diff --git a/.changeset/brave-memes-flash.md b/.changeset/brave-memes-flash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..720cd7202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-memes-flash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Support edge animation in hand drawn look
diff --git a/cypress/helpers/util.ts b/cypress/helpers/util.ts
index ab4bbef64..cf0e9a87d 100644
--- a/cypress/helpers/util.ts
+++ b/cypress/helpers/util.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ interface CypressConfig {
   listUrl?: boolean;
   listId?: string;
   name?: string;
+  screenshot?: boolean;
 }
 type CypressMermaidConfig = MermaidConfig & CypressConfig;
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ export const renderGraph = (
 
 export const openURLAndVerifyRendering = (
   url: string,
-  options: CypressMermaidConfig,
+  { screenshot = true, ...options }: CypressMermaidConfig,
   validation?: any
 ): void => {
   const name: string = (options.name ?? cy.state('runnable').fullTitle()).replace(/\s+/g, '-');
@@ -103,7 +104,9 @@ export const openURLAndVerifyRendering = (
     cy.get('svg').should(validation);
   }
 
-  verifyScreenshot(name);
+  if (screenshot) {
+    verifyScreenshot(name);
+  }
 };
 
 export const verifyScreenshot = (name: string): void => {
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js
index 49c55c628..d3ca1d1f1 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', screenshot: false }
+    );
+    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 6e19da973..5e1984377 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
@@ -774,6 +774,21 @@ 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 }`,
+      { screenshot: false }
+    );
+    // 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 9e308631a..81cd79d46 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
@@ -605,6 +605,14 @@ export const insertEdge = function (
   const edgeStyles = Array.isArray(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;
+  }
+
   let animatedEdge = false;
   if (edge.look === 'handDrawn') {
     const rc = rough.svg(elem);
@@ -620,7 +628,13 @@ export const insertEdge = function (
     svgPath = select(svgPathNode)
       .select('path')
       .attr('id', edge.id)
-      .attr('class', ' ' + strokeClasses + (edge.classes ? ' ' + edge.classes : ''))
+      .attr(
+        'class',
+        ' ' +
+          strokeClasses +
+          (edge.classes ? ' ' + edge.classes : '') +
+          (animationClass ? ' ' + animationClass : '')
+      )
       .attr('style', edgeStyles ? edgeStyles.reduce((acc, style) => acc + ';' + style, '') : '');
     let d = svgPath.attr('d');
     svgPath.attr('d', d);
@@ -628,13 +642,6 @@ export const insertEdge = function (
   } 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) +
@@ -646,7 +653,10 @@ export const insertEdge = function (
       .attr('id', edge.id)
       .attr(
         'class',
-        ' ' + strokeClasses + (edge.classes ? ' ' + edge.classes : '') + (animationClass ?? '')
+        ' ' +
+          strokeClasses +
+          (edge.classes ? ' ' + edge.classes : '') +
+          (animationClass ? ' ' + animationClass : '')
       )
       .attr('style', pathStyle);