diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.cpp
index b21a3e3ca8..c1eadc05da 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         setRotation(Misc::Convert::toBullet(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->getAttitude()));
         const float* pos = ptr.getRefData().getPosition().pos;
         setOrigin(btVector3(pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]));
+        commitPositionChange();
     }
 
     Object::~Object()
@@ -45,17 +46,34 @@ namespace MWPhysics
 
     void Object::setScale(float scale)
     {
-        mShapeInstance->setLocalScaling(btVector3(scale, scale, scale));
+        mScale = { scale,scale,scale };
+        mScaleUpdatePending = true;
     }
 
     void Object::setRotation(const btQuaternion& quat)
     {
-        mCollisionObject->getWorldTransform().setRotation(quat);
+        mLocalTransform.setRotation(quat);
+        mTransformUpdatePending = true;
     }
 
     void Object::setOrigin(const btVector3& vec)
     {
-        mCollisionObject->getWorldTransform().setOrigin(vec);
+        mLocalTransform.setOrigin(vec);
+        mTransformUpdatePending = true;
+    }
+
+    void Object::commitPositionChange()
+    {
+        if (mScaleUpdatePending)
+        {
+            mShapeInstance->setLocalScaling(mScale);
+            mScaleUpdatePending = false;
+        }
+        if (mTransformUpdatePending)
+        {
+            mCollisionObject->setWorldTransform(mLocalTransform);
+            mTransformUpdatePending = false;
+        }
     }
 
     btCollisionObject* Object::getCollisionObject()
@@ -68,6 +86,11 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         return mCollisionObject.get();
     }
 
+    btTransform Object::getTransform() const
+    {
+        return mLocalTransform;
+    }
+
     bool Object::isSolid() const
     {
         return mSolid;
@@ -83,10 +106,10 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         return !mShapeInstance->mAnimatedShapes.empty();
     }
 
-    void Object::animateCollisionShapes(btCollisionWorld* collisionWorld)
+    bool Object::animateCollisionShapes()
     {
         if (mShapeInstance->mAnimatedShapes.empty())
-            return;
+            return false;
 
         assert (mShapeInstance->getCollisionShape()->isCompound());
 
@@ -107,7 +130,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
 
                     // Remove nonexistent nodes from animated shapes map and early out
                     mShapeInstance->mAnimatedShapes.erase(recIndex);
-                    return;
+                    return false;
                 }
                 osg::NodePath nodePath = visitor.mFoundPath;
                 nodePath.erase(nodePath.begin());
@@ -129,7 +152,6 @@ namespace MWPhysics
             if (!(transform == compound->getChildTransform(shapeIndex)))
                 compound->updateChildTransform(shapeIndex, transform);
         }
-
-        collisionWorld->updateSingleAabb(mCollisionObject.get());
+        return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.hpp
index 87d1b04330..d1f3dff745 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/object.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "ptrholder.hpp"
 
+#include <LinearMath/btTransform.h>
 #include <osg/Node>
 
 #include <map>
@@ -30,13 +31,17 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         void setScale(float scale);
         void setRotation(const btQuaternion& quat);
         void setOrigin(const btVector3& vec);
+        void commitPositionChange();
         btCollisionObject* getCollisionObject();
         const btCollisionObject* getCollisionObject() const;
+        btTransform getTransform() const;
         /// Return solid flag. Not used by the object itself, true by default.
         bool isSolid() const;
         void setSolid(bool solid);
         bool isAnimated() const;
-        void animateCollisionShapes(btCollisionWorld* collisionWorld);
+        /// @brief update object shape
+        /// @return true if shape changed
+        bool animateCollisionShapes();
 
     private:
         std::unique_ptr<btCollisionObject> mCollisionObject;
@@ -44,6 +49,10 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         std::map<int, osg::NodePath> mRecIndexToNodePath;
         bool mSolid;
         btCollisionWorld* mCollisionWorld;
+        btVector3 mScale;
+        btTransform mLocalTransform;
+        bool mScaleUpdatePending;
+        bool mTransformUpdatePending;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
index 58d96de285..97be7c39ec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -768,7 +768,12 @@ namