diff --git a/example/lib/app.dart b/example/lib/app.dart
index 1d338a6..129869b 100644
--- a/example/lib/app.dart
+++ b/example/lib/app.dart
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class _AppState extends State<App> {
       body: Stack(
         children: [
           CanvasView(controller: controller, canvasBackground: SingleColorBackround(Colors.white)),
-          Positioned(bottom: 16, left: 16, child: Fps()),
+          Positioned(bottom: 64, left: 16, child: Fps()),
         ],
       ),
     );
diff --git a/lib/core/controller/controller.dart b/lib/core/controller/controller.dart
index 444462f..de730e6 100644
--- a/lib/core/controller/controller.dart
+++ b/lib/core/controller/controller.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class CanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
   bool _init = false;
   late final SpatialHashing<int> _spatialHash;
   List<ChildInfo> _renderedChildren = [];
+  TickerProvider? _ticker;
 
   bool debug;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class CanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
   Offset get _gsCenter => ssToGs(_ssCenter, _gsTopLeftOffset, _scale);
   bool get _cleanRenderState => _init && _lastProcessedOffset == _gsTopLeftOffset && _lastProcessedScale == _scale;
 
-  // ==================== Public Functions ====================
+  // ==================== Callback Functions ====================
 
   /// Update the canvas size when the widget size changes.
   void onCanvasSizeChange(Size size) {
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ class CanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
     _children[id]!.lastRenderedSize = size;
   }
 
+  void setTickerProvider(TickerProvider ticker) {
+    _ticker = ticker;
+  }
+
   // ==================== Child Management ====================
 
   /// Add a child at a given position with a builder. Returns the child ID.
@@ -176,15 +181,20 @@ class CanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
   // ==================== Centering & Focus Functions ====================
 
   /// Center the canvas so that the given screen-space offset is at the center of the viewport.
-  void centerOnScreenOffset(Offset ssOffset) {
-    centerOnGridOffset(ssToGs(ssOffset, _gsTopLeftOffset, _scale));
+  void centerOnScreenOffset(Offset ssOffset, {bool animate = true}) {
+    centerOnGridOffset(ssToGs(ssOffset, _gsTopLeftOffset, _scale), animate: animate);
   }
 
   /// Center the canvas so that the given grid-space offset is at the center of the viewport.
-  void centerOnGridOffset(Offset gsOffset) {
+  void centerOnGridOffset(Offset gsOffset, {bool animate = true}) {
     // if 2x scale you need to adjust lesser
-    _gsTopLeftOffset = gsOffset + (canvasSize * (2 * scale)).toOffset();
-    notifyListeners();
+    final newGsTopLeft = gsOffset + (canvasSize * (2 * scale)).toOffset();
+    if (animate) {
+      animateToOffsetAndScale(offset: newGsTopLeft, scale: _scale);
+    } else {
+      _gsTopLeftOffset = newGsTopLeft;
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
   }
 
   /// Focus the viewport on a child by its ID, with a margin in screen-space.
@@ -195,6 +205,7 @@ class CanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
     BuildContext context,
     int id, {
     ScalingMode scalingMode = ScalingMode.keepScale,
+    bool animate = true,
     double preferredHorizontalMargin = 16,
     Size? childSize,
     forceRedraw = false,
@@ -218,22 +229,56 @@ class CanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
     where c is child size in screen space and m is margin
     */
 
+    double newScale = _scale;
+    Offset newGsTopLeft = _gsTopLeftOffset;
+
     switch (scalingMode) {
       case ScalingMode.keepScale:
         // do nothing
         break;
       case ScalingMode.resetScale:
-        _scale = 1;
+        newScale = 1;
       case ScalingMode.fitInViewport:
         // the scale needs to be determined in this case
         // and hence a margin is needed to constrain on x, to get the scale, we then center it along y
-        _scale = (canvasSize.width - 2 * preferredHorizontalMargin) / childSize!.width;
+        newScale = (canvasSize.width - 2 * preferredHorizontalMargin) / childSize!.width;
         break;
     }
 
     final marginOffset = ((canvasSize.toOffset() - (childSize! * scale).toOffset()) / (2 * scale)).makeAtleast(0);
-    _gsTopLeftOffset = childInfo.gsPosition - marginOffset;
+    newGsTopLeft = childInfo.gsPosition - marginOffset;
 
