diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index 4d5f6872df..827b9b52a7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,17 @@ void Objects::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur)
     } else {
         node = mCellSceneNodes[newCell];
     }
+
     node->addChild(cur.getRefData().getBaseNode());
+
+    PtrAnimationMap::iterator iter = mObjects.find(old);
+    if(iter != mObjects.end())
+    {
+        ObjectAnimation *anim = iter->second;
+        mObjects.erase(iter);
+        anim->updatePtr(cur);
+        mObjects[cur] = anim;
+    }
 }
 
 ObjectAnimation* Objects::getAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)