diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 37696f44c..76764fbd9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ if(NOT HAVE_STDINT_H)
 endif()
 
 
-find_package(OpenSceneGraph 3.3.4 REQUIRED osgDB osgViewer osgText osgGA osgParticle osgUtil osgFX osgShadow)
+find_package(OpenSceneGraph 3.3.4 REQUIRED osgDB osgViewer osgText osgGA osgParticle osgUtil osgFX osgShadow osgAnimation)
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${OPENSCENEGRAPH_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 set(USED_OSG_PLUGINS
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index f8ff3780d..8c9f5f493 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,8 @@ namespace MWRender
             NodeMap::const_iterator found = nodeMap.find("bip01");
             if (found == nodeMap.end())
                 found = nodeMap.find("root bone");
+            if (found == nodeMap.end())
+                found = nodeMap.find("root");
 
             if (found != nodeMap.end())
                 mAccumRoot = found->second;
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 08f183f5e..3c1899037 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ add_component_dir (vfs
     )
 
 add_component_dir (resource
-    scenemanager keyframemanager imagemanager bulletshapemanager bulletshape niffilemanager objectcache multiobjectcache resourcesystem resourcemanager stats
+    scenemanager keyframemanager imagemanager bulletshapemanager bulletshape niffilemanager objectcache multiobjectcache resourcesystem
+    resourcemanager stats animation
     )
 
 add_component_dir (shader
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ add_component_dir (shader
 add_component_dir (sceneutil
     clone attach visitor util statesetupdater controller skeleton riggeometry morphgeometry lightcontroller
     lightmanager lightutil positionattitudetransform workqueue unrefqueue pathgridutil waterutil writescene serialize optimizer
-    actorutil detourdebugdraw navmesh agentpath shadow mwshadowtechnique recastmesh shadowsbin
+    actorutil detourdebugdraw navmesh agentpath shadow mwshadowtechnique recastmesh shadowsbin osgacontroller
     )
 
 add_component_dir (nif
diff --git a/components/resource/animation.cpp b/components/resource/animation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34ae162ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/resource/animation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <components/resource/animation.hpp>
+
+#include <osg/ref_ptr>
+#include <osgAnimation/Channel>
+
+namespace Resource
+{
+    Animation::Animation(const Animation& anim, const osg::CopyOp& copyop): osg::Object(anim, copyop),
+        mDuration(0.0f),
+        mStartTime(0.0f)
+    {
+        const osgAnimation::ChannelList& channels = anim.getChannels();
+        for (const osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel> channel: channels)
+            addChannel(channel.get()->clone());
+    }
+
+    void Animation::addChannel(osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel> pChannel)
+    {
+        mChannels.push_back(pChannel);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel>>& Animation::getChannels()
+    {
+        return mChannels;
+    }
+
+    const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel>>& Animation::getChannels() const
+    {
+        return mChannels;
+    }
+
+    bool Animation::update (double time)
+    {
+        for (const osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel> channel: mChannels)
+        {
+            channel->update(time, 1.0f, 0);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/resource/animation.hpp b/components/resource/animation.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..885394747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/resource/animation.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_RESOURCE_ANIMATION_HPP
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_RESOURCE_ANIMATION_HPP
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <osg/Node>
+#include <osg/Object>
+#include <osgAnimation/Channel>
+
+namespace Resource
+{
+    /// Stripped down class of osgAnimation::Animation, only needed for OSG's plugin formats like dae
+    class Animation : public osg::Object
+    {
+        public:
+            META_Object(Resource, Animation)
+
+            Animation() :
+                mDuration(0.0), mStartTime(0) {}
+
+            Animation(const Animation&, const osg::CopyOp&);
+            ~Animation() {}
+
+            void addChannel (osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel> pChannel);
+
+            std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel>>& getChannels();
+
+            const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel>>& getChannels() const;
+
+            bool update (double time);
+
+        protected:
+            double mDuration;
+            double mStartTime;
+            std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel>> mChannels;
+        };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp b/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp
index ef6339adb..6cda9728c 100644
--- a/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp
@@ -2,29 +2,86 @@
 
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
+#include <osgAnimation/Animation>
+#include <osgAnimation/BasicAnimationManager>
+#include <osgAnimation/Channel>
+
 #include <components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.hpp>
 
+#include "animation.hpp"
 #include "objectcache.hpp"
 #include "scenemanager.hpp"
 
-namespace
+namespace OsgAOpenMW
 {
-    class RetrieveAnimationsVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
-    {
-    public:
-        RetrieveAnimationsVisitor(SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& target) : osg::NodeVisitor(TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN), mTarget(target) {}
 
+    RetrieveAnimationsVisitor::RetrieveAnimationsVisitor(SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& target, osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::BasicAnimationManager> animationManager) : osg::NodeVisitor(TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN), mTarget(target), mAnimationManager(animationManager) {}
 
-        virtual void apply(osg::Node& node)
-        {
-            if (node.libraryName() == std::string("osgAnimation"))
-                std::cout << "found an " << node.className() << std::endl;
-            traverse(node);
-        }
+    void RetrieveAnimationsVisitor::apply(osg::Node& node)
+    {
+        if (node.libraryName() == std::string("osgAnimation") && node.className() == std::string("Bone") && node.getName() == std::string("root"))
+            {
+                if (!mAnimationManager)
+                {
+                    traverse(node);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                osg::ref_ptr<OsgaController::KeyframeController> callback = new OsgaController::KeyframeController();
+
+                std::vector<SceneUtil::EmulatedAnimation> emulatedAnimations;
+
+                for (auto animation : mAnimationManager->getAnimationList())
+                {
+                    if (animation)
+                    {
+                        if (animation->getName() == "Default") //"Default" is osg dae plugin's default naming scheme for unnamed animations
+                        {
+                            animation->setName(std::string("idle")); // animation naming scheme "idle: start" and "idle: stop" is the default idle animation that OpenMW seems to want to play
+                        }
+
+                        osg::ref_ptr<Resource::Animation> mergedAnimationTrack = new Resource::Animation;
+                        std::string animationName = animation->getName();
+                        std::string start = animationName + std::string(": start");
+                        std::string stop = animationName + std::string(": stop");
+                        std::string loopstart = animationName + std::string(": loop start");
+                        std::string loopstop = animationName + std::string(": loop stop");
+
+                        const osgAnimation::ChannelList& channels = animation->getChannels();
+                        for (const osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel> channel: channels)
+                        {
+                            mergedAnimationTrack->addChannel(channel.get()->clone()); // is ->clone needed?
+                        }
+                        mergedAnimationTrack->setName(animation->getName());
+                        callback->addMergedAnimationTrack(mergedAnimationTrack);
+
+                        float startTime = animation->getStartTime();
+                        float stopTime = startTime + animation->getDuration();
+
+                        // mTextKeys is a nif-thing, used by OpenMW's animation system
+                        // Format is likely "AnimationName: [Keyword_optional] [Start OR Stop]"
+                        // AnimationNames are keywords like idle2, idle3... AiPackages and various mechanics control which animations are played
+                        // Keywords can be stuff like Loop, Equip, Unequip, Block, InventoryHandtoHand, InventoryWeaponOneHand, PickProbe, Slash, Thrust, Chop... even "Slash Small Follow"
+                        mTarget.mTextKeys.emplace(startTime, std::move(start));
+                        mTarget.mTextKeys.emplace(stopTime, std::move(stop));
+                        mTarget.mTextKeys.emplace(startTime, std::move(loopstart));
+                        mTarget.mTextKeys.emplace(stopTime, std::move(loopstop));
+
+                        SceneUtil::EmulatedAnimation emulatedAnimation;
+                        emulatedAnimation.mStartTime = startTime;
+                        emulatedAnimation.mStopTime = stopTime;
+                        emulatedAnimation.mName = animationName;
+                        emulatedAnimations.emplace_back(emulatedAnimation);
+                    }
+                }
+                callback->setEmulatedAnimations(emulatedAnimations);
+                mTarget.mKeyframeControllers.emplace(node.getName(), callback);
+            }
 
-    private:
-        SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& mTarget;
-    };
+        traverse(node);
+    }
 
