diff --git a/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx b/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx
index 942df8a..ee826e8 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-animation.test.tsx
@@ -680,7 +680,13 @@ describe("useAnimation", () => {
       unmount();
     });
 
-    test("reset() while paused zeroes refs and stays at 0", async () => {
+    // Ink parity (use-animation.ts:83-89,138): reset() while PAUSED only bumps
+    // resetKey; the zeroing (setAnimState(zeroAnimState)) lives inside the
+    // layout effect, which early-returns while !isActive. shouldReset is gated
+    // on isActive too. So a paused reset() keeps the last frame frozen and zeros
+    // only on the NEXT resume. (Previously this test locked the divergent
+    // immediate-zero-while-paused behavior; flipped to match Ink.)
+    test("reset() while paused keeps the last frame; zeros on resume", async () => {
       const active = shallowRef(true);
       let frame!: Readonly<ShallowRef<number>>;
       let reset!: () => void;
@@ -694,11 +700,52 @@ describe("useAnimation", () => {
       await delay(120);
       active.value = false;
       await nextTick();
+      const frozen = frame.value;
+      expect(frozen).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+
+      // reset() while paused must NOT zero — the last frame stays frozen.
       reset();
       await nextTick();
+      expect(frame.value).toBe(frozen);
+      await delay(120);
+      expect(frame.value).toBe(frozen);
+
+      // Resuming zeros (the deferred reset lands here) then advances.
+      active.value = true;
+      await nextTick();
       expect(frame.value).toBe(0);
       await delay(120);
+      expect(frame.value).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+      unmount();
+    });
+
+    // Guard: reset() while ACTIVE must still zero frame/time/delta immediately
+    // (Ink: the layout effect re-runs on resetKey while isActive and calls
+    // setAnimState(zeroAnimState)). The paused-reset fix must not regress this.
+    test("reset() while active zeros immediately then keeps advancing", async () => {
+      let frame!: Readonly<ShallowRef<number>>;
+      let time!: Readonly<ShallowRef<number>>;
+      let delta!: Readonly<ShallowRef<number>>;
+      let reset!: () => void;
+      const App = defineComponent(() => {
+        const anim = useAnimation({ interval: 30 });
+        frame = anim.frame;
+        time = anim.time;
+        delta = anim.delta;
+        reset = anim.reset;
+        return () => <Text>{String(frame.value)}</Text>;
+      });
+      const { unmount } = await render(App);
+      await delay(150);
+      expect(frame.value).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+
+      reset();
       expect(frame.value).toBe(0);
+      expect(time.value).toBe(0);
+      expect(delta.value).toBe(0);
+
+      await delay(150);
+      expect(frame.value).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
       unmount();
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts b/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts
index 96edd83..9d09690 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/composables/useAnimation.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ export interface UseAnimationReturn {
   readonly delta: Readonly<ShallowRef<number>>;
 
   /**
-   * Resets `frame`, `time`, and `delta` to `0` and restarts timing from the current moment.
-   * Useful for one-shot animations triggered by events.
+   * Resets `frame`, `time`, and `delta` to `0` and restarts timing from the
+   * current moment. Useful for one-shot animations triggered by events.
+   *
+   * While the animation is INACTIVE (paused via `isActive`), `reset()` keeps the
+   * last frame frozen instead of zeroing immediately; the zeroing is deferred to
+   * the next resume (Ink parity — Ink's reset bumps a key consumed only by the
+   * isActive-gated effect, so a paused reset zeros on resume, not before).
    */
   readonly reset: () => void;
 }
@@ -138,11 +143,18 @@ export function useAnimation(options: AnimationOptions = {}): UseAnimationReturn
   }
 
   function reset() {
-    const wasActive = handle !== undefined;
-    frame.value = 0;
-    time.value = 0;
-    delta.value = 0;
-    if (wasActive) start();
+    // Ink parity (use-animation.ts:83-89,138): reset() only bumps a resetKey;
+    // the actual zeroing (setAnimState(zeroAnimState)) lives INSIDE the layout
+    // effect, which early-returns while !isActive, and `shouldReset` is gated on
+    // isActive. So:
+    //  - ACTIVE: zero + restart timing now. start() already does both (the
+    //    effect re-runs on resetKey while isActive in Ink).
+    //  - INACTIVE (paused): do NOT zero — keep the last frame frozen. The next
+    //    resume runs the isActive watch → start(), which zeros, so the reset
+    //    lands on resume (Ink defers zeroing the same way).
+    if (handle !== undefined) {
+      start();
+    }
   }
 
   // Watch isActive — when toggled to true, start (which resets values);