diff --git a/Example/SDWebImageSwiftUIDemo/DetailView.swift b/Example/SDWebImageSwiftUIDemo/DetailView.swift
index 3455fb35..ccdc2c87 100644
--- a/Example/SDWebImageSwiftUIDemo/DetailView.swift
+++ b/Example/SDWebImageSwiftUIDemo/DetailView.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct DetailView: View {
     let url: String
     let animated: Bool
     @State var progress: CGFloat = 1
+    @State var isAnimating: Bool = true
     
     var body: some View {
         VStack {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ struct DetailView: View {
             Spacer()
             HStack {
                 if animated {
-                    AnimatedImage(url: URL(string:url), options: [.progressiveLoad])
+                    AnimatedImage(url: URL(string:url), options: [.progressiveLoad], isAnimating: $isAnimating)
                     .onProgress(perform: { (receivedSize, expectedSize) in
                         // SwiftUI engine itself ensure the main queue dispatch
                         if (expectedSize >= 0) {
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ struct DetailView: View {
                     })
                     .resizable()
                     .scaledToFit()
+                    .navigationBarItems(trailing: Button(isAnimating ? "Stop" : "Start") {
+                        self.isAnimating.toggle()
+                    })
                 } else {
                     WebImage(url: URL(string:url), options: [.progressiveLoad])
                     .onProgress(perform: { (receivedSize, expectedSize) in
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 290f42c5..85ffa5fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,20 +85,24 @@ var body: some View {
 ```swift
 var body: some View {
     Group {
-        AnimatedImage(url: URL(string: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liyong03/YLGIFImage/master/YLGIFImageDemo/YLGIFImageDemo/joy.gif")) // Network
+        // Network
+        AnimatedImage(url: URL(string: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liyong03/YLGIFImage/master/YLGIFImageDemo/YLGIFImageDemo/joy.gif"))
         .onFailure(perform: { (error) in
             // Error
         })
         .scaledToFit()
-        AnimatedImage(data: try! Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: "/tmp/foo.webp"))) // Data
+        // Data
+        AnimatedImage(data: try! Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: "/tmp/foo.webp")))
         .customLoopCount(1)
-        AnimatedImage(name: "animation1") // Bundle (not Asset Catalog)
+        // Bundle (not Asset Catalog)
+        AnimatedImage(name: "animation1", isAnimating: $isAnimating)) // Animation control binding
         .maxBufferSize(.max)
     }
 }
 ```
 
 - [x] Supports network image as well as local data and bundle image
+- [x] Supports animation control using the SwiftUI Binding
 - [x] Supports advanced control like loop count, incremental load, buffer size.
 
 Note: `AnimatedImage` supports both image url or image data for animated image format. Which use the SDWebImage's [Animated ImageView](https://github.com/SDWebImage/SDWebImage/wiki/Advanced-Usage#animated-image-50) for internal implementation.
diff --git a/SDWebImageSwiftUI/Classes/AnimatedImage.swift b/SDWebImageSwiftUI/Classes/AnimatedImage.swift
index 89c3442b..747464a8 100644
--- a/SDWebImageSwiftUI/Classes/AnimatedImage.swift
+++ b/SDWebImageSwiftUI/Classes/AnimatedImage.swift
@@ -48,6 +48,46 @@ public struct AnimatedImage : PlatformViewRepresentable {
     var webOptions: SDWebImageOptions = []
     var webContext: [SDWebImageContextOption : Any]? = nil
     
+    /// A Binding to control the animation. You can bind external logic to control the animation status.
+    /// True to start animation, false to stop animation.
+    @Binding public var isAnimating: Bool
+    
+    public init(url: URL?, placeholder: PlatformImage? = nil, options: SDWebImageOptions = [], context: [SDWebImageContextOption : Any]? = nil) {
+        self.init(url: url, placeholder: placeholder, options: options, context: context, isAnimating: .constant(true))
+    }
+    
+    public init(url: URL?, placeholder: PlatformImage? = nil, options: SDWebImageOptions = [], context: [SDWebImageContextOption : Any]? = nil, isAnimating: Binding<Bool>) {
+        self._isAnimating = isAnimating
+        self.placeholder = placeholder
+        self.webOptions = options
+        self.webContext = context
+        self.imageModel.url = url
+    }
+    
+    public init(name: String, bundle: Bundle? = nil) {
+        self.init(name: name, bundle: bundle, isAnimating: .constant(true))
+    }
+
+    public init(name: String, bundle: Bundle? = nil, isAnimating: Binding<Bool>) {
+        self._isAnimating = isAnimating
+        #if os(macOS)
+        let image = SDAnimatedImage(named: name, in: bundle)
+        #else
+        let image = SDAnimatedImage(named: name, in: bundle, compatibleWith: nil)
+        #endif
+        self.imageModel.image = image
+    }
+
+    public init(data: Data, scale: CGFloat = 0) {
+        self.init(data: data, scale: scale, isAnimating: .constant(true))
+    }
+    
+    public init(data: Data, scale: CGFloat = 0, isAnimating: Binding<Bool>) {
+        self._isAnimating = isAnimating
+        let image = SDAnimatedImage(data: data, scale: scale)
+        self.imageModel.image = image
+    }
+    
     #if os(macOS)
     public typealias NSViewType = AnimatedImageViewWrapper
     #else
@@ -90,6 +130,20 @@ public struct AnimatedImage : PlatformViewRepresentable {
             }
         }
         
+        #if os(macOS)
+        if self.isAnimating != view.wrapped.animates {
+            view.wrapped.animates = self.isAnimating
+        }
+        #else
+        if self.isAnimating != view.wrapped.isAnimating {
+            if self.isAnimating {
+                view.wrapped.startAnimating()
+            } else {
+                view.wrapped.stopAnimating()
+            }
+        }
+        #endif
+        
         configureView(view, context: context)
         layoutView(view, context: context)
     }
@@ -310,30 +364,6 @@ extension AnimatedImage {
     }
 }
 
-// Initializer
-extension AnimatedImage {
-    public init(url: URL?, placeholder: PlatformImage? = nil, options: SDWebImageOptions = [], context: [SDWebImageContextOption : Any]? = nil) {
-        self.placeholder = placeholder
-        self.webOptions = options
-        self.webContext = context
-        self.imageModel.url = url
-    }
-
-    public init(name: String, bundle: Bundle? = nil) {
-        #if os(macOS)
-        let image = SDAnimatedImage(named: name, in: bundle)
-        #else
-        let image = SDAnimatedImage(named: name, in: bundle, compatibleWith: nil)
-        #endif
-        self.imageModel.image = image
-    }
-
-    public init(data: Data, scale: CGFloat = 0) {
-        let image = SDAnimatedImage(data: data, scale: scale)
-        self.imageModel.image = image
-    }
-}
-
 #if DEBUG
 struct AnimatedImage_Previews : PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {