle"), 0, 0, 64, 17,
             CENTERED | RESIZABLE);
 
         setLayoutManager(new StretchLayoutManager(getWidth() - 2,
@@ -197,7 +199,10 @@ public class DemoPixelsWindow extends TWindow {
             loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
             BufferedImage image;
             image = ImageIO.read(loader.getResource("demo/trans_icon.png"));
-            addUnderlay(new Bitmap(17, 33, 0, image));
+            Animation animation;
+            animation = ImageUtils.getAnimation(loader.getResource(
+                "demo/butterfly.gif"));
+            addUnderlay(new Bitmap(17, 33, 0, animation, getApplication()));
             addOverlay(new Bitmap(11, 97, 0, image));
 
             timer3 = getApplication().addTimer(100, true,
diff --git a/src/jexer/tackboard/Bitmap.java b/src/jexer/tackboard/Bitmap.java
index 20c6910..16529aa 100644
--- a/src/jexer/tackboard/Bitmap.java
+++ b/src/jexer/tackboard/Bitmap.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ package jexer.tackboard;
 
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 
+import jexer.TApplication;
+import jexer.bits.Animation;
+
 /**
  * Bitmap is a raw bitmap image.
  */
@@ -53,6 +56,11 @@ public class Bitmap extends TackboardItem {
      */
     private BufferedImage renderedImage;
 
+    /**
+     * Animation to display.
+     */
+    private Animation animation;
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Constructors -----------------------------------------------------------
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -72,6 +80,25 @@ public class Bitmap extends TackboardItem {
         this.image = image;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Public constructor.  Due to the use of a timer, the Bitmap needs to
+     * see TApplication to start the Animation.
+     *
+     * @param x X pixel coordinate
+     * @param y Y pixel coordinate
+     * @param z Z coordinate
+     * @param animation the animation to display
+     * @param application the application to set the animation timer on
+     */
+    public Bitmap(final int x, final int y, final int z,
+        final Animation animation, final TApplication application) {
+
+        super(x, y, z);
+        this.animation = animation;
+        image = animation.getFrame();
+        animation.start(application);
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // TackboardItem ----------------------------------------------------------
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -149,6 +176,13 @@ public class Bitmap extends TackboardItem {
      * @param textHeight the height of a text cell
      */
     private void render(final int textWidth, final int textHeight) {
+        if (animation != null) {
+            BufferedImage newFrame = animation.getFrame();
+            if (newFrame != image) {
+                image = newFrame;
+                renderedImage = null;
+            }
+        }
         if (image == null) {
             renderedImage = null;
             return;
@@ -184,6 +218,10 @@ public class Bitmap extends TackboardItem {
      * @param image the new image
      */
     public void setImage(final BufferedImage image) {
+        if (animation != null) {
+            animation.stop();
+            animation = null;
+        }
         this.image = image;
         setDirty();
     }