diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp
index 131440ec..0d9f4718 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp
@@ -365,14 +365,29 @@ void WindowAnimator::addHints( const QskControl* control,
 
         if ( v1 && v2 )
         {
-            if ( QskVariantAnimator::maybeInterpolate( *v1, *v2 ) )
+            if ( r1.section() == r2.section() )
+                aspect.setSection( r2.section() );
+
+            if ( r1.variation() == r2.variation() )
+                aspect.setVariation( r2.variation() );
+
+            if ( r1.states() == r2.states() )
+                aspect.setStates( r2.states() );
+
+            bool accecptIdentity = false;
+            if ( aspect != aspect.trunk() )
             {
-                if ( r1.variation() == r2.variation() )
-                    aspect.setVariation( r2.variation() );
-
-                if ( r1.states() == r2.states() )
-                    aspect.setStates( r2.states() );
+                /*
+                    We might need an animator even if the values do not differ
+                    to prevent effectiveSkinHint to find its value from
+                    another animator that might have been started with
+                    less extra bits.
+                 */
+                accecptIdentity = true;
+            }
 
+            if ( QskVariantAnimator::maybeInterpolate( *v1, *v2, accecptIdentity ) )
+            {
                 storeAnimator( control, aspect, *v1, *v2, animatorHint );
                 storeUpdateInfo( control, aspect );
             }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index cf73ea7c..0ca14bdc 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ void QskSkinnable::startHintTransition( QskAspect aspect, int index,
     if ( control->window() == nullptr || !isTransitionAccepted( aspect ) )
         return;
 
-    if ( !QskVariantAnimator::maybeInterpolate( from, to ) )
+    if ( !QskVariantAnimator::maybeInterpolate( from, to, false ) )
         return;
 
     auto v1 = from;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.cpp b/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.cpp
index 7518cc9a..1b2b986a 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.cpp
@@ -210,30 +210,46 @@ void QskVariantAnimator::done()
 }
 
 bool QskVariantAnimator::maybeInterpolate(
-    const QVariant& value1, const QVariant& value2 )
+    const QVariant& value1, const QVariant& value2, bool acceptIdentity )
 {
     if ( !value1.isValid() && !value2.isValid() )
         return false;
 
-    const auto type1 = qskMetaType( value1 );
-    const auto type2 = qskMetaType( value2 );
-
-    if ( !value1.isValid() )
-        return value2 != qskDefaultVariant( type2 );
-
-    if ( !value2.isValid() )
-        return value1 != qskDefaultVariant( type1 );
-
-    if ( type1 != type2 )
+    if ( acceptIdentity )
     {
-        if ( value1.canConvert( type2 ) )
-            return value2 != qskConvertedVariant( value1, type2 );
+        if ( value1.isValid() && value2.isValid() )
+        {
+            const auto type1 = qskMetaType( value1 );
+            const auto type2 = qskMetaType( value2 );
 
-        if ( value2.canConvert( type1 ) )
-            return value1 != qskConvertedVariant( value2, type1 );
+            if ( type1 != type2 )
+                return value1.canConvert( type2 ) || value2.canConvert( type1 );
+        }
 
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
+    else
+    {
+        const auto type1 = qskMetaType( value1 );
+        const auto type2 = qskMetaType( value2 );
 
-    return value1 != value2;
+        if ( !value1.isValid() )
+            return value2 != qskDefaultVariant( type2 );
+
+        if ( !value2.isValid() )
+            return value1 != qskDefaultVariant( type1 );
+
+        if ( type1 != type2 )
+        {
+            if ( value1.canConvert( type2 ) )
+                return value2 != qskConvertedVariant( value1, type2 );
+
+            if ( value2.canConvert( type1 ) )
+                return value1 != qskConvertedVariant( value2, type1 );
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return value1 != value2;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.h b/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.h
index 0f86e78a..5f233f63 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskVariantAnimator.h
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskVariantAnimator : public QskAnimator
     void setEndValue( const QVariant& );
     QVariant endValue() const;
 
-    static bool maybeInterpolate( const QVariant&, const QVariant& );
+    static bool maybeInterpolate(
+        const QVariant&, const QVariant&, bool acceptIdentity );
+
     static bool convertValues( QVariant&, QVariant& );
 
   protected: