diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index b55287cac2..210b296390 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ namespace MWScript
     {
         boost::shared_ptr<MWWorld::Action> action = (ptr.getClass().activate(ptr, actor));
         action->execute (actor);
+        if (action->getTarget() != MWWorld::Ptr() && action->getTarget() != ptr)
+        {
+            updatePtr(ptr, action->getTarget());
+        }
     }
 
     float InterpreterContext::getSecondsPassed() const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
index c29377ecb3..5663ba38f3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ const MWWorld::Ptr& MWWorld::Action::getTarget() const
     return mTarget;
 }
 
+void MWWorld::Action::setTarget(const MWWorld::Ptr& target)
+{
+    mTarget = target;
+}
+
 MWWorld::Action::Action (bool keepSound, const Ptr& target) : mKeepSound (keepSound), mSoundOffset(0), mTarget (target)
 {}
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
index 38907cf442..6b4dff6aa8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         protected:
 
-            const Ptr& getTarget() const;
+            void setTarget(const Ptr&);
 
         public:
 
+            const Ptr& getTarget() const;
+
             Action (bool keepSound = false, const Ptr& target = Ptr());
             ///< \param keepSound Keep playing the sound even if the object the sound is played on is removed.
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
index 4e61357642..d858859a69 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
         MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->itemTaken(
                     actor, getTarget(), MWWorld::Ptr(), getTarget().getRefData().getCount());
-        actor.getClass().getContainerStore (actor).add (getTarget(), getTarget().getRefData().getCount(), actor);
+        MWWorld::Ptr newitem = *actor.getClass().getContainerStore (actor).add (getTarget(), getTarget().getRefData().getCount(), actor);
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->deleteObject (getTarget());
+        setTarget(newitem);
     }
 }