diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/animation/animation_compiler.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/animation/animation_compiler.ts
index c68ac228e8..0b91ac7004 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/animation/animation_compiler.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/animation/animation_compiler.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ const _ANIMATION_TIME_VAR = o.variable('totalTime');
 const _ANIMATION_START_STATE_STYLES_VAR = o.variable('startStateStyles');
 const _ANIMATION_END_STATE_STYLES_VAR = o.variable('endStateStyles');
 const _ANIMATION_COLLECTED_STYLES = o.variable('collectedStyles');
-const EMPTY_MAP = o.literalMap([]);
+const _PREVIOUS_ANIMATION_PLAYERS = o.variable('previousPlayers');
+const _EMPTY_MAP = o.literalMap([]);
+const _EMPTY_ARRAY = o.literalArr([]);
 
 class _AnimationBuilder implements AnimationAstVisitor {
   private _fnVarName: string;
@@ -110,10 +112,15 @@ class _AnimationBuilder implements AnimationAstVisitor {
   _callAnimateMethod(
       ast: AnimationStepAst, startingStylesExpr: any, keyframesExpr: any,
       context: _AnimationBuilderContext) {
+    let previousStylesValue: o.Expression = _EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    if (context.isExpectingFirstAnimateStep) {
+      previousStylesValue = _PREVIOUS_ANIMATION_PLAYERS;
+      context.isExpectingFirstAnimateStep = false;
+    }
     context.totalTransitionTime += ast.duration + ast.delay;
     return _ANIMATION_FACTORY_RENDERER_VAR.callMethod('animate', [
       _ANIMATION_FACTORY_ELEMENT_VAR, startingStylesExpr, keyframesExpr, o.literal(ast.duration),
-      o.literal(ast.delay), o.literal(ast.easing)
+      o.literal(ast.delay), o.literal(ast.easing), previousStylesValue
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -150,6 +157,7 @@ class _AnimationBuilder implements AnimationAstVisitor {
 
     context.totalTransitionTime = 0;
     context.isExpectingFirstStyleStep = true;
+    context.isExpectingFirstAnimateStep = true;
 
     const stateChangePreconditions: o.Expression[] = [];
 
@@ -187,17 +195,16 @@ class _AnimationBuilder implements AnimationAstVisitor {
     context.stateMap.registerState(DEFAULT_STATE, {});
 
     const statements: o.Statement[] = [];
-    statements.push(_ANIMATION_FACTORY_VIEW_CONTEXT
-                        .callMethod(
-                            'cancelActiveAnimation',
+    statements.push(_PREVIOUS_ANIMATION_PLAYERS
+                        .set(_ANIMATION_FACTORY_VIEW_CONTEXT.callMethod(
+                            'getAnimationPlayers',
                             [
                               _ANIMATION_FACTORY_ELEMENT_VAR, o.literal(this.animationName),
                               _ANIMATION_NEXT_STATE_VAR.equals(o.literal(EMPTY_STATE))
-                            ])
-                        .toStmt());
+                            ]))
+                        .toDeclStmt());
 
-
-    statements.push(_ANIMATION_COLLECTED_STYLES.set(EMPTY_MAP).toDeclStmt());
+    statements.push(_ANIMATION_COLLECTED_STYLES.set(_EMPTY_MAP).toDeclStmt());
     statements.push(_ANIMATION_PLAYER_VAR.set(o.NULL_EXPR).toDeclStmt());
     statements.push(_ANIMATION_TIME_VAR.set(o.literal(0)).toDeclStmt());
 
@@ -223,17 +230,6 @@ class _AnimationBuilder implements AnimationAstVisitor {
 
     const RENDER_STYLES_FN = o.importExpr(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.renderStyles));
 
-    // before we start any animation we want to clear out the starting
-    // styles from the element's style property (since they were placed
-    // there at the end of the last animation
-    statements.push(RENDER_STYLES_FN
-                        .callFn([
-                          _ANIMATION_FACTORY_ELEMENT_VAR, _ANIMATION_FACTORY_RENDERER_VAR,
-                          o.importExpr(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.clearStyles))
-                              .callFn([_ANIMATION_START_STATE_STYLES_VAR])
-                        ])
-                        .toStmt());
-
     ast.stateTransitions.forEach(transAst => statements.push(transAst.visit(this, context)));
 
     // this check ensures that the animation factory always returns a player
@@ -269,6 +265,22 @@ class _AnimationBuilder implements AnimationAstVisitor {
                          ])])
             .toStmt());
 
