diff --git a/data/units/Dwarvish_Guardsman.cfg b/data/units/Dwarvish_Guardsman.cfg
index 42bb3f31408..f4a5099c9f4 100644
--- a/data/units/Dwarvish_Guardsman.cfg
+++ b/data/units/Dwarvish_Guardsman.cfg
@@ -151,4 +151,41 @@ Special Notes:"+{SPECIAL_NOTES_STEADFAST}
 		[/animation]
 	[/attack]
 	{DEFENSE_ANIM "units/dwarves/guard-defend.png" "units/dwarves/guard.png" {SOUND_LIST:DWARF_HIT} }
+	[idle_anim]
+		[frame]
+			begin=0
+			end=100
+			image="units/dwarves/guard-idle-1.png"
+		[/frame]
+		[frame]
+			begin=100
+			end=600
+			image="units/dwarves/guard-idle-2.png"
+		[/frame]
+		[frame]
+			begin=600
+			end=700
+			image="units/dwarves/guard-idle-3.png"
+		[/frame]
+		[frame]
+			begin=700
+			end=800
+			image="units/dwarves/guard-idle-4.png"
+		[/frame]
+		[frame]
+			begin=800
+			end=1200
+			image="units/dwarves/guard-idle-5.png"
+		[/frame]
+		[frame]
+			begin=1200
+			end=1700
+			image="units/dwarves/guard-idle-6.png"
+		[/frame]
+		[frame]
+			begin=1700
+			end=1800
+			image="units/dwarves/guard-idle-1.png"
+		[/frame]
+	[/idle_anim]
 [/unit]
diff --git a/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-1.png b/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-1.png
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diff --git a/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-2.png b/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-2.png
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diff --git a/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-3.png b/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-3.png
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diff --git a/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-4.png b/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-4.png
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diff --git a/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-5.png b/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-5.png
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diff --git a/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-6.png b/images/units/dwarves/guard-idle-6.png
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