diff --git a/src/corelib/animation/qabstractanimation.cpp b/src/corelib/animation/qabstractanimation.cpp
index 4965ed4fd5c..c32053db820 100644
--- a/src/corelib/animation/qabstractanimation.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/animation/qabstractanimation.cpp
@@ -1301,46 +1301,59 @@ void QAbstractAnimation::setCurrentTime(int msecs)
     msecs = qMax(msecs, 0);
 
     // Calculate new time and loop.
-    int dura = duration();
-    int totalDura = dura <= 0 ? dura : ((d->loopCount < 0) ? -1 : dura * d->loopCount);
+    const int dura = duration();
+    const int totalLoopCount = d->loopCount;
+    const int totalDura = dura <= 0 ? dura : ((totalLoopCount < 0) ? -1 : dura * totalLoopCount);
     if (totalDura != -1)
         msecs = qMin(totalDura, msecs);
 
-    const int oldCurrentTime = d->totalCurrentTime;
-    d->totalCurrentTime = msecs;
+    d->totalCurrentTime.removeBindingUnlessInWrapper();
+
+    const int oldCurrentTime = d->totalCurrentTime.valueBypassingBindings();
+    d->totalCurrentTime.setValueBypassingBindings(msecs);
+
+    QAbstractAnimation::Direction currentDirection = d->direction;
 
     // Update new values.
-    int oldLoop = d->currentLoop;
-    d->currentLoop = ((dura <= 0) ? 0 : (msecs / dura));
-    if (d->currentLoop == d->loopCount) {
+    const int oldLoop = d->currentLoop.valueBypassingBindings();
+    int newCurrentLoop = (dura <= 0) ? 0 : (msecs / dura);
+    if (newCurrentLoop == totalLoopCount) {
         //we're at the end
         d->currentTime = qMax(0, dura);
-        d->currentLoop = qMax(0, d->loopCount - 1);
+        newCurrentLoop = qMax(0, totalLoopCount - 1);
     } else {
-        if (d->direction == Forward) {
+        if (currentDirection == Forward) {
             d->currentTime = (dura <= 0) ? msecs : (msecs % dura);
         } else {
             d->currentTime = (dura <= 0) ? msecs : ((msecs - 1) % dura) + 1;
             if (d->currentTime == dura)
-                d->currentLoop = d->currentLoop - 1;
+                newCurrentLoop = newCurrentLoop - 1;
         }
     }
+    d->currentLoop.setValueBypassingBindings(newCurrentLoop);
 
+    // this is a virtual function, so it can update the properties as well
     updateCurrentTime(d->currentTime);
-    if (d->currentLoop != oldLoop)
+
+    // read the property values again
+    newCurrentLoop = d->currentLoop.valueBypassingBindings();
+    currentDirection = d->direction;
+    const int newTotalCurrentTime = d->totalCurrentTime.valueBypassingBindings();
+
+    if (newCurrentLoop != oldLoop)
         d->currentLoop.notify();
 
     /* Notify before calling stop: As seen in tst_QSequentialAnimationGroup::clear
      * we might delete the animation when stop is called. Thus after stop no member
      * of the object must be used anymore.
      */
-    if (oldCurrentTime != d->totalCurrentTime)
+    if (oldCurrentTime != newTotalCurrentTime)
         d->totalCurrentTime.notify();
     // All animations are responsible for stopping the animation when their
     // own end state is reached; in this case the animation is time driven,
     // and has reached the end.
-    if ((d->direction == Forward && d->totalCurrentTime == totalDura)
-        || (d->direction == Backward && d->totalCurrentTime == 0)) {
+    if ((currentDirection == Forward && newTotalCurrentTime == totalDura)
+        || (currentDirection == Backward && newTotalCurrentTime == 0)) {
         stop();
     }
 }