diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_ops.c
index f6034a7051e..1a146f5bd07 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_ops.c
@@ -4243,7 +4243,7 @@ static int screen_animation_step(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op), const wmEv
         scene->r.cfra++;
       }
       else {
-        scene->r.cfra = newfra + 0.5;
+        scene->r.cfra = max_ii(scene->r.cfra, newfra + 0.5);
       }
 
 #ifdef PROFILE_AUDIO_SYNCH