diff --git a/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
index 6494f7b2ba332..e1432d0305aa4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ pub fn advance_animations(
 /// according to the currently-playing animation.
 pub fn animate_targets(
     clips: Res<Assets<AnimationClip>>,
-    players: Query<&AnimationPlayer, Without<AnimationTarget>>,
+    players: Query<&AnimationPlayer>,
     mut targets: Query<(
         Entity,
         &AnimationTarget,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
index 8007b0644af2c..f6946df688dff 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
@@ -952,10 +952,15 @@ fn load_node(
         None => {
             if animation_roots.contains(&gltf_node.index()) {
                 // This is an animation root. Make a new animation context.
-                animation_context = Some(AnimationContext {
+                let new_animation_context = AnimationContext {
                     root: node.id(),
                     path: smallvec![name],
+                };
+                node.insert(AnimationTarget {
+                    id: AnimationTargetId::from_names(new_animation_context.path.iter()),
+                    player: new_animation_context.root,
                 });
+                animation_context = Some(new_animation_context)
             }
         }
         Some(ref mut animation_context) => {