diff --git a/packages/core/index.d.ts b/packages/core/index.d.ts
index b777b7f6b..300190ba0 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
+import { OpaqueInterpolation } from 'react-spring'
 
 declare module '@nivo/core' {
     export type DatumValue = string | number | Date
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ declare module '@nivo/core' {
 
     export type DataFormatter = (value: DatumValue) => string | number
 
+    export function useAnimatedPath(path: string): OpaqueInterpolation<string>
     export function useValueFormatter(formatter?: DataFormatter | string): DataFormatter
 
     export type LinearGradientDef = {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 3f9a6c43e..b862f8bac 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "d3-color": "^1.2.3",
     "d3-format": "^1.4.4",
     "d3-hierarchy": "^1.1.8",
+    "d3-interpolate": "^2.0.1",
     "d3-scale": "^3.0.0",
     "d3-scale-chromatic": "^1.3.3",
     "d3-shape": "^1.3.5",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/index.js b/packages/core/src/hooks/index.js
index ad8074fcb..dea1a2c99 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
+export * from './useAnimatedPath'
 export * from './useCurveInterpolation'
 export * from './useDimensions'
 export * from './useMeasure'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useAnimatedPath.js b/packages/core/src/hooks/useAnimatedPath.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24bbb09f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useAnimatedPath.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { interpolateString } from 'd3-interpolate'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
+import { useMotionConfig } from '../motion'
+import { useSpring } from 'react-spring'
+
+const usePrevious = value => {
+    const ref = useRef()
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        ref.current = value
+    }, [value])
+
+    return ref.current
+}
+
+export const useAnimatedPath = path => {
+    const { animate, config: springConfig } = useMotionConfig()
+
+    const previousPath = usePrevious(path)
+    const interpolator = useMemo(() => interpolateString(previousPath, path), [previousPath, path])
+
+    const { value } = useSpring({
+        from: { value: 0 },
+        to: { value: 1 },
+        reset: true,
+        config: springConfig,
+        immediate: !animate,
+    })
+
+    return value.interpolate(interpolator)
+}
diff --git a/packages/line/src/Areas.js b/packages/line/src/Areas.js
index 9787d8c43..24810330b 100644
--- a/packages/line/src/Areas.js
+++ b/packages/line/src/Areas.js
@@ -8,44 +8,52 @@
  */
 import React, { memo } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import { useSprings, animated } from 'react-spring'
-import { useMotionConfig, blendModePropType } from '@nivo/core'
+import { useSpring, animated } from 'react-spring'
+import { useAnimatedPath, useMotionConfig, blendModePropType } from '@nivo/core'
 
-const Areas = ({ areaGenerator, areaOpacity, areaBlendMode, lines }) => {
+const AreaPath = ({ areaBlendMode, areaOpacity, color, fill, path }) => {
     const { animate, config: springConfig } = useMotionConfig()
 
-    const computedLines = lines.slice(0).reverse()
+    const animatedPath = useAnimatedPath(path)
+    const animatedProps = useSpring({
+        color,
+        config: springConfig,
+        immediate: !animate,
+    })
 
-    const springs = useSprings(
-        computedLines.length,
-        computedLines.map(line => {
-            return {
-                path: areaGenerator(line.data.map(d => d.position)),
-                color: line.color,
-                config: springConfig,
-                immediate: !animate,
-            }
-        })
+    return (
+        <animated.path
+            d={animatedPath}
+            fill={fill ? fill : animatedProps.color}
+            fillOpacity={areaOpacity}
+            strokeWidth={0}
+            style={{
+                mixBlendMode: areaBlendMode,
+            }}
+        />
     )
+}
+
+AreaPath.propTypes = {
+    areaBlendMode: blendModePropType.isRequired,
+    areaOpacity: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    color: PropTypes.string,
+    fill: PropTypes.string,
+    path: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+}
+
+const Areas = ({ areaGenerator, areaOpacity, areaBlendMode, lines }) => {
+    const computedLines = lines.slice(0).reverse()
 
