diff --git a/src/effects.js b/src/effects.js
index af61de705..225b31240 100644
--- a/src/effects.js
+++ b/src/effects.js
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ function raf() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Will get false negative for old browsers which is okay
-function isDocumentHidden() {
-	return "hidden" in document && document.hidden;
-}
-
 // Animations created synchronously will run synchronously
 function createFxNow() {
 	setTimeout(function() {
@@ -446,8 +441,15 @@ jQuery.speed = function( speed, easing, fn ) {
 		easing: fn && easing || easing && !jQuery.isFunction( easing ) && easing
 	};
 
-	opt.duration = jQuery.fx.off ? 0 : typeof opt.duration === "number" ? opt.duration :
-		opt.duration in jQuery.fx.speeds ? jQuery.fx.speeds[ opt.duration ] : jQuery.fx.speeds._default;
+		// Go to the end state if fx are off or if document is hidden
+	if ( jQuery.fx.off || document.hidden ) {
+		opt.duration = 0;
+
+	} else {
+		opt.duration = typeof opt.duration === "number" ?
+			opt.duration : opt.duration in jQuery.fx.speeds ?
+				jQuery.fx.speeds[ opt.duration ] : jQuery.fx.speeds._default;
+	}
 
 	// normalize opt.queue - true/undefined/null -> "fx"
 	if ( opt.queue == null || opt.queue === true ) {
@@ -472,10 +474,6 @@ jQuery.speed = function( speed, easing, fn ) {
 
 jQuery.fn.extend({
 	fadeTo: function( speed, to, easing, callback ) {
-		if ( isDocumentHidden() ) {
-			return this;
-		}
-
 		// show any hidden elements after setting opacity to 0
 		return this.filter( isHidden ).css( "opacity", 0 ).show()
 
@@ -483,10 +481,6 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 			.end().animate({ opacity: to }, speed, easing, callback );
 	},
 	animate: function( prop, speed, easing, callback ) {
-		if ( isDocumentHidden() ) {
-			return this;
-		}
-
 		var empty = jQuery.isEmptyObject( prop ),
 			optall = jQuery.speed( speed, easing, callback ),
 			doAnimation = function() {
@@ -654,18 +648,18 @@ jQuery.fx.timer = function( timer ) {
 jQuery.fx.interval = 13;
 
 jQuery.fx.start = function() {
-	if ( !timerId ) {
-		if ( window.requestAnimationFrame ) {
-			timerId = true;
-			window.requestAnimationFrame( raf );
-		} else {
-			timerId = setInterval( jQuery.fx.tick, jQuery.fx.interval );
-		}
-	}
+	timerId = window.requestAnimationFrame ?
+		window.requestAnimationFrame( raf ) :
+		setInterval( jQuery.fx.tick, jQuery.fx.interval );
 };
 
 jQuery.fx.stop = function() {
-	clearInterval( timerId );
+	if ( window.cancelAnimationFrame ) {
+		window.cancelAnimationFrame( timerId );
+	} else {
+		clearInterval( timerId );
+	}
+
 	timerId = null;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/effects.js b/test/unit/effects.js
index 30d58ccd3..8e1f914cf 100644
--- a/test/unit/effects.js
+++ b/test/unit/effects.js
@@ -2239,4 +2239,32 @@ test( "Respect display value on inline elements (#14824)", 2, function() {
 	clock.tick( 800 );
 });
 
+test( "Animation should go to its end state if document.hidden = true", 1, function() {
+	var height;
+	if ( Object.defineProperty ) {
+
+		// Can't rewrite document.hidden property if its host property
+		try {
+			Object.defineProperty( document, "hidden", {
+				get: function() {
+					return true;
+				}
+			});
+		} catch ( e ) {}
+	} else {
+		document.hidden = true;
+	}
+
+	if ( document.hidden ) {
+		height = jQuery( "#qunit-fixture" ).animate({ height: 500 } ).height();
+
+		equal( height, 500, "Animation should happen immediately if document.hidden = true" );
+		jQuery( document ).removeProp( "hidden" );
+
+	} else {
+		ok( true, "Can't run the test since we can't reproduce correct environment for it" );
+	}
+});
+
+
 })();