diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c
index 3642cc0d8d4..11d32e11cd0 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c
@@ -1767,12 +1767,22 @@ void ED_screen_animation_timer(bContext *C, int redraws, int refresh, int sync,
 		sad->ar = CTX_wm_region(C);
 		/* if startframe is larger than current frame, we put currentframe on startframe.
 		 * note: first frame then is not drawn! (ton) */
-		if (scene->r.sfra > scene->r.cfra) {
-			sad->sfra = scene->r.cfra;
-			scene->r.cfra = scene->r.sfra;
+		if (PRVRANGEON) {
+			if (scene->r.psfra > scene->r.cfra) {
+				sad->sfra = scene->r.cfra;
+				scene->r.cfra = scene->r.psfra;
+			}
+			else
+				sad->sfra = scene->r.cfra;
+		}
+		else {
+			if (scene->r.sfra > scene->r.cfra) {
+				sad->sfra = scene->r.cfra;
+				scene->r.cfra = scene->r.sfra;
+			}
+			else
+				sad->sfra = scene->r.cfra;
 		}
-		else
-			sad->sfra = scene->r.cfra;
 		sad->redraws = redraws;
 		sad->refresh = refresh;
 		sad->flag |= (enable < 0) ? ANIMPLAY_FLAG_REVERSE : 0;