diff --git a/src/telegram.js b/src/telegram.js
index 88bb9f2a..7dca2c27 100644
--- a/src/telegram.js
+++ b/src/telegram.js
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ class TelegramBot extends EventEmitter {
    * @see https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#editmessagemedia
    */
   editMessageMedia(media, form = {}) {
-    form.media = media;
+    form.media = stringify(media);
     return this._request('editMessageMedia', { form });
   }  
 
diff --git a/test/telegram.js b/test/telegram.js
index 103d8683..acb153e6 100644
--- a/test/telegram.js
+++ b/test/telegram.js
@@ -1436,4 +1436,28 @@ describe('TelegramBot', function telegramSuite() {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#sendAnimation', function sendAnimationSuite() {
+    before(function before() {
+      utils.handleRatelimit(bot, 'sendAnimation', this);
+    });
+    it('should send a gif as an animation', function test() {
+      return bot.sendAnimation(USERID, `${__dirname}/data/photo.gif`).then(resp => {
+        assert.ok(is.object(resp));
+        assert.ok(is.object(resp.document));
+
+        describe('#editMessageMedia', function editMessageMediaSuite() {
+          before(function before() {
+            utils.handleRatelimit(bot, 'editMessageMedia', this);
+          });
+          it('should edit a media message', function test() {
+            return bot.editMessageMedia({ type: 'animation', media: resp.document.file_id, caption: 'media message edited'}, { chat_id: resp.chat.id, message_id: resp.message_id}).then(editedResp => {
+              assert.ok(is.object(editedResp));
+              assert.ok(is.string(editedResp.caption));
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });  
 }); // End Telegram