diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/extended/checks/interpolated_signal_not_invoked/index.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/extended/checks/interpolated_signal_not_invoked/index.ts
index f237bcc0968..5fe9d31d01e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/extended/checks/interpolated_signal_not_invoked/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/extended/checks/interpolated_signal_not_invoked/index.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class InterpolatedSignalCheck extends TemplateCheckWithVisitor<ErrorCode.INTERPO
           node.type === BindingType.Style ||
           // or an attribute binding like `[attr.role]="mySignal"`
           node.type === BindingType.Attribute ||
+          // or an animation binding like `[animate.enter]="mySignal"`
+          node.type === BindingType.Animation ||
           // or an animation binding like `[@myAnimation]="mySignal"`
           node.type === BindingType.LegacyAnimation) &&
         nodeAst
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/host_bindings.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/host_bindings.ts
index 6d936cc917d..17262ba862a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/host_bindings.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/host_bindings.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ function createNodeFromHostLiteralProperty(
     const {attrName, type} = inferBoundAttribute(name.text.slice(1, -1));
     const valueSpan = createStaticExpressionSpan(initializer);
     const ast = parser.parseBinding(initializer.text, true, valueSpan, valueSpan.start.offset);
-
     if (ast.errors.length > 0) {
       return; // See TODO above.
     }
@@ -213,6 +212,7 @@ function createNodeFromHostLiteralProperty(
     );
   } else if (name.text.startsWith('(') && name.text.endsWith(')')) {
     const events: ParsedEvent[] = [];
+
     parser.parseEvent(
       name.text.slice(1, -1),
       initializer.text,
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ function inferBoundAttribute(name: string): {attrName: string; type: BindingType
   const attrPrefix = 'attr.';
   const classPrefix = 'class.';
   const stylePrefix = 'style.';
-  const animationPrefix = '@';
+  const animationPrefix = 'animate.';
+  const legacyAnimationPrefix = '@';
   let attrName: string;
   let type: BindingType;
 
@@ -443,7 +444,10 @@ function inferBoundAttribute(name: string): {attrName: string; type: BindingType
     attrName = name.slice(stylePrefix.length);
     type = BindingType.Style;
   } else if (name.startsWith(animationPrefix)) {
-    attrName = name.slice(animationPrefix.length);
+    attrName = name;
+    type = BindingType.Animation;
+  } else if (name.startsWith(legacyAnimationPrefix)) {
+    attrName = name.slice(legacyAnimationPrefix.length);
     type = BindingType.LegacyAnimation;
   } else {
     attrName = name;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
index d79dc3bda0c..97894e8fc24 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
@@ -1634,6 +1634,14 @@ class TcbUnclaimedOutputsOp extends TcbOp {
           ? this.tcb.env.referenceExternalType('@angular/animations', 'AnimationEvent')
           : EventParamType.Any;
 
+        const handler = tcbCreateEventHandler(output, this.tcb, this.scope, eventType);
+        this.scope.addStatement(ts.factory.createExpressionStatement(handler));
+      } else if (output.type === ParsedEventType.Animation) {
+        const eventType = this.tcb.env.referenceExternalType(
+          '@angular/core',
+          'AnimationCallbackEvent',
+        );
+
         const handler = tcbCreateEventHandler(output, this.tcb, this.scope, eventType);
         this.scope.addStatement(ts.factory.createExpressionStatement(handler));
       } else if (this.tcb.env.config.checkTypeOfDomEvents) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
index 92e25eeaab7..40b94763a2e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ describe('type check blocks', () => {
     expect(tcb('{{hello}} {{world}}')).toContain('"" + (((this).hello)) + (((this).world));');
   });
 
+  it('should generate an animation in function call', () => {
+    const TEMPLATE = '<p (animate.enter)="animateFn($event)"></p>';
+    const results = tcb(TEMPLATE);
+    expect(results).toContain(
+      '($event: i1.AnimationCallbackEvent): any => { (this).animateFn($event); };',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should generate literal map expressions', () => {
     const TEMPLATE = '{{ method({foo: a, bar: b}) }}';
     expect(tcb(TEMPLATE)).toContain('(this).method({ "foo": ((this).a), "bar": ((this).b) })');
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/GOLDEN_PARTIAL.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/GOLDEN_PARTIAL.js
index 2cc55be1865..07c03aec1ab 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/GOLDEN_PARTIAL.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/GOLDEN_PARTIAL.js
@@ -1,83 +1,314 @@
 /****************************************************************************************************
- * PARTIAL FILE: static_animation_attribute.js
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_string.js
  ****************************************************************************************************/
-import { Component, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
-export class MyApp {
+export class MyComponent {
 }
-MyApp.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
-MyApp.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyApp, isStandalone: false, selector: "my-app", ngImport: i0, template: '<div @attr [@binding]="exp"></div>', isInline: true });
-i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, decorators: [{
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+    <div>
+      <p animate.enter="slide">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
             type: Component,
             args: [{
-                    selector: 'my-app', template: '<div @attr [@binding]="exp"></div>',
-                    standalone: false
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p animate.enter="slide">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
                 }]
         }] });
-export class MyModule {
-}
-MyModule.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.NgModule });
-MyModule.ɵmod = i0.ɵɵngDeclareNgModule({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, declarations: [MyApp] });
-MyModule.ɵinj = i0.ɵɵngDeclareInjector({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule });
-i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, decorators: [{
-            type: NgModule,
-            args: [{ declarations: [MyApp] }]
-        }] });
 
 /****************************************************************************************************
- * PARTIAL FILE: static_animation_attribute.d.ts
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_string.d.ts
  ****************************************************************************************************/
 import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
-export declare class MyApp {
-    exp: any;
-    any: any;
-    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyApp, never>;
-    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyApp, "my-app", never, {}, {}, never, never, false, never>;
-}
-export declare class MyModule {
-    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyModule, never>;
-    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<MyModule, [typeof MyApp], never, never>;
-    static ɵinj: i0.ɵɵInjectorDeclaration<MyModule>;
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************************************
- * PARTIAL FILE: duplicate_animation_listeners.js
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings.js
  ****************************************************************************************************/
-import { Component, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
-export class MyApp {
+export class ChildComponent {
 }
-MyApp.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
-MyApp.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyApp, isStandalone: false, selector: "my-app", ngImport: i0, template: '<div (@mySelector.start)="false" (@mySelector.done)="false" [@mySelector]="0"></div>', isInline: true });
-i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, decorators: [{
+ChildComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: ChildComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+ChildComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: ChildComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "child-component", host: { attributes: { "animate.enter": "fade" } }, ngImport: i0, template: `<p>Sliding Content</p>`, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: ChildComponent, decorators: [{
             type: Component,
             args: [{
-                    selector: 'my-app',
-                    template: '<div (@mySelector.start)="false" (@mySelector.done)="false" [@mySelector]="0"></div>',
-                    standalone: false
+                    selector: 'child-component',
+                    host: { 'animate.enter': 'fade' },
+                    template: `<p>Sliding Content</p>`,
                 }]
         }] });
-export class MyModule {
+export class MyComponent {
 }
-MyModule.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.NgModule });
-MyModule.ɵmod = i0.ɵɵngDeclareNgModule({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, declarations: [MyApp] });
-MyModule.ɵinj = i0.ɵɵngDeclareInjector({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule });
-i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, decorators: [{
-            type: NgModule,
-            args: [{ declarations: [MyApp] }]
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+    <child-component animate.enter="slide"></child-component>
+  `, isInline: true, dependencies: [{ kind: "component", type: ChildComponent, selector: "child-component" }] });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    imports: [ChildComponent],
+                    template: `
+    <child-component animate.enter="slide"></child-component>
+  `,
+                }]
         }] });
 
