diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js
index 49c55c628..e5a188a7b 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js
@@ -1029,4 +1029,19 @@ graph TD
       }
     );
   });
+
+  it('FDH49: should add edge animation', () => {
+    renderGraph(
+      `
+      flowchart TD
+          A(["Start"]) L_A_B_0@--> B{"Decision"}
+          B --> C["Option A"] & D["Option B"]
+          style C stroke-width:4px,stroke-dasharray: 5
+          L_A_B_0@{ animation: slow } 
+          L_B_D_0@{ animation: fast }`,
+      { look: 'handDrawn' }
+    );
+    cy.get('path#L_A_B_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-slow');
+    cy.get('path#L_B_D_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-fast');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
index 40713ac4e..6a655096b 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
@@ -774,6 +774,18 @@ describe('Graph', () => {
       expect(svg).to.not.have.attr('style');
     });
   });
+  it('40: should add edge animation', () => {
+    renderGraph(`
+      flowchart TD
+          A(["Start"]) L_A_B_0@--> B{"Decision"}
+          B --> C["Option A"] & D["Option B"]
+          style C stroke-width:4px,stroke-dasharray: 5
+          L_A_B_0@{ animation: slow } 
+          L_B_D_0@{ animation: fast }`);
+    // Verify animation classes are applied to both edges
+    cy.get('path#L_A_B_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-slow');
+    cy.get('path#L_B_D_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-fast');
+  });
   it('58: handle styling with style expressions', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
index db48e313c..f3b029d5e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
@@ -565,6 +565,14 @@ export const insertEdge = function (elem, edge, clusterDb, diagramType, startNod
   const edgeStyles = Array.isArray(edge.style) ? edge.style : edge.style ? [edge.style] : [];
   let strokeColor = edgeStyles.find((style) => style?.startsWith('stroke:'));
 
+  let animationClass = '';
+  if (edge.animate) {
+    animationClass = ' edge-animation-fast';
+  }
+  if (edge.animation) {
+    animationClass = ' edge-animation-' + edge.animation;
+  }
+
   if (edge.look === 'handDrawn') {
     const rc = rough.svg(elem);
     Object.assign([], lineData);
@@ -579,7 +587,10 @@ export const insertEdge = function (elem, edge, clusterDb, diagramType, startNod
     svgPath = select(svgPathNode)
       .select('path')
       .attr('id', edge.id)
-      .attr('class', ' ' + strokeClasses + (edge.classes ? ' ' + edge.classes : ''))
+      .attr(
+        'class',
+        ' ' + strokeClasses + (edge.classes ? ' ' + edge.classes : '') + (animationClass ?? '')
+      )
       .attr('style', edgeStyles ? edgeStyles.reduce((acc, style) => acc + ';' + style, '') : '');
     let d = svgPath.attr('d');
     svgPath.attr('d', d);
@@ -587,13 +598,6 @@ export const insertEdge = function (elem, edge, clusterDb, diagramType, startNod
   } else {
     const stylesFromClasses = edgeClassStyles.join(';');
     const styles = edgeStyles ? edgeStyles.reduce((acc, style) => acc + style + ';', '') : '';
-    let animationClass = '';
-    if (edge.animate) {
-      animationClass = ' edge-animation-fast';
-    }
-    if (edge.animation) {
-      animationClass = ' edge-animation-' + edge.animation;
-    }
 
     const pathStyle = stylesFromClasses ? stylesFromClasses + ';' + styles + ';' : styles;
     svgPath = elem