+    statements.push(o.importExpr(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.AnimationSequencePlayer))
+                        .instantiate([_PREVIOUS_ANIMATION_PLAYERS])
+                        .callMethod('destroy', [])
+                        .toStmt());
+
+    // before we start any animation we want to clear out the starting
+    // styles from the element's style property (since they were placed
+    // there at the end of the last animation
+    statements.push(RENDER_STYLES_FN
+                        .callFn([
+                          _ANIMATION_FACTORY_ELEMENT_VAR, _ANIMATION_FACTORY_RENDERER_VAR,
+                          o.importExpr(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.clearStyles))
+                              .callFn([_ANIMATION_START_STATE_STYLES_VAR])
+                        ])
+                        .toStmt());
+
     statements.push(_ANIMATION_FACTORY_VIEW_CONTEXT
                         .callMethod(
                             'queueAnimation',
@@ -304,7 +316,7 @@ class _AnimationBuilder implements AnimationAstVisitor {
     const lookupMap: any[] = [];
     Object.keys(context.stateMap.states).forEach(stateName => {
       const value = context.stateMap.states[stateName];
-      let variableValue = EMPTY_MAP;
+      let variableValue = _EMPTY_MAP;
       if (isPresent(value)) {
         const styleMap: any[] = [];
         Object.keys(value).forEach(key => { styleMap.push([key, o.literal(value[key])]); });
@@ -324,6 +336,7 @@ class _AnimationBuilderContext {
   stateMap = new _AnimationBuilderStateMap();
   endStateAnimateStep: AnimationStepAst = null;
   isExpectingFirstStyleStep = false;
+  isExpectingFirstAnimateStep = false;
   totalTransitionTime = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts
index a3a637ba60..97bef23b95 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class AnimationGroupPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
     this._started = false;
   }
 
-  setPosition(p: any /** TODO #9100 */): void {
+  setPosition(p: number): void {
     this._players.forEach(player => { player.setPosition(p); });
   }
 
@@ -100,4 +100,6 @@ export class AnimationGroupPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
     });
     return min;
   }
+
+  get players(): AnimationPlayer[] { return this._players; }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts
index ed22477cd7..c086bf09fb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ export class NoOpAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
   finish(): void { this._onFinish(); }
   destroy(): void {}
   reset(): void {}
-  setPosition(p: any /** TODO #9100 */): void {}
+  setPosition(p: number): void {}
   getPosition(): number { return 0; }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts
index 3c2e26e7af..c12e31e77b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ export class AnimationSequencePlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
     }
   }
 
-  setPosition(p: any /** TODO #9100 */): void { this._players[0].setPosition(p); }
+  setPosition(p: number): void { this._players[0].setPosition(p); }
 
   getPosition(): number { return this._players[0].getPosition(); }
+
+  get players(): AnimationPlayer[] { return this._players; }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_style_util.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_style_util.ts
index ea97194bca..e426ce4547 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_style_util.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_style_util.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ export function balanceAnimationKeyframes(
     firstKeyframe.styles.styles.push(extraFirstKeyframeStyles);
   }
 
+  collectAndResolveStyles(collectedStyles, [finalStateStyles]);
+
   return keyframes;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts
index 0fee0a25af..8350747696 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class DebugDomRootRenderer implements RootRenderer {
   }
 }
 
-export class DebugDomRenderer implements Renderer {
+export class DebugDomRenderer {
   constructor(private _delegate: Renderer) {}
 
   selectRootElement(selectorOrNode: string|any, debugInfo?: RenderDebugInfo): any {
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ export class DebugDomRenderer implements Renderer {
 
   animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer {
-    return this._delegate.animate(element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing);
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []): AnimationPlayer {
+    return this._delegate.animate(
+        element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing, previousPlayers);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/animation_view_context.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/animation_view_context.ts
index c690f31181..77a294e792 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/animation_view_context.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/animation_view_context.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 import {AnimationGroupPlayer} from '../animation/animation_group_player';
 import {AnimationPlayer} from '../animation/animation_player';
 import {queueAnimation as queueAnimationGlobally} from '../animation/animation_queue';
-import {AnimationTransitionEvent} from '../animation/animation_transition_event';
+import {AnimationSequencePlayer} from '../animation/animation_sequence_player';
 import {ViewAnimationMap} from '../animation/view_animation_map';
+import {ListWrapper} from '../facade/collection';
 
 export class AnimationViewContext {
   private _players = new ViewAnimationMap();
@@ -30,15 +31,26 @@ export class AnimationViewContext {
     this._players.set(element, animationName, player);
   }
 
