diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
index cf533451c6..bedbb4ad23 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
@@ -358,5 +358,6 @@ op 0x2000223: GetLineOfSightExplicit
 op 0x2000224: ToggleAI
 op 0x2000225: ToggleAIExplicit
 op 0x2000226: COE
-
-opcodes 0x2000227-0x3ffffff unused
+op 0x2000227: Cast
+op 0x2000228: Cast, explicit
+opcodes 0x2000229-0x3ffffff unused
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 8e2a8af8c4..6dadf395dc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/npcstats.hpp"
 #include "../mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp"
+#include "../mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp"
 
 #include "interpretercontext.hpp"
 #include "ref.hpp"
@@ -700,6 +701,26 @@ namespace MWScript
                 }
         };
 
+        template <class R>
+        class OpCast : public Interpreter::Opcode0
+        {
+        public:
+            virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
+            {
+                MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
+
+                std::string spell = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
+                runtime.pop();
+
+                std::string targetId = ::Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger));
+                runtime.pop();
+
+                MWWorld::Ptr target = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPtr (targetId, false);
+
+                MWMechanics::CastSpell cast(ptr, target);
+                cast.cast(spell);
+            }
+        };
 
         void installOpcodes (Interpreter::Interpreter& interpreter)
         {
@@ -761,6 +782,8 @@ namespace MWScript
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeToggleGodMode, new OpToggleGodMode);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeDisableLevitation, new OpEnableLevitation<false>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeEnableLevitation, new OpEnableLevitation<true>);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeCast, new OpCast<ImplicitRef>);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeCastExplicit, new OpCast<ExplicitRef>);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
index e95f6f6985..a512d7889f 100644
--- a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ namespace Compiler
             extensions.registerInstruction ("activate", "", opcodeActivate);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("lock", "/l", opcodeLock, opcodeLockExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("unlock", "", opcodeUnlock, opcodeUnlockExplicit);
+            extensions.registerInstruction ("cast", "SS", opcodeCast, opcodeCastExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("togglecollisionboxes", "", opcodeToggleCollisionBoxes);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("togglecollisiongrid", "", opcodeToggleCollisionDebug);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("tcb", "", opcodeToggleCollisionBoxes);
diff --git a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
index b7d44a851e..24201d9a60 100644
--- a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ namespace Compiler
         const int opcodeToggleGodMode = 0x200021f;
         const int opcodeDisableLevitation = 0x2000220;
         const int opcodeEnableLevitation = 0x2000221;
+        const int opcodeCast = 0x2000227;
+        const int opcodeCastExplicit = 0x2000228;
     }
 
     namespace Sky