diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 7753c25741..4a47d0f9f0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/inputmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/player.hpp"
 
 #include "console.hpp"
 #include "journalwindow.hpp"
@@ -776,9 +777,11 @@ namespace MWGui
             mHud->setCellPrefix( cell->mCell->mName );
 
             Ogre::Vector3 worldPos;
-            if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->findInteriorPositionInWorldSpace(cell, worldPos))
-                mMap->setGlobalMapPlayerPosition(worldPos.x, worldPos.y);
-
+            if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->findInteriorPositionInWorldSpace(cell, worldPos))
+                worldPos = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getLastKnownExteriorPosition();
+            else
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().setLastKnownExteriorPosition(worldPos);
+            mMap->setGlobalMapPlayerPosition(worldPos.x, worldPos.y);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
index e26c2e2a52..04dc8d0a12 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 {
     Player::Player (const ESM::NPC *player, const MWBase::World& world)
       : mCellStore(0),
+        mLastKnownExteriorPosition(0,0,0),
         mAutoMove(false),
         mForwardBackward (0)
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp
index d78b1901c4..23317f6759 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/drawstate.hpp"
 
+#include <OgreVector3.h>
+
 namespace ESM
 {
     struct NPC;
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         MWWorld::CellStore      *mCellStore;
         std::string             mSign;
 
+        Ogre::Vector3 mLastKnownExteriorPosition;
+
         bool                    mAutoMove;
         int                     mForwardBackward;
 
@@ -35,6 +39,13 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         Player(const ESM::NPC *player, const MWBase::World& world);
 
+        /// Interiors can not always be mapped to a world position. However
+        /// world position is still required for divine / almsivi magic effects
+        /// and the player arrow on the global map.
+        /// TODO: This should be stored in the savegame, too.
+        void setLastKnownExteriorPosition (const Ogre::Vector3& position) { mLastKnownExteriorPosition = position; }
+        Ogre::Vector3 getLastKnownExteriorPosition() const { return mLastKnownExteriorPosition; }
+
         void set (const ESM::NPC *player);
 
         void setCell (MWWorld::CellStore *cellStore);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 8f979da3bb..670c0387f1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1297,6 +1297,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
         performUpdateSceneQueries ();
 
         updateWindowManager ();
+
+        if (mPlayer->getPlayer().getCell()->isExterior())
+        {
+            ESM::Position pos = mPlayer->getPlayer().getRefData().getPosition();
+            mPlayer->setLastKnownExteriorPosition(Ogre::Vector3(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]));
+        }
     }
 
     void World::updateWindowManager ()