-    notifyListeners();
+    if (animate) {
+      animateToOffsetAndScale(offset: newGsTopLeft, scale: newScale); // anim will notifyListeners
+    } else {
+      _gsTopLeftOffset = newGsTopLeft;
+      _scale = newScale;
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ==================== Animation ====================
+
+  Future<void> animateToOffsetAndScale({
+    required Offset offset,
+    required double scale,
+    Duration duration = const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
+    Curve curve = Curves.easeInOut,
+  }) async {
+    final anim = AnimationController(vsync: _ticker!, duration: duration);
+    final offsetTween = Tween<Offset>(begin: _gsTopLeftOffset, end: offset);
+    final scaleTween = Tween<double>(begin: _scale, end: scale);
+
+    final offsetAnimation = offsetTween.animate(CurvedAnimation(parent: anim, curve: curve));
+    final scaleAnimation = scaleTween.animate(CurvedAnimation(parent: anim, curve: curve));
+
+    anim.addListener(() {
+      _gsTopLeftOffset = offsetAnimation.value;
+      _scale = scaleAnimation.value;
+      notifyListeners();
+    });
+
+    await anim.forward();
+    anim.dispose();
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/core/render.dart b/lib/core/render.dart
index dadc7f0..0781bf4 100644
--- a/lib/core/render.dart
+++ b/lib/core/render.dart
@@ -7,36 +7,53 @@ import 'package:infinite_lazy_2d_grid/utils/styles.dart';
 import 'background.dart';
 
 /// An infinite canvas that places all the children at the specified positions.
-class CanvasView extends StatelessWidget {
+class CanvasView extends StatefulWidget {
   final CanvasBackground canvasBackground;
   final CanvasController controller;
 
   const CanvasView({required this.controller, required this.canvasBackground, super.key});
 
+  @override
+  State<CanvasView> createState() => _CanvasViewState();
+}
+
+class _CanvasViewState extends State<CanvasView> with TickerProviderStateMixin<CanvasView> {
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    widget.controller.setTickerProvider(this);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    widget.controller.dispose(); // for the change notifier
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return GestureDetector(
       behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
-      onScaleUpdate: controller.onScaleUpdate,
-      onScaleStart: controller.onScaleStart,
+      onScaleUpdate: widget.controller.onScaleUpdate,
+      onScaleStart: widget.controller.onScaleStart,
       child: ListenableBuilder(
-        listenable: controller,
+        listenable: widget.controller,
         builder: (_, _) {
-          final childrenWithPositions = controller.widgetsWithScreenPositions(context);
+          final childrenWithPositions = widget.controller.widgetsWithScreenPositions(context);
           final ssPositions = childrenWithPositions.map((e) => e.ssPosition).toList();
           final childrenIds = childrenWithPositions.map((e) => e.id).toList();
           final children = childrenWithPositions.map((e) => e.child).toList();
           final canvas = _CanvasRenderObject(
             childrenIds: childrenIds,
-            canvasBackground: canvasBackground,
+            canvasBackground: widget.canvasBackground,
             ssPositions: ssPositions,
-            scale: controller.scale,
-            onCanvasSizeChange: controller.onCanvasSizeChange,
-            onChildSizeChange: controller.onChildSizeChange,
+            scale: widget.controller.scale,
+            onCanvasSizeChange: widget.controller.onCanvasSizeChange,
+            onChildSizeChange: widget.controller.onChildSizeChange,
             children: children,
           );
 
-          if (controller.debug) {
+          if (widget.controller.debug) {
             return Stack(
               children: [
                 canvas,
@@ -44,7 +61,7 @@ class CanvasView extends StatelessWidget {
                   top: 16,
                   left: 16,
                   child: Text(
-                    'Offset: ${controller.offset.coord()}\nScale: ${controller.scale.toStringAsFixed(1)}',
+                    'Offset: ${widget.controller.offset.coord()}\nScale: ${widget.controller.scale.toStringAsFixed(1)}',
                     style: monospaceStyle,
                   ),
                 ),