diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts
index 8782f2d0ba..eda304b49f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_group_player.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {Math} from '../facade/math';
 import {AnimationPlayer} from './animation_player';
 
 export class AnimationGroupPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
-  private _subscriptions: Function[] = [];
+  private _onDoneFns: Function[] = [];
+  private _onStartFns: Function[] = [];
   private _finished = false;
   private _started = false;
 
@@ -41,14 +42,16 @@ export class AnimationGroupPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
       if (!isPresent(this.parentPlayer)) {
         this.destroy();
       }
-      this._subscriptions.forEach(subscription => subscription());
-      this._subscriptions = [];
+      this._onDoneFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onDoneFns = [];
     }
   }
 
   init(): void { this._players.forEach(player => player.init()); }
 
-  onDone(fn: Function): void { this._subscriptions.push(fn); }
+  onStart(fn: () => void): void { this._onStartFns.push(fn); }
+
+  onDone(fn: () => void): void { this._onDoneFns.push(fn); }
 
   hasStarted() { return this._started; }
 
@@ -56,7 +59,11 @@ export class AnimationGroupPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
     if (!isPresent(this.parentPlayer)) {
       this.init();
     }
-    this._started = true;
+    if (!this.hasStarted()) {
+      this._onStartFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onStartFns = [];
+      this._started = true;
+    }
     this._players.forEach(player => player.play());
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts
index 1aab6b3143..6de219fd01 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_player.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {scheduleMicroTask} from '../facade/lang';
  * @experimental Animation support is experimental.
  */
 export abstract class AnimationPlayer {
-  abstract onDone(fn: Function): void;
+  abstract onDone(fn: () => void): void;
+  abstract onStart(fn: () => void): void;
   abstract init(): void;
   abstract hasStarted(): boolean;
   abstract play(): void;
@@ -32,19 +33,27 @@ export abstract class AnimationPlayer {
 }
 
 export class NoOpAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
-  private _subscriptions: any[] /** TODO #9100 */ = [];
+  private _onDoneFns: Function[] = [];
+  private _onStartFns: Function[] = [];
   private _started = false;
   public parentPlayer: AnimationPlayer = null;
   constructor() { scheduleMicroTask(() => this._onFinish()); }
   /** @internal */
   _onFinish() {
-    this._subscriptions.forEach(entry => { entry(); });
-    this._subscriptions = [];
+    this._onDoneFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+    this._onDoneFns = [];
   }
-  onDone(fn: Function): void { this._subscriptions.push(fn); }
+  onStart(fn: () => void): void { this._onStartFns.push(fn); }
+  onDone(fn: () => void): void { this._onDoneFns.push(fn); }
   hasStarted(): boolean { return this._started; }
   init(): void {}
-  play(): void { this._started = true; }
+  play(): void {
+    if (!this.hasStarted()) {
+      this._onStartFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onStartFns = [];
+    }
+    this._started = true;
+  }
   pause(): void {}
   restart(): void {}
   finish(): void { this._onFinish(); }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts
index d8e9415e57..28becdf9bb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/animation/animation_sequence_player.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import {AnimationPlayer, NoOpAnimationPlayer} from './animation_player';
 export class AnimationSequencePlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
   private _currentIndex: number = 0;
   private _activePlayer: AnimationPlayer;
-  private _subscriptions: Function[] = [];
+  private _onDoneFns: Function[] = [];
+  private _onStartFns: Function[] = [];
   private _finished = false;
   private _started: boolean = false;
 
@@ -50,14 +51,16 @@ export class AnimationSequencePlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
       if (!isPresent(this.parentPlayer)) {
         this.destroy();
       }
-      this._subscriptions.forEach(subscription => subscription());
-      this._subscriptions = [];
+      this._onDoneFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onDoneFns = [];
     }
   }
 
   init(): void { this._players.forEach(player => player.init()); }
 
-  onDone(fn: Function): void { this._subscriptions.push(fn); }
+  onStart(fn: () => void): void { this._onStartFns.push(fn); }
+
+  onDone(fn: () => void): void { this._onDoneFns.push(fn); }
 
   hasStarted() { return this._started; }
 
@@ -65,7 +68,11 @@ export class AnimationSequencePlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
     if (!isPresent(this.parentPlayer)) {
       this.init();
     }
-    this._started = true;
+    if (!this.hasStarted()) {
+      this._onStartFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onStartFns = [];
+      this._started = true;
+    }
     this._activePlayer.play();
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_group_player_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_group_player_spec.ts
index 8d320a07b3..8bc8ff8074 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_group_player_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_group_player_spec.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,18 @@ export function main() {
       group.destroy();
     });
 