 /****************************************************************************************************
- * PARTIAL FILE: duplicate_animation_listeners.d.ts
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings.d.ts
  ****************************************************************************************************/
 import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
-export declare class MyApp {
-    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyApp, never>;
-    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyApp, "my-app", never, {}, {}, never, never, false, never>;
+export declare class ChildComponent {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<ChildComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<ChildComponent, "child-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
 }
-export declare class MyModule {
-    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyModule, never>;
-    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<MyModule, [typeof MyApp], never, never>;
-    static ɵinj: i0.ɵɵInjectorDeclaration<MyModule>;
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_binding.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component, signal } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyComponent {
+    constructor() {
+        this.enterClass = signal('slide', ...(ngDevMode ? [{ debugName: "enterClass" }] : []));
+    }
+}
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+    <div>
+      <p [animate.enter]="enterClass()">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p [animate.enter]="enterClass()">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+                }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_binding.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    enterClass: import("@angular/core").WritableSignal<string>;
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_event_listener.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyComponent {
+    slideFn(event) {
+        event.target.classList.add('slide-in');
+    }
+}
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+    <div>
+      <p (animate.enter)="slideFn($event)">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p (animate.enter)="slideFn($event)">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+                }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_enter_with_event_listener.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    slideFn(event: any): void;
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_string.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyComponent {
+}
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+    <div>
+      <p animate.leave="fade">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p animate.leave="fade">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+                }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_string.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_binding.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component, signal } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyComponent {
+    constructor() {
+        this.leaveClass = signal('fade', ...(ngDevMode ? [{ debugName: "leaveClass" }] : []));
+    }
+}
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+    <div>
+      <p [animate.leave]="leaveClass()">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p [animate.leave]="leaveClass()">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+                }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_binding.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    leaveClass: import("@angular/core").WritableSignal<string>;
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_event_listener.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyComponent {
+    fadeFn(event) {
+        event.target.classList.add('fade-out');
+    }
+}
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+    <div>
+      <p (animate.leave)="fadeFn($event)">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p (animate.leave)="fadeFn($event)">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+                }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_event_listener.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    fadeFn(event: any): void;
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class ChildComponent {
+}
+ChildComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: ChildComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+ChildComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: ChildComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "child-component", host: { attributes: { "animate.leave": "fade" } }, ngImport: i0, template: `<p>Fading Content</p>`, isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: ChildComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'child-component',
+                    template: `<p>Fading Content</p>`,
+                    host: { 'animate.leave': 'fade' },
+                }]
+        }] });
+export class MyComponent {
+}
+MyComponent.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyComponent, isStandalone: true, selector: "my-component", ngImport: i0, template: `
+      <child-component animate.leave="slide"></child-component>
+  `, isInline: true, dependencies: [{ kind: "component", type: ChildComponent, selector: "child-component" }] });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyComponent, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    imports: [ChildComponent],
+                    template: `
+      <child-component animate.leave="slide"></child-component>
+  `,
+                }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class ChildComponent {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<ChildComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<ChildComponent, "child-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+}
+export declare class MyComponent {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyComponent, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyComponent, "my-component", never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/TEST_CASES.json b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/TEST_CASES.json
index c8ee5d619c0..ee0fe412692 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/TEST_CASES.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/TEST_CASES.json
@@ -2,38 +2,140 @@
   "$schema": "../../test_case_schema.json",
   "cases": [
     {
-      "description": "should not register any @attr attributes as static attributes",
+      "description": "should generate animate enter instructions on element with a simple string",
       "inputFiles": [
-        "static_animation_attribute.ts"
+        "animate_enter_with_string.ts"
       ],
       "expectations": [
         {
           "files": [
             {
-              "expected": "static_animation_attribute_template.js",
-              "generated": "static_animation_attribute.js"
+              "expected": "animate_enter_with_string_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_enter_with_string.js"
             }
           ],
-          "failureMessage": "Incorrect initialization attributes"
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateEnter() call"
         }
       ]
     },
     {
-      "description": "should dedup multiple [@event] listeners",
+      "description": "should generate animate enter instructions with host binding and simple string",
       "inputFiles": [
-        "duplicate_animation_listeners.ts"
+        "animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings.ts"
       ],
       "expectations": [
         {
           "files": [
             {
-              "expected": "duplicate_animation_listeners_template.js",
-              "generated": "duplicate_animation_listeners.js"
+              "expected": "animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings.js"
             }
           ],
-          "failureMessage": "Incorrect initialization attributes"
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateEnter() call"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should generate animate enter instructions on element with a binding",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "animate_enter_with_binding.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "animate_enter_with_binding_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_enter_with_binding.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateEnter() call"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should generate animate enter instructions on element with an event binding",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "animate_enter_with_event_listener.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "animate_enter_with_event_listener_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_enter_with_event_listener.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateEnter() call"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should generate animate leave instructions on element with a simple string",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "animate_leave_with_string.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "animate_leave_with_string_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_leave_with_string.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateLeave() call"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should generate animate leave instructions on element with a binding",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "animate_leave_with_binding.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "animate_leave_with_binding_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_leave_with_binding.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateLeave() call"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should generate animate leave instructions on element with an event binding",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "animate_leave_with_event_listener.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "animate_leave_with_event_listener_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_leave_with_event_listener.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateLeave() call"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should generate animate leave instructions with host binding and simple string",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings_template.js",
+              "generated": "animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect ɵɵanimateLeave() call"
         }
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_binding.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_binding.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e61164059b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_binding.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import {Component, signal} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'my-component',
+    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p [animate.enter]="enterClass()">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+  enterClass = signal('slide');
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_binding_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_binding_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5adfd2b10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_binding_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 3, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "div")(1, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵanimateEnter(function MyComponent_Template_animateenter_cb() { return ctx.enterClass(); });
+        i0.ɵɵtext(2, "Sliding Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd()();
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_event_listener.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_event_listener.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ca0af57b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_event_listener.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'my-component',
+    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p (animate.enter)="slideFn($event)">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+  slideFn(event: any) {
+    event.target.classList.add('slide-in');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_event_listener_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_event_listener_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14a20d08397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_event_listener_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 3, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "div")(1, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵanimateEnterListener(function MyComponent_Template_p_animateenter_1_listener($event) { return ctx.slideFn($event); });
+        i0.ɵɵtext(2, "Sliding Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd()();
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f21029eb86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'my-component',
+    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p animate.enter="slide">Sliding Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1e82a35ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'child-component',
+  host: {'animate.enter': 'fade'},
+  template: `<p>Sliding Content</p>`,
+})
+export class ChildComponent {
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'my-component',
+  imports: [ChildComponent],
+  template: `
+    <child-component animate.enter="slide"></child-component>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2143690ed64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_host_bindings_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+ChildComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: ChildComponent, selectors: [["child-component"]], hostBindings: function ChildComponent_HostBindings(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵanimateEnter("fade");
+    } }, decls: 2, vars: 0, template: function ChildComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵtext(1, "Sliding Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd();
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
+…
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 1, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵelementStart(0, "child-component");
+        i0.ɵɵanimateEnter("slide");
+        i0.ɵɵelementEnd();
+    } }, dependencies: [ChildComponent], encapsulation: 2 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74d59280a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_enter_with_string_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /* @__PURE__ */i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({
+  type: MyComponent,
+  selectors: [["my-component"]],
+  decls: 3,
+  vars: 0,
+  template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
+    if (rf & 1) {
+      i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "div")(1, "p");
+      i0.ɵɵanimateEnter("slide");
+      i0.ɵɵtext(2, "Sliding Content");
+      i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd()();
+    }
+  },
+  encapsulation: 2
+});
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_binding.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_binding.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30541dda313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_binding.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import {Component, signal} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'my-component',
+    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p [animate.leave]="leaveClass()">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+  leaveClass = signal('fade');
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_binding_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_binding_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a237e7a244b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_binding_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 3, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "div")(1, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵanimateLeave(function MyComponent_Template_animateleave_cb() { return ctx.leaveClass(); });
+        i0.ɵɵtext(2, "Fading Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd()();
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_event_listener.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_event_listener.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58004a5bab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_event_listener.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'my-component',
+    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p (animate.leave)="fadeFn($event)">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+  fadeFn(event: any) {
+    event.target.classList.add('fade-out');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_event_listener_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_event_listener_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f4678afa82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_event_listener_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 3, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "div")(1, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵanimateLeaveListener(function MyComponent_Template_p_animateleave_1_listener($event) { return ctx.fadeFn($event); });
+        i0.ɵɵtext(2, "Fading Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd()();
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d16ad4b99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'my-component',
+    template: `
+    <div>
+      <p animate.leave="fade">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9ae003426b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'child-component',
+    template: `<p>Fading Content</p>`,
+    host: {'animate.leave': 'fade'},
+})
+export class ChildComponent {
+}
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'my-component',
+    imports: [ChildComponent],
+    template: `
+      <child-component animate.leave="slide"></child-component>
+  `,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d424451b912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_host_bindings_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+ChildComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: ChildComponent, selectors: [["child-component"]], hostBindings: function ChildComponent_HostBindings(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵanimateLeave("fade");
+    } }, decls: 2, vars: 0, template: function ChildComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵtext(1, "Fading Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd();
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
+…
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 1, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵelementStart(0, "child-component");
+        i0.ɵɵanimateLeave("slide");
+        i0.ɵɵelementEnd();
+    } }, dependencies: [ChildComponent], encapsulation: 2 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a810bc80f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/animate_leave_with_string_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 3, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "div")(1, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵanimateLeave("fade");
+        i0.ɵɵtext(2, "Fading Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd()();
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/test.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52500744630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyComponent {
+    fadeFn(event) {
+        event.target.classList.add('fade-out');
+    }
+}
+MyComponent.ɵfac = function MyComponent_Factory(__ngFactoryType__) { return new (__ngFactoryType__ || MyComponent)(); };
+MyComponent.ɵcmp = /*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], decls: 3, vars: 2, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementStart(0, "div")(1, "p");
+        i0.ɵɵtext(2, "Fading Content");
+        i0.ɵɵdomElementEnd()();
+    } if (rf & 2) {
+        i0.ɵɵadvance();
+        i0.ɵɵanimateLeave(ctx.fadeFn);
+    } }, encapsulation: 2 });
+(() => { (typeof ngDevMode === "undefined" || ngDevMode) && i0.ɵsetClassMetadata(MyComponent, [{
+        type: Component,
+        args: [{
+                selector: 'my-component',
+                template: `
+    <div>
+      <p (animate.leave)="fadeFn($event)">Fading Content</p>
+    </div>
+  `,
+            }]
+    }], null, null); })();
+(() => { (typeof ngDevMode === "undefined" || ngDevMode) && i0.ɵsetClassDebugInfo(MyComponent, { className: "MyComponent", filePath: "animate_out_with_event_listener.ts", lineNumber: 11 }); })();
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/GOLDEN_PARTIAL.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/GOLDEN_PARTIAL.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cc55be1865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/GOLDEN_PARTIAL.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: static_animation_attribute.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyApp {
+}
+MyApp.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyApp.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyApp, isStandalone: false, selector: "my-app", ngImport: i0, template: '<div @attr [@binding]="exp"></div>', isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-app', template: '<div @attr [@binding]="exp"></div>',
+                    standalone: false
+                }]
+        }] });
+export class MyModule {
+}
+MyModule.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.NgModule });
+MyModule.ɵmod = i0.ɵɵngDeclareNgModule({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, declarations: [MyApp] });
+MyModule.ɵinj = i0.ɵɵngDeclareInjector({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, decorators: [{
+            type: NgModule,
+            args: [{ declarations: [MyApp] }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: static_animation_attribute.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class MyApp {
+    exp: any;
+    any: any;
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyApp, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyApp, "my-app", never, {}, {}, never, never, false, never>;
+}
+export declare class MyModule {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyModule, never>;
+    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<MyModule, [typeof MyApp], never, never>;
+    static ɵinj: i0.ɵɵInjectorDeclaration<MyModule>;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: duplicate_animation_listeners.js
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import { Component, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export class MyApp {
+}
+MyApp.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component });
+MyApp.ɵcmp = i0.ɵɵngDeclareComponent({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", type: MyApp, isStandalone: false, selector: "my-app", ngImport: i0, template: '<div (@mySelector.start)="false" (@mySelector.done)="false" [@mySelector]="0"></div>', isInline: true });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyApp, decorators: [{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+                    selector: 'my-app',
+                    template: '<div (@mySelector.start)="false" (@mySelector.done)="false" [@mySelector]="0"></div>',
+                    standalone: false
+                }]
+        }] });
+export class MyModule {
+}
+MyModule.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.NgModule });
+MyModule.ɵmod = i0.ɵɵngDeclareNgModule({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, declarations: [MyApp] });
+MyModule.ɵinj = i0.ɵɵngDeclareInjector({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule });
+i0.ɵɵngDeclareClassMetadata({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER", ngImport: i0, type: MyModule, decorators: [{
+            type: NgModule,
+            args: [{ declarations: [MyApp] }]
+        }] });
+
+/****************************************************************************************************
+ * PARTIAL FILE: duplicate_animation_listeners.d.ts
+ ****************************************************************************************************/
+import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+export declare class MyApp {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyApp, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MyApp, "my-app", never, {}, {}, never, never, false, never>;
+}
+export declare class MyModule {
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MyModule, never>;
+    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<MyModule, [typeof MyApp], never, never>;
+    static ɵinj: i0.ɵɵInjectorDeclaration<MyModule>;
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/TEST_CASES.json b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/TEST_CASES.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8ee5d619c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/TEST_CASES.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "../../test_case_schema.json",
+  "cases": [
+    {
+      "description": "should not register any @attr attributes as static attributes",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "static_animation_attribute.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "static_animation_attribute_template.js",
+              "generated": "static_animation_attribute.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect initialization attributes"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should dedup multiple [@event] listeners",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "duplicate_animation_listeners.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "files": [
+            {
+              "expected": "duplicate_animation_listeners_template.js",
+              "generated": "duplicate_animation_listeners.js"
+            }
+          ],
+          "failureMessage": "Incorrect initialization attributes"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/duplicate_animation_listeners.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/duplicate_animation_listeners.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/duplicate_animation_listeners.ts
rename to packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/duplicate_animation_listeners.ts
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/duplicate_animation_listeners_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/duplicate_animation_listeners_template.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/duplicate_animation_listeners_template.js
rename to packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/duplicate_animation_listeners_template.js
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/static_animation_attribute.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/static_animation_attribute.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/static_animation_attribute.ts
rename to packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/static_animation_attribute.ts
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/static_animation_attribute_template.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/static_animation_attribute_template.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/animations/static_animation_attribute_template.js
rename to packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler/legacy_animations/static_animation_attribute_template.js
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
index 64fe4fc42f5..9a24a043527 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,258 @@ runInEachFileSystem((os: string) => {
       expect(dtsContents).toContain('static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<Service, never>;');
     });
 
