--- a/layout/style/AnimationCommon.cpp
+++ b/layout/style/AnimationCommon.cpp
@@ -299,17 +299,20 @@ CommonElementAnimationData::CanAnimatePr
     }
   }
   bool enabled = nsLayoutUtils::AreAsyncAnimationsEnabled();
   if (!enabled && shouldLog) {
     nsCString message;
     message.AppendLiteral("Performance warning: Async animations are disabled");
     LogAsyncAnimationFailure(message);
   }
-  return enabled && (aFlags & CanAnimate_AllowPartial);
+  bool propertyAllowed = (aProperty == eCSSProperty_transform) ||
+                         (aProperty == eCSSProperty_opacity) ||
+                         (aFlags & CanAnimate_AllowPartial);
+  return enabled && propertyAllowed;
 }
 
 /* static */ void
 CommonElementAnimationData::LogAsyncAnimationFailure(nsCString& aMessage,
                                                      const nsIContent* aContent)
 {
   if (aContent) {
     aMessage.AppendLiteral(" [");