diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8f19b47..be426a6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #### Changed
 * `html` - `SimpleTagHandler` visits children tags if supplied tag is block one ([#235])
 * `inline-parser` -  `BangInlineProcessor` properly returns `null` if no image node is found (possible to define other inline parsers that use `!` as special character)
+* `image` - `AsyncDrawable` won't trigger loading if it has result (aim: `RecyclerView` due to multiple attach/detach events of a View)
+* `image` - `AsyncDrawable` will resume result if it is `Animatable` and was playing before detach event (aim: `RecyclerView`) ([#241])
 
 #### Fixed
 * `image-glide` cache `RequestManager` in  `GlideImagesPlugin#create(Context)` factory method ([#259])
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
 * `image` - `AsyncDrawable#hasKnownDimentions` (deprecated in `4.2.1`)
 
 [#235]: https://github.com/noties/Markwon/issues/235
+[#241]: https://github.com/noties/Markwon/issues/241
 [#259]: https://github.com/noties/Markwon/issues/259
 
 
diff --git a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/AsyncDrawable.java b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/AsyncDrawable.java
index 686ecd25..330403b8 100644
--- a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/AsyncDrawable.java
+++ b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/AsyncDrawable.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
     private final ImageSize imageSize;
     private final ImageSizeResolver imageSizeResolver;
 
+    // @since $nap;
+    private final Drawable placeholder;
+
     private Drawable result;
     private Callback callback;
 
@@ -27,6 +30,10 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
     // @since 2.0.1 for use-cases when image is loaded faster than span is drawn and knows canvas width
     private boolean waitingForDimensions;
 
+    // @since $nap; in case if result is Animatable and this drawable was detached, we
+    //  keep the state to resume when we are going to be attached again (when used in RecyclerView)
+    private boolean wasPlayingBefore = false;
+
     /**
      * @since 1.0.1
      */
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
         this.imageSizeResolver = imageSizeResolver;
         this.imageSize = imageSize;
 
-        final Drawable placeholder = loader.placeholder(this);
+        final Drawable placeholder = this.placeholder = loader.placeholder(this);
         if (placeholder != null) {
             setPlaceholderResult(placeholder);
         }
@@ -99,7 +106,6 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
         return result;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
     public boolean hasResult() {
         return result != null;
     }
@@ -108,8 +114,6 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
         return getCallback() != null;
     }
 
-    // yeah
-    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
     public void setCallback2(@Nullable Callback cb) {
 
         // @since 4.2.1
@@ -132,7 +136,21 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
                 result.setCallback(callback);
             }
 
-            loader.load(this);
+            // @since $nap; we trigger loading only if we have no result (and result is not placeholder)
+            final boolean shouldLoad = result == null || result == placeholder;
+
+            if (result != null) {
+                result.setCallback(callback);
+
+                // @since $nap;
+                if (result instanceof Animatable && wasPlayingBefore) {
+                    ((Animatable) result).start();
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (shouldLoad) {
+                loader.load(this);
+            }
         } else {
             if (result != null) {
 
@@ -140,9 +158,14 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
 
                 // let's additionally stop if it Animatable
                 if (result instanceof Animatable) {
-                    ((Animatable) result).stop();
+                    final Animatable animatable = (Animatable) result;
+                    final boolean isPlaying = wasPlayingBefore = animatable.isRunning();
+                    if (isPlaying) {
+                        animatable.stop();
+                    }
                 }
             }
+
             loader.cancel(this);
         }
     }
@@ -206,6 +229,9 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
 
     public void setResult(@NonNull Drawable result) {
 
+        // @since $nap; revert this flag when we have new source
+        wasPlayingBefore = false;
+
         // if we have previous one, detach it
         if (this.result != null) {
             this.result.setCallback(null);
@@ -250,6 +276,7 @@ public class AsyncDrawable extends Drawable {
         waitingForDimensions = false;
 
         final Rect bounds = resolveBounds();
+
         result.setBounds(bounds);
         // @since 4.2.1, we set callback after bounds are resolved
         //  to reduce number of invalidations
diff --git a/sample/build.gradle b/sample/build.gradle
index b87cab5e..81d14d9e 100644
--- a/sample/build.gradle
+++ b/sample/build.gradle
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ dependencies {
         implementation it['debug']
         implementation it['adapt']
         implementation it['android-svg']
+        implementation it['android-gif']
     }
 
     deps['annotationProcessor'].with {
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java b/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java
index c1424e6d..3d73de6d 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ package io.noties.markwon.sample.recycler;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.text.TextPaint;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.style.CharacterStyle;
 import android.text.style.UpdateAppearance;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -87,8 +89,11 @@ public class RecyclerActivity extends Activity {
                     plugin
                             .addSchemeHandler(FileSchemeHandler.createWithAssets(context))
                             .addSchemeHandler(OkHttpNetworkSchemeHandler.create())
-                            .addMediaDecoder(SvgMediaDecoder.create())
-                            .placeholderProvider(drawable -> new ColorDrawable(0xFFff0000));
+                            .placeholderProvider(drawable -> {
+                                final Drawable placeholder = new ColorDrawable(0xFFff0000);
+                                placeholder.setBounds(0, 0, 100, 100);
+                                return  placeholder;
+                            });
                 }))
 //                .usePlugin(PicassoImagesPlugin.create(context))
 //                .usePlugin(GlideImagesPlugin.create(context))
@@ -122,6 +127,8 @@ public class RecyclerActivity extends Activity {
                         // `RemoveUnderlineSpan` will be added AFTER original, thus it will remove underline applied by original
                         builder.appendFactory(Link.class, (configuration, props) -> new RemoveUnderlineSpan());
                     }
+
+
                 })
                 .build();
     }