-  cancelActiveAnimation(element: any, animationName: string, removeAllAnimations: boolean = false):
-      void {
+  getAnimationPlayers(element: any, animationName: string, removeAllAnimations: boolean = false):
+      AnimationPlayer[] {
+    const players: AnimationPlayer[] = [];
     if (removeAllAnimations) {
-      this._players.findAllPlayersByElement(element).forEach(player => player.destroy());
+      this._players.findAllPlayersByElement(element).forEach(
+          player => { _recursePlayers(player, players); });
     } else {
-      const player = this._players.find(element, animationName);
-      if (player) {
-        player.destroy();
+      const currentPlayer = this._players.find(element, animationName);
+      if (currentPlayer) {
+        _recursePlayers(currentPlayer, players);
       }
     }
+    return players;
+  }
+}
+
+function _recursePlayers(player: AnimationPlayer, collectedPlayers: AnimationPlayer[]) {
+  if ((player instanceof AnimationGroupPlayer) || (player instanceof AnimationSequencePlayer)) {
+    player.players.forEach(player => _recursePlayers(player, collectedPlayers));
+  } else {
+    collectedPlayers.push(player);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
index baffd7a372..cb70bdb3c9 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ export abstract class Renderer {
 
   abstract animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer;
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers?: AnimationPlayer[]): AnimationPlayer;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts
index 2908365702..bfd13c9964 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts
@@ -1854,6 +1854,8 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
            let animation = driver.log.pop();
            let kf = animation['keyframeLookup'];
            expect(kf[1]).toEqual([1, {'background': 'green'}]);
+           let player = animation['player'];
+           player.finish();
 
            cmp.exp = 'blue';
            fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1863,6 +1865,8 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
            kf = animation['keyframeLookup'];
            expect(kf[0]).toEqual([0, {'background': 'green'}]);
            expect(kf[1]).toEqual([1, {'background': 'grey'}]);
+           player = animation['player'];
+           player.finish();
 
            cmp.exp = 'red';
            fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1872,6 +1876,8 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
            kf = animation['keyframeLookup'];
            expect(kf[0]).toEqual([0, {'background': 'grey'}]);
            expect(kf[1]).toEqual([1, {'background': 'red'}]);
+           player = animation['player'];
+           player.finish();
 
            cmp.exp = 'orange';
            fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1881,6 +1887,8 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
            kf = animation['keyframeLookup'];
            expect(kf[0]).toEqual([0, {'background': 'red'}]);
            expect(kf[1]).toEqual([1, {'background': 'grey'}]);
+           player = animation['player'];
+           player.finish();
          }));
 
       it('should seed in the origin animation state styles into the first animation step',
@@ -1911,6 +1919,44 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
            expect(animation['startingStyles']).toEqual({'height': '100px'});
          }));
 
+      it('should seed in the previous animation styles into the transition if the previous transition was interupted midway',
+         fakeAsync(() => {
+           TestBed.overrideComponent(DummyIfCmp, {
+            set: {
+              template: `
+              <div class="target" [@status]="exp"></div>
+            `,
+              animations: [trigger(
+                'status',
+                [
+                  state('*', style({ opacity: 0 })),
+                  state('a', style({height: '100px', width: '200px'})),
+                  state('b', style({height: '1000px' })),
+                  transition('* => *', [
+                    animate(1000, style({ fontSize: '20px' })),
+                    animate(1000)
+                  ])
+                ])]
+            }
+          });
+
+           const driver = TestBed.get(AnimationDriver) as MockAnimationDriver;
+           const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(DummyIfCmp);
+           const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
+
+           cmp.exp = 'a';
+           fixture.detectChanges();
+           flushMicrotasks();
+           driver.log = [];
+
+           cmp.exp = 'b';
+           fixture.detectChanges();
+           flushMicrotasks();
+
+           const animation = driver.log[0];
+           expect(animation['previousStyles']).toEqual({opacity: '0', fontSize: '*'});
+         }));
+
       it('should perform a state change even if there is no transition that is found',
          fakeAsync(() => {
            TestBed.overrideComponent(DummyIfCmp, {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts
index 7eb777ca61..c16a00e661 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
-
-import {AnimationPlayer} from '@angular/core';
+import {AUTO_STYLE, AnimationPlayer} from '@angular/core';
 
 export class MockAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
   private _onDoneFns: Function[] = [];
@@ -16,8 +15,21 @@ export class MockAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
   private _started = false;
 
   public parentPlayer: AnimationPlayer = null;
+  public previousStyles: {[styleName: string]: string | number} = {};
 