     std::string getFileExtension(const std::string& file)
     {
@@ -59,16 +116,17 @@ namespace Resource
         else
         {
             osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder> loaded (new SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder);
-            std::string ext = getFileExtension(normalized);
+            std::string ext = OsgAOpenMW::getFileExtension(normalized);
             if (ext == "kf")
             {
                 NifOsg::Loader::loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr(new Nif::NIFFile(mVFS->getNormalized(normalized), normalized)), *loaded.get());
             }
             else
             {
-                osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> scene = mSceneManager->getTemplate(normalized);
-                RetrieveAnimationsVisitor rav(*loaded.get());
-                const_cast<osg::Node*>(scene.get())->accept(rav); // const_cast required because there is no const version of osg::NodeVisitor
+                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> scene = const_cast<osg::Node*> ( mSceneManager->getTemplate(normalized).get() );
+                osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::BasicAnimationManager> bam = dynamic_cast<osgAnimation::BasicAnimationManager*> (scene->getUpdateCallback());
+                OsgAOpenMW::RetrieveAnimationsVisitor rav(*loaded.get(), bam);
+                scene->accept(rav);
             }
             mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(normalized, loaded);
             return loaded;
diff --git a/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp b/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp
index e186e2783..4f83196f3 100644
--- a/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp
+++ b/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp
@@ -2,12 +2,32 @@
 #define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_KEYFRAMEMANAGER_H
 
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
+#include <osgAnimation/BasicAnimationManager>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
 
 #include "resourcemanager.hpp"
 
+namespace OsgAOpenMW
+{
+    /// @brief extract animations to OpenMW's animation system
+    class RetrieveAnimationsVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+    {
+        public:
+            RetrieveAnimationsVisitor(SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& target, osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::BasicAnimationManager> animationManager);
+
+            virtual void apply(osg::Node& node);
+
+        private:
+            SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& mTarget;
+            osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::BasicAnimationManager> mAnimationManager;
+
+    };
+
+    std::string getFileExtension(const std::string& file);
+}
+
 namespace Resource
 {
 
diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
index 44ba7e687..e99003b74 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ namespace Resource
             }
             catch (std::exception& e)
             {
-                static const char * const sMeshTypes[] = { "nif", "osg", "osgt", "osgb", "osgx", "osg2" };
+                static const char * const sMeshTypes[] = { "nif", "osg", "osgt", "osgb", "osgx", "osg2", "dae" };
 
                 for (unsigned int i=0; i<sizeof(sMeshTypes)/sizeof(sMeshTypes[0]); ++i)
                 {
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp b/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp
index 1de7bfd91..07a6e691a 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <osg/StateSet>
 
+#include <osgAnimation/Bone>
+#include <osgAnimation/Skeleton>
+#include <osgAnimation/MorphGeometry>
+#include <osgAnimation/RigGeometry>
+
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleProcessor>
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater>
 #include <osgParticle/Emitter>
@@ -30,6 +35,11 @@ namespace SceneUtil
             mUpdaterToOldPs[cloned] = updater->getParticleSystem(0);
             return cloned;
         }
+
+        if (dynamic_cast<const osgAnimation::Bone*>(node) || dynamic_cast<const osgAnimation::Skeleton*>(node))
+        {
+            return osg::clone(node, *this);
+        }
         return osg::CopyOp::operator()(node);
     }
 
@@ -38,7 +48,7 @@ namespace SceneUtil
         if (const osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys = dynamic_cast<const osgParticle::ParticleSystem*>(drawable))
             return operator()(partsys);
 
-        if (dynamic_cast<const SceneUtil::RigGeometry*>(drawable) || dynamic_cast<const SceneUtil::MorphGeometry*>(drawable))
+        if (dynamic_cast<const SceneUtil::RigGeometry*>(drawable) || dynamic_cast<const SceneUtil::MorphGeometry*>(drawable) || dynamic_cast<const osgAnimation::RigGeometry*>(drawable) || dynamic_cast<const osgAnimation::MorphGeometry*>(drawable))
         {
             return static_cast<osg::Drawable*>(drawable->clone(*this));
         }
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp b/components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp
index c993c7b7c..5a0435469 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp
@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@
 
 #include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/textkeymap.hpp>
+#include <components/resource/animation.hpp>
 
 namespace SceneUtil
 {
+    struct EmulatedAnimation
+    {
+        float mStartTime;
+        float mStopTime;
+        std::string mName;
+    };
 
     class KeyframeController : public osg::NodeCallback, public SceneUtil::Controller
     {
@@ -19,12 +26,18 @@ namespace SceneUtil
         KeyframeController(const KeyframeController& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop)
             : osg::NodeCallback(copy, copyop)
             , SceneUtil::Controller(copy)
+            , mMergedAnimationTracks(copy.mMergedAnimationTracks)
+            , mEmulatedAnimations(copy.mEmulatedAnimations)
         {}
         META_Object(SceneUtil, KeyframeController)
 
         virtual osg::Vec3f getTranslation(float time) const  { return osg::Vec3f(); }
 
         virtual void operator() (osg::Node* node, osg::NodeVisitor* nodeVisitor) { traverse(node, nodeVisitor); }
+
+    protected:
+        std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<Resource::Animation>> mMergedAnimationTracks; // Used only by osgAnimation-based formats (e.g. dae)
+        std::vector<EmulatedAnimation> mEmulatedAnimations;
     };
 