+    describe('animate.enter', () => {
+      it('should compile animate.enter event bindings with a function call', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p (animate.enter)="animateFn($event)">I should slide in</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(false);
+            animateFn = (event: any) => {
+              event.target.classList.add('slide-in');
+            };
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain(
+          'i0.ɵɵanimateEnterListener(function TestComponent_Conditional_1_Template_p_animateenter_0_listener($event) { i0.ɵɵrestoreView(_r1); const ctx_r1 = i0.ɵɵnextContext(); return i0.ɵɵresetView(ctx_r1.animateFn($event)); });',
+        );
+        const instances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateEnter/g);
+        expect(instances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should compile animate.enter bindings with a class string', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p [animate.enter]="fade()">I should slide in</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(false);
+            fade = signal('fadein');
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain(
+          'i0.ɵɵanimateEnter(function TestComponent_Conditional_1_Template_animateenter_cb() { i0.ɵɵrestoreView(_r1); const ctx_r1 = i0.ɵɵnextContext(); return i0.ɵɵresetView(ctx_r1.fade()); });',
+        );
+        const instances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateEnter/g);
+        expect(instances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should compile animate.enter bindings with a string array', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p [animate.enter]="classList">I should slide in</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(false);
+            classList = ['fadein', 'stuff'];
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain(
+          'i0.ɵɵanimateEnter(function TestComponent_Conditional_1_Template_animateenter_cb() { i0.ɵɵrestoreView(_r1); const ctx_r1 = i0.ɵɵnextContext(); return i0.ɵɵresetView(ctx_r1.classList); });',
+        );
+        const instances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateEnter/g);
+        expect(instances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should compile animate.enter with a string', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p animate.enter="fade">I should slide in</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(false);
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain('i0.ɵɵanimateEnter("fade");');
+        const updateInstances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateEnter\(/g);
+        expect(updateInstances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should compile animate.enter with a host binding string', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            host: {'animate.enter': 'fade'},
+            template:
+              '<div><p>I should slide in</p></div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(false);
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain('i0.ɵɵanimateEnter("fade");');
+        const updateInstances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateEnter\(/g);
+        expect(updateInstances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('animate.leave', () => {
+      it('should compile animate.leave event bindings with a function call', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p (animate.leave)="animateFn($event)">I should slide out</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(true);
+            animateFn = (event: any) => {
+              event.target.classList.add('slide-in');
+            };
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain(
+          'i0.ɵɵanimateLeaveListener(function TestComponent_Conditional_1_Template_p_animateleave_0_listener($event) { i0.ɵɵrestoreView(_r1); const ctx_r1 = i0.ɵɵnextContext(); return i0.ɵɵresetView(ctx_r1.animateFn($event)); });',
+        );
+        const instances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateLeave/g);
+        expect(instances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should compile animate.leave bindings with a class string', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p [animate.leave]="fade()">I should slide out</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(true);
+            fade = signal('fadeout');
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain(
+          'i0.ɵɵanimateLeave(function TestComponent_Conditional_1_Template_animateleave_cb() { i0.ɵɵrestoreView(_r1); const ctx_r1 = i0.ɵɵnextContext(); return i0.ɵɵresetView(ctx_r1.fade()); });',
+        );
+        const instances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateLeave/g);
+        expect(instances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should compile animate.leave bindings with a string array', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p [animate.leave]="classList">I should slide out</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(true);
+            classList = ['fadeout', 'stuff'];
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain(
+          'i0.ɵɵanimateLeave(function TestComponent_Conditional_1_Template_animateleave_cb() { i0.ɵɵrestoreView(_r1); const ctx_r1 = i0.ɵɵnextContext(); return i0.ɵɵresetView(ctx_r1.classList); });',
+        );
+        const instances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateLeave/g);
+        expect(instances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should compile animate.leave with a string', () => {
+        env.write(
+          'test.ts',
+          `
+          import {Component, signal, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test-cmp',
+            template:
+              '<div>@if (show()) {<p animate.leave="fade">I should slide out</p>}</div>',
+          })
+          class TestComponent {
+            show = signal(true);
+          }
+        `,
+        );
+
+        env.driveMain();
+
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain('i0.ɵɵanimateLeave("fade");');
+        const updateInstances = jsContents.match(/ɵɵanimateLeave\(/g);
+        expect(updateInstances?.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should compile Injectables with providedIn and factory with deps without errors', () => {
       env.write(
         'test.ts',
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
index e202500642f..ba63feb9c23 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ export class RecursiveAstVisitor implements AstVisitor {
 export class ParsedProperty {
   public readonly isLiteral: boolean;
   public readonly isLegacyAnimation: boolean;
+  public readonly isAnimation: boolean;
 
   constructor(
     public name: string,
@@ -743,6 +744,7 @@ export class ParsedProperty {
   ) {
     this.isLiteral = this.type === ParsedPropertyType.LITERAL_ATTR;
     this.isLegacyAnimation = this.type === ParsedPropertyType.LEGACY_ANIMATION;
+    this.isAnimation = this.type === ParsedPropertyType.ANIMATION;
   }
 }
 
@@ -751,6 +753,7 @@ export enum ParsedPropertyType {
   LITERAL_ATTR,
   LEGACY_ANIMATION,
   TWO_WAY,
+  ANIMATION,
 }
 
 export enum ParsedEventType {
@@ -760,6 +763,8 @@ export enum ParsedEventType {
   LegacyAnimation,
   // Event side of a two-way binding (e.g. `[(property)]="expression"`).
   TwoWay,
+  // Animation specific event
+  Animation,
 }
 
 export class ParsedEvent {
@@ -822,6 +827,8 @@ export enum BindingType {
   LegacyAnimation,
   // Property side of a two-way binding (e.g. `[(property)]="expression"`).
   TwoWay,
+  // A binding to an animation CSS class or function (e.g. `[animate.leave]="expression"`).
+  Animation,
 }
 
 export class BoundElementProperty {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index 687323133ab..563d5e39c1b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,17 @@ export class Identifiers {
 
   static property: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵproperty', moduleName: CORE};
 
+  static animationEnterListener: o.ExternalReference = {
+    name: 'ɵɵanimateEnterListener',
+    moduleName: CORE,
+  };
+  static animationLeaveListener: o.ExternalReference = {
+    name: 'ɵɵanimateLeaveListener',
+    moduleName: CORE,
+  };
+  static animationEnter: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵanimateEnter', moduleName: CORE};
+  static animationLeave: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵanimateLeave', moduleName: CORE};
+
   static i18n: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵi18n', moduleName: CORE};
   static i18nAttributes: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵi18nAttributes', moduleName: CORE};
   static i18nExp: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵi18nExp', moduleName: CORE};
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
index efce71c5358..8991e9743b6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
@@ -777,6 +777,7 @@ class HtmlAstToIvyAst implements html.Visitor {
           matchableAttributes,
           boundEvents,
           keySpan,
+          absoluteOffset,
         );
       } else if (bindParts[KW_AT_IDX]) {
         const keySpan = createKeySpan(srcSpan, '', name);
@@ -836,6 +837,7 @@ class HtmlAstToIvyAst implements html.Visitor {
           matchableAttributes,
           boundEvents,
           keySpan,
+          absoluteOffset,
         );
       } else if (delims.start === BINDING_DELIMS.PROPERTY.start) {
         this.bindingParser.parsePropertyBinding(
@@ -1080,6 +1082,7 @@ class HtmlAstToIvyAst implements html.Visitor {
     targetMatchableAttrs: string[][],
     boundEvents: t.BoundEvent[],
     keySpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+    absoluteOffset: number,
   ) {
     const events: ParsedEvent[] = [];
     this.bindingParser.parseEvent(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/enums.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/enums.ts
index e9358854d0f..08a7ea01fe2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/enums.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/enums.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,26 @@ export enum OpKind {
    * Creation op that attaches the location at which an element was defined in a template to it.
    */
   SourceLocation,
+
+  /**
+   * An operation to bind animation css classes to an element.
+   */
+  Animation,
+
+  /**
+   * An operation to bind animation css classes to an element.
+   */
+  AnimationString,
+
+  /**
+   * An operation to bind animation css classes to an element.
+   */
+  AnimationBinding,
+
+  /**
+   * An operation to bind animation events to an element.
+   */
+  AnimationListener,
 }
 
