diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.js
index 90062a02b02..911a29cef5e 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.js
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ var History = function History($editable) {
             $editable.removeAttr('contentEditable').removeProp('contentEditable');
         }
 
+        $editable.trigger('content_will_be_destroyed');
         $editable.html(oSnap.contents).scrollTop(oSnap.scrollTop);
+        $editable.trigger('content_was_recreated');
+
         $('.oe_overlay').remove();
         $('.note-control-selection').hide();
 
@@ -276,6 +279,20 @@ var RTEWidget = Widget.extend({
 
         var $editable = this.editable();
 
+        // When a undo/redo is performed, the whole DOM is changed so we have
+        // to prepare for it (website will restart animations for example)
+        // TODO should be better handled
+        $editable.on('content_will_be_destroyed', function (ev) {
+            self.trigger_up('content_will_be_destroyed', {
+                $target: $(ev.currentTarget),
+            });
+        });
+        $editable.on('content_was_recreated', function (ev) {
+            self.trigger_up('content_was_recreated', {
+                $target: $(ev.currentTarget),
+            });
+        });
+
         $editable.addClass('o_editable')
         .data('rte', this)
         .each(function () {
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
index 1c208956624..bc3438f6bb7 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ var SnippetEditor = Widget.extend({
                 }
             },
         });
+        this.trigger_up('snippet_cloned', {$target: $clone});
     },
     /**
      * Called when the overlay dimensions/positions should be recomputed.
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/edit.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/edit.js
index 15e5d4cf20e..c42e2196887 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/edit.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/edit.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ var EditPageMenu = websiteNavbarData.WebsiteNavbarActionWidget.extend({
         edit: '_startEditMode',
     }),
     custom_events: _.extend({}, websiteNavbarData.WebsiteNavbarActionWidget.custom_events || {}, {
+        content_will_be_destroyed: '_onContentWillBeDestroyed',
+        content_was_recreated: '_onContentWasRecreated',
+        snippet_cloned: '_onSnippetCloned',
         snippet_dropped: '_onSnippetDropped',
     }),
 
@@ -83,6 +86,44 @@ var EditPageMenu = websiteNavbarData.WebsiteNavbarActionWidget.extend({
     // Handlers
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Called when content will be destroyed in the page. Notifies the
+     * WebsiteRoot that is should stop the animations.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {OdooEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onContentWillBeDestroyed: function (ev) {
+        this.trigger_up('animation_stop_demand', {
+            $target: ev.data.$target,
+        });
+    },
+    /**
+     * Called when content will be recreated in the page. Notifies the
+     * WebsiteRoot that is should start the animations.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {OdooEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onContentWasRecreated: function (ev) {
+        this.trigger_up('animation_start_demand', {
+            editableMode: true,
+            $target: ev.data.$target,
+        });
+    },
+    /**
+     * Called when a snippet is cloned in the page. Notifies the WebsiteRoot
+     * that is should start the animations for this snippet.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {OdooEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onSnippetCloned: function (ev) {
+        this.trigger_up('animation_start_demand', {
+            editableMode: true,
+            $target: ev.data.$target,
+        });
+    },
     /**
      * Called when a snippet is dropped in the page. Notifies the WebsiteRoot
      * that is should start the animations for this snippet.