diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 9d435a6123..569f40483c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -1481,9 +1481,15 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
         mTerrain->setActiveGrid(grid);
     }
-    void RenderingManager::pagingEnableObject(int type, const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, bool enabled)
+    bool RenderingManager::pagingEnableObject(int type, const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, bool enabled)
     {
+        if (!ptr.isInCell() || !ptr.getCell()->isExterior())
+            return false;
         if (mObjectPaging && mObjectPaging->enableObject(type, ptr.getCellRef().getRefNum(), ptr.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3(), enabled))
-            mTerrain->clearCachedViews(ptr.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3());
+        {
+            mTerrain->rebuildViews();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 36df09202d..b45e3c8dc8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void setActiveGrid(const osg::Vec4i &grid);
 
-        void pagingEnableObject(int type, const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, bool enabled);
+        bool pagingEnableObject(int type, const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, bool enabled);
 
     private:
         void updateProjectionMatrix();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
index 8f61673b34..4280e1e681 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
         {
         }
 
-        void storeViews(double referenceTime)
+        bool storeViews(double referenceTime)
         {
             for (unsigned int i=0; i<mTerrainViews.size() && i<mPreloadPositions.size(); ++i)
-                mWorld->storeView(mTerrainViews[i], referenceTime);
+                if (!mWorld->storeView(mTerrainViews[i], referenceTime))
+                    return false;
+            return true;
         }
 
         virtual void doWork()
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         , mMaxCacheSize(0)
         , mPreloadInstances(true)
         , mLastResourceCacheUpdate(0.0)
+        , mStoreViewsFailCount(0)
     {
     }
 
@@ -379,7 +382,17 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         if (mTerrainPreloadItem && mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
         {
-            mTerrainPreloadItem->storeViews(timestamp);
+            if (!mTerrainPreloadItem->storeViews(timestamp))
+            {
+                if (++mStoreViewsFailCount > 100)
+                {
+                    OSG_ALWAYS << "paging views are rebuilt every frame, please check for faulty enable/disable scripts." << std::endl;
+                    mStoreViewsFailCount = 0;
+                }
+                setTerrainPreloadPositions(std::vector<PositionCellGrid>());
+            }
+            else
+                mStoreViewsFailCount = 0;
             mTerrainPreloadItem = nullptr;
         }
     }
@@ -451,11 +464,31 @@ namespace MWWorld
         }
     }
 
+    bool contains(const std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid>& container, const std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid>& contained)
+    {
+        for (auto pos : contained)
+        {
+            bool found = false;
+            for (auto pos2 : container)
+            {
+                if ((pos.first-pos2.first).length2() < 1 && pos.second == pos2.second)
+                {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!found) return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     void CellPreloader::setTerrainPreloadPositions(const std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid> &positions)
     {
-        if (mTerrainPreloadItem && !mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
+        if (positions.empty())
+            mTerrainPreloadPositions.clear();
+        else if (contains(mTerrainPreloadPositions, positions))
             return;
-        else if (positions == mTerrainPreloadPositions)
+        if (mTerrainPreloadItem && !mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
             return;
         else
         {
@@ -472,7 +505,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
             }
 
             mTerrainPreloadPositions = positions;
-
             if (!positions.empty())
             {
                 mTerrainPreloadItem = new TerrainPreloadItem(mTerrainViews, mTerrain, positions);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
index 386fee2932..c170787357 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         bool mPreloadInstances;
 
         double mLastResourceCacheUpdate;
+        int mStoreViewsFailCount;
 
         struct PreloadEntry
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index f8c16ca370..36f877bee2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -1135,6 +1135,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions(vec);
     }
 
+    void Scene::reloadTerrain()
+    {
+        mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions(std::vector<PositionCellGrid>());
+    }
+
     struct ListFastTravelDestinationsVisitor
     {
         ListFastTravelDestinationsVisitor(float preloadDist, const osg::Vec3f& playerPos)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
index 349dce4239..5727f13919 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             void preloadCell(MWWorld::CellStore* cell, bool preloadSurrounding=false);
             void preloadTerrain(const osg::Vec3f& pos);
+            void reloadTerrain();
 
             void unloadCell (CellStoreCollection::iterator iter, bool test = false);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index fdb54fb756..8392a827cf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             if (reference.getCellRef().getRefNum().hasContentFile())
             {
                 int type = mStore.find(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(reference.getCellRef().getRefId()));
-                mRendering->pagingEnableObject(type, reference, true);
+                if (mRendering->pagingEnableObject(type, reference, true))
+                    mWorldScene->reloadTerrain();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -858,7 +859,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (reference.getCellRef().getRefNum().hasContentFile())
         {
             int type = mStore.find(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(reference.getCellRef().getRefId()));
-            mRendering->pagingEnableObject(type, reference, false);
+            if (mRendering->pagingEnableObject(type, reference, false))
+                mWorldScene->reloadTerrain();
         }
 
         if(mWorldScene->getActiveCells().find (reference.getCell())!=mWorldScene->getActiveCells().end() && reference.getRefData().getCount())
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
index 74abea362f..147ca8c8a8 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ namespace Terrain
         virtual bool isSufficientDetail(QuadTreeNode *node, float dist) = 0;
     };
 