-  public log: any[] /** TODO #9100 */ = [];
+  public log: any[] = [];
+
+  constructor(
+      public startingStyles: {[key: string]: string | number} = {},
+      public keyframes: Array<[number, {[style: string]: string | number}]> = [],
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []) {
+    previousPlayers.forEach(player => {
+      if (player instanceof MockAnimationPlayer) {
+        const styles = player._captureStyles();
+        Object.keys(styles).forEach(prop => this.previousStyles[prop] = styles[prop]);
+      }
+    });
+  }
 
   private _onFinish(): void {
     if (!this._finished) {
@@ -67,6 +79,32 @@ export class MockAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
     }
   }
 
-  setPosition(p: any /** TODO #9100 */): void {}
+  setPosition(p: number): void {}
   getPosition(): number { return 0; }
+
+  private _captureStyles(): {[styleName: string]: string | number} {
+    const captures: {[prop: string]: string | number} = {};
+
+    if (this.hasStarted()) {
+      // when assembling the captured styles, it's important that
+      // we build the keyframe styles in the following order:
+      // {startingStyles, ... other styles within keyframes, ... previousStyles }
+      Object.keys(this.startingStyles).forEach(prop => {
+        captures[prop] = this.startingStyles[prop];
+      });
+
+      this.keyframes.forEach(kf => {
+        const [offset, styles] = kf;
+        const newStyles: {[prop: string]: string | number} = {};
+        Object.keys(styles).forEach(
+            prop => { captures[prop] = this._finished ? styles[prop] : AUTO_STYLE; });
+      });
+    }
+
+    Object.keys(this.previousStyles).forEach(prop => {
+      captures[prop] = this.previousStyles[prop];
+    });
+
+    return captures;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/animation_driver.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/animation_driver.ts
index 915c9a884d..7967a08eb9 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/animation_driver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/animation_driver.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import {AnimationKeyframe, AnimationStyles, NoOpAnimationPlayer} from '../privat
 class _NoOpAnimationDriver implements AnimationDriver {
   animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer {
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []): AnimationPlayer {
     return new NoOpAnimationPlayer();
   }
 }
@@ -25,5 +26,6 @@ export abstract class AnimationDriver {
   static NOOP: AnimationDriver = new _NoOpAnimationDriver();
   abstract animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer;
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers?: AnimationPlayer[]): AnimationPlayer;
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
index bb96fbb7e1..bf64552c87 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
@@ -260,9 +260,10 @@ export class DomRenderer implements Renderer {
 
   animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer {
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []): AnimationPlayer {
     return this._animationDriver.animate(
-        element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing);
+        element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing, previousPlayers);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_driver.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_driver.ts
index 57f6e004e7..7486333667 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_driver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_driver.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {AnimationPlayer} from '@angular/core';
 import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {AnimationKeyframe, AnimationStyles} from '../private_import_core';
 
@@ -15,17 +16,18 @@ import {WebAnimationsPlayer} from './web_animations_player';
 export class WebAnimationsDriver implements AnimationDriver {
   animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): WebAnimationsPlayer {
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []): WebAnimationsPlayer {
     let formattedSteps: {[key: string]: string | number}[] = [];
     let startingStyleLookup: {[key: string]: string | number} = {};
     if (isPresent(startingStyles) && startingStyles.styles.length > 0) {
-      startingStyleLookup = _populateStyles(element, startingStyles, {});
+      startingStyleLookup = _populateStyles(startingStyles, {});
       startingStyleLookup['offset'] = 0;
       formattedSteps.push(startingStyleLookup);
     }
 
     keyframes.forEach((keyframe: AnimationKeyframe) => {
-      const data = _populateStyles(element, keyframe.styles, startingStyleLookup);
+      const data = _populateStyles(keyframe.styles, startingStyleLookup);
       data['offset'] = keyframe.offset;
       formattedSteps.push(data);
     });
@@ -52,13 +54,13 @@ export class WebAnimationsDriver implements AnimationDriver {
       playerOptions['easing'] = easing;
     }
 
-    return new WebAnimationsPlayer(element, formattedSteps, playerOptions);
+    return new WebAnimationsPlayer(
+        element, formattedSteps, playerOptions, <WebAnimationsPlayer[]>previousPlayers);
   }
 }
 