     /// Wrapper object containing an animation track as a ref-countable osg::Object.
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.cpp b/components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b635d4ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+#include <components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.hpp>
+
+#include <osg/Geode>
+#include <osg/Node>
+#include <osg/NodeVisitor>
+#include <osg/ref_ptr>
+#include <osg/StateSet>
+
+#include <osgAnimation/Animation>
+#include <osgAnimation/AnimationUpdateCallback>
+#include <osgAnimation/Channel>
+#include <osgAnimation/BasicAnimationManager>
+#include <osgAnimation/Bone>
+#include <osgAnimation/Sampler>
+#include <osgAnimation/Skeleton>
+#include <osgAnimation/RigGeometry>
+#include <osgAnimation/UpdateMatrixTransform>
+
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+#include <components/resource/animation.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
+
+namespace OsgaController
+{
+    LinkVisitor::LinkVisitor() : osg::NodeVisitor( TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN )
+    {
+        mAnimation = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    void LinkVisitor::link(osgAnimation::UpdateMatrixTransform* umt)
+    {
+        const osgAnimation::ChannelList& channels = mAnimation->getChannels();
+        for (const osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel> channel: channels)
+        {
+            const std::string& channelName = channel->getName();
+            const std::string& channelTargetName = channel->getTargetName();
+
+            if (channelTargetName != umt->getName()) continue;
+
+            // check if we can link a StackedTransformElement to the current Channel
+            for (auto stackedTransform : umt->getStackedTransforms())
+            {
+                osgAnimation::StackedTransformElement* element = stackedTransform.get();
+                if (element && !element->getName().empty() && channelName == element->getName())
+                {
+                    osgAnimation::Target* target = element->getOrCreateTarget();
+                    if (target)
+                    {
+                        channel->setTarget(target);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void LinkVisitor::handle_stateset(osg::StateSet* stateset)
+    {
+        if (!stateset)
+            return;
+        const osg::StateSet::AttributeList& attributeList = stateset->getAttributeList();
+        for (auto attribute : attributeList)
+        {
+            osg::StateAttribute* sattr = attribute.second.first.get();
+            osgAnimation::UpdateMatrixTransform* umt = dynamic_cast<osgAnimation::UpdateMatrixTransform*>(sattr->getUpdateCallback()); //Can this even be in sa?
+            if (umt) link(umt);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void LinkVisitor::setAnimation(Resource::Animation* animation)
+    {
+        mAnimation = animation;
+    }
+
+    void LinkVisitor::apply(osg::Node& node)
+    {
+        osg::StateSet* st = node.getStateSet();
+        if (st)
+        handle_stateset(st);
+
+        osg::Callback* cb = node.getUpdateCallback();
+        while (cb)
+        {
+            osgAnimation::UpdateMatrixTransform* umt = dynamic_cast<osgAnimation::UpdateMatrixTransform*>(cb);
+            if (umt)
+                if (node.getName() != "root") link(umt);
+            cb = cb->getNestedCallback();
+        }
+
+        traverse( node );
+    }
+
+    void LinkVisitor::apply(osg::Geode& node)
+    {
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < node.getNumDrawables(); i++)
+        {
+            osg::Drawable* drawable = node.getDrawable(i);
+            if (drawable && drawable->getStateSet())
+                handle_stateset(drawable->getStateSet());
+        }
+        apply(static_cast<osg::Node&>(node));
+    }
+
+    KeyframeController::KeyframeController(const KeyframeController &copy, const osg::CopyOp &copyop) : SceneUtil::KeyframeController(copy, copyop)
+    {
+        mLinker = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    osg::Vec3f KeyframeController::getTranslation(float time) const
+    {
+        osg::Vec3f translationValue;
+        std::string animationName;
+        float newTime = time;
+
+        //Find the correct animation based on time
+        for (auto emulatedAnimation : mEmulatedAnimations)
+        {
+            if (time > emulatedAnimation.mStartTime && time < emulatedAnimation.mStopTime)
+            {
+                newTime = time - emulatedAnimation.mStartTime;
+                animationName = emulatedAnimation.mName;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //Find the root transform track in animation
+        for (auto mergedAnimationTrack : mMergedAnimationTracks)
+        {
+            if (mergedAnimationTrack->getName() != animationName) continue;
+
+            const osgAnimation::ChannelList& channels = mergedAnimationTrack->getChannels();