-    class ViewDataMap;
     class ViewData;
 
     class QuadTreeNode : public osg::Group
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
index 92bd09bd0f..c7544dbe29 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ QuadTreeWorld::QuadTreeWorld(osg::Group *parent, osg::Group *compileRoot, Resour
 
 QuadTreeWorld::~QuadTreeWorld()
 {
-    mViewDataMap->clear();
 }
 
 /// get the level of vertex detail to render this node at, expressed relative to the native resolution of the data set.
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ unsigned int getVertexLod(QuadTreeNode* node, int vertexLodMod)
 }
 
 /// get the flags to use for stitching in the index buffer so that chunks of different LOD connect seamlessly
-unsigned int getLodFlags(QuadTreeNode* node, int ourLod, int vertexLodMod, ViewData* vd)
+unsigned int getLodFlags(QuadTreeNode* node, int ourLod, int vertexLodMod, const ViewData* vd)
 {
     unsigned int lodFlags = 0;
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<4; ++i)
@@ -506,7 +505,7 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::enable(bool enabled)
 
 View* QuadTreeWorld::createView()
 {
-    return new ViewData;
+    return mViewDataMap->createIndependentView();
 }
 
 void QuadTreeWorld::preload(View *view, const osg::Vec3f &viewPoint, const osg::Vec4i &grid, std::atomic<bool> &abort, std::atomic<int> &progress, int& progressTotal)
@@ -533,14 +532,9 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::preload(View *view, const osg::Vec3f &viewPoint, const osg::
     vd->markUnchanged();
 }
 
-void QuadTreeWorld::storeView(const View* view, double referenceTime)
+bool QuadTreeWorld::storeView(const View* view, double referenceTime)
 {
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> dummy = new osg::DummyObject;
-    const ViewData* vd = static_cast<const ViewData*>(view);
-    bool needsUpdate = false;
-    ViewData* stored = mViewDataMap->getViewData(dummy, vd->getViewPoint(), vd->getActiveGrid(), needsUpdate);
-    stored->copyFrom(*vd);
-    stored->setLastUsageTimeStamp(referenceTime);
+    return mViewDataMap->storeView(static_cast<const ViewData*>(view), referenceTime);
 }
 
 void QuadTreeWorld::reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats *stats)
@@ -574,11 +568,9 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::addChunkManager(QuadTreeWorld::ChunkManager* m)
     mTerrainRoot->setNodeMask(mTerrainRoot->getNodeMask()|m->getNodeMask());
 }
 
-void QuadTreeWorld::clearCachedViews(const osg::Vec3f &pos)
+void QuadTreeWorld::rebuildViews()
 {
-//mViewDataMap->clear();
-    osg::Vec3 pos_ = pos / mStorage->getCellWorldSize();
-    mViewDataMap->clearCachedViews(pos_);
+    mViewDataMap->rebuildViews();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
index 7c01f5c27e..0cd2526dec 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         View* createView();
         void preload(View* view, const osg::Vec3f& eyePoint, const osg::Vec4i &cellgrid, std::atomic<bool>& abort, std::atomic<int>& progress, int& progressRange);
-        void storeView(const View* view, double referenceTime);
-        void clearCachedViews(const osg::Vec3f& pos) override;
+        bool storeView(const View* view, double referenceTime);
+        void rebuildViews() override;
 
         void reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats* stats);
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
index e5e856cadf..8a87690005 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ViewData::ViewData()
     , mLastUsageTimeStamp(0.0)
     , mChanged(false)
     , mHasViewPoint(false)
+    , mWorldUpdateRevision(0)
 {
 
 }
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ void ViewData::copyFrom(const ViewData& other)
     mHasViewPoint = other.mHasViewPoint;
     mViewPoint = other.mViewPoint;
     mActiveGrid = other.mActiveGrid;
+    mWorldUpdateRevision = other.mWorldUpdateRevision;
 }
 
 void ViewData::add(QuadTreeNode *node)
@@ -93,7 +95,12 @@ void ViewData::clear()
     mHasViewPoint = false;
 }
 
-bool ViewData::contains(QuadTreeNode *node)
+bool ViewData::suitableToUse(const osg::Vec4i &activeGrid) const
+{
+    return hasViewPoint() && activeGrid == mActiveGrid && getNumEntries();
+}
+
+bool ViewData::contains(QuadTreeNode *node) const
 {
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<mNumEntries; ++i)
         if (mEntries[i].mNode == node)
@@ -101,18 +108,6 @@ bool ViewData::contains(QuadTreeNode *node)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool intersects(const osg::Vec2f& center, float halfSize, osg::Vec3f pos)
-{
-    return (pos.x() >= center.x()-halfSize && pos.y() >= center.y()-halfSize && pos.x() <= center.x()+halfSize && pos.y() <= center.y()+halfSize);
-}
-
-void ViewData::clearCache(const osg::Vec3f &cellPos)
-{
-    for (Entry& entry : mEntries)
-        if (entry.mNode && intersects(entry.mNode->getCenter(), entry.mNode->getSize()/2.f, cellPos))
-            entry.mRenderingNode = nullptr;
-}
-
 ViewData::Entry::Entry()
     : mNode(nullptr)
     , mLodFlags(0)
@@ -133,86 +128,106 @@ bool ViewData::Entry::set(QuadTreeNode *node)
     }
 }
 
-bool suitable(ViewData* vd, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, float& maxDist, const osg::Vec4i& activeGrid)
-{
-    return vd->hasViewPoint() && (vd->getViewPoint() - viewPoint).length2() < maxDist*maxDist && vd->getActiveGrid() == activeGrid;
-}
-
 ViewData *ViewDataMap::getViewData(osg::Object *viewer, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, const osg::Vec4i &activeGrid, bool& needsUpdate)
 {
-    Map::const_iterator found = mViews.find(viewer);
+    ViewerMap::const_iterator found = mViewers.find(viewer);
     ViewData* vd = nullptr;
-    if (found == mViews.end())
+    if (found == mViewers.end())
     {
         vd = createOrReuseView();
-        mViews[viewer] = vd;
+        mViewers[viewer] = vd;
     }
     else
         vd = found->second;
+    needsUpdate = false;
 
-    if (!suitable(vd, viewPoint, mReuseDistance, activeGrid))
+    if (!(vd->suitableToUse(activeGrid) && (vd->getViewPoint()-viewPoint).length2() < mReuseDistance*mReuseDistance && vd->getWorldUpdateRevision() >= mWorldUpdateRevision))
     {
-        for (Map::const_iterator other = mViews.begin(); other != mViews.end(); ++other)
+        float shortestDist = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+        const ViewData* mostSuitableView = nullptr;
+        for (const ViewData& other : mViewVector)
         {
-            if (suitable(other->second, viewPoint, mReuseDistance, activeGrid) && other->second->getNumEntries())
+            if (other.suitableToUse(activeGrid) && other.getWorldUpdateRevision() >= mWorldUpdateRevision)
             {
-                vd->copyFrom(*other->second);
-                needsUpdate = false;
-                return vd;
+                float dist = (viewPoint-other.getViewPoint()).length2();
+                if (dist < shortestDist)
+                {
+                    shortestDist = dist;
+                    mostSuitableView = &other;
+                }
             }
         }
+        if (mostSuitableView && mostSuitableView != vd)
+        {
+            vd->copyFrom(*mostSuitableView);
+            return vd;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!vd->suitableToUse(activeGrid))
+    {
         vd->setViewPoint(viewPoint);
         vd->setActiveGrid(activeGrid);
         needsUpdate = true;
     }
-    else
-        needsUpdate = false;
-
     return vd;
 }
 
+bool ViewDataMap::storeView(const ViewData* view, double referenceTime)
+{
+    if (view->getWorldUpdateRevision() < mWorldUpdateRevision)
+        return false;
+    ViewData* store = createOrReuseView();
+    store->copyFrom(*view);
+    store->setLastUsageTimeStamp(referenceTime);
+    return true;
+}
+
 ViewData *ViewDataMap::createOrReuseView()
 {
+    ViewData* vd = nullptr;
     if (mUnusedViews.size())
     {
-        ViewData* vd = mUnusedViews.front();
+        vd = mUnusedViews.front();
         mUnusedViews.pop_front();
-        return vd;
     }
     else
     {
         mViewVector.push_back(ViewData());
-        return &mViewVector.back();
+        vd = &mViewVector.back();
     }
+    vd->setWorldUpdateRevision(mWorldUpdateRevision);
+    return vd;
+}
+
+ViewData *ViewDataMap::createIndependentView() const
+{
+    ViewData* vd = new ViewData;
+    vd->setWorldUpdateRevision(mWorldUpdateRevision);
+    return vd;
 }
 
 void ViewDataMap::clearUnusedViews(double referenceTime)
 {
-    for (Map::iterator it = mViews.begin(); it != mViews.end(); )
+    for (ViewerMap::iterator it = mViewers.begin(); it != mViewers.end(); )
     {
-        ViewData* vd = it->second;
-        if (vd->getLastUsageTimeStamp() + mExpiryDelay < referenceTime)
-        {
-            vd->clear();
-            mUnusedViews.push_back(vd);
-            mViews.erase(it++);
-        }
+        if (it->second->getLastUsageTimeStamp() + mExpiryDelay < referenceTime)
+            mViewers.erase(it++);
         else
             ++it;
     }
+    for (ViewData& vd : mViewVector)
+    {
+        if (vd.getLastUsageTimeStamp() + mExpiryDelay < referenceTime)
+        {
+            vd.clear();
+            mUnusedViews.push_back(&vd);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-void ViewDataMap::clearCachedViews(const osg::Vec3f &cellPos)
+void ViewDataMap::rebuildViews()
 {
-    for (auto pair : mViews)
-        pair.second->clearCache(cellPos);
-}
-
-void ViewDataMap::clear()
-{
-    mViews.clear();
-    mUnusedViews.clear();
-    mViewVector.clear();
+    ++mWorldUpdateRevision;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
index f21f56ae11..ba4fba3b2a 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         void reset();
 
-        void clear();
-        void clearCache(const osg::Vec3f &cellPos);
+        bool suitableToUse(const osg::Vec4i& activeGrid) const;
 
-        bool contains(QuadTreeNode* node);
+        void clear();
+
+        bool contains(QuadTreeNode* node) const;
 
         void copyFrom(const ViewData& other);
 
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ namespace Terrain
         void setActiveGrid(const osg::Vec4i &grid) { if (grid != mActiveGrid) {mActiveGrid = grid;mEntries.clear();mNumEntries=0;} }
         const osg::Vec4i &getActiveGrid() const { return mActiveGrid;}
 
+        unsigned int getWorldUpdateRevision() const { return mWorldUpdateRevision; }
+        void setWorldUpdateRevision(int updateRevision) { mWorldUpdateRevision = updateRevision; }
+
     private:
         std::vector<Entry> mEntries;
         unsigned int mNumEntries;
@@ -69,35 +73,39 @@ namespace Terrain
         osg::Vec3f mViewPoint;
         bool mHasViewPoint;
         osg::Vec4i mActiveGrid;
+        unsigned int mWorldUpdateRevision;
     };
 
     class ViewDataMap : public osg::Referenced
     {
     public:
         ViewDataMap()
-            : mReuseDistance(300) // large value should be safe because the visibility of each node is still updated individually for each camera even if the base view was reused.
+            : mReuseDistance(150) // large value should be safe because the visibility of each node is still updated individually for each camera even if the base view was reused.
                                   // this value also serves as a threshold for when a newly loaded LOD gets unloaded again so that if you hover around an LOD transition point the LODs won't keep loading and unloading all the time.
             , mExpiryDelay(1.f)
+            , mWorldUpdateRevision(0)
         {}
 
         ViewData* getViewData(osg::Object* viewer, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, const osg::Vec4i &activeGrid, bool& needsUpdate);
 
         ViewData* createOrReuseView();
+        ViewData* createIndependentView() const;
 
         void clearUnusedViews(double referenceTime);
-        void clearCachedViews(const osg::Vec3f &cellPos);
-
-        void clear();
+        void rebuildViews();
+        bool storeView(const ViewData* view, double referenceTime);
 
     private:
         std::list<ViewData> mViewVector;
 
-        typedef std::map<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object>, ViewData*> Map;
-        Map mViews;
+        typedef std::map<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object>, ViewData*> ViewerMap;
+        ViewerMap mViewers;
 
         float mReuseDistance;
         float mExpiryDelay; // time in seconds for unused view to be removed
 
+        unsigned int mWorldUpdateRevision;
+
         std::deque<ViewData*> mUnusedViews;
     };
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/world.hpp b/components/terrain/world.hpp
index 4ad4e5f0ac..9f08454c8c 100644
--- a/components/terrain/world.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/world.hpp
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         /// Store a preloaded view into the cache with the intent that the next rendering traversal can use it.
         /// @note Not thread safe.
-        virtual void storeView(const View* view, double referenceTime) {}
+        virtual bool storeView(const View* view, double referenceTime) {return true;}
 
-        virtual void clearCachedViews(const osg::Vec3f& pos) {}
+        virtual void rebuildViews() {}
 
         virtual void reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats* stats) {}