-function _populateStyles(
-    element: any, styles: AnimationStyles,
-    defaultStyles: {[key: string]: string | number}): {[key: string]: string | number} {
+function _populateStyles(styles: AnimationStyles, defaultStyles: {[key: string]: string | number}):
+    {[key: string]: string | number} {
   const data: {[key: string]: string | number} = {};
   styles.styles.forEach(
       (entry) => { Object.keys(entry).forEach(prop => { data[prop] = entry[prop]; }); });
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts
index e57c82d145..627a8055c6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import {AUTO_STYLE} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {AnimationPlayer} from '../private_import_core';
 
 import {getDOM} from './dom_adapter';
@@ -21,13 +23,22 @@ export class WebAnimationsPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
   private _finished = false;
   private _started = false;
   private _destroyed = false;
+  private _finalKeyframe: {[key: string]: string | number};
 
   public parentPlayer: AnimationPlayer = null;
+  public previousStyles: {[styleName: string]: string | number};
 
   constructor(
       public element: any, public keyframes: {[key: string]: string | number}[],
-      public options: {[key: string]: string | number}) {
+      public options: {[key: string]: string | number},
+      previousPlayers: WebAnimationsPlayer[] = []) {
     this._duration = <number>options['duration'];
+
+    this.previousStyles = {};
+    previousPlayers.forEach(player => {
+      let styles = player._captureStyles();
+      Object.keys(styles).forEach(prop => this.previousStyles[prop] = styles[prop]);
+    });
   }
 
   private _onFinish() {
@@ -44,14 +55,30 @@ export class WebAnimationsPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
 
     const keyframes = this.keyframes.map(styles => {
       const formattedKeyframe: {[key: string]: string | number} = {};
-      Object.keys(styles).forEach(prop => {
-        const value = styles[prop];
-        formattedKeyframe[prop] = value == AUTO_STYLE ? _computeStyle(this.element, prop) : value;
+      Object.keys(styles).forEach((prop, index) => {
+        let value = styles[prop];
+        if (value == AUTO_STYLE) {
+          value = _computeStyle(this.element, prop);
+        }
+        if (value != undefined) {
+          formattedKeyframe[prop] = value;
+        }
       });
       return formattedKeyframe;
     });
 
+    const previousStyleProps = Object.keys(this.previousStyles);
+    if (previousStyleProps.length) {
+      let startingKeyframe = findStartingKeyframe(keyframes);
+      previousStyleProps.forEach(prop => {
+        if (isPresent(startingKeyframe[prop])) {
+          startingKeyframe[prop] = this.previousStyles[prop];
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
     this._player = this._triggerWebAnimation(this.element, keyframes, this.options);
+    this._finalKeyframe = _copyKeyframeStyles(keyframes[keyframes.length - 1]);
 
     // this is required so that the player doesn't start to animate right away
     this._resetDomPlayerState();
@@ -119,8 +146,47 @@ export class WebAnimationsPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
   setPosition(p: number): void { this._player.currentTime = p * this.totalTime; }
 
   getPosition(): number { return this._player.currentTime / this.totalTime; }
+
+  private _captureStyles(): {[prop: string]: string | number} {
+    const styles: {[key: string]: string | number} = {};
+    if (this.hasStarted()) {
+      Object.keys(this._finalKeyframe).forEach(prop => {
+        if (prop != 'offset') {
+          styles[prop] =
+              this._finished ? this._finalKeyframe[prop] : _computeStyle(this.element, prop);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    return styles;
+  }
 }
 
 function _computeStyle(element: any, prop: string): string {
   return getDOM().getComputedStyle(element)[prop];
 }
+
+function _copyKeyframeStyles(styles: {[style: string]: string | number}):
+    {[style: string]: string | number} {
+  const newStyles: {[style: string]: string | number} = {};
+  Object.keys(styles).forEach(prop => {
+    if (prop != 'offset') {
+      newStyles[prop] = styles[prop];
+    }
+  });
+  return newStyles;
+}
+
+function findStartingKeyframe(keyframes: {[prop: string]: string | number}[]):
+    {[prop: string]: string | number} {
+  let startingKeyframe = keyframes[0];
+  // it's important that we find the LAST keyframe
+  // to ensure that style overidding is final.
+  for (let i = 1; i < keyframes.length; i++) {
+    const kf = keyframes[i];
+    const offset = kf['offset'];
+    if (offset !== 0) break;
+    startingKeyframe = kf;
+  }
+  return startingKeyframe;
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_driver_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_driver_spec.ts
index e0505c631f..a608fe54fb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_driver_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_driver_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {el} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';
 
