diff --git a/Sources/Views/BatchUpdates.swift b/Sources/Views/BatchUpdates.swift
index e2dc7755..15a6f08e 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/BatchUpdates.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/BatchUpdates.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 
-import Foundation
+import UIKit
 
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class BatchUpdates: NSObject {
     public var deleteSections = IndexSet()
     public var reloadSections = IndexSet()
     public var moveSections = [SectionMove]()
+    
+    public var animationType: UITableViewRowAnimation = .automatic
 
     public override init() {
         super.init()
diff --git a/Sources/Views/ReloadableView.swift b/Sources/Views/ReloadableView.swift
index 4fb7f55c..7e890000 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/ReloadableView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/ReloadableView.swift
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ extension UITableView: ReloadableView {
 
         // Update items.
         if batchUpdates.insertItems.count > 0 {
-            insertRows(at: batchUpdates.insertItems, with: .automatic)
+            insertRows(at: batchUpdates.insertItems, with: batchUpdates.animationType)
         }
         if batchUpdates.deleteItems.count > 0 {
-            deleteRows(at: batchUpdates.deleteItems, with: .automatic)
+            deleteRows(at: batchUpdates.deleteItems, with: batchUpdates.animationType)
         }
         if batchUpdates.reloadItems.count > 0 {
-            reloadRows(at: batchUpdates.reloadItems, with: .automatic)
+            reloadRows(at: batchUpdates.reloadItems, with: batchUpdates.animationType)
         }
         for move in batchUpdates.moveItems {
             moveRow(at: move.from, to: move.to)
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ extension UITableView: ReloadableView {
 
         // Update sections.
         if batchUpdates.insertSections.count > 0 {
-            insertSections(batchUpdates.insertSections, with: .automatic)
+            insertSections(batchUpdates.insertSections, with: batchUpdates.animationType)
         }
         if batchUpdates.deleteSections.count > 0 {
-            deleteSections(batchUpdates.deleteSections, with: .automatic)
+            deleteSections(batchUpdates.deleteSections, with: batchUpdates.animationType)
         }
         if batchUpdates.reloadSections.count > 0 {
-            reloadSections(batchUpdates.reloadSections, with: .automatic)
+            reloadSections(batchUpdates.reloadSections, with: batchUpdates.animationType)
         }
         for move in batchUpdates.moveSections {
             moveSection(move.from, toSection: move.to)