diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/AnimatedIcon.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/AnimatedIcon.java
index 2fc52f4b9746..8df8a01ff2a9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/AnimatedIcon.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/AnimatedIcon.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.update.Activatable;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.update.UiNotifyConnector;
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ public class AnimatedIcon extends JComponent implements Disposable {
     isPaintPassive = paintPassive;
   }
 
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  public void tickAnimation() {
+    animator.forceTick();
+  }
+
   private boolean ensureAnimation(boolean running) {
     var isShowing = isShowing();
     var animatorShouldBeRunning = running && isShowing;
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.kt b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.kt
index 1e96e340820b..c804d7a88bf5 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
 import com.intellij.util.ReflectionUtil
 import com.intellij.util.SingleAlarm
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus.Obsolete
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls
 import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment
@@ -58,6 +59,14 @@ abstract class Animator @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This operation is used for manual processing of animation in cases when IDE event queue is unavailable
+   */
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  fun forceTick() {
+    onTick()
+  }
+
   private fun onTick() {
     if (isDisposed) {
       return