diff --git a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
index 6dcf45c947..94db32f09c 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
@@ -1185,6 +1185,14 @@ objects. If sizer child is used, it sets
     Ignored, preserved only for compatibility.}
 @endTable
 
+@subsubsection xrc_wxgenericanimationctrl wxGenericAnimationCtrl
+
+This handler is identical to the one for @ref xrc_wxanimationctrl
+"wxAnimationCtrl", please see it for more information. The only difference is
+that, for the platforms with a native wxAnimationCtrl implementation, using
+this handler creates a generic control rather than a native one.
+
+
 @subsubsection xrc_wxgenericdirctrl wxGenericDirCtrl
 
 @beginTable
diff --git a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
index a1ac038de6..8b63cbe642 100644
--- a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
+++ b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ builtinWindowClasses =
     | wxFontPickerCtrl
     | wxFrame
     | wxGauge
+    | wxGenericAnimationCtrl
     | wxGenericDirCtrl
     | wxGrid
     | wxHtmlWindow
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ builtinClassesNames =
     | "wxFontPickerCtrl"
     | "wxFrame"
     | "wxGauge"
+    | "wxGenericAnimationCtrl"
     | "wxGenericDirCtrl"
     | "wxGrid"
     | "wxHtmlWindow"
@@ -986,6 +988,16 @@ wxGauge =
     }
 
 
+wxGenericAnimationCtrl =
+    element object {
+        attribute class { "wxGenericAnimationCtrl" } &
+        stdObjectNodeAttributes &
+        stdWindowProperties &
+        [xrc:p="o"] element animation       {_, t_url }* &
+        [xrc:p="o"] element inactive-bitmap {_, t_bitmap }*
+    }
+
+
 wxGenericDirCtrl =
     element object {
         attribute class { "wxGenericDirCtrl" } &