diff --git a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
index b7f590647..5658b519c 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ bool AnimationPathManipulator::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea,osgGA::GU
     case GUIEventAdapter::KEYDOWN:
             if (ea.getKey()==' ')
             {
+                _isPaused = false;
                 home(ea,us);
                 us.requestRedraw();
                 us.requestContinuousUpdate(false);