diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 9337b5a511..8c1b3c0a9a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         else
         {
             osg::ComputeBoundsVisitor computeBound;
+            computeBound.setTraversalMask(~Mask_ParticleSystem);
             parent->accept(computeBound);
 
             // PositionAttitudeTransform seems to be slightly faster than MatrixTransform
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 478cadb74f..7f76adb288 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             return osg::Vec4f();
 
         osg::ComputeBoundsVisitor computeBoundsVisitor;
+        computeBoundsVisitor.setTraversalMask(~MWRender::Mask_ParticleSystem);
         ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->accept(computeBoundsVisitor);
 
         osg::Matrix viewProj = mViewer->getCamera()->getViewMatrix() * mViewer->getCamera()->getProjectionMatrix();