diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/animpane_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/animpane_tests.rs
index eb147499..c57e1eda 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/animpane_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/animpane_tests.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,33 @@ fn moving_an_effect_forgets_the_clicked_row() {
     assert!(at < 0.1, "back to the shape's first effect, not the spin now in that row: {at}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn play_from_skips_a_triggered_effect() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    // The zoomed shape's first effect becomes triggered by the faded shape; its second effect,
+    // after the 1 s fade, is still on the click sequence.
+    let first = h.state().session.active().unwrap().current_slide().unwrap().animations[0].shape.0;
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("animation.timing", &json!({"index": 1, "trigger": first})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("animation.add", &json!({"effect": "pulse", "start": "afterPrevious", "duration": 1000})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    let at = play(&mut h, "▶ Play From");
+    assert!((1.0..1.1).contains(&at), "from the shape's first effect on the click sequence: {at}");
+    // A clicked triggered row falls back the same way.
+    click_row(&mut h, 2, egui::PointerButton::Primary);
+    let at = play(&mut h, "▶ Play From");
+    assert!((1.0..1.1).contains(&at), "{at}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn preview_rejects_a_from_that_is_not_an_effect_index() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    for from in [json!("1"), json!(-1), json!(1.5)] {
+        assert!(h.state_mut().run("animation.preview", json!({"from": from})).is_err(), "{from}");
+        assert!(h.state().anim_preview_report().is_none(), "{from}");
+    }
+    assert_eq!(h.state_mut().run("animation.preview", json!({"from": 1})).unwrap()["from"], 1.0);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[ignore = "writes a screenshot for review"]
 fn screenshot() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index b620a049..eb364eab 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -971,7 +971,10 @@ impl SlideApp {
                     self.anim_preview = None;
                     return Ok(json!({"playing": false}));
                 }
-                let from = p.get("from").and_then(Value::as_u64).map(|v| usize::try_from(v).unwrap_or(usize::MAX));
+                let from = match p.get("from") {
+                    None | Some(Value::Null) => None,
+                    Some(v) => Some(v.as_u64().map(|v| usize::try_from(v).unwrap_or(usize::MAX)).ok_or("`from` must be an effect index")?),
+                };
                 return self.start_anim_preview(from);
             }
             "app.home" => {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs
index dc46839f..bd712bb9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs
@@ -1022,10 +1022,9 @@ fn animation(app: &mut SlideApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     // index would point at another effect.
     let pick_id = egui::Id::new(("anim_pane_pick", st.uid, st.selection.slide));
     let pick = ui.data(|m| m.get_temp::<usize>(pick_id));
-    let from = pick
-        .filter(|&i| anims.get(i).is_some_and(|a| selected.contains(&a.shape.0)))
-        .or_else(|| anims.iter().position(|a| selected.contains(&a.shape.0)))
-        .filter(|&i| tl.start_of(i).is_some());
+    // A triggered effect is not on the click sequence, so it can't be played from.
+    let eligible = |i: usize| anims.get(i).is_some_and(|a| selected.contains(&a.shape.0)) && tl.start_of(i).is_some();
+    let from = pick.filter(|&i| eligible(i)).or_else(|| (0..anims.len()).find(|&i| eligible(i)));
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         let playing = app.anim_preview_active();
         let label = match (playing, from) {
diff --git a/docs/target-app-parity.md b/docs/target-app-parity.md
index 07223c37..7e797ac0 100644
--- a/docs/target-app-parity.md
+++ b/docs/target-app-parity.md
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Features row of the dimension table keeps ~62% until the next full re-measure).
 | Pictures | 7 | 60% | ~45% | 12–20 | SVG, EMF+ records, clipboard paste on Windows/Linux (#53), remove background, artistic-effect and correction depth | [file-format-parity.md](file-format-parity.md) |
 | Media | 4 | 67% | ~60% | 8–14 | WMA/WMV decode, record audio/screen, 3-D models and stock content, playback options lost on PPTX round trip (#74) | [file-format-parity.md](file-format-parity.md) |
 | Transitions | 4 | 100% | ~80% | 4–8 | 3-D transitions approximated in 2-D | [animation-parity.md](animation-parity.md) |
-| Animations | 6 | 85% | ~65% | 10–16 | 64 of PowerPoint's ~190 effects, Animation Pane timeline, rewind lost on save (#77) | [animation-parity.md](animation-parity.md) |
+| Animations | 6 | 85% | ~65% | 10–16 | 64 of PowerPoint's ~190 effects, rewind lost on save (#77) | [animation-parity.md](animation-parity.md) |
 | Slide show and presenter view | 8 | 68% | ~60% | 10–16 | Second-display placement, laser from presenter view, recording, subtitles, ink depth | [slideshow-parity.md](slideshow-parity.md) |
 | Review | 3 | 70% | ~45% | 8–14 | Compare depth, version history, real spelling dictionaries | [file-format-parity.md](file-format-parity.md) |
 | Draw (ink) | 2 | 50% | ~30% | 5–9 | Pen tilt, ink to math, lasso, ink to shape/text depth | [hardware-parity.md](hardware-parity.md) |