diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart
index 3b4d92f235b..924eb9c2e44 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class TrainHoppingAnimation extends Animation<double>
   void _statusChangeHandler(AnimationStatus status) {
     assert(_currentTrain != null);
     if (status != _lastStatus) {
-      notifyListeners();
+      notifyStatusListeners(status);
       _lastStatus = status;
     }
     assert(_lastStatus != null);
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/animation/animations_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/animation/animations_test.dart
index f2d063b23b1..d6486c86c72 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/animation/animations_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/animation/animations_test.dart
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ void main() {
 
   test('TrainHoppingAnimation', () {
     final AnimationController currentTrain = AnimationController(vsync: const TestVSync());
+    addTearDown(currentTrain.dispose);
     final AnimationController nextTrain = AnimationController(vsync: const TestVSync());
+    addTearDown(nextTrain.dispose);
     currentTrain.value = 0.5;
     nextTrain.value = 0.75;
     bool didSwitchTrains = false;
@@ -133,6 +135,32 @@ void main() {
     );
   });
 
+  // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/178336.
+  test('TrainHoppingAnimation notifies status listeners', () {
+    final AnimationController controller = AnimationController(
+      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+      vsync: const TestVSync(),
+    );
+    addTearDown(controller.dispose);
+
+    final TrainHoppingAnimation animation = TrainHoppingAnimation(
+      Tween<double>(begin: 1.0, end: -1.0).animate(controller),
+      Tween<double>(begin: -1.0, end: 1.0).animate(controller),
+    );
+    addTearDown(animation.dispose);
+
+    final List<AnimationStatus> statusLog = <AnimationStatus>[];
+    animation.addStatusListener(statusLog.add);
+    expect(statusLog, isEmpty);
+
+    controller.forward();
+    expect(statusLog, equals(<AnimationStatus>[AnimationStatus.forward]));
+    statusLog.clear();
+
+    controller.reverse();
+    expect(statusLog, equals(<AnimationStatus>[AnimationStatus.dismissed]));
+  });
+
   test('AnimationMean control test', () {
     final AnimationController left = AnimationController(value: 0.5, vsync: const TestVSync());
     final AnimationController right = AnimationController(vsync: const TestVSync());