diff --git a/src/navigator.js b/src/navigator.js
index 81993b74..dfd1a7fa 100644
--- a/src/navigator.js
+++ b/src/navigator.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $.Navigator = function( options ){
         showSequenceControl:    false,
         immediateRender:        true,
         blendTime:              0,
-        animationTime:          0,
+        animationTime:          options.animationTime,
         autoResize:             options.autoResize,
         // prevent resizing the navigator from adding unwanted space around the image
         minZoomImageRatio:      1.0,
diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index 985ba468..2b6a6b4a 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ $.Viewer = function( options ) {
             opacity:           this.navigatorOpacity,
             borderColor:       this.navigatorBorderColor,
             displayRegionColor: this.navigatorDisplayRegionColor,
-            crossOriginPolicy: this.crossOriginPolicy
+            crossOriginPolicy: this.crossOriginPolicy,
+            animationTime:     this.animationTime,
         });
     }