 /**
@@ -504,6 +524,11 @@ export enum BindingKind {
    * Property side of a two-way binding.
    */
   TwoWayProperty,
+
+  /**
+   * Property side of an animation binding.
+   */
+  Animation,
 }
 
 /**
@@ -608,6 +633,22 @@ export enum TemplateKind {
   Block,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Kinds of animations
+ */
+export const enum AnimationKind {
+  ENTER = 'enter',
+  LEAVE = 'leave',
+}
+
+/**
+ * Kinds of animations
+ */
+export const enum AnimationBindingKind {
+  STRING,
+  VALUE,
+}
+
 /**
  * Kinds of modifiers for a defer block.
  */
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/expression.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/expression.ts
index 39026dd3a22..81f0512d877 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/expression.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/expression.ts
@@ -1091,6 +1091,8 @@ export function transformExpressionsInOp(
     case OpKind.StyleMap:
     case OpKind.ClassProp:
     case OpKind.ClassMap:
+    case OpKind.AnimationString:
+    case OpKind.AnimationBinding:
     case OpKind.Binding:
       if (op.expression instanceof Interpolation) {
         transformExpressionsInInterpolation(op.expression, transform, flags);
@@ -1141,6 +1143,8 @@ export function transformExpressionsInOp(
         op.contextValue = transformExpressionsInExpression(op.contextValue, transform, flags);
       }
       break;
+    case OpKind.Animation:
+    case OpKind.AnimationListener:
     case OpKind.Listener:
     case OpKind.TwoWayListener:
       for (const innerOp of op.handlerOps) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/create.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/create.ts
index 68d1219d643..04ce95021db 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/create.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/create.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import * as i18n from '../../../../../i18n/i18n_ast';
 import * as o from '../../../../../output/output_ast';
 import {ParseSourceSpan} from '../../../../../parse_util';
 import {
+  AnimationKind,
   BindingKind,
   DeferOpModifierKind,
   DeferTriggerKind,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 
 import {ListEndOp, NEW_OP, StatementOp, VariableOp} from './shared';
 
-import type {UpdateOp} from './update';
+import type {Interpolation, UpdateOp} from './update';
 
 /**
  * An operation usable on the creation side of the IR.
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ export type CreateOp =
   | I18nContextOp
   | I18nAttributesOp
   | DeclareLetOp
+  | AnimationListenerOp
+  | AnimationStringOp
+  | AnimationOp
   | SourceLocationOp;
 
 /**
@@ -703,6 +707,140 @@ export function createTextOp(
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * A logical operation representing binding to an animation in the create IR.
+ */
+export interface AnimationStringOp extends Op<CreateOp> {
+  kind: OpKind.AnimationString;
+
+  target: XrefId;
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the extracted attribute.
+   */
+  name: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Kind of animation (enter or leave).
+   */
+  animationKind: AnimationKind;
+
+  /**
+   * Expression which is bound to the property.
+   */
+  expression: o.Expression | Interpolation;
+
+  i18nMessage: XrefId | null;
+
+  /**
+   * The security context of the binding.
+   */
+  securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[];
+
+  /**
+   * The sanitizer for this property.
+   */
+  sanitizer: o.Expression | null;
+
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an `AnimationOp`.
+ */
+export function createAnimationStringOp(
+  name: string,
+  target: XrefId,
+  animationKind: AnimationKind,
+  expression: o.Expression | Interpolation,
+  securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[],
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+): AnimationStringOp {
+  return {
+    kind: OpKind.AnimationString,
+    name,
+    target,
+    animationKind,
+    expression,
+    i18nMessage: null,
+    securityContext,
+    sanitizer: null,
+    sourceSpan,
+    ...NEW_OP,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * A logical operation representing binding to an animation in the create IR.
+ */
+export interface AnimationOp extends Op<CreateOp> {
+  kind: OpKind.Animation;
+
+  target: XrefId;
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the extracted attribute.
+   */
+  name: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Kind of animation (enter or leave).
+   */
+  animationKind: AnimationKind;
+
+  /**
+   * A list of `UpdateOp`s representing the body of the callback function.
+   */
+  handlerOps: OpList<UpdateOp>;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the function
+   */
+  handlerFnName: string | null;
+
+  i18nMessage: XrefId | null;
+
+  /**
+   * The security context of the binding.
+   */
+  securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[];
+
+  /**
+   * The sanitizer for this property.
+   */
+  sanitizer: o.Expression | null;
+
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an `AnimationOp`.
+ */
+export function createAnimationOp(
+  name: string,
+  target: XrefId,
+  animationKind: AnimationKind,
+  callbackOps: Array<UpdateOp>,
+  securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[],
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+): AnimationOp {
+  const handlerOps = new OpList<UpdateOp>();
+  handlerOps.push(callbackOps);
+  return {
+    kind: OpKind.Animation,
+    name,
+    target,
+    animationKind,
+    handlerOps,
+    handlerFnName: null,
+    i18nMessage: null,
+    securityContext,
+    sanitizer: null,
+    sourceSpan,
+    ...NEW_OP,
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Logical operation representing an event listener on an element in the creation IR.
  */
@@ -795,6 +933,89 @@ export function createListenerOp(
   };
 }
 
+export interface AnimationListenerOp extends Op<CreateOp> {
+  kind: OpKind.AnimationListener;
+
+  target: XrefId;
+  targetSlot: SlotHandle;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether this listener is from a host binding.
+   */
+  hostListener: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the event which is being listened to.
+   */
+  name: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the event is on enter or leave
+   */
+  animationKind: AnimationKind;
+
+  /**
+   * Tag name of the element on which this listener is placed. Might be null, if this listener
+   * belongs to a host binding.
+   */
+  tag: string | null;
+
+  /**
+   * A list of `UpdateOp`s representing the body of the event listener.
+   */
+  handlerOps: OpList<UpdateOp>;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the function
+   */
+  handlerFnName: string | null;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether this listener is known to consume `$event` in its body.
+   */
+  consumesDollarEvent: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Some event listeners can have a target, e.g. in `document:dragover`.
+   */
+  eventTarget: string | null;
+
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a `ListenerOp`. Host bindings reuse all the listener logic.
+ */
+export function createAnimationListenerOp(
+  target: XrefId,
+  targetSlot: SlotHandle,
+  name: string,
+  tag: string | null,
+  handlerOps: Array<UpdateOp>,
+  animationKind: AnimationKind,
+  eventTarget: string | null,
+  hostListener: boolean,
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+): AnimationListenerOp {
+  const handlerList = new OpList<UpdateOp>();
+  handlerList.push(handlerOps);
+  return {
+    kind: OpKind.AnimationListener,
+    target,
+    targetSlot,
+    tag,
+    hostListener,
+    name,
+    animationKind,
+    handlerOps: handlerList,
+    handlerFnName: null,
+    consumesDollarEvent: false,
+    eventTarget,
+    sourceSpan,
+    ...NEW_OP,
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Logical operation representing the event side of a two-way binding on an element
  * in the creation IR.
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/host.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/host.ts
index d2ea38bb6b6..7371bf2a119 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/host.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/host.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import * as o from '../../../../../../src/output/output_ast';
 import {ParseSourceSpan} from '../../../../../../src/parse_util';
 import {SecurityContext} from '../../../../../core';
-import {OpKind} from '../enums';
+import {BindingKind, OpKind} from '../enums';
 import {Op, XrefId} from '../operations';
 import {ConsumesVarsTrait, TRAIT_CONSUMES_VARS} from '../traits';
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface DomPropertyOp extends Op<UpdateOp>, ConsumesVarsTrait {
   kind: OpKind.DomProperty;
   name: string;
   expression: o.Expression | Interpolation;
-  isLegacyAnimationTrigger: boolean;
+  bindingKind: BindingKind;
 
   i18nContext: XrefId | null;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export interface DomPropertyOp extends Op<UpdateOp>, ConsumesVarsTrait {
 export function createDomPropertyOp(
   name: string,
   expression: o.Expression | Interpolation,
-  isLegacyAnimationTrigger: boolean,
+  bindingKind: BindingKind,
   i18nContext: XrefId | null,
   securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[],
   sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function createDomPropertyOp(
     kind: OpKind.DomProperty,
     name,
     expression,
-    isLegacyAnimationTrigger,
+    bindingKind,
     i18nContext,
     securityContext,
     sanitizer: null,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/update.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/update.ts
index 5660c6c7228..070c94ad008 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/update.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/update.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import * as i18n from '../../../../../i18n/i18n_ast';
 import * as o from '../../../../../output/output_ast';
 import {ParseSourceSpan} from '../../../../../parse_util';
 import {
+  AnimationBindingKind,
+  AnimationKind,
   BindingKind,
   DeferOpModifierKind,
   I18nExpressionFor,
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ export type UpdateOp =
   | I18nApplyOp
   | RepeaterOp
   | DeferWhenOp
+  | AnimationBindingOp
   | StoreLetOp;
 
 /**
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ export interface PropertyOp extends Op<UpdateOp>, ConsumesVarsTrait, DependsOnSl
   /**
    * Whether this property is an animation trigger.
    */
-  isLegacyAnimationTrigger: boolean;
+  bindingKind: BindingKind;
 
