diff --git a/include/rendering/m2_renderer.hpp b/include/rendering/m2_renderer.hpp
index 6a5a08e2..265aeddc 100644
--- a/include/rendering/m2_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/rendering/m2_renderer.hpp
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ public:
 
     void setInstancePosition(uint32_t instanceId, const glm::vec3& position);
     void setInstanceTransform(uint32_t instanceId, const glm::mat4& transform);
+    void setInstanceAnimationFrozen(uint32_t instanceId, bool frozen);
     void removeInstance(uint32_t instanceId);
     void removeInstances(const std::vector<uint32_t>& instanceIds);
     void clear();
diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index feba2e76..f3e7d517 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -5730,6 +5730,9 @@ void Application::spawnOnlineGameObject(uint64_t guid, uint32_t entry, uint32_t
             return;
         }
 
+        // Freeze animation — gameobjects are static until interacted with
+        m2Renderer->setInstanceAnimationFrozen(instanceId, true);
+
         gameObjectInstances_[guid] = {modelId, instanceId, false};
     }
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/m2_renderer.cpp b/src/rendering/m2_renderer.cpp
index 0d28e9d2..773379fb 100644
--- a/src/rendering/m2_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/m2_renderer.cpp
@@ -3074,6 +3074,16 @@ void M2Renderer::setInstancePosition(uint32_t instanceId, const glm::vec3& posit
     spatialIndexDirty_ = true;
 }
 
+void M2Renderer::setInstanceAnimationFrozen(uint32_t instanceId, bool frozen) {
+    auto idxIt = instanceIndexById.find(instanceId);
+    if (idxIt == instanceIndexById.end()) return;
+    auto& inst = instances[idxIt->second];
+    inst.animSpeed = frozen ? 0.0f : 1.0f;
+    if (frozen) {
+        inst.animTime = 0.0f;  // Reset to bind pose
+    }
+}
+
 void M2Renderer::setInstanceTransform(uint32_t instanceId, const glm::mat4& transform) {
     auto idxIt = instanceIndexById.find(instanceId);
     if (idxIt == instanceIndexById.end()) return;