diff --git a/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx b/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx
index 35ea1c0..942df8a 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx
@@ -444,6 +444,98 @@ describe("useAnimation", () => {
     second.unmount();
   });
 
+  // Ink parity (use-animation.tsx:529-566 "time and delta reset to 0 when
+  // interval changes"): changing `interval` reactively on a LIVE, mounted,
+  // ACTIVE animation (no remount) must reset frame/time/delta to 0 and
+  // re-subscribe at the new interval — Ink recomputes safeInterval every render
+  // and resets when it differs while active. This is the bug repro: a captured
+  // (non-reactive) interval makes this a no-op.
+  test("frame/time/delta reset to 0 when interval changes live while active", async () => {
+    const interval = shallowRef(50);
+    let frameVal = 0;
+    let timeVal = 0;
+    let deltaVal = 0;
+    const App = defineComponent(() => {
+      const { frame, time, delta } = useAnimation({ interval });
+      watchEffect(() => {
+        frameVal = frame.value;
+        timeVal = time.value;
+        deltaVal = delta.value;
+      });
+      return () => <Text>{String(frame.value)}</Text>;
+    });
+    const { unmount } = await render(App);
+
+    await delay(200);
+    expect(frameVal).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    expect(timeVal).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(50);
+
+    // Mirror Ink's '0,0,0' assertion: changing the live interval resets all three.
+    interval.value = 200;
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(frameVal).toBe(0);
+    expect(timeVal).toBe(0);
+    expect(deltaVal).toBe(0);
+
+    // And it keeps running at the new interval afterwards.
+    await delay(250);
+    expect(frameVal).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  // Ink parity: `shouldReset` is gated on `isActive`. Changing `interval` while
+  // INACTIVE must NOT reset values (the animation is paused — nothing to reset)
+  // and must NOT start a timer. This matches vue-tui's existing reset-while-paused
+  // behavior. The new interval only takes effect on the next activation.
+  test("changing interval while inactive does not reset and does not start", async () => {
+    const interval = shallowRef(50);
+    const active = shallowRef(false);
+    let frameVal = -1;
+    const App = defineComponent(() => {
+      const { frame } = useAnimation({ interval, isActive: active });
+      watchEffect(() => {
+        frameVal = frame.value;
+      });
+      return () => <Text>{String(frame.value)}</Text>;
+    });
+    const { unmount } = await render(App);
+
+    // Inactive from mount: frame stays 0.
+    await delay(120);
+    expect(frameVal).toBe(0);
+
+    // Change interval while still inactive — must remain frozen at 0, no timer.
+    interval.value = 200;
+    await nextTick();
+    await delay(120);
+    expect(frameVal).toBe(0);
+
+    // Activating now uses the new interval and advances.
+    active.value = true;
+    await delay(250);
+    expect(frameVal).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  test("interval accepts a plain number (backward compatible)", async () => {
+    // The widening to MaybeRefOrGetter<number> must remain a strict superset:
+    // a literal number still works exactly as before.
+    let frameVal = 0;
+    const App = defineComponent(() => {
+      const { frame } = useAnimation({ interval: 50 });
+      watchEffect(() => {
+        frameVal = frame.value;
+      });
+      return () => <Text>{String(frame.value)}</Text>;
+    });
+    const { unmount } = await render(App);
+    await delay(150);
+    expect(frameVal).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
   test("time and delta reset to 0 when animation is resumed", async () => {
     const active = shallowRef(true);
     let frameVal = 0;
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts b/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts
index d5b3e02..96edd83 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ import { AnimationSchedulerKey } from "../context.ts";
 export interface AnimationOptions {
   /**
    * Time between ticks in milliseconds.
+   *
+   * Reactive: pass a ref/getter to change the interval on a live animation.
+   * While ACTIVE, changing it resets `frame`/`time`/`delta` to `0` and
+   * re-subscribes at the new interval (Ink parity — `shouldReset` recomputes
+   * `safeInterval` every render and resets when it differs while active).
+   * While INACTIVE, the new value is recorded but nothing resets and no timer
+   * starts; it takes effect on the next activation. A plain `number` keeps the
+   * previous fixed behavior (the type is a strict superset).
    * @default 100
    */
-  interval?: number;
+  interval?: MaybeRefOrGetter<number>;
 
   /**
    * Whether the animation is running. When set to `false`, the animation stops.
@@ -77,7 +85,10 @@ export function useAnimation(options: AnimationOptions = {}): UseAnimationReturn
   const time = shallowRef(0);
   const delta = shallowRef(0);
 
-  const interval = normalizeInterval(options.interval);
+  // Recomputed whenever the (reactive) interval changes — Ink re-reads
+  // safeInterval every render. `tick`/`start` read this current value so a
+  // re-subscribe after an interval change uses the new value.
+  let interval = normalizeInterval(toValue(options.interval));
   // Fall back to a local standalone scheduler when used outside a vue-tui
   // render tree (graceful degradation, not a silent break).
   const scheduler: AnimationScheduler =
@@ -146,6 +157,22 @@ export function useAnimation(options: AnimationOptions = {}): UseAnimationReturn
     { immediate: true, flush: "sync" },
   );
 
+  // Watch the (reactive) interval. Ink's `shouldReset` is gated on isActive:
+  // an interval change resets + re-subscribes only when active. While inactive
+  // we just record the new normalized value (used by the next start()) and do
+  // NOT reset — there is nothing running to reset, matching reset-while-paused.
+  // Not `immediate`: the initial value is already applied above; immediate would
+  // double-subscribe with the isActive watch on mount.
+  watch(
+    () => normalizeInterval(toValue(options.interval)),
+    (next) => {
+      const wasActive = handle !== undefined;
+      interval = next;
+      if (wasActive) start();
+    },
+    { flush: "sync" },
+  );
+
   onScopeDispose(stop);
 
   return { frame, time, delta, reset };