+    it('should run the onStart method when started but only once', () => {
+      var player = new AnimationGroupPlayer([]);
+      var calls = 0;
+      player.onStart(() => calls++);
+      expect(calls).toEqual(0);
+      player.play();
+      expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+      player.pause();
+      player.play();
+      expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
     it('should call onDone after the next microtask if no players are provided', fakeAsync(() => {
          var group = new AnimationGroupPlayer([]);
          var completed = false;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_player_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_player_spec.ts
index a1d4c46687..227ff6e7e2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_player_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_player_spec.ts
@@ -29,5 +29,17 @@ export function main() {
          player.restart();
          player.destroy();
        }));
+
+    it('should run the onStart method when started but only once', fakeAsync(() => {
+         var player = new NoOpAnimationPlayer();
+         var calls = 0;
+         player.onStart(() => calls++);
+         expect(calls).toEqual(0);
+         player.play();
+         expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+         player.pause();
+         player.play();
+         expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+       }));
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_sequence_player_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_sequence_player_spec.ts
index f266d669b2..841b61792f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_sequence_player_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/animation/animation_sequence_player_spec.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,18 @@ export function main() {
       sequence.destroy();
     });
 
+    it('should run the onStart method when started but only once', () => {
+      var player = new AnimationSequencePlayer([]);
+      var calls = 0;
+      player.onStart(() => calls++);
+      expect(calls).toEqual(0);
+      player.play();
+      expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+      player.pause();
+      player.play();
+      expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
     it('should call onDone after the next microtask if no players are provided', fakeAsync(() => {
          var sequence = new AnimationSequencePlayer([]);
          var completed = false;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts
index fe1bdf69d8..2e7e51f334 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/mock_animation_player.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {AnimationPlayer} from '../src/animation/animation_player';
 import {isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
 export class MockAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
-  private _subscriptions: any[] /** TODO #9100 */ = [];
+  private _onDoneFns: Function[] = [];
+  private _onStartFns: Function[] = [];
   private _finished = false;
   private _destroyed = false;
   private _started: boolean = false;
@@ -19,13 +20,13 @@ export class MockAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
 
   public log: any[] /** TODO #9100 */ = [];
 
-  private _onfinish(): void {
+  private _onFinish(): void {
     if (!this._finished) {
       this._finished = true;
       this.log.push('finish');
 
-      this._subscriptions.forEach((entry) => { entry(); });
-      this._subscriptions = [];
+      this._onDoneFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onDoneFns = [];
       if (!isPresent(this.parentPlayer)) {
         this.destroy();
       }
@@ -34,12 +35,18 @@ export class MockAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
 
   init(): void { this.log.push('init'); }
 
-  onDone(fn: Function): void { this._subscriptions.push(fn); }
+  onDone(fn: () => void): void { this._onDoneFns.push(fn); }
+
+  onStart(fn: () => void): void { this._onStartFns.push(fn); }
 
   hasStarted() { return this._started; }
 
   play(): void {
-    this._started = true;
+    if (!this.hasStarted()) {
+      this._onStartFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onStartFns = [];
+      this._started = true;
+    }
     this.log.push('play');
   }
 
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@ export class MockAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
 
   restart(): void { this.log.push('restart'); }
 
-  finish(): void { this._onfinish(); }
+  finish(): void { this._onFinish(); }
 
   reset(): void { this.log.push('reset'); }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts
index d58b1bd2dc..fdb0b6f98b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/web_animations_player.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import {getDOM} from './dom_adapter';
 import {DomAnimatePlayer} from './dom_animate_player';
 
 export class WebAnimationsPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
-  private _subscriptions: Function[] = [];
+  private _onDoneFns: Function[] = [];
+  private _onStartFns: Function[] = [];
   private _finished = false;
   private _initialized = false;
   private _player: DomAnimatePlayer;
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ export class WebAnimationsPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
       if (!isPresent(this.parentPlayer)) {
         this.destroy();
       }
-      this._subscriptions.forEach(fn => fn());
-      this._subscriptions = [];
+      this._onDoneFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onDoneFns = [];
     }
   }
 
@@ -66,10 +67,17 @@ export class WebAnimationsPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
     return <DomAnimatePlayer>element.animate(keyframes, options);
   }
 
-  onDone(fn: Function): void { this._subscriptions.push(fn); }
+  onStart(fn: () => void): void { this._onStartFns.push(fn); }
+
+  onDone(fn: () => void): void { this._onDoneFns.push(fn); }
 
   play(): void {
     this.init();
+    if (!this.hasStarted()) {
+      this._onStartFns.forEach(fn => fn());
+      this._onStartFns = [];
+      this._started = true;
+    }
     this._player.play();
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts
index c83656cda7..5a98a46b7d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/dom/web_animations_player_spec.ts
@@ -128,5 +128,16 @@ export function main() {
       expect(captures2['finish'].length).toEqual(1);
       expect(captures2['cancel'].length).toEqual(0);
     });
+
+    it('should run the onStart method when started but only once', () => {
+      var calls = 0;
+      player.onStart(() => calls++);
+      expect(calls).toEqual(0);
+      player.play();
+      expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+      player.pause();
+      player.play();
+      expect(calls).toEqual(1);
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index f5e43719bd..38552dc9e3 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export declare abstract class AnimationPlayer {
     abstract getPosition(): number;
     abstract hasStarted(): boolean;
     abstract init(): void;
-    abstract onDone(fn: Function): void;
+    abstract onDone(fn: () => void): void;
+    abstract onStart(fn: () => void): void;
     abstract pause(): void;
     abstract play(): void;
     abstract reset(): void;