diff --git a/cached_network_image/lib/src/image_provider/multi_image_stream_completer.dart b/cached_network_image/lib/src/image_provider/multi_image_stream_completer.dart
index bc81795d..76f6a806 100644
--- a/cached_network_image/lib/src/image_provider/multi_image_stream_completer.dart
+++ b/cached_network_image/lib/src/image_provider/multi_image_stream_completer.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class MultiImageStreamCompleter extends ImageStreamCompleter {
   MultiImageStreamCompleter({
     required Stream<ui.Codec> codec,
     required double scale,
+    String? debugLabel,
     Stream<ImageChunkEvent>? chunkEvents,
     InformationCollector? informationCollector,
   })  : _informationCollector = informationCollector,
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class MultiImageStreamCompleter extends ImageStreamCompleter {
   ui.FrameInfo? _nextFrame;
 
   // When the current was first shown.
-  Duration? _shownTimestamp;
+  late Duration _shownTimestamp;
 
   // The requested duration for the current frame;
   Duration? _frameDuration;
@@ -99,16 +100,25 @@ class MultiImageStreamCompleter extends ImageStreamCompleter {
 
   void _handleAppFrame(Duration timestamp) {
     _frameCallbackScheduled = false;
-    if (!hasListeners) return;
+    if (!hasListeners) {
+      return;
+    }
+    assert(_nextFrame != null);
     if (_isFirstFrame() || _hasFrameDurationPassed(timestamp)) {
-      _emitFrame(ImageInfo(image: _nextFrame!.image, scale: _scale));
+      _emitFrame(ImageInfo(
+        image: _nextFrame!.image.clone(),
+        scale: _scale,
+        debugLabel: debugLabel,
+      ));
       _shownTimestamp = timestamp;
       _frameDuration = _nextFrame!.duration;
+      _nextFrame!.image.dispose();
       _nextFrame = null;
+
       if (_framesEmitted % _codec!.frameCount == 0 && _nextImageCodec != null) {
         _switchToNewCodec();
       } else {
-        final completedCycles = _framesEmitted ~/ _codec!.frameCount;
+        final int completedCycles = _framesEmitted ~/ _codec!.frameCount;
         if (_codec!.repetitionCount == -1 ||
             completedCycles <= _codec!.repetitionCount) {
           _decodeNextFrameAndSchedule();
@@ -116,8 +126,10 @@ class MultiImageStreamCompleter extends ImageStreamCompleter {
       }
       return;
     }
-    final delay = _frameDuration! - (timestamp - _shownTimestamp!);
-    _timer = Timer(delay * timeDilation, _scheduleAppFrame);
+    final Duration delay = _frameDuration! - (timestamp - _shownTimestamp);
+    _timer = Timer(delay * timeDilation, () {
+      _scheduleAppFrame();
+    });
   }
 
   bool _isFirstFrame() {
@@ -129,9 +141,13 @@ class MultiImageStreamCompleter extends ImageStreamCompleter {
   }
 
   Future<void> _decodeNextFrameAndSchedule() async {
+    // This will be null if we gave it away. If not, it's still ours and it
+    // must be disposed of.
+    _nextFrame?.image.dispose();
+    _nextFrame = null;
     try {
       _nextFrame = await _codec!.getNextFrame();
-    } on Object catch (exception, stack) {
+    } catch (exception, stack) {
       reportError(
         context: ErrorDescription('resolving an image frame'),
         exception: exception,
@@ -148,10 +164,15 @@ class MultiImageStreamCompleter extends ImageStreamCompleter {
       if (!hasListeners) {
         return;
       }
-
       // This is not an animated image, just return it and don't schedule more
       // frames.
-      _emitFrame(ImageInfo(image: _nextFrame!.image, scale: _scale));
+      _emitFrame(ImageInfo(
+        image: _nextFrame!.image.clone(),
+        scale: _scale,
+        debugLabel: debugLabel,
+      ));
+      _nextFrame!.image.dispose();
+      _nextFrame = null;
       return;
     }
     _scheduleAppFrame();
@@ -173,7 +194,12 @@ class MultiImageStreamCompleter extends ImageStreamCompleter {
   @override
   void addListener(ImageStreamListener listener) {
     __hadAtLeastOneListener = true;
-    if (!hasListeners && _codec != null) _decodeNextFrameAndSchedule();
+    if (!hasListeners &&
+        _codec != null &&
+        ( //_currentImage == null ||
+            _codec!.frameCount > 1)) {
+      _decodeNextFrameAndSchedule();
+    }
     super.addListener(listener);
   }
 
diff --git a/cached_network_image/pubspec.yaml b/cached_network_image/pubspec.yaml
index d00f051f..db25dca9 100644
--- a/cached_network_image/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/cached_network_image/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   cached_network_image_web: ^1.1.1
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
-  flutter_cache_manager: ^3.3.1
+  flutter_cache_manager: ^3.3.2
   octo_image: ^2.0.0
 
 dev_dependencies: