diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/AnimComposer.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/AnimComposer.java
index 5e95b099e..d997ab39d 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/AnimComposer.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/AnimComposer.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class AnimComposer extends AbstractControl {
     private Map<String, Layer> layers = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
     public AnimComposer() {
-        layers.put(DEFAULT_LAYER, new Layer());
+        layers.put(DEFAULT_LAYER, new Layer(this));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class AnimComposer extends AbstractControl {
     }
 
     public void makeLayer(String name, AnimationMask mask) {
-        Layer l = new Layer();
+        Layer l = new Layer(this);
         l.mask = mask;
         layers.put(name, l);
     }
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ public class AnimComposer extends AbstractControl {
         super.read(im);
         InputCapsule ic = im.getCapsule(this);
         animClipMap = (Map<String, AnimClip>) ic.readStringSavableMap("animClipMap", new HashMap<String, AnimClip>());
+        globalSpeed = ic.readFloat("globalSpeed", 1f);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -307,16 +308,22 @@ public class AnimComposer extends AbstractControl {
         super.write(ex);
         OutputCapsule oc = ex.getCapsule(this);
         oc.writeStringSavableMap(animClipMap, "animClipMap", new HashMap<String, AnimClip>());
+        oc.write(globalSpeed, "globalSpeed", 1f);
     }
 
-    private class Layer implements JmeCloneable {
+    private static class Layer implements JmeCloneable {
+        private AnimComposer ac;
         private Action currentAction;
         private AnimationMask mask;
         private float weight;
         private double time;
 
+        public Layer(AnimComposer ac) {
+            this.ac = ac;
+        }
+        
         public void advance(float tpf) {
-            time += tpf * currentAction.getSpeed() * globalSpeed;
+            time += tpf * currentAction.getSpeed() * ac.globalSpeed;
             // make sure negative time is in [0, length] range
             if (time < 0) {
                 double length = currentAction.getLength();
@@ -337,6 +344,7 @@ public class AnimComposer extends AbstractControl {
 
         @Override
         public void cloneFields(Cloner cloner, Object original) {
+            ac = cloner.clone(ac);
             currentAction = null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/model/anim/TestModelExportingCloning.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/model/anim/TestModelExportingCloning.java
index 63b5023d6..7795753b9 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/model/anim/TestModelExportingCloning.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/model/anim/TestModelExportingCloning.java
@@ -61,18 +61,21 @@ public class TestModelExportingCloning extends SimpleApplication {
         Spatial originalModel = assetManager.loadModel("Models/Oto/Oto.mesh.xml");
         composer = originalModel.getControl(AnimComposer.class);
         composer.setCurrentAction("Walk");
+        composer.setGlobalSpeed(1.5f);
         rootNode.attachChild(originalModel);
         
         Spatial clonedModel = originalModel.clone();
         clonedModel.move(10, 0, 0);
         composer = clonedModel.getControl(AnimComposer.class);
         composer.setCurrentAction("push");
+        System.out.println("clonedModel: globalSpeed=" + composer.getGlobalSpeed());
         rootNode.attachChild(clonedModel);
         
         Spatial exportedModel = BinaryExporter.saveAndLoad(assetManager, originalModel);
         exportedModel.move(20, 0, 0);
         composer = exportedModel.getControl(AnimComposer.class);
         composer.setCurrentAction("pull");
+        System.out.println("exportedModel: globalSpeed=" + composer.getGlobalSpeed());
         rootNode.attachChild(exportedModel);
     }
 }