diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index fcc82c75f..ea5d358a5 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 - macOS: Workaround for bug in macOS Tahoe that caused OS Windows that are
   fullscreen to crash kitty when returning from sleep on some machines (:iss:`8983`)
 
+- Graphics: Fix animated images sometimes not auto playing or auto playing at the wrong start frame if the same image id is used for a subsequent image
+
 0.43.1 [2025-10-01]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/graphics.c b/kitty/graphics.c
index 45ba56cb5..560eed64f 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.c
+++ b/kitty/graphics.c
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ handle_add_command(GraphicsManager *self, const GraphicsCommand *g, const uint8_
             img->is_drawn = false;
             img->current_frame_shown_at = 0;
             img->extra_framecnt = 0;
+            img->current_frame_index = 0;
             *is_dirty = true;
             set_layers_dirty(self);
         } else {