+
+            for (const osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Channel> channel: channels)
+            {
+                if (channel->getTargetName() != "root" || channel->getName() != "transform") continue;
+
+                if ( osgAnimation::MatrixLinearSampler* templateSampler = dynamic_cast<osgAnimation::MatrixLinearSampler*> (channel->getSampler()) )
+                {
+                    osg::Matrixf matrix;
+                    templateSampler->getValueAt(newTime, matrix);
+                    translationValue = matrix.getTrans();
+                    return osg::Vec3f(translationValue[0], translationValue[1], translationValue[2]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return osg::Vec3f();
+    }
+
+    void KeyframeController::update(float time, std::string animationName)
+    {
+        for (auto mergedAnimationTrack : mMergedAnimationTracks)
+        {
+            if (mergedAnimationTrack->getName() == animationName) mergedAnimationTrack->update(time);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void KeyframeController::operator() (osg::Node* node, osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
+    {
+        if (hasInput())
+        {
+            if (mNeedToLink)
+            {
+                for (auto mergedAnimationTrack : mMergedAnimationTracks)
+                {
+                    if (!mLinker.valid()) mLinker = new LinkVisitor();
+                    mLinker->setAnimation(mergedAnimationTrack);
+                    node->accept(*mLinker);
+                }
+                mNeedToLink = false;
+            }
+
+            float time = getInputValue(nv);
+
+            for (auto emulatedAnimation : mEmulatedAnimations)
+            {
+                if (time > emulatedAnimation.mStartTime && time < emulatedAnimation.mStopTime)
+                {
+                    update(time - emulatedAnimation.mStartTime, emulatedAnimation.mName);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        traverse(node, nv);
+    }
+
+    void KeyframeController::setEmulatedAnimations(std::vector<SceneUtil::EmulatedAnimation> emulatedAnimations)
+    {
+        mEmulatedAnimations = emulatedAnimations;
+    }
+
+    void KeyframeController::addMergedAnimationTrack(osg::ref_ptr<Resource::Animation> animationTrack)
+    {
+        mMergedAnimationTracks.emplace_back(animationTrack);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.hpp b/components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ae122199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/sceneutil/osgacontroller.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_OSGACONTROLLER_HPP
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_OSGACONTROLLER_HPP
+
+#include <osg/Node>
+#include <osg/NodeVisitor>
+#include <osg/StateSet>
+#include <osg/ref_ptr>
+#include <osgAnimation/Animation>
+#include <osgAnimation/AnimationUpdateCallback>
+#include <osgAnimation/Channel>
+#include <osgAnimation/BasicAnimationManager>
+#include <osgAnimation/StackedTransform>
+#include <osgAnimation/UpdateMatrixTransform>
+
+#include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
+#include <components/resource/animation.hpp>
+
+namespace OsgaController
+{
+    class LinkVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+    {
+        public:
+            LinkVisitor();
+
+            virtual void link(osgAnimation::UpdateMatrixTransform* umt);
+
+            virtual void handle_stateset(osg::StateSet* stateset);
+
+            virtual void setAnimation(Resource::Animation* animation);
+
+            virtual void apply(osg::Node& node);
+
+            virtual void apply(osg::Geode& node);
+
+        protected:
+            Resource::Animation* mAnimation;
+    };
+
+    class KeyframeController : public SceneUtil::KeyframeController
+    {
+    public:
+        /// @brief Handles the animation for osgAnimation formats
+        KeyframeController() {};
+
+        KeyframeController(const KeyframeController& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop);
+
+        META_Object(OsgaController, KeyframeController)
+
+        /// @brief Handles the location of the instance
+        osg::Vec3f getTranslation(float time) const override;
+
+        /// @brief Calls animation track update()
+        void update(float time, std::string animationName);
+
+        /// @brief Called every frame for osgAnimation
+        void operator() (osg::Node*, osg::NodeVisitor*) override;
+
+        /// @brief Sets details of the animations
+        void setEmulatedAnimations(std::vector<SceneUtil::EmulatedAnimation> emulatedAnimations);
+
+        /// @brief Adds an animation track to a model
+        void addMergedAnimationTrack(osg::ref_ptr<Resource::Animation> animationTrack);
+    private:
+        bool mNeedToLink = true;
+        osg::ref_ptr<LinkVisitor> mLinker;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif