diff --git a/demo/res/layout/activity_demo.xml b/demo/res/layout/activity_demo.xml
index 417fa7b4..e6bf9245 100644
--- a/demo/res/layout/activity_demo.xml
+++ b/demo/res/layout/activity_demo.xml
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
                     android:paddingRight="10dp"
                     android:paddingLeft="10dp"/>
 
+                <Button
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/collapse_no_animation"
+                    android:id="@+id/collapseBtn"/>
+
             </LinearLayout>
 
             <ImageView
diff --git a/demo/res/menu/demo.xml b/demo/res/menu/demo.xml
index 483e4daa..43ee0cf6 100644
--- a/demo/res/menu/demo.xml
+++ b/demo/res/menu/demo.xml
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@
         sothree:showAsAction="never"
         android:title="@string/action_anchor_enable"/>    
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_expand"
+        android:orderInCategory="300"
+        sothree:showAsAction="never"
+        android:title="@string/expand_no_animation"/>
+
 </menu>
diff --git a/demo/res/values/strings.xml b/demo/res/values/strings.xml
index ffe6ea36..dd353f99 100644
--- a/demo/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/demo/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
     <string name="action_anchor_disable">Disable Anchor Point</string>
     <string name="hello"><![CDATA[<b>The Awesome Sliding Up Panel</b><br/> Brought to you by<br/><a href="http://umanoapp.com">http://umanoapp.com</a>]]></string>
     <string name="follow"><![CDATA[Follow us<br/>on <a href="http://twitter.com/umanoapp">Twitter</a>]]></string>
+    <string name="expand_no_animation">Expand w/out animation</string>
+    <string name="collapse_no_animation">Collapse w/out animation</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/demo/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/demo/DemoActivity.java b/demo/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/demo/DemoActivity.java
index d06a4229..49378c31 100644
--- a/demo/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/demo/DemoActivity.java
+++ b/demo/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/demo/DemoActivity.java
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
                 startActivity(i);
             }
         });
+        findViewById(R.id.collapseBtn).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(View view) {
+                mLayout.collapseNoAnimation();
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -126,6 +132,12 @@ public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
                 }
                 return true;
             }
+            case R.id.action_expand: {
+                if (mLayout != null) {
+                    mLayout.expandNoAnimation();
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 85cc1038..30a0ed3a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=3.0.0
+VERSION_NAME=3.0.1
 VERSION_CODE=10
 GROUP=com.sothree.slidinguppanel
 
diff --git a/library/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java b/library/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java
index d0643a98..106590be 100644
--- a/library/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java
+++ b/library/src/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import android.support.v4.view.MotionEventCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -953,6 +954,16 @@ public PanelState getPanelState() {
         return mSlideState;
     }
 
+    public void expandNoAnimation() {
+        onPanelDragged(0);
+        mMainView.requestLayout();
+        mSlideState = PanelState.EXPANDED;
+        if (mSlideableView.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE) {
+            mSlideableView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        }
+        dispatchOnPanelExpanded(mSlideableView);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Change panel state to the given state with
      * @param state - new panel state
@@ -991,6 +1002,14 @@ public void setPanelState(PanelState state) {
         }
     }
 
+    public void collapseNoAnimation() {
+        int defaultHeight = getHeight() - getPaddingBottom() - getPaddingTop() - mPanelHeight;
+        onPanelDragged(defaultHeight);
+        mMainView.requestLayout();
+        mSlideState = PanelState.COLLAPSED;
+        dispatchOnPanelCollapsed(mSlideableView);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Update the parallax based on the current slide offset.
      */