diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
index 5832a6727f..e3ee7d249e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
@@ -179,8 +179,54 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return (ref.mRef.mRefnum == pRefnum);
     }
 
+    void CellStore::moveFrom(const Ptr &object, CellStore *from)
+    {
+        MovedRefTracker::iterator found = mMovedToAnotherCell.find(object.getBase());
+        if (found != mMovedToAnotherCell.end())
+        {
+            // A cell we had previously moved an object to is returning it to us.
+            assert (found->second == from);
+            mMovedToAnotherCell.erase(found);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            mMovedHere.insert(std::make_pair(object.getBase(), from));
+        }
+    }
+
+    void CellStore::moveTo(const Ptr &object, CellStore *cellToMoveTo)
+    {
+        MovedRefTracker::iterator found = mMovedHere.find(object.getBase());
+        if (found != mMovedHere.end())
+        {
+            // Special case - object didn't originate in this cell
+            // Move it back to its original cell first
+            CellStore* originalCell = found->second;
+            assert (originalCell != this);
+            originalCell->moveFrom(object, this);
+
+            mMovedHere.erase(found);
+
+            // Now that object is back to its rightful owner, we can move it
+            originalCell->moveTo(object, cellToMoveTo);
+
+            updateMergedRefs();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        cellToMoveTo->moveFrom(object, this);
+        mMovedToAnotherCell.insert(std::make_pair(object.getBase(), cellToMoveTo));
+
+        updateMergedRefs();
+    }
+
+    void CellStore::updateMergedRefs()
+    {
+
+    }
+
     CellStore::CellStore (const ESM::Cell *cell)
-      : mCell (cell), mState (State_Unloaded), mHasState (false), mLastRespawn(0,0)
+        : mCell (cell), mState (State_Unloaded), mHasState (false), mLastRespawn(0,0)
     {
         mWaterLevel = cell->mWater;
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp
index 979316efc2..ef1192277c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp
@@ -95,8 +95,29 @@ namespace MWWorld
             CellRefList<ESM::Static>            mStatics;
             CellRefList<ESM::Weapon>            mWeapons;
 
+            typedef std::map<LiveCellRefBase*, MWWorld::CellStore*> MovedRefTracker;
+            // References owned by a different cell that have been moved here.
+            // <reference, cell the reference originally came from>
+            MovedRefTracker mMovedHere;
+            // References owned by this cell that have been moved to another cell.
+            // <reference, cell the reference was moved to>
+            MovedRefTracker mMovedToAnotherCell;
+
+            // Merged list of ref's currently in this cell - i.e. with added refs from mMovedHere, removed refs from mMovedToAnotherCell
+            std::vector<LiveCellRefBase*> mMergedRefs;
+
+            /// Moves object from the given cell to this cell.
+            void moveFrom(const MWWorld::Ptr& object, MWWorld::CellStore* from);
+
+            /// Repopulate mMergedRefs.
+            void updateMergedRefs();
+
         public:
 
+            /// Moves object from this cell to the given cell.
+            /// @note automatically updates given cell by calling cellToMoveTo->moveFrom(...)
+            void moveTo(const MWWorld::Ptr& object, MWWorld::CellStore* cellToMoveTo);
+
             /// Make a copy of the given object and insert it into this cell.
             /// @note If you get a linker error here, this means the given type can not be inserted into a cell.
             /// The supported types are defined at the bottom of this file.