diff --git a/AppKit/CPOutlineView.j b/AppKit/CPOutlineView.j
index 8b00173d3..25d28913f 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPOutlineView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPOutlineView.j
@@ -786,6 +786,13 @@ var CPOutlineViewCoalesceSelectionNotificationStateOff  = 0,
 */
 - (void)reloadItem:(id)anItem reloadChildren:(BOOL)shouldReloadChildren
 {
+
+    if (_rowsAnimation && [_rowsAnimation isAnimating])
+    {
+        [_rowsAnimation stopAnimation];
+        [self animationDidEnd:_rowsAnimation];
+    }
+
     _pendingItemToClean = [];
     _itemAddedDuringLastLoading = [];