 import {DomAnimatePlayer} from '../../src/dom/dom_animate_player';
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ export function main() {
     it('should use a fill mode of `both`', () => {
       const startingStyles = _makeStyles({});
       const styles = [_makeKeyframe(0, {'color': 'green'}), _makeKeyframe(1, {'color': 'red'})];
-
-      const player = driver.animate(elm, startingStyles, styles, 1000, 1000, 'linear');
+      const player = driver.animate(elm, startingStyles, styles, 1000, 1000, 'linear', []);
       const details = _formatOptions(player);
       const options = details['options'];
       expect(options['fill']).toEqual('both');
@@ -58,8 +56,7 @@ export function main() {
     it('should apply the provided easing', () => {
       const startingStyles = _makeStyles({});
       const styles = [_makeKeyframe(0, {'color': 'green'}), _makeKeyframe(1, {'color': 'red'})];
-
-      const player = driver.animate(elm, startingStyles, styles, 1000, 1000, 'ease-out');
+      const player = driver.animate(elm, startingStyles, styles, 1000, 1000, 'ease-out', []);
       const details = _formatOptions(player);
       const options = details['options'];
       expect(options['easing']).toEqual('ease-out');
@@ -68,8 +65,7 @@ export function main() {
     it('should only apply the provided easing if present', () => {
       const startingStyles = _makeStyles({});
       const styles = [_makeKeyframe(0, {'color': 'green'}), _makeKeyframe(1, {'color': 'red'})];
-
-      const player = driver.animate(elm, startingStyles, styles, 1000, 1000, null);
+      const player = driver.animate(elm, startingStyles, styles, 1000, 1000, null, []);
       const details = _formatOptions(player);
       const options = details['options'];
       const keys = Object.keys(options);
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts
index 48b427781d..8072279501 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {MockAnimationPlayer, beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
+import {AUTO_STYLE, AnimationPlayer} from '@angular/core';
+import {MockAnimationPlayer} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
+import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {el} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';
 
 import {DomAnimatePlayer} from '../../src/dom/dom_animate_player';
@@ -18,14 +20,16 @@ class ExtendedWebAnimationsPlayer extends WebAnimationsPlayer {
 
   constructor(
       public element: HTMLElement, public keyframes: {[key: string]: string | number}[],
-      public options: {[key: string]: string | number}) {
-    super(element, keyframes, options);
+      public options: {[key: string]: string | number},
+      public previousPlayers: WebAnimationsPlayer[] = []) {
+    super(element, keyframes, options, previousPlayers);
   }
 
   get domPlayer() { return this._overriddenDomPlayer; }
 
   /** @internal */
   _triggerWebAnimation(elm: any, keyframes: any[], options: any): DomAnimatePlayer {
+    this._overriddenDomPlayer._capture('trigger', {elm, keyframes, options});
     return this._overriddenDomPlayer;
   }
 }
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ class ExtendedWebAnimationsPlayer extends WebAnimationsPlayer {
 export function main() {
   function makePlayer(): {[key: string]: any} {
     const someElm = el('<div></div>');
-    const player = new ExtendedWebAnimationsPlayer(someElm, [], {});
+    const player = new ExtendedWebAnimationsPlayer(someElm, [{}, {}], {}, []);
     player.init();
     return {'captures': player.domPlayer.captures, 'player': player};
   }
@@ -156,5 +160,72 @@ export function main() {
          player.destroy();
          expect(captures['cancel'].length).toBe(1);
        });
+
+    it('should resolve auto styles based on what is computed from the provided element', () => {
+      const elm = el('<div></div>');
+      document.body.appendChild(elm);  // required for getComputedStyle() to work
+      elm.style.opacity = '0.5';
+
+      const player = new ExtendedWebAnimationsPlayer(
+          elm, [{opacity: AUTO_STYLE}, {opacity: '1'}], {duration: 1000}, []);
+
+      player.init();
+
+      const data = player.domPlayer.captures['trigger'][0];
+      expect(data['keyframes']).toEqual([{opacity: '0.5'}, {opacity: '1'}]);
+    });
+
+    describe('previousStyle', () => {
+      it('should merge keyframe styles based on the previous styles passed in when the player has finished its operation',
+         () => {
+           const elm = el('<div></div>');
+           const previousStyles = {width: '100px', height: '666px'};
+           const previousPlayer =
+               new ExtendedWebAnimationsPlayer(elm, [previousStyles, previousStyles], {}, []);
+           previousPlayer.play();
+           previousPlayer.finish();
+
+           const player = new ExtendedWebAnimationsPlayer(
+               elm,
+               [
+                 {width: '0px', height: '0px', opacity: 0, offset: 0},
+                 {width: '0px', height: '0px', opacity: 1, offset: 1}
+               ],
+               {duration: 1000}, [previousPlayer]);
+
+           player.init();
+
+           const data = player.domPlayer.captures['trigger'][0];
+           expect(data['keyframes']).toEqual([
+             {width: '100px', height: '666px', opacity: 0, offset: 0},
+             {width: '0px', height: '0px', opacity: 1, offset: 1}
+           ]);
+         });
+
+      it('should properly calculate the previous styles for the player even when its currently playing',
+         () => {
+           if (!getDOM().supportsWebAnimation()) return;
+
+           const elm = el('<div></div>');
+           document.body.appendChild(elm);
+
+           const fromStyles = {width: '100px', height: '666px'};
+           const toStyles = {width: '50px', height: '333px'};
+           const previousPlayer =
+               new WebAnimationsPlayer(elm, [fromStyles, toStyles], {duration: 1000}, []);
+           previousPlayer.play();
+           previousPlayer.setPosition(0.5);
+           previousPlayer.pause();
+
+           const newStyles = {width: '0px', height: '0px'};
+           const player = new WebAnimationsPlayer(
+               elm, [newStyles, newStyles], {duration: 1000}, [previousPlayer]);
+
+           player.init();
+
+           const data = player.previousStyles;
+           expect(player.previousStyles).toEqual({width: '75px', height: '499.5px'});
+         });
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/mock_animation_driver.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/mock_animation_driver.ts
index 91c4129957..50f5e86a01 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/mock_animation_driver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/mock_animation_driver.ts
@@ -9,19 +9,29 @@
 import {AnimationPlayer} from '@angular/core';
 import {MockAnimationPlayer} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {AnimationDriver} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+import {ListWrapper} from './facade/collection';
 import {AnimationKeyframe, AnimationStyles} from './private_import_core';
 
