diff --git a/docs/guide/configuration.md b/docs/guide/configuration.md
index d05fe0ca8..c2291d63e 100644
--- a/docs/guide/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/guide/configuration.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The `init` option is scriptable but it doesn't get the [options context](./optio
 This is the signature of the scriptable option:
 
 ```javascript
-({chart, properties, options}) => void | boolean | AnnotationBoxModel
+({chart, properties, options}) => void | boolean | AnnotationElement
 ```
 
 where the properties is the element model
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.chart.js b/src/helpers/helpers.chart.js
index 0d976604d..76ab085c6 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.chart.js
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.chart.js
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ export function resolveLineProperties(chart, options) {
  * @param {boolean} [centerBased=false]
  * @returns {AnnotationBoxModel}
  */
-export function resolveBoxAndLabelProperties(chart, options, centerBased) {
+export function resolveBoxAndLabelProperties(chart, options) {
   const properties = resolveBoxProperties(chart, options);
-  properties.initProperties = initAnimationProperties(chart, properties, options, centerBased);
+  properties.initProperties = initAnimationProperties(chart, properties, options);
   properties.elements = [{
     type: 'label',
     optionScope: 'label',
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.options.js b/src/helpers/helpers.options.js
index 8fffd084d..f0e7f0225 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.options.js
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.options.js
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
-import {isObject, isFunction, valueOrDefault, defined, callback} from 'chart.js/helpers';
+import {isObject, isFunction, valueOrDefault, defined, callback as invoke} from 'chart.js/helpers';
 import {clamp} from './helpers.core';
 
 const isPercentString = (s) => typeof s === 'string' && s.endsWith('%');
 const toPercent = (s) => parseFloat(s) / 100;
 const toPositivePercent = (s) => clamp(toPercent(s), 0, 1);
 
+const boxAppering = (x, y) => ({x, y, x2: x, y2: y, width: 0, height: 0});
+const defaultInitAnimation = {
+  box: (properties) => boxAppering(properties.centerX, properties.centerY),
+  ellipse: (properties) => ({centerX: properties.centerX, centerY: properties.centerX, radius: 0, width: 0, height: 0}),
+  label: (properties) => boxAppering(properties.centerX, properties.centerY),
+  line: (properties) => boxAppering(properties.x, properties.y),
+  point: (properties) => ({centerX: properties.centerX, centerY: properties.centerY, radius: 0, width: 0, height: 0}),
+  polygon: (properties) => boxAppering(properties.centerX, properties.centerY)
+};
+
 /**
  * @typedef { import("chart.js").Chart } Chart
  * @typedef { import('../../types/element').AnnotationBoxModel } AnnotationBoxModel
+ * @typedef { import('../../types/element').AnnotationElement } AnnotationElement
  * @typedef { import('../../types/options').AnnotationPointCoordinates } AnnotationPointCoordinates
  * @typedef { import('../../types/label').CoreLabelOptions } CoreLabelOptions
  * @typedef { import('../../types/label').LabelPositionObject } LabelPositionObject
@@ -93,17 +104,16 @@ export function isBoundToPoint(options) {
  * @param {Chart} chart
  * @param {AnnotationBoxModel} properties
  * @param {CoreAnnotationOptions} options
- * @param {boolean} [centerBased=false]
- * @returns {AnnotationBoxModel}
+ * @returns {AnnotationElement}
  */
-export function initAnimationProperties(chart, properties, options, centerBased = false) {
+export function initAnimationProperties(chart, properties, options) {
   const initAnim = options.init;
   if (!initAnim) {
     return;
   } else if (initAnim === true) {
-    return applyDefault(properties, centerBased);
+    return applyDefault(properties, options);
   }
-  return checkCallbackResult(properties, centerBased, callback(initAnim, [{chart, properties, options}]));
+  return execCallback(chart, properties, options);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -125,16 +135,15 @@ export function loadHooks(options, hooks, hooksContainer) {
   return activated;
 }
 
-function applyDefault({centerX, centerY}, centerBased) {
-  if (centerBased) {
-    return {centerX, centerY, radius: 0, width: 0, height: 0};
-  }
-  return {x: centerX, y: centerY, x2: centerX, y2: centerY, width: 0, height: 0};
+function applyDefault(properties, options) {
+  const type = options.type || 'line';
+  return defaultInitAnimation[type](properties);
 }
 
-function checkCallbackResult(properties, centerBased, result) {
+function execCallback(chart, properties, options) {
+  const result = invoke(options.init, [{chart, properties, options}]);
   if (result === true) {
-    return applyDefault(properties, centerBased);
+    return applyDefault(properties, options);
   } else if (isObject(result)) {
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/src/types/ellipse.js b/src/types/ellipse.js
index 0721f1ee2..bddb9511f 100644
--- a/src/types/ellipse.js
+++ b/src/types/ellipse.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default class EllipseAnnotation extends Element {
   }
 
   resolveElementProperties(chart, options) {
-    return resolveBoxAndLabelProperties(chart, options, true);
+    return resolveBoxAndLabelProperties(chart, options);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/types/point.js b/src/types/point.js
index 696ddf4d8..8fd9549d6 100644
--- a/src/types/point.js
+++ b/src/types/point.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default class PointAnnotation extends Element {
 
   resolveElementProperties(chart, options) {
     const properties = resolvePointProperties(chart, options);
-    properties.initProperties = initAnimationProperties(chart, properties, options, true);
+    properties.initProperties = initAnimationProperties(chart, properties, options);
     return properties;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/specs/animation.spec.js b/test/specs/animation.spec.js
index 7d2bb4e0c..669672d7d 100644
--- a/test/specs/animation.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/animation.spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe('Initial animation', function() {
     box: 'x',
     ellipse: 'width',
     label: 'x',
-    line: 'x',
+    line: 'x2',
     point: 'radius',
     polygon: 'y'
   };
diff --git a/types/options.d.ts b/types/options.d.ts
index 0d6ae8f36..c36c55fd4 100644
--- a/types/options.d.ts
+++ b/types/options.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Chart, Color, PointStyle, BorderRadius, CoreInteractionOptions } from 'chart.js';
 import { AnnotationEvents, PartialEventContext, EventContext } from './events';
 import { LabelOptions, BoxLabelOptions, LabelTypeOptions } from './label';
-import { AnnotationBoxModel } from './element';
+import { AnnotationBoxModel, AnnotationElement } from './element';
 
 export type DrawTime = 'afterDraw' | 'afterDatasetsDraw' | 'beforeDraw' | 'beforeDatasetsDraw';
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface CoreAnnotationOptions extends AnnotationEvents, ShadowOptions,
   borderWidth?: Scriptable<number, PartialEventContext>,
   display?: Scriptable<boolean, PartialEventContext>,
   drawTime?: Scriptable<DrawTime, PartialEventContext>,
-  init?: boolean | ((chart: Chart, properties: AnnotationBoxModel, options: AnnotationOptions) => void | boolean | AnnotationBoxModel),
+  init?: boolean | ((chart: Chart, properties: AnnotationBoxModel, options: AnnotationOptions) => void | boolean | AnnotationElement),
   id?: string,
   xMax?: Scriptable<ScaleValue, PartialEventContext>,
   xMin?: Scriptable<ScaleValue, PartialEventContext>,