diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1de4442..7af2ca7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ node_modules
 .cache
 dist
 coverage
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index b355a9b..081e14b 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { extent, range, scaleOrdinal } from 'd3'
 import { makeLayout } from 'yogurt-layout'
 import { LegacyExamples } from './Legacy'
+import { BarchartToTestDisableAnimation } from './BarchartToTestDisableAnimation'
 
 const createLinechartDataset = () => {
   const maxX = Math.random() * 100
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ const App = () => {
       <Linechart />
       <StackedBarchart />
       <LegacyExamples />
+      <BarchartToTestDisableAnimation />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/example/src/BarchartToTestDisableAnimation.tsx b/example/src/BarchartToTestDisableAnimation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ebd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/BarchartToTestDisableAnimation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import * as _ from 'lodash-es'
+import { makeLayout } from 'yogurt-layout'
+import {
+  Bars,
+  Cartesian,
+  CartesianConsumer,
+  Chart,
+  Elements,
+  Grid,
+  ScaleCategorical,
+  ScaleContinuous,
+  Svg,
+} from '../../src'
+
+type Datum = {
+  label: string
+  icon: string
+  color: string
+  value: number
+}
+
+const iconWidth = 30
+const iconHeight = 30
+
+export function BarchartToTestDisableAnimation({}) {
+  const [dataset, setDataset] = useState<Datum[]>(createDataset)
+
+  const layout = makeLayout({
+    id: 'svg',
+    width: 600,
+    height: 600,
+    padding: 10,
+    children: [
+      {
+        id: 'wrapper',
+        padding: 20,
+        children: [{ id: 'chart' }],
+      },
+    ],
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        minHeight: '100vh',
+        display: 'flex',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        flexDirection: 'column',
+      }}
+    >
+      <div>
+        <button onClick={() => setDataset(createDataset())}>shuffle</button>
+      </div>
+
+      <Svg width={layout.svg.width} height={layout.svg.height}>
+        <Chart {...layout.chart}>
+          <Cartesian
+            x={{ scale: 'linear', domain: [0, 100] }}
+            y={{
+              scale: 'band',
+              domain: dataset.map((d) => d.label),
+              paddingInner: 0.1,
+            }}
+            nice={true}
+          >
+            <Grid>
+              <Grid.YLines stroke="grey" />
+              <Grid.XLines stroke="grey" />
+              <Grid.YLabels padding={5} />
+              <Grid.XLabels padding={5} />
+            </Grid>
+
+            <CartesianConsumer>
+              {({ xScale: xScaleTmp, yScale: yScaleTmp }) => {
+                const xScale = xScaleTmp as ScaleContinuous
+                const yScale = yScaleTmp as ScaleCategorical
+
+                return (
+                  <g>
+                    <Bars
+                      data={dataset}
+                      dataKey={(_, i) => i}
+                      enter={{ opacity: 0, fill: 'tomato' }}
+                      x-data={{ base: 0, to: (d) => d.value }}
+                      y-data={(d) => d.label}
+                      fill={(d) => d.color}
+                      disableAnimationByAttr={{ fill: true }}
+                    />
+                    <Elements
+                      data={dataset}
+                      dataKey={(_, i) => i}
+                      tag="image"
+                      enter={{
+                        // @ts-ignore
+                        href: (d: Datum) => getIconHref(d.icon),
+                        opacity: 0,
+                        width: 0,
+                        height: 0,
+                      }}
+                      x={(d: Datum) => xScale(d.value) - iconWidth - 10}
+                      y={(d: Datum) => yScale(d.label) + yScale.bandwidth() / 2 - iconHeight / 2}
+                      href={(d: Datum) => getIconHref(d.icon)}
+                      opacity={1}
+                      width={iconWidth}
+                      height={iconHeight}
+                      disableAnimation={false}
+                      disableAnimationByAttr={{ href: true }}
+                    />
+                  </g>
+                )
+              }}
+            </CartesianConsumer>
+
+            <Grid>
+              <Grid.YAxes stroke="white" strokeWidth={2} />
+              <Grid.XAxes stroke="white" strokeWidth={2} />
+            </Grid>
+          </Cartesian>
+        </Chart>
+      </Svg>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function createDataset() {
+  const colors = ['#f6cf65', '#FF9C97', '#6b93bd', '#95CFB7', '#D4838F', '#C9B180']
+  const iconsAndLabels = [
+    {
+      label: 'Pictogram_3x3-Basketball_Filled_Black_RGB',
+      icon: 'https://og-icons.ocsddna.net/icons/countries/large/BRA.png',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Pictogram_Gymnastics-Artistic_Outlined_White_RGB',
+      icon: 'https://og-icons.ocsddna.net/icons/countries/large/ITA.png',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Afghanistan',
+      icon: 'https://og-icons.ocsddna.net/icons/disciplines/VVO_filled_black.png',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Argentina',
+      icon: 'https://og-icons.ocsddna.net/icons/disciplines/TEN_filled_black.png',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Australia',
+      icon: 'https://og-icons.ocsddna.net/icons/disciplines/VVO_filled_black.png',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Italy',
+      icon: 'https://og-icons.ocsddna.net/icons/disciplines/VVO_filled_black.png',
+    },
+  ]
+
+  const casuallySortedColors = _.shuffle(colors)
+  const casuallySortedIconsAndLabels = _.shuffle(iconsAndLabels)
+
+  return colors.map((_colorHex, i) => {
+    const iconAndLabel = casuallySortedIconsAndLabels[i]
+    const color = casuallySortedColors[i]
+
+    return {
+      label: i.toString(),
+      icon: iconAndLabel.icon,
+      color,
+      value: _.random(0, 100),
+    } as Datum
+  })
+}
+
+function getIconHref(icon: string) {
+  return icon
+}
diff --git a/src/components/AnimatedDataset.js b/src/components/AnimatedDataset.js
index 6a615aa..379db2d 100644
--- a/src/components/AnimatedDataset.js
+++ b/src/components/AnimatedDataset.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export function AnimatedDataset({
   delay = 0,
   tweens: unparsedTweens = {},
   disableAnimation = false,
+  disableAnimationByAttr: unparseDisableAnimationByAttr = {},
   easing = DEFAULT_EASE,
 }) {
   const ref = React.createRef()
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ export function AnimatedDataset({
     const init = mapKeys(unparsedInit, parseAttributeName)
     const events = mapKeys(unparsedEvents, parseEventName)
     const tweens = mapKeys(unparsedTweens, parseAttributeName)
+    const disableAnimationByAttr = mapKeys(
+      unparseDisableAnimationByAttr,
+      parseAttributeName
+    )
 
     const attrsList = Object.keys(attrs).filter((a) => a !== 'text')
     const tweensList = Object.keys(tweens).filter((a) => a !== 'text')
@@ -79,8 +84,8 @@ export function AnimatedDataset({
         .selectAll(tag)
         .data(dataset, keyFn)
         .join(
-          (enter) =>
-            enter
+          (enter) => {
+            return enter
               .append(tag)
               .text(attrs.text)
               .call((sel) => {
@@ -94,26 +99,30 @@ export function AnimatedDataset({
                 })
               })
               .call((sel) => {
-                const tran = disableAnimation
-                  ? sel
-                  : sel
-                      .transition()
-                      .ease(easing)
-                      .delay(delay)
-                      .duration(duration)
-
                 attrsList.forEach((a) => {
+                  const shouldDisableAnimation =
+                    disableAnimationByAttr.hasOwnProperty(a)
+                      ? disableAnimationByAttr[a]
+                      : disableAnimation
+
+                  const tran = shouldDisableAnimation
+                    ? sel
+                    : sel
+                        .transition(a)
+                        .ease(easing)
+                        .delay(delay)
+                        .duration(duration)
+                        .textTween(tweens.text)
                   tran.attr(a, attrs[a])
                 })
 
                 tweensList.forEach((a) => {
                   tran.attrTween(a, tweens[a])
                 })
-
-                tran.textTween(tweens.text)
-              }),
-          (update) =>
-            update
+              })
+          },
+          (update) => {
+            return update
               .text(attrs.text)
               .call((sel) => {
                 eventsList.forEach((event) => {
@@ -121,42 +130,51 @@ export function AnimatedDataset({
                 })
               })
               .call((sel) => {
-                const tran = disableAnimation
-                  ? sel
-                  : sel
-                      .transition()
-                      .ease(easing)
-                      .delay(delay)
-                      .duration(duration)
-
                 attrsList.forEach((a) => {
+                  const shouldDisableAnimation =
+                    disableAnimationByAttr.hasOwnProperty(a)
+                      ? disableAnimationByAttr[a]
+                      : disableAnimation
+                  const tran = shouldDisableAnimation
+                    ? sel
+                    : sel
+                        .transition(a)
+                        .ease(easing)
+                        .delay(delay)
+                        .duration(duration)
+                        .textTween(tweens.text)
                   tran.attr(a, attrs[a])
                 })
 
                 tweensList.forEach((a) => {
                   tran.attrTween(a, tweens[a])
                 })
-
-                tran.textTween(tweens.text)
-              }),
-          (exit) =>
-            exit.call((sel) => {
-              const tran = disableAnimation
-                ? sel
-                : sel.transition().ease(easing).delay(delay).duration(duration)
-
+              })
+          },
+          (exit) => {
+            return exit.call((sel) => {
               oldAttrsList.forEach((a) => {
-                tran.attr(a, fallback(init[a], oldAttrs[a]))
+                const shouldDisableAnimation =
+                  disableAnimationByAttr.hasOwnProperty(a)
+                    ? disableAnimationByAttr[a]
+                    : disableAnimation
+                const tran = shouldDisableAnimation
+                  ? sel
+                  : sel
+                      .transition(a)
+                      .ease(easing)
+                      .delay(delay)
+                      .duration(duration)
+                      .attr(a, fallback(init[a], oldAttrs[a]))
+                      .textTween(tweens.text)
+                tran.remove()
               })
 
               tweensList.forEach((a) => {
                 tran.attrTween(a, tweens[a])
               })
-
-              tran.textTween(tweens.text)
-
-              tran.remove()
             })
+          }
         )
       refOldAttrs.current = attrs
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Elements.tsx b/src/components/Elements.tsx
index 3179e82..6b41733 100644
--- a/src/components/Elements.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Elements.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export interface ElementsProps<T>
     NativeEventHandlers<T> {
   data: T[]
   tag: string
+  disableAnimation?: boolean
+  disableAnimationByAttr?: Record<string, boolean>
 }
 
 export function Elements<T>({
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ export function Elements<T>({
   duration,
   enter,
   easing,
+  disableAnimation = false,
+  disableAnimationByAttr = {},
   ...props
 }: ElementsProps<T>) {
   const animation = useSanitizedCascadingAnimation({ delay, duration, easing })
@@ -55,6 +59,8 @@ export function Elements<T>({
       attrs={attributes}
       events={events}
       init={enter}
+      disableAnimation={disableAnimation}
+      disableAnimationByAttr={disableAnimationByAttr}
       {...(animation as any)}
     />
   )
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
index 4a7c6bc..76f01f5 100644
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export interface AnimationIteratees<T> {
   delay?: DefaultedIteratee<T, number>
   duration?: DefaultedIteratee<T, number>
   easing?: (time: number) => number
+  disableAnimationByAttr?: Record<string, boolean>
 }
 export interface AnimationProps<T> extends AnimationIteratees<T> {
   dataKey?: KeyAccessor<T>