 export class MockAnimationDriver extends AnimationDriver {
   public log: {[key: string]: any}[] = [];
   animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer {
-    const player = new MockAnimationPlayer();
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []): AnimationPlayer {
+    const mockPlayers = <MockAnimationPlayer[]>previousPlayers.filter(
+        player => player instanceof MockAnimationPlayer);
+    const normalizedStartingStyles = _serializeStyles(startingStyles);
+    const normalizedKeyframes = _serializeKeyframes(keyframes);
+    const player =
+        new MockAnimationPlayer(normalizedStartingStyles, normalizedKeyframes, previousPlayers);
+
     this.log.push({
       'element': element,
-      'startingStyles': _serializeStyles(startingStyles),
+      'startingStyles': normalizedStartingStyles,
+      'previousStyles': player.previousStyles,
       'keyframes': keyframes,
-      'keyframeLookup': _serializeKeyframes(keyframes),
+      'keyframeLookup': normalizedKeyframes,
       'duration': duration,
       'delay': delay,
       'easing': easing,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server_renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server_renderer.ts
index 265c4c7b3d..5a09ff65c4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server_renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server_renderer.ts
@@ -206,9 +206,10 @@ export class ServerRenderer implements Renderer {
 
   animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer {
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []): AnimationPlayer {
     return this._animationDriver.animate(
-        element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing);
+        element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing, previousPlayers);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/ui/renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/ui/renderer.ts
index 5561062dd1..31f76473fd 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/ui/renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/ui/renderer.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class MessageBasedRenderer {
         'animate',
         [
           RenderStoreObject, RenderStoreObject, PRIMITIVE, PRIMITIVE, PRIMITIVE, PRIMITIVE,
-          PRIMITIVE, PRIMITIVE
+          PRIMITIVE, PRIMITIVE, PRIMITIVE
         ],
         this._animate.bind(this));
 
@@ -248,8 +248,14 @@ export class MessageBasedRenderer {
 
   private _animate(
       renderer: Renderer, element: any, startingStyles: any, keyframes: any[], duration: number,
-      delay: number, easing: string, playerId: any) {
-    const player = renderer.animate(element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing);
+      delay: number, easing: string, previousPlayers: number[], playerId: any) {
+    let normalizedPreviousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[];
+    if (previousPlayers && previousPlayers.length) {
+      normalizedPreviousPlayers =
+          previousPlayers.map(playerId => this._renderStore.deserialize(playerId));
+    }
+    const player = renderer.animate(
+        element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing, normalizedPreviousPlayers);
     this._renderStore.store(player, playerId);
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/renderer.ts
index 63ecca3ea6..314f196f2f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/renderer.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {MessageBus} from '../shared/message_bus';
 import {EVENT_CHANNEL, RENDERER_CHANNEL} from '../shared/messaging_api';
 import {RenderStore} from '../shared/render_store';
 import {ANIMATION_WORKER_PLAYER_PREFIX, RenderStoreObject, Serializer} from '../shared/serializer';
+
 import {deserializeGenericEvent} from './event_deserializer';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -239,13 +240,16 @@ export class WebWorkerRenderer implements Renderer, RenderStoreObject {
 
