diff --git a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
index 637e49446..4dfc6606f 100644
--- a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
+++ b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
@@ -975,7 +975,12 @@ private boolean animationsEnabled() {
     return systemAnimationsEnabled || ignoreSystemAnimationsDisabled;
   }
 
-  void setSystemAnimationsAreEnabled(Boolean areEnabled) {
+  /**
+   * Tell Lottie that system animations are disabled. When using {@link LottieAnimationView} or Compose {@code LottieAnimation}, this is done
+   * automatically. However, if you are using LottieDrawable on its own, you should set this to false when
+   * {@link com.airbnb.lottie.utils.Utils#getAnimationScale(Context)} is 0.
+   */
+  public void setSystemAnimationsAreEnabled(Boolean areEnabled) {
     systemAnimationsEnabled = areEnabled;
   }