diff --git a/components/circularprogress.cpp b/components/circularprogress.cpp
index a32be1e..d24c780 100644
--- a/components/circularprogress.cpp
+++ b/components/circularprogress.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ CircularProgressPrivate::CircularProgressPrivate(CircularProgress *q)
       delegate(0),
       progressType(Material::IndeterminateProgress),
       size(64),
-      angle(0),
       penWidth(6.25),
       useThemeColors(true)
 {
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ void CircularProgressPrivate::init()
     QSizePolicy policy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding,
                        QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding);
     q->setSizePolicy(policy);
-    q->startTimer(4);
 
     QParallelAnimationGroup *group = new QParallelAnimationGroup(q);
     group->setLoopCount(-1);
@@ -64,6 +62,15 @@ void CircularProgressPrivate::init()
 
     group->addAnimation(animation);
 
+    animation = new QPropertyAnimation(q);
+    animation->setPropertyName("angle");
+    animation->setTargetObject(delegate);
+    animation->setStartValue(0);
+    animation->setEndValue(719);
+    animation->setDuration(2050);
+
+    group->addAnimation(animation);
+
     group->start();
 }
 
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ void CircularProgress::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     painter.drawRect(rect());
 
     painter.translate(width()/2, height()/2);
-    painter.rotate(d->angle);
+    painter.rotate(d->delegate->angle());
 
     QPen pen;
     pen.setCapStyle(Qt::RoundCap);
@@ -202,15 +209,3 @@ void CircularProgress::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 
     }
 }
-
-void CircularProgress::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(event)
-
-    Q_D(CircularProgress);
-
-    if (++d->angle > 360) {
-       d->angle -= 360;
-    }
-    update();
-}
diff --git a/components/circularprogress.h b/components/circularprogress.h
index 1472881..a900e88 100644
--- a/components/circularprogress.h
+++ b/components/circularprogress.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
     const QScopedPointer<CircularProgressPrivate> d_ptr;
 
diff --git a/components/circularprogress_internal.cpp b/components/circularprogress_internal.cpp
index 1077172..41c0a77 100644
--- a/components/circularprogress_internal.cpp
+++ b/components/circularprogress_internal.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "circularprogress_internal.h"
-#include "circularprogress.h"
 
 CircularProgressDelegate::CircularProgressDelegate(CircularProgress *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
       progress(parent),
       _dashOffset(0),
-      _dashLength(89)
+      _dashLength(89),
+      _angle(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -13,24 +13,3 @@ CircularProgressDelegate::~CircularProgressDelegate()
 {
 }
 
-void CircularProgressDelegate::setDashOffset(qreal offset)
-{
-    _dashOffset = offset;
-    progress->update();
-}
-
-qreal CircularProgressDelegate::dashOffset() const
-{
-    return _dashOffset;
-}
-
-void CircularProgressDelegate::setDashLength(qreal value)
-{
-    _dashLength = value;
-    progress->update();
-}
-
-qreal CircularProgressDelegate::dashLength() const
-{
-    return _dashLength;
-}
diff --git a/components/circularprogress_internal.h b/components/circularprogress_internal.h
index e17627e..05b7935 100644
--- a/components/circularprogress_internal.h
+++ b/components/circularprogress_internal.h
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #define CIRCULARPROGRESS_INTERNAL_H
 
 #include <QObject>
-
-class CircularProgress;
+#include "circularprogress.h"
 
 class CircularProgressDelegate : public QObject
 {
@@ -11,16 +10,20 @@ class CircularProgressDelegate : public QObject
 
     Q_PROPERTY(qreal dashOffset WRITE setDashOffset READ dashOffset)
     Q_PROPERTY(qreal dashLength WRITE setDashLength READ dashLength)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int angle WRITE setAngle READ angle)
 
 public:
     CircularProgressDelegate(CircularProgress *parent);
     ~CircularProgressDelegate();
 
-    void setDashOffset(qreal offset);
-    qreal dashOffset() const;
+    void setDashOffset(qreal offset) { _dashOffset = offset; progress->update(); }
+    qreal dashOffset() const { return _dashOffset; }
 
-    void setDashLength(qreal value);
-    qreal dashLength() const;
+    void setDashLength(qreal value) { _dashLength = value; progress->update(); }
+    qreal dashLength() const { return _dashLength; }
+
+    void setAngle(int angle) { _angle = angle; progress->update(); }
+    int angle() const { return _angle; }
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(CircularProgressDelegate)
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ private:
     CircularProgress *const progress;
     qreal _dashOffset;
     qreal _dashLength;
+    int   _angle;
 };
 
 #endif // CIRCULARPROGRESS_INTERNAL_H
diff --git a/components/circularprogress_p.h b/components/circularprogress_p.h
index d7387a6..30d2714 100644
--- a/components/circularprogress_p.h
+++ b/components/circularprogress_p.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public:
     CircularProgressDelegate *delegate;
     Material::ProgressType progressType;
     int    size;
-    int    angle;
     qreal  penWidth;
     QColor color;
     bool   useThemeColors;