diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py
index 538876a71e2..16a807b3af5 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ class CyclesRenderSettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
                 default=0,
                 )
 
+        cls.use_animated_seed = BoolProperty(
+                name="Use Animated Seed",
+                description="Use different seed values (and hence noise patterns) at different frames",
+                default=False,
+                )
+
         cls.sample_clamp_direct = FloatProperty(
                 name="Clamp Direct",
                 description="If non-zero, the maximum value for a direct sample, "
diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py
index d24099b92a5..545d0b6c26c 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ class CyclesRender_PT_sampling(CyclesButtonsPanel, Panel):
         col = split.column()
         sub = col.column(align=True)
         sub.label("Settings:")
-        sub.prop(cscene, "seed")
+
+        seed_sub = sub.row(align=True)
+        seed_sub.prop(cscene, "seed")
+        seed_sub.prop(cscene, "use_animated_seed", text="", icon="TIME")
+
         sub.prop(cscene, "sample_clamp_direct")
         sub.prop(cscene, "sample_clamp_indirect")
 
diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_sync.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_sync.cpp
index 266e170fa8f..c5fb7925306 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_sync.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_sync.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "util_debug.h"
 #include "util_foreach.h"
 #include "util_opengl.h"
+#include "util_hash.h"
 
 CCL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ void BlenderSync::sync_integrator()
 	integrator->filter_glossy = get_float(cscene, "blur_glossy");
 
 	integrator->seed = get_int(cscene, "seed");
+	if(get_boolean(cscene, "use_animated_seed"))
+		integrator->seed = hash_int_2d(b_scene.frame_current(), get_int(cscene, "seed"));
+
 	integrator->sampling_pattern = (SamplingPattern)RNA_enum_get(&cscene, "sampling_pattern");
 
 	integrator->layer_flag = render_layer.layer;