diff --git a/common/changes/@visactor/vrender-core/fix-animate-with-noStage_2024-12-30-09-41.json b/common/changes/@visactor/vrender-core/fix-animate-with-noStage_2024-12-30-09-41.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e808ce1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@visactor/vrender-core/fix-animate-with-noStage_2024-12-30-09-41.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@visactor/vrender-core",
+      "comment": "fix: fix issue with animate error when graphic.stage is null",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@visactor/vrender-core"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/vrender-core/src/animate/animate.ts b/packages/vrender-core/src/animate/animate.ts
index 84d42484c..7edd14f34 100644
--- a/packages/vrender-core/src/animate/animate.ts
+++ b/packages/vrender-core/src/animate/animate.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class Animate implements IAnimate {
     slience?: boolean
   ) {
     this.id = id;
-    this.timeline = timeline;
+    this.timeline = timeline || defaultTimeline;
     this.status = AnimateStatus.INITIAL;
     this.tailAnimate = new SubAnimate(this);
     this.subAnimates = [this.tailAnimate];