diff --git a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
index b45d9ac5fd9..15bebbe8e20 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
@@ -680,8 +680,8 @@ void AnimationImporter::translate_Animations_NEW ( COLLADAFW::Node * node ,
 	Object *ob = is_joint ? armature_importer->get_armature_for_joint(root) : object_map[node->getUniqueId()];
 	
 	const char *bone_name = is_joint ? bc_get_joint_name(node) : NULL;
-    
-	if ( ! is_object_animated(node, FW_object_map) ) return ;  
+
+	AnimationType type = get_animation_type(node, FW_object_map );
 
     char joint_path[200];
 
@@ -754,9 +754,11 @@ void AnimationImporter::translate_Animations_NEW ( COLLADAFW::Node * node ,
 }
 
 //Check if object is animated by checking if animlist_map holds the animlist_id of node transforms
-bool AnimationImporter::is_object_animated ( const COLLADAFW::Node * node , std::map<COLLADAFW::UniqueId, const COLLADAFW::Object*> FW_object_map ) 
+AnimationImporter::AnimationType AnimationImporter::get_animation_type ( const COLLADAFW::Node * node , 
+											std::map<COLLADAFW::UniqueId, const COLLADAFW::Object*> FW_object_map) 
 {
-	bool exists = false;
+	AnimationImporter::AnimationType type = AnimationImporter::INANIMATE ;
+	//bool exists = false;
 	const COLLADAFW::TransformationPointerArray& nodeTransforms = node->getTransformations();
 	
 	//for each transformation in node 
@@ -768,7 +770,7 @@ bool AnimationImporter::is_object_animated ( const COLLADAFW::Node * node , std:
 		if (animlist_map.find(listid) == animlist_map.end()) continue ;
 		else 
 		{
-			exists = true;
+			type = AnimationImporter::NODE_TRANSFORM;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -783,12 +785,12 @@ bool AnimationImporter::is_object_animated ( const COLLADAFW::Node * node , std:
 		if (animlist_map.find(listid) == animlist_map.end()) continue ;
 		else 
 		{
-			exists = true;
+			type = AnimationImporter::LIGHT_COLOR;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	
-	return exists;
+	return type;
 }
 
 //XXX Is not used anymore.
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h
index ca04771a63d..54ede656ea7 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ private:
 	void fcurve_deg_to_rad(FCurve *cu);
 
 	void add_fcurves_to_object(Object *ob, std::vector<FCurve*>& curves, char *rna_path, int array_index, Animation *animated);
+
+	enum AnimationType
+		{
+			NODE_TRANSFORM,
+			LIGHT_COLOR,
+			INANIMATE     
+		};
 public:
 
 	AnimationImporter(UnitConverter *conv, ArmatureImporter *arm, Scene *scene);
@@ -101,7 +108,7 @@ public:
 												   std::map<COLLADAFW::UniqueId, Object*>& object_map ,
 												   std::map<COLLADAFW::UniqueId, const COLLADAFW::Object*> FW_object_map);
 
-	bool is_object_animated ( const COLLADAFW::Node * node , std::map<COLLADAFW::UniqueId,const COLLADAFW::Object*> FW_object_map ) ;
+	AnimationType get_animation_type( const COLLADAFW::Node * node , std::map<COLLADAFW::UniqueId,const COLLADAFW::Object*> FW_object_map ) ;
 
 
 	void Assign_transform_animations(COLLADAFW::Transformation* transform ,