diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/animations/src/animation_builder.ts b/packages/platform-browser/animations/src/animation_builder.ts
index a8471ba30dc42..74959020dee27 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/animations/src/animation_builder.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/animations/src/animation_builder.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class RendererAnimationPlayer implements AnimationPlayer {
 
   reset(): void {
     this._command('reset');
-    this._started = true;
+    this._started = false;
   }
 
   setPosition(p: number): void {
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/browser_animation_builder_spec.ts b/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/browser_animation_builder_spec.ts
index cbd08048320aa..350dd5346d0a1 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/browser_animation_builder_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/browser_animation_builder_spec.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ import {el} from '../../testing/src/browser_util';
          const player = cmp.build();
 
          let started = false;
-         player.onStart(noop);
+         player.onStart(() => started = false);
 
          let finished = false;
          player.onDone(() => finished = true);
@@ -82,23 +82,23 @@ import {el} from '../../testing/src/browser_util';
 
          player.init();
          flushMicrotasks();
-         started = player.hasStarted();
          expect(started).toBeFalsy();
+         expect(player.hasStarted()).toBeFalsy();
          expect(finished).toBeFalsy();
          expect(destroyed).toBeFalsy();
 
          player.play();
          flushMicrotasks();
-         started = player.hasStarted();
          expect(started).toBeTruthy();
+         expect(player.hasStarted()).toBeTruthy();
          expect(finished).toBeFalsy();
          expect(destroyed).toBeFalsy();
 
          player.play();
          player.reset();
          flushMicrotasks();
-         started = player.hasStarted();
          expect(started).toBeFalsy();
+         expect(player.hasStarted()).toBeFalsy();
          expect(finished).toBeTruthy();
          expect(destroyed).toBeFalsy();
 
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ import {el} from '../../testing/src/browser_util';
          flushMicrotasks();
          started = player.hasStarted();
          expect(started).toBeTruthy();
+         expect(player.hasStarted()).toBeTruthy();
          expect(finished).toBeTruthy();
          expect(destroyed).toBeFalsy();
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ import {el} from '../../testing/src/browser_util';
          flushMicrotasks();
          started = player.hasStarted();
          expect(started).toBeTruthy();
+         expect(player.hasStarted()).toBeTruthy();
          expect(finished).toBeTruthy();
          expect(destroyed).toBeTruthy();
        }));