diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
index 63f9cb949e..ec867326df 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 mEngine->boxAdjustExternal(handleToMesh[handle], body, node->getScale().x, position, node->getOrientation());
             }
         }
+        else if(OEngine::Physic::PhysicActor *physact = mEngine->getCharacter(handle))
+        {
+            physact->setPosition(position);
+        }
     }
 
     void PhysicsSystem::rotateObject (const Ptr& ptr)
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
index e5045eee60..4a1c33fb8e 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ namespace Physic
     }
 
 
+    void PhysicActor::setPosition(const Ogre::Vector3 &pos)
+    {
+        if(pos != getPosition())
+            mEngine->adjustRigidBody(mBody, pos, getRotation(), mBoxScaledTranslation, mBoxRotation);
+    }
+
     void PhysicActor::setRotation(const Ogre::Quaternion &quat)
     {
         if(!quat.equals(getRotation(), Ogre::Radian(0))){
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ namespace Physic
         }
     }
 
+
     Ogre::Vector3 PhysicActor::getPosition()
     {
         btVector3 vec = mBody->getWorldTransform().getOrigin();
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
index 8ea9657e67..bd5d3d50aa 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ namespace Physic
 
         ~PhysicActor();
 
+        void setPosition(const Ogre::Vector3 &pos);
+
         /**
          * This adjusts the rotation of a PhysicActor
          * If we have any problems with this (getting stuck in pmove) we should change it