   animate(
       renderElement: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
-      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer {
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string,
+      previousPlayers: AnimationPlayer[] = []): AnimationPlayer {
     const playerId = this._rootRenderer.allocateId();
+    const previousPlayerIds: number[] =
+        previousPlayers.map(player => this._rootRenderer.renderStore.serialize(player));
 
     this._runOnService('animate', [
       new FnArg(renderElement, RenderStoreObject), new FnArg(startingStyles, null),
       new FnArg(keyframes, null), new FnArg(duration, null), new FnArg(delay, null),
-      new FnArg(easing, null), new FnArg(playerId, null)
+      new FnArg(easing, null), new FnArg(previousPlayerIds, null), new FnArg(playerId, null)
     ]);
 
     const player = new _AnimationWorkerRendererPlayer(this._rootRenderer, renderElement);
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ export class WebWorkerRenderNode {
   animationPlayerEvents = new AnimationPlayerEmitter();
 }
 
-class _AnimationWorkerRendererPlayer implements AnimationPlayer, RenderStoreObject {
+class _AnimationWorkerRendererPlayer implements RenderStoreObject {
   public parentPlayer: AnimationPlayer = null;
 
   private _destroyed: boolean = false;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_animation_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_animation_integration_spec.ts
index 52c2d916be..418c497713 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_animation_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_animation_integration_spec.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,30 @@ export function main() {
 
          expect(player.log.indexOf('destroy') >= 0).toBe(true);
        }));
+
+    it('should properly transition to the next animation if the current one is cancelled',
+       fakeAsync(() => {
+         const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AnimationCmp);
+         const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
+
+         cmp.state = 'on';
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         flushMicrotasks();
+
+         let player = <MockAnimationPlayer>uiDriver.log.shift()['player'];
+         player.finish();
+         player = <MockAnimationPlayer>uiDriver.log.shift()['player'];
+         player.setPosition(0.5);
+
+         uiDriver.log = [];
+
+         cmp.state = 'off';
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         flushMicrotasks();
+
+         const step = uiDriver.log.shift();
+         expect(step['previousStyles']).toEqual({opacity: AUTO_STYLE, fontSize: AUTO_STYLE});
+       }));
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/animations/animations_spec.ts b/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/animations/animations_spec.ts
index 681cec60ce..f0fc711344 100644
--- a/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/animations/animations_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/animations/animations_spec.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,29 @@ describe('WebWorkers Animations', function() {
     browser.wait(() => boxElm.getSize().then(sizes => sizes['width'] > 750), 1000);
   });
 
+  it('should cancel the animation midway and continue from where it left off', () => {
+    browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;
+    browser.get(URL);
+
+    waitForBootstrap();
+
+    const elem = element(by.css(selector + ' .box'));
+    const btn = element(by.css(selector + ' button'));
+    const getWidth = () => elem.getSize().then((sizes: any) => sizes['width']);
+
+    btn.click();
+
+    browser.sleep(250);
+
+    btn.click();
+
+    expect(getWidth()).toBeLessThan(600);
+
+    browser.sleep(500);
+
+    expect(getWidth()).toBeLessThan(50);
+  });
+
   function waitForBootstrap() {
     browser.wait(protractor.until.elementLocated(by.css(selector + ' .box')), 5000)
         .then(() => {}, () => {
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index 82641226ca..3c3f95b1b2 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ export declare class RenderComponentType {
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare abstract class Renderer {
-    abstract animate(element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[], duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer;
+    abstract animate(element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[], duration: number, delay: number, easing: string, previousPlayers?: AnimationPlayer[]): AnimationPlayer;
     abstract attachViewAfter(node: any, viewRootNodes: any[]): void;
     abstract createElement(parentElement: any, name: string, debugInfo?: RenderDebugInfo): any;
     abstract createTemplateAnchor(parentElement: any, debugInfo?: RenderDebugInfo): any;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
index 919937f148..e2557aa4a5 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /** @experimental */
 export declare abstract class AnimationDriver {
-    abstract animate(element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[], duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer;
+    abstract animate(element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[], duration: number, delay: number, easing: string, previousPlayers?: AnimationPlayer[]): AnimationPlayer;
     static NOOP: AnimationDriver;
 }