   /**
    * The security context of the binding.
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ export function createPropertyOp(
   target: XrefId,
   name: string,
   expression: o.Expression | Interpolation,
-  isLegacyAnimationTrigger: boolean,
+  bindingKind: BindingKind,
   securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[],
   isStructuralTemplateAttribute: boolean,
   templateKind: TemplateKind | null,
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ export function createPropertyOp(
     target,
     name,
     expression,
-    isLegacyAnimationTrigger,
+    bindingKind,
     securityContext,
     sanitizer: null,
     isStructuralTemplateAttribute,
@@ -760,6 +763,76 @@ export function createRepeaterOp(
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * A logical operation representing binding to an animation in the update IR.
+ */
+export interface AnimationBindingOp extends Op<UpdateOp> {
+  kind: OpKind.AnimationBinding;
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the extracted attribute.
+   */
+  name: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Reference to the element on which the property is bound.
+   */
+  target: XrefId;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the bound property.
+   */
+  animationKind: AnimationKind;
+
+  /**
+   * Expression which is bound to the property.
+   */
+  expression: o.Expression | Interpolation;
+
+  i18nMessage: XrefId | null;
+
+  /**
+   * The security context of the binding.
+   */
+  securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[];
+
+  /**
+   * The sanitizer for this property.
+   */
+  sanitizer: o.Expression | null;
+
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan;
+
+  animationBindingKind: AnimationBindingKind;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an `AnimationBindingOp`.
+ */
+export function createAnimationBindingOp(
+  name: string,
+  target: XrefId,
+  animationKind: AnimationKind,
+  expression: o.Expression | Interpolation,
+  securityContext: SecurityContext | SecurityContext[],
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+  animationBindingKind: AnimationBindingKind,
+): AnimationBindingOp {
+  return {
+    kind: OpKind.AnimationBinding,
+    name,
+    target,
+    animationKind,
+    expression,
+    i18nMessage: null,
+    securityContext,
+    sanitizer: null,
+    sourceSpan,
+    animationBindingKind,
+    ...NEW_OP,
+  };
+}
+
 export interface DeferWhenOp extends Op<UpdateOp>, DependsOnSlotContextOpTrait, ConsumesVarsTrait {
   kind: OpKind.DeferWhen;
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/compilation.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/compilation.ts
index a39ca66c10f..51076e6545b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/compilation.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/compilation.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,12 @@ export abstract class CompilationUnit {
   *ops(): Generator<ir.CreateOp | ir.UpdateOp> {
     for (const op of this.create) {
       yield op;
-      if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+      if (
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Animation ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener
+      ) {
         for (const listenerOp of op.handlerOps) {
           yield listenerOp;
         }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/emit.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/emit.ts
index 2916262f9c6..db4d882fe57 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/emit.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/emit.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {chain} from './phases/chaining';
 import {collapseSingletonInterpolations} from './phases/collapse_singleton_interpolations';
 import {generateConditionalExpressions} from './phases/conditionals';
 import {collectElementConsts} from './phases/const_collection';
+import {convertAnimations} from './phases/convert_animations';
 import {convertI18nBindings} from './phases/convert_i18n_bindings';
 import {createI18nContexts} from './phases/create_i18n_contexts';
 import {deduplicateTextBindings} from './phases/deduplicate_text_bindings';
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ const phases: Phase[] = [
   {kind: Kind.Both, fn: deduplicateTextBindings},
   {kind: Kind.Both, fn: specializeStyleBindings},
   {kind: Kind.Both, fn: specializeBindings},
+  {kind: Kind.Both, fn: convertAnimations},
   {kind: Kind.Both, fn: extractAttributes},
   {kind: Kind.Tmpl, fn: createI18nContexts},
   {kind: Kind.Both, fn: parseExtractedStyles},
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/ingest.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/ingest.ts
index 0c00c9b8785..b3941f0a933 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/ingest.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/ingest.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ const domSchema = new DomElementSchemaRegistry();
 // Tag name of the `ng-template` element.
 const NG_TEMPLATE_TAG_NAME = 'ng-template';
 
+// prefix for any animation binding
+const ANIMATE_PREFIX = 'animate.';
+
 export function isI18nRootNode(meta?: i18n.I18nMeta): meta is i18n.Message {
   return meta instanceof i18n.Message;
 }
@@ -112,6 +115,9 @@ export function ingestHostBinding(
     if (property.isLegacyAnimation) {
       bindingKind = ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation;
     }
+    if (property.isAnimation) {
+      bindingKind = ir.BindingKind.Animation;
+    }
     const securityContexts = bindingParser
       .calcPossibleSecurityContexts(
         input.componentSelector,
@@ -1226,6 +1232,7 @@ const BINDING_KINDS = new Map<e.BindingType, ir.BindingKind>([
   [e.BindingType.Class, ir.BindingKind.ClassName],
   [e.BindingType.Style, ir.BindingKind.StyleProperty],
   [e.BindingType.LegacyAnimation, ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation],
+  [e.BindingType.Animation, ir.BindingKind.Animation],
 ]);
 
 /**
@@ -1272,7 +1279,6 @@ function ingestElementBindings(
   element: t.Element,
 ): void {
   let bindings = new Array<ir.BindingOp | ir.ExtractedAttributeOp | null>();
-
   let i18nAttributeBindingNames = new Set<string>();
 
   for (const attr of element.attributes) {
@@ -1343,6 +1349,20 @@ function ingestElementBindings(
           output.sourceSpan,
         ),
       );
+    } else if (output.type === e.ParsedEventType.Animation) {
+      unit.create.push(
+        ir.createAnimationListenerOp(
+          op.xref,
+          op.handle,
+          output.name,
+          op.tag,
+          makeListenerHandlerOps(unit, output.handler, output.handlerSpan),
+          output.name.endsWith('enter') ? ir.AnimationKind.ENTER : ir.AnimationKind.LEAVE,
+          output.target,
+          false,
+          output.sourceSpan,
+        ),
+      );
     } else {
       unit.create.push(
         ir.createListenerOp(
@@ -1380,7 +1400,6 @@ function ingestTemplateBindings(
   templateKind: ir.TemplateKind | null,
 ): void {
   let bindings = new Array<ir.BindingOp | ir.ExtractedAttributeOp | null>();
-
   for (const attr of template.templateAttrs) {
     if (attr instanceof t.TextAttribute) {
       const securityContext = domSchema.securityContext(NG_TEMPLATE_TAG_NAME, attr.name, true);
@@ -1604,7 +1623,9 @@ function createTemplateBinding(
 
     if (
       !isTextBinding &&
-      (type === e.BindingType.Attribute || type === e.BindingType.LegacyAnimation)
+      (type === e.BindingType.Attribute ||
+        type === e.BindingType.LegacyAnimation ||
+        type === e.BindingType.Animation)
     ) {
       // Again, this binding doesn't really target the ng-template; it actually targets the element
       // inside the structural template. In the case of non-text attribute or animation bindings,
@@ -1811,29 +1832,35 @@ function ingestControlFlowInsertionPoint(
   if (root !== null) {
     // Collect the static attributes for content projection purposes.
     for (const attr of root.attributes) {
-      const securityContext = domSchema.securityContext(NG_TEMPLATE_TAG_NAME, attr.name, true);
-      unit.update.push(
-        ir.createBindingOp(
-          xref,
-          ir.BindingKind.Attribute,
-          attr.name,
-          o.literal(attr.value),
-          null,
-          securityContext,
-          true,
-          false,
-          null,
-          asMessage(attr.i18n),
-          attr.sourceSpan,
-        ),
-      );
+      if (!attr.name.startsWith(ANIMATE_PREFIX)) {
+        const securityContext = domSchema.securityContext(NG_TEMPLATE_TAG_NAME, attr.name, true);
+        unit.update.push(
+          ir.createBindingOp(
+            xref,
+            ir.BindingKind.Attribute,
+            attr.name,
+            o.literal(attr.value),
+            null,
+            securityContext,
+            true,
+            false,
+            null,
+            asMessage(attr.i18n),
+            attr.sourceSpan,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     // Also collect the inputs since they participate in content projection as well.
     // Note that TDB used to collect the outputs as well, but it wasn't passing them into
     // the template instruction. Here we just don't collect them.
     for (const attr of root.inputs) {
-      if (attr.type !== e.BindingType.LegacyAnimation && attr.type !== e.BindingType.Attribute) {
+      if (
+        attr.type !== e.BindingType.LegacyAnimation &&
+        attr.type !== e.BindingType.Animation &&
+        attr.type !== e.BindingType.Attribute
+      ) {
         const securityContext = domSchema.securityContext(NG_TEMPLATE_TAG_NAME, attr.name, true);
         unit.create.push(
           ir.createExtractedAttributeOp(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/instruction.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/instruction.ts
index e60cfef9b4c..670fe8d1c8b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/instruction.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/instruction.ts
@@ -834,6 +834,62 @@ export function domProperty(
   return propertyBase(Identifiers.domProperty, name, expression, sanitizer, sourceSpan);
 }
 
+export function animation(
+  animationKind: ir.AnimationKind,
+  handlerFn: o.Expression,
+  sanitizer: o.Expression | null,
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+): ir.CreateOp {
+  const args = [handlerFn];
+  if (sanitizer !== null) {
+    args.push(sanitizer);
+  }
+  const identifier =
+    animationKind === ir.AnimationKind.ENTER
+      ? Identifiers.animationEnter
+      : Identifiers.animationLeave;
+  return call(identifier, args, sourceSpan);
+}
+
+export function animationString(
+  animationKind: ir.AnimationKind,
+  expression: o.Expression | ir.Interpolation,
+  sanitizer: o.Expression | null,
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+): ir.CreateOp {
+  const value =
+    expression instanceof ir.Interpolation
+      ? interpolationToExpression(expression, sourceSpan)
+      : expression;
+  const args = [value];
+  if (sanitizer !== null) {
+    args.push(sanitizer);
+  }
+  const identifier =
+    animationKind === ir.AnimationKind.ENTER
+      ? Identifiers.animationEnter
+      : Identifiers.animationLeave;
+  return call(identifier, args, sourceSpan);
+}
+
+export function animationListener(
+  animationKind: ir.AnimationKind,
+  handlerFn: o.Expression,
+  eventTargetResolver: o.ExternalReference | null,
+  sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+): ir.CreateOp {
+  const args = [handlerFn];
+  if (eventTargetResolver !== null) {
+    args.push(o.importExpr(eventTargetResolver));
+  }
+  const identifier =
+    animationKind === ir.AnimationKind.ENTER
+      ? Identifiers.animationEnterListener
+      : Identifiers.animationLeaveListener;
+
+  return call(identifier, args, sourceSpan);
+}
+
 export function syntheticHostProperty(
   name: string,
   expression: o.Expression,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/attribute_extraction.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/attribute_extraction.ts
index 1bb169cdf65..671a09becf9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/attribute_extraction.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/attribute_extraction.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ export function extractAttributes(job: CompilationJob): void {
           extractAttributeOp(unit, op, elements);
           break;
         case ir.OpKind.Property:
-          if (!op.isLegacyAnimationTrigger) {
+          if (
+            op.bindingKind !== ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation &&
+            op.bindingKind !== ir.BindingKind.Animation
+          ) {
             let bindingKind: ir.BindingKind;
             if (op.i18nMessage !== null && op.templateKind === null) {
               // If the binding has an i18n context, it is an i18n attribute, and should have that
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/binding_specialization.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/binding_specialization.ts
index f77d8f89edd..974cc92c499 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/binding_specialization.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/binding_specialization.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ export function specializeBindings(job: CompilationJob): void {
             ir.OpList.remove<ir.UpdateOp>(op);
             const target = lookupElement(elements, op.target);
             target.nonBindable = true;
+          } else if (op.name.startsWith('animate.')) {
+            ir.OpList.replace<ir.UpdateOp>(
+              op,
+              ir.createAnimationBindingOp(
+                op.name,
+                op.target,
+                op.name === 'animate.enter' ? ir.AnimationKind.ENTER : ir.AnimationKind.LEAVE,
+                op.expression,
+                op.securityContext,
+                op.sourceSpan,
+                ir.AnimationBindingKind.STRING,
+              ),
+            );
           } else {
             const [namespace, name] = splitNsName(op.name);
             ir.OpList.replace<ir.UpdateOp>(
@@ -66,6 +79,20 @@ export function specializeBindings(job: CompilationJob): void {
             );
           }
           break;
+        case ir.BindingKind.Animation:
+          ir.OpList.replace<ir.UpdateOp>(
+            op,
+            ir.createAnimationBindingOp(
+              op.name,
+              op.target,
+              op.name === 'animate.enter' ? ir.AnimationKind.ENTER : ir.AnimationKind.LEAVE,
+              op.expression,
+              op.securityContext,
+              op.sourceSpan,
+              ir.AnimationBindingKind.VALUE,
+            ),
+          );
+          break;
         case ir.BindingKind.Property:
         case ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation:
           if (job.kind === CompilationJobKind.Host) {
@@ -74,7 +101,7 @@ export function specializeBindings(job: CompilationJob): void {
               ir.createDomPropertyOp(
                 op.name,
                 op.expression,
-                op.bindingKind === ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation,
+                op.bindingKind,
                 op.i18nContext,
                 op.securityContext,
                 op.sourceSpan,
@@ -87,7 +114,7 @@ export function specializeBindings(job: CompilationJob): void {
                 op.target,
                 op.name,
                 op.expression,
-                op.bindingKind === ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation,
+                op.bindingKind,
                 op.securityContext,
                 op.isStructuralTemplateAttribute,
                 op.templateKind,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/chaining.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/chaining.ts
index d24a712f9e4..c123956a258 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/chaining.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/chaining.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ const CHAIN_COMPATIBILITY = new Map<o.ExternalReference, o.ExternalReference>([
   [R3.domElementContainerEnd, R3.domElementContainerEnd],
   [R3.domListener, R3.domListener],
   [R3.domTemplate, R3.domTemplate],
+  [R3.animationEnter, R3.animationEnter],
+  [R3.animationLeave, R3.animationLeave],
+  [R3.animationEnterListener, R3.animationEnterListener],
+  [R3.animationLeaveListener, R3.animationLeaveListener],
 ]);
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/convert_animations.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/convert_animations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..810d3b9a88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/convert_animations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+import * as ir from '../../ir';
+import * as o from '../../../../output/output_ast';
+import {CompilationJob, CompilationJobKind} from '../compilation';
+
+/**
+ * Looks up an element in the given map by xref ID.
+ */
+function lookupElement(
+  elements: Map<ir.XrefId, ir.ElementOrContainerOps>,
+  xref: ir.XrefId,
+): ir.ElementOrContainerOps {
+  const el = elements.get(xref);
+  if (el === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('All attributes should have an element-like target.');
+  }
+  return el;
+}
+
+export function convertAnimations(job: CompilationJob): void {
+  const elements = new Map<ir.XrefId, ir.ElementOrContainerOps>();
+  for (const unit of job.units) {
+    for (const op of unit.create) {
+      if (!ir.isElementOrContainerOp(op)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      elements.set(op.xref, op);
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const unit of job.units) {
+    for (const op of unit.ops()) {
+      if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationBinding) {
+        const createAnimationOp = getAnimationOp(op);
+        if (job.kind === CompilationJobKind.Host) {
+          unit.create.push(createAnimationOp);
+        } else {
+          ir.OpList.insertAfter<ir.CreateOp>(createAnimationOp, lookupElement(elements, op.target));
+        }
+        ir.OpList.remove<ir.UpdateOp>(op);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function getAnimationOp(op: ir.AnimationBindingOp): ir.AnimationOp | ir.AnimationStringOp {
+  if (op.animationBindingKind === ir.AnimationBindingKind.STRING) {
+    // this is a simple string case
+    return ir.createAnimationStringOp(
+      op.name,
+      op.target,
+      op.name === 'animate.enter' ? ir.AnimationKind.ENTER : ir.AnimationKind.LEAVE,
+      op.expression,
+      op.securityContext,
+      op.sourceSpan,
+    );
+  } else {
+    const expression = op.expression as ir.Expression;
+    return ir.createAnimationOp(
+      op.name,
+      op.target,
+      op.name === 'animate.enter' ? ir.AnimationKind.ENTER : ir.AnimationKind.LEAVE,
+      [ir.createStatementOp(new o.ReturnStatement(expression, expression.sourceSpan))],
+      op.securityContext,
+      op.sourceSpan,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_variables.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_variables.ts
index 9b508022243..f77e885b4c5 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_variables.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_variables.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ function recursivelyProcessView(view: ViewCompilationUnit, parentScope: Scope |
           op.trackByOps.prepend(generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope, false));
         }
         break;
+      case ir.OpKind.Animation:
+      case ir.OpKind.AnimationListener:
       case ir.OpKind.Listener:
       case ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener:
         // Prepend variables to listener handler functions.
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ function getScopeForView(view: ViewCompilationUnit, parent: Scope | null): Scope
 function generateVariablesInScopeForView(
   view: ViewCompilationUnit,
   scope: Scope,
-  isListener: boolean,
+  isCallback: boolean,
 ): ir.VariableOp<ir.UpdateOp>[] {
   const newOps: ir.VariableOp<ir.UpdateOp>[] = [];
 
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ function generateVariablesInScopeForView(
     );
   }
 
-  if (scope.view !== view.xref || isListener) {
+  if (scope.view !== view.xref || isCallback) {
     for (const decl of scope.letDeclarations) {
       newOps.push(
         ir.createVariableOp<ir.UpdateOp>(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/naming.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/naming.ts
index 307d2c86634..46d010d857d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/naming.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/naming.ts
@@ -52,10 +52,34 @@ function addNamesToView(
     switch (op.kind) {
       case ir.OpKind.Property:
       case ir.OpKind.DomProperty:
-        if (op.isLegacyAnimationTrigger) {
+        if (op.bindingKind === ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation) {
           op.name = '@' + op.name;
         }
         break;
+      case ir.OpKind.Animation:
+        if (op.handlerFnName === null) {
+          const animationKind = op.name.replace('.', '');
+          op.handlerFnName = `${unit.fnName}_${animationKind}_cb`;
+          op.handlerFnName = sanitizeIdentifier(op.handlerFnName);
+        }
+        break;
+      case ir.OpKind.AnimationListener:
+        if (op.handlerFnName !== null) {
+          break;
+        }
+        if (!op.hostListener && op.targetSlot.slot === null) {
+          throw new Error(`Expected a slot to be assigned`);
+        }
+        const animationKind = op.name.replace('.', '');
+        if (op.hostListener) {
+          op.handlerFnName = `${baseName}_${animationKind}_HostBindingHandler`;
+        } else {
+          op.handlerFnName = `${unit.fnName}_${op.tag!.replace('-', '_')}_${animationKind}_${
+            op.targetSlot.slot
+          }_listener`;
+        }
+        op.handlerFnName = sanitizeIdentifier(op.handlerFnName);
+        break;
       case ir.OpKind.Listener:
         if (op.handlerFnName !== null) {
           break;
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/next_context_merging.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/next_context_merging.ts
index 4e312469b39..7f598125c9f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/next_context_merging.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/next_context_merging.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ import type {CompilationJob} from '../compilation';
 export function mergeNextContextExpressions(job: CompilationJob): void {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
-      if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+      if (
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Animation ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener
+      ) {
         mergeNextContextsInOps(op.handlerOps);
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ordering.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ordering.ts
index 50d0563cf9d..5a16d20c19c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ordering.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ordering.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ function kindWithInterpolationTest(
 function basicListenerKindTest(op: ir.CreateOp): boolean {
   return (
     (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener && !(op.hostListener && op.isLegacyAnimationListener)) ||
-    op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener
+    op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener ||
+    op.kind === ir.OpKind.Animation ||
+    op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener
   );
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ const UPDATE_HOST_ORDERING: Array<Rule<ir.UpdateOp>> = [
 const handledOpKinds = new Set([
   ir.OpKind.Listener,
   ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener,
+  ir.OpKind.AnimationListener,
   ir.OpKind.StyleMap,
   ir.OpKind.ClassMap,
   ir.OpKind.StyleProp,
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ const handledOpKinds = new Set([
   ir.OpKind.TwoWayProperty,
   ir.OpKind.DomProperty,
   ir.OpKind.Attribute,
+  ir.OpKind.Animation,
 ]);
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/reify.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/reify.ts
index f0f1b68b829..aaa6c6b90a4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/reify.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/reify.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,37 @@ function reifyCreateOperations(unit: CompilationUnit, ops: ir.OpList<ir.CreateOp
       case ir.OpKind.DeclareLet:
         ir.OpList.replace(op, ng.declareLet(op.handle.slot!, op.sourceSpan));
         break;
+      case ir.OpKind.AnimationString:
+        ir.OpList.replace(
+          op,
+          ng.animationString(op.animationKind, op.expression, op.sanitizer, op.sourceSpan),
+        );
+        break;
+      case ir.OpKind.Animation:
+        const animationCallbackFn = reifyListenerHandler(
+          unit,
+          op.handlerFnName!,
+          op.handlerOps,
+          /* consumesDollarEvent */ false,
+        );
+        ir.OpList.replace(
+          op,
+          ng.animation(op.animationKind, animationCallbackFn, op.sanitizer, op.sourceSpan),
+        );
+        break;
+      case ir.OpKind.AnimationListener:
+        const animationListenerFn = reifyListenerHandler(
+          unit,
+          op.handlerFnName!,
+          op.handlerOps,
+          op.consumesDollarEvent,
+        );
+
+        ir.OpList.replace(
+          op,
+          ng.animationListener(op.animationKind, animationListenerFn, null, op.sourceSpan),
+        );
+        break;
       case ir.OpKind.Listener:
         const listenerFn = reifyListenerHandler(
           unit,
@@ -561,7 +592,9 @@ function reifyUpdateOperations(unit: CompilationUnit, ops: ir.OpList<ir.UpdateOp
       case ir.OpKind.Property:
         ir.OpList.replace(
           op,
-          unit.job.mode === TemplateCompilationMode.DomOnly && !op.isLegacyAnimationTrigger
+          unit.job.mode === TemplateCompilationMode.DomOnly &&
+            op.bindingKind !== ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation &&
+            op.bindingKind !== ir.BindingKind.Animation
             ? ng.domProperty(
                 DOM_PROPERTY_REMAPPING.get(op.name) ?? op.name,
                 op.expression,
@@ -611,7 +644,10 @@ function reifyUpdateOperations(unit: CompilationUnit, ops: ir.OpList<ir.UpdateOp
         if (op.expression instanceof ir.Interpolation) {
           throw new Error('not yet handled');
         } else {
-          if (op.isLegacyAnimationTrigger) {
+          if (
+            op.bindingKind === ir.BindingKind.LegacyAnimation ||
+            op.bindingKind === ir.BindingKind.Animation
+          ) {
             ir.OpList.replace(op, ng.syntheticHostProperty(op.name, op.expression, op.sourceSpan));
           } else {
             ir.OpList.replace(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_contexts.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_contexts.ts
index ece82d9ebe6..27b066eee1c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_contexts.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_contexts.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
 
 import * as o from '../../../../output/output_ast';
 import * as ir from '../../ir';
-import {
-  CompilationJob,
-  CompilationUnit,
-  ComponentCompilationJob,
-  ViewCompilationUnit,
-} from '../compilation';
+import {CompilationJob, CompilationUnit} from '../compilation';
 
 /**
  * Resolves `ir.ContextExpr` expressions (which represent embedded view or component contexts) to
@@ -47,6 +42,8 @@ function processLexicalScope(
             break;
         }
         break;
+      case ir.OpKind.Animation:
+      case ir.OpKind.AnimationListener:
       case ir.OpKind.Listener:
       case ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener:
         processLexicalScope(view, op.handlerOps);
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_dollar_event.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_dollar_event.ts
index ed7b05ea573..7dabb9d89fd 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_dollar_event.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_dollar_event.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ export function resolveDollarEvent(job: CompilationJob): void {
 
 function transformDollarEvent(ops: ir.OpList<ir.CreateOp> | ir.OpList<ir.UpdateOp>): void {
   for (const op of ops) {
-    if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+    if (
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener
+    ) {
       ir.transformExpressionsInOp(
         op,
         (expr) => {
           if (expr instanceof ir.LexicalReadExpr && expr.name === '$event') {
             // Two-way listeners always consume `$event` so they omit this field.
-            if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener) {
+            if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener) {
               op.consumesDollarEvent = true;
             }
             return new o.ReadVarExpr(expr.name);
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_names.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_names.ts
index 07a33b31aaf..a8c3e40192d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_names.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_names.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ function processLexicalScope(
             break;
         }
         break;
+      case ir.OpKind.Animation:
+      case ir.OpKind.AnimationListener:
       case ir.OpKind.Listener:
       case ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener:
         // Listener functions have separate variable declarations, so process them as a separate
@@ -92,7 +94,12 @@ function processLexicalScope(
   // scope. Also, look for `ir.RestoreViewExpr`s and match them with the snapshotted view context
   // variable.
   for (const op of ops) {
-    if (op.kind == ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+    if (
+      op.kind == ir.OpKind.Listener ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.Animation ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener
+    ) {
       // Listeners were already processed above with their own scopes.
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/save_restore_view.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/save_restore_view.ts
index a42ac686b13..8c2b074a32d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/save_restore_view.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/save_restore_view.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ export function saveAndRestoreView(job: ComponentCompilationJob): void {
     ]);
 
     for (const op of unit.create) {
-      if (op.kind !== ir.OpKind.Listener && op.kind !== ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+      if (
+        op.kind !== ir.OpKind.Listener &&
+        op.kind !== ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener &&
+        op.kind !== ir.OpKind.Animation &&
+        op.kind !== ir.OpKind.AnimationListener
+      ) {
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ export function saveAndRestoreView(job: ComponentCompilationJob): void {
 
 function addSaveRestoreViewOperationToListener(
   unit: ViewCompilationUnit,
-  op: ir.ListenerOp | ir.TwoWayListenerOp,
+  op: ir.ListenerOp | ir.TwoWayListenerOp | ir.AnimationOp | ir.AnimationListenerOp,
 ) {
   op.handlerOps.prepend([
     ir.createVariableOp<ir.UpdateOp>(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/temporary_variables.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/temporary_variables.ts
index 168b20cc0a1..fe4018726bc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/temporary_variables.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/temporary_variables.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ function generateTemporaries(
     );
     opCount++;
 
-    if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+    if (
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.Animation ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener ||
+      op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener
+    ) {
       op.handlerOps.prepend(generateTemporaries(op.handlerOps) as ir.UpdateOp[]);
     } else if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.RepeaterCreate && op.trackByOps !== null) {
       op.trackByOps.prepend(generateTemporaries(op.trackByOps) as ir.UpdateOp[]);
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/variable_optimization.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/variable_optimization.ts
index f3afc57d285..92fe0297f13 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/variable_optimization.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/variable_optimization.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ export function optimizeVariables(job: CompilationJob): void {
     inlineAlwaysInlineVariables(unit.update);
 
     for (const op of unit.create) {
-      if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+      if (
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Animation ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener
+      ) {
         inlineAlwaysInlineVariables(op.handlerOps);
       } else if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.RepeaterCreate && op.trackByOps !== null) {
         inlineAlwaysInlineVariables(op.trackByOps);
@@ -45,7 +50,12 @@ export function optimizeVariables(job: CompilationJob): void {
     optimizeVariablesInOpList(unit.update, job.compatibility);
 
     for (const op of unit.create) {
-      if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener || op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener) {
+      if (
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Listener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.Animation ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.AnimationListener ||
+        op.kind === ir.OpKind.TwoWayListener
+      ) {
         optimizeVariablesInOpList(op.handlerOps, job.compatibility);
       } else if (op.kind === ir.OpKind.RepeaterCreate && op.trackByOps !== null) {
         optimizeVariablesInOpList(op.trackByOps, job.compatibility);
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts
index f250b0b9596..6c4e6ad914a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {splitAtColon, splitAtPeriod} from '../util';
 
 const PROPERTY_PARTS_SEPARATOR = '.';
 const ATTRIBUTE_PREFIX = 'attr';
+const ANIMATE_PREFIX = 'animate';
 const CLASS_PREFIX = 'class';
 const STYLE_PREFIX = 'style';
 const TEMPLATE_ATTR_PREFIX = '*';
@@ -399,6 +400,16 @@ export class BindingParser {
         targetMatchableAttrs,
         targetProps,
       );
+    } else if (name.startsWith(ANIMATE_PREFIX)) {
+      this._parseAnimation(
+        name,
+        this.parseBinding(expression, isHost, valueSpan || sourceSpan, absoluteOffset),
+        sourceSpan,
+        keySpan,
+        valueSpan,
+        targetMatchableAttrs,
+        targetProps,
+      );
     } else {
       this._parsePropertyAst(
         name,
@@ -463,6 +474,21 @@ export class BindingParser {
     );
   }
 
+  private _parseAnimation(
+    name: string,
+    ast: ASTWithSource,
+    sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+    keySpan: ParseSourceSpan,
+    valueSpan: ParseSourceSpan | undefined,
+    targetMatchableAttrs: string[][],
+    targetProps: ParsedProperty[],
+  ) {
+    targetMatchableAttrs.push([name, ast.source!]);
+    targetProps.push(
+      new ParsedProperty(name, ast, ParsedPropertyType.ANIMATION, sourceSpan, keySpan, valueSpan),
+    );
+  }
+
   private _parseLegacyAnimation(
     name: string,
     expression: string | null,
@@ -585,6 +611,10 @@ export class BindingParser {
         boundPropertyName = parts[1];
         bindingType = BindingType.Style;
         securityContexts = [SecurityContext.STYLE];
+      } else if (parts[0] == ANIMATE_PREFIX) {
+        boundPropertyName = boundProp.name;
+        bindingType = BindingType.Animation;
+        securityContexts = [SecurityContext.NONE];
       }
     }
 
@@ -617,7 +647,6 @@ export class BindingParser {
     );
   }
 
-  // TODO: keySpan should be required but was made optional to avoid changing VE parser.
   parseEvent(
     name: string,
     expression: string,
@@ -744,16 +773,16 @@ export class BindingParser {
       this._reportError('Unsupported expression in a two-way binding', sourceSpan);
     }
 
+    let eventType = ParsedEventType.Regular;
+    if (isAssignmentEvent) {
+      eventType = ParsedEventType.TwoWay;
+    }
+    if (name.startsWith(ANIMATE_PREFIX)) {
+      eventType = ParsedEventType.Animation;
+    }
+
     targetEvents.push(
-      new ParsedEvent(
-        eventName,
-        target,
-        isAssignmentEvent ? ParsedEventType.TwoWay : ParsedEventType.Regular,
-        ast,
-        sourceSpan,
-        handlerSpan,
-        keySpan,
-      ),
+      new ParsedEvent(eventName, target, eventType, ast, sourceSpan, handlerSpan, keySpan),
     );
     // Don't detect directives for event names for now,
     // so don't add the event name to the matchableAttrs
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/html_parser_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/html_parser_spec.ts
index a893ae141f5..8e5fe221cb7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/html_parser_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/html_parser_spec.ts
@@ -301,10 +301,8 @@ describe('HtmlParser', () => {
         expect(
           humanizeDom(
             parser.parse(
-              `<app-component
-                        [attr]="[
-                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},
-                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]"></app-component>`,
+              `<app-component\n                        [attr]="[\n                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},\n                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]">` +
+                `</app-component>`,
               'TestComp',
             ),
           ),
@@ -313,13 +311,9 @@ describe('HtmlParser', () => {
           [
             html.Attribute,
             '[attr]',
-            `[
-                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},
-                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
+            `[\n                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},\n                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
             [
-              `[
-                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},
-                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
+              `[\n                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},\n                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
             ],
           ],
         ]);
@@ -343,10 +337,8 @@ describe('HtmlParser', () => {
         expect(
           humanizeDom(
             parser.parse(
-              `<app-component
-                        [attr]="[
-                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},
-                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]"></app-component>`,
+              `<app-component\n                        [attr]="[\n                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},\n                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]">` +
+                `</app-component>`,
               'TestComp',
             ),
           ),
@@ -355,13 +347,9 @@ describe('HtmlParser', () => {
           [
             html.Attribute,
             '[attr]',
-            `[
-                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},
-                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
+            `[\n                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},\n                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
             [
-              `[
-                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},
-                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
+              `[\n                        {text: 'some text',url:'//www.google.com'},\n                        {text:'other text',url:'//www.google.com'}]`,
             ],
           ],
         ]);
@@ -431,6 +419,89 @@ describe('HtmlParser', () => {
         ]);
         expect(humanizeErrors(errors)).toEqual([]);
       });
+
+      describe('animate instructions', () => {
+        it('should parse animate.enter as a static attribute', () => {
+          expect(humanizeDom(parser.parse(`<div animate.enter="foo"></div>`, 'TestComp'))).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, 'animate.enter', 'foo', ['foo']],
+          ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should parse animate.leave as a static attribute', () => {
+          expect(humanizeDom(parser.parse(`<div animate.leave="bar"></div>`, 'TestComp'))).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, 'animate.leave', 'bar', ['bar']],
+          ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should parse both animate.enter and animate.leave as static attributes', () => {
+          expect(
+            humanizeDom(
+              parser.parse(`<div animate.enter="foo" animate.leave="bar"></div>`, 'TestComp'),
+            ),
+          ).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, 'animate.enter', 'foo', ['foo']],
+            [html.Attribute, 'animate.leave', 'bar', ['bar']],
+          ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should parse animate.enter as a property binding', () => {
+          expect(
+            humanizeDom(parser.parse(`<div [animate.enter]="'foo'"></div>`, 'TestComp')),
+          ).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, '[animate.enter]', `'foo'`, [`'foo'`]],
+          ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should parse animate.leave as a property binding with a string array', () => {
+          expect(
+            humanizeDom(parser.parse(`<div [animate.leave]="['bar', 'baz']"></div>`, 'TestComp')),
+          ).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, '[animate.leave]', `['bar', 'baz']`, [`['bar', 'baz']`]],
+          ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should parse animate.enter as an event binding', () => {
+          expect(
+            humanizeDom(
+              parser.parse(`<div (animate.enter)="onAnimation($event)"></div>`, 'TestComp'),
+            ),
+          ).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, '(animate.enter)', 'onAnimation($event)', ['onAnimation($event)']],
+          ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should parse animate.leave as an event binding', () => {
+          expect(
+            humanizeDom(
+              parser.parse(`<div (animate.leave)="onAnimation($event)"></div>`, 'TestComp'),
+            ),
+          ).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, '(animate.leave)', 'onAnimation($event)', ['onAnimation($event)']],
+          ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should parse a combination of animate property and event bindings', () => {
+          expect(
+            humanizeDom(
+              parser.parse(
+                `<div [animate.enter]="'foo'" (animate.leave)="onAnimation($event)"></div>`,
+                'TestComp',
+              ),
+            ),
+          ).toEqual([
+            [html.Element, 'div', 0],
+            [html.Attribute, '[animate.enter]', `'foo'`, [`'foo'`]],
+            [html.Attribute, '(animate.leave)', 'onAnimation($event)', ['onAnimation($event)']],
+          ]);
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     describe('comments', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts
index f4857b4e75b..f7ffbe28776 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts
@@ -377,6 +377,42 @@ describe('R3 template transform', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('animation bindings', () => {
+    it('should support animate.enter', () => {
+      expectFromHtml('<div animate.enter="foo"></div>').toEqual([
+        ['Element', 'div'],
+        ['TextAttribute', 'animate.enter', 'foo'],
+      ]);
+
+      expectFromHtml(`<div [animate.enter]="['foo', 'bar']"></div>`).toEqual([
+        ['Element', 'div'],
+        ['BoundAttribute', 6, 'animate.enter', '["foo", "bar"]'],
+      ]);
+
+      expectFromHtml(`<div (animate.enter)="animateFn($event)"></div>`).toEqual([
+        ['Element', 'div'],
+        ['BoundEvent', 3, 'animate.enter', null, 'animateFn($event)'],
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should support animate.leave', () => {
+      expectFromHtml('<div animate.leave="foo"></div>').toEqual([
+        ['Element', 'div'],
+        ['TextAttribute', 'animate.leave', 'foo'],
+      ]);
+
+      expectFromHtml(`<div [animate.leave]="['foo', 'bar']"></div>`).toEqual([
+        ['Element', 'div'],
+        ['BoundAttribute', 6, 'animate.leave', '["foo", "bar"]'],
+      ]);
+
+      expectFromHtml(`<div (animate.leave)="animateFn($event)"></div>`).toEqual([
+        ['Element', 'div'],
+        ['BoundEvent', 3, 'animate.leave', null, 'animateFn($event)'],
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('templates', () => {
     it('should support * directives', () => {
       expectFromHtml('<div *ngIf></div>').toEqual([
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
index bbfcb64e33f..b1baf2d6fe8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ export {
   ɵɵreplaceMetadata,
   ɵɵgetReplaceMetadataURL,
   ɵɵattachSourceLocations,
+  ɵɵanimateEnter,
+  ɵɵanimateEnterListener,
+  ɵɵanimateLeave,
+  ɵɵanimateLeaveListener,
 } from './render3/index';
 export {CONTAINER_HEADER_OFFSET as ɵCONTAINER_HEADER_OFFSET} from './render3/interfaces/container';
 export {LContext as ɵLContext} from './render3/interfaces/context';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index 3c24ae146df..8689f44fecf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ export {
   ɵɵstoreLet,
   ɵɵreadContextLet,
   ɵɵattachSourceLocations,
+  ɵɵanimateEnter,
+  ɵɵanimateEnterListener,
+  ɵɵanimateLeave,
+  ɵɵanimateLeaveListener,
 } from './instructions/all';
 export {
   ɵɵdeferEnableTimerScheduling,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/all.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/all.ts
index e5f99bb5600..6b80a409711 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/all.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/all.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 export * from '../../defer/instructions';
 export * from './advance';
 export * from './attribute';
+export * from './animation';
 export * from './change_detection';
 export * from './component_instance';
 export * from './control_flow';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/animation.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/animation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d39cd8cdfcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/animation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+export function ɵɵanimateLeave(): typeof ɵɵanimateLeave {
+  throw new Error('Not Implemented');
+}
+
+export function ɵɵanimateLeaveListener(): typeof ɵɵanimateLeaveListener {
+  throw new Error('Not Implemented');
+}
+
+export function ɵɵanimateEnter(): typeof ɵɵanimateEnter {
+  throw new Error('Not Implemented');
+}
+
+export function ɵɵanimateEnterListener(): typeof ɵɵanimateEnterListener {
+  throw new Error('Not Implemented');
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
index 8508d0d039f..aca12b3b7c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import * as r3 from '../index';
  * This should be kept up to date with the public exports of @angular/core.
  */
 export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: unknown} = (() => ({
+  'ɵɵanimateEnter': r3.ɵɵanimateEnter,
+  'ɵɵanimateEnterListener': r3.ɵɵanimateEnterListener,
+  'ɵɵanimateLeave': r3.ɵɵanimateLeave,
+  'ɵɵanimateLeaveListener': r3.ɵɵanimateLeaveListener,
   'ɵɵattribute': r3.ɵɵattribute,
   'ɵɵdefineComponent': r3.ɵɵdefineComponent,
   'ɵɵdefineDirective': r3.ɵɵdefineDirective,