diff --git a/src/Three.Legacy.js b/src/Three.Legacy.js
index a2cff50a39d78290282a0005c9f4503847a40269..69bd7e30a58c6b095130ea51e0bcd5aad50db58f 100644
--- a/src/Three.Legacy.js
+++ b/src/Three.Legacy.js
@@ -1329,6 +1329,13 @@ Object.defineProperties( ShaderMaterial.prototype, {
 
 Object.assign( WebGLRenderer.prototype, {
 
+	animate: function ( callback ) {
+
+		console.warn( 'THREE.WebGLRenderer: .animate() is now .setAnimationLoop().' );
+		this.setAnimationLoop( callback );
+
+	},
+
 	getCurrentRenderTarget: function () {
 
 		console.warn( 'THREE.WebGLRenderer: .getCurrentRenderTarget() is now .getRenderTarget().' );
diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index 1bbee9d54ec0b1dc22e668f9cfcfaffe73ed1046..5832dcd64e3410702dc15d17bcf8fe37e8b5e5b3 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 
 	}
 
-	this.animate = function ( callback ) {
+	this.setAnimationLoop = function ( callback ) {
 
 		onAnimationFrame = callback;
 		onAnimationFrame !== null ? startAnimation() : stopAnimation();