diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 860477345f..a190e566a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     Bug #5863: GetEffect should return true after the player has teleported
     Bug #5913: Failed assertion during Ritual of Trees quest
     Bug #5937: Lights always need to be rotated by 90 degrees
+    Bug #5978: NPCs and Creatures talk to and headtrack a player character with a 75% chameleon effect or more
     Bug #5989: Simple water isn't affected by texture filter settings
     Bug #6037: Launcher: Morrowind content language cannot be set to English
     Bug #6051: NaN water height in ESM file is not handled gracefully
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index a5ab0a6ae6..edc79c4038 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             if (targetActor.getClass().getCreatureStats(targetActor).isDead())
                 return;
 
+            if (isTargetMagicallyHidden(targetActor))
+                return;
+
             static const float fMaxHeadTrackDistance = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore()
                 .get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fMaxHeadTrackDistance")->mValue.getFloat();
             static const float fInteriorHeadTrackMult = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore()
@@ -471,7 +474,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         if (greetingState == Greet_None)
         {
             if ((playerPos - actorPos).length2() <= helloDistance * helloDistance &&
-                !playerStats.isDead() && !actorStats.isParalyzed()
+                !playerStats.isDead() && !actorStats.isParalyzed() && !isTargetMagicallyHidden(player)
                 && MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLOS(player, actor)
                 && MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->awarenessCheck(player, actor))
                 greetingTimer++;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.cpp
index 8615af9860..3c6c9593c2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.cpp
@@ -34,4 +34,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         const MWMechanics::MagicEffects& effects = actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getMagicEffects();
         return effects.get(ESM::MagicEffect::WaterWalking).getMagnitude() > 0;
     }
+
+    bool isTargetMagicallyHidden(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
+    {
+        const MagicEffects& magicEffects = actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getMagicEffects();
+        return (magicEffects.get(ESM::MagicEffect::Invisibility).getMagnitude() > 0)
+            || (magicEffects.get(ESM::MagicEffect::Chameleon).getMagnitude() > 75);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp
index 608e26774e..829204eefa 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     bool isPlayerInCombat();
     bool canActorMoveByZAxis(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
     bool hasWaterWalking(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
+    bool isTargetMagicallyHidden(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombataction.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombataction.cpp
index 48861e19ba..5c546f0715 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombataction.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombataction.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/actionequip.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
 
+#include "actorutil.hpp"
 #include "npcstats.hpp"
 #include "combat.hpp"
 #include "weaponpriority.hpp"
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp
index 6e60a79b3f..f48bd7ce51 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "movement.hpp"
 #include "creaturestats.hpp"
-#include "combat.hpp"
+#include "actorutil.hpp"
 
 namespace MWMechanics
 {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp
index e18fb892dc..bc680602bc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp
@@ -506,13 +506,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         return (iFightDistanceBase - fFightDistanceMultiplier * d);
     }
 
-    bool isTargetMagicallyHidden(const MWWorld::Ptr& target)
-    {
-        const MagicEffects& magicEffects = target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getMagicEffects();
-        return (magicEffects.get(ESM::MagicEffect::Invisibility).getMagnitude() > 0)
-            || (magicEffects.get(ESM::MagicEffect::Chameleon).getMagnitude() > 75);
-    }
-
     float getAggroDistance(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const osg::Vec3f& lhs, const osg::Vec3f& rhs)
     {
         if (canActorMoveByZAxis(actor))
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.hpp
index 3d4a1bd77c..355d609b46 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ void applyFatigueLoss(const MWWorld::Ptr& attacker, const MWWorld::Ptr& weapon,
 
 float getFightDistanceBias(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor1, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor2);
 
-bool isTargetMagicallyHidden(const MWWorld::Ptr& target);
-
 float getAggroDistance(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const osg::Vec3f& lhs, const osg::Vec3f& rhs);
 
 }