diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
index f72e9b0c03..359392d810 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void CSVRender::Object::update()
     else
     {
         mObject = NifOgre::Loader::createObjects (mBase, "Meshes\\" + model);
+        mObject->setVisibilityFlags (Element_Reference);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
index 81b2e55d2b..aee90d6e41 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,24 @@ ObjectScene::~ObjectScene()
     mSkelBase = NULL;
 }
 
+void ObjectScene::setVisibilityFlags (unsigned int flags)
+{
+    if (mSkelBase)
+        mSkelBase->setVisibilityFlags (flags);
+
+    for (std::vector<Ogre::Entity*>::iterator iter (mEntities.begin()); iter!=mEntities.end();
+        ++iter)
+        (*iter)->setVisibilityFlags (flags);
+
+    for (std::vector<Ogre::ParticleSystem*>::iterator iter (mParticles.begin());
+        iter!=mParticles.end(); ++iter)
+        (*iter)->setVisibilityFlags (flags);
+
+    for (std::vector<Ogre::Light*>::iterator iter (mLights.begin()); iter!=mLights.end();
+        ++iter)
+        (*iter)->setVisibilityFlags (flags);
+}
+
 void ObjectScene::rotateBillboardNodes(Ogre::Camera *camera)
 {
     for (std::vector<Ogre::Node*>::iterator it = mBillboardNodes.begin(); it != mBillboardNodes.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp
index badb6ccd3b..f8438f1143 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ struct ObjectScene {
 
     // Rotate nodes in mBillboardNodes so they face the given camera
     void rotateBillboardNodes(Ogre::Camera* camera);
+
+    void setVisibilityFlags (unsigned int flags);
 };
 
 typedef Ogre::SharedPtr<ObjectScene> ObjectScenePtr;