     return (
         <g>
-            {springs.map((animatedProps, index) => {
-                const line = computedLines[index]
-
-                return (
-                    <animated.path
-                        key={line.id}
-                        d={animatedProps.path}
-                        fill={line.fill ? line.fill : animatedProps.color}
-                        fillOpacity={areaOpacity}
-                        strokeWidth={0}
-                        style={{
-                            mixBlendMode: areaBlendMode,
-                        }}
-                    />
-                )
-            })}
+            {computedLines.map(line => (
+                <AreaPath
+                    key={line.id}
+                    path={areaGenerator(line.data.map(d => d.position))}
+                    {...{ areaOpacity, areaBlendMode, ...line }}
+                />
+            ))}
         </g>
     )
 }
diff --git a/packages/line/src/LinesItem.js b/packages/line/src/LinesItem.js
index 764a114f1..450e09c2c 100644
--- a/packages/line/src/LinesItem.js
+++ b/packages/line/src/LinesItem.js
@@ -6,23 +6,16 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
-import React, { memo } from 'react'
+import React, { memo, useMemo } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import { useSpring, animated } from 'react-spring'
-import { useMotionConfig } from '@nivo/core'
+import { animated } from 'react-spring'
+import { useAnimatedPath } from '@nivo/core'
 
 const LinesItem = ({ lineGenerator, points, color, thickness }) => {
-    const { animate, config: springConfig } = useMotionConfig()
+    const path = useMemo(() => lineGenerator(points), [lineGenerator, points])
+    const animatedPath = useAnimatedPath(path)
 
-    const animatedProps = useSpring({
-        path: lineGenerator(points),
-        config: springConfig,
-        immediate: !animate,
-    })
-
-    return (
-        <animated.path d={animatedProps.path} fill="none" strokeWidth={thickness} stroke={color} />
-    )
+    return <animated.path d={animatedPath} fill="none" strokeWidth={thickness} stroke={color} />
 }
 
 LinesItem.propTypes = {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d2b97e8c7..b74ddf395 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5017,6 +5017,18 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/configstore/-/configstore-2.1.1.tgz#cd1e8553633ad3185c3f2f239ecff5d2643e92b6"
   integrity sha1-zR6FU2M60xhcPy8jns/10mQ+krY=
 
+"@types/d3-path@^1":
+  version "1.0.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/d3-path/-/d3-path-1.0.9.tgz#73526b150d14cd96e701597cbf346cfd1fd4a58c"
+  integrity sha512-NaIeSIBiFgSC6IGUBjZWcscUJEq7vpVu7KthHN8eieTV9d9MqkSOZLH4chq1PmcKy06PNe3axLeKmRIyxJ+PZQ==
+
+"@types/d3-shape@^2.0.0":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/d3-shape/-/d3-shape-2.0.0.tgz#61aa065726f3c2641aedc59c3603475ab11aeb2f"
+  integrity sha512-NLzD02m5PiD1KLEDjLN+MtqEcFYn4ZL9+Rqc9ZwARK1cpKZXd91zBETbe6wpBB6Ia0D0VZbpmbW3+BsGPGnCpA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/d3-path" "^1"
+
 "@types/debug@^0.0.29":
   version "0.0.29"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/debug/-/debug-0.0.29.tgz#a1e514adfbd92f03a224ba54d693111dbf1f3754"
@@ -9096,6 +9108,11 @@ d3-color@1, d3-color@^1.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-color/-/d3-color-1.2.3.tgz#6c67bb2af6df3cc8d79efcc4d3a3e83e28c8048f"
   integrity sha512-x37qq3ChOTLd26hnps36lexMRhNXEtVxZ4B25rL0DVdDsGQIJGB18S7y9XDwlDD6MD/ZBzITCf4JjGMM10TZkw==
 
+"d3-color@1 - 2":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-color/-/d3-color-2.0.0.tgz#8d625cab42ed9b8f601a1760a389f7ea9189d62e"
+  integrity sha512-SPXi0TSKPD4g9tw0NMZFnR95XVgUZiBH+uUTqQuDu1OsE2zomHU7ho0FISciaPvosimixwHFl3WHLGabv6dDgQ==
+
 d3-delaunay@^5.1.1:
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-delaunay/-/d3-delaunay-5.1.1.tgz#fa2313f5fff1c6007f7d814276fc6914f370d63c"
@@ -9146,6 +9163,13 @@ d3-interpolate@1:
   dependencies:
     d3-color "1"
 
+d3-interpolate@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-interpolate/-/d3-interpolate-2.0.1.tgz#98be499cfb8a3b94d4ff616900501a64abc91163"
+  integrity sha512-c5UhwwTs/yybcmTpAVqwSFl6vrQ8JZJoT5F7xNFK9pymv5C0Ymcc9/LIJHtYIggg/yS9YHw8i8O8tgb9pupjeQ==
+  dependencies:
+    d3-color "1 - 2"
+
 d3-path@1:
   version "1.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-path/-/d3-path-1.0.7.tgz#8de7cd693a75ac0b5480d3abaccd94793e58aae8"