diff --git a/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h b/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h
index 723f674..0741d91 100644
--- a/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h
+++ b/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@
     /**
      * Draws the current animation frame.
      *
-     * It is undefined behavior to call render() on a newly created Animation
-     * before specifying an initial frame via one of the seek() variants.
-     *
      * @param canvas   destination canvas
      * @param dst      optional destination rect
      * @param flags    optional RenderFlags
diff --git a/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp b/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
index 25be33d..9479806 100644
--- a/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
+++ b/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
@@ -550,7 +550,11 @@
     , fOutPoint(outPoint)
     , fDuration(duration)
     , fFPS(fps)
-    , fFlags(flags) {}
+    , fFlags(flags) {
+
+    // In case the client calls render before the first tick.
+    this->seek(0);
+}
 
 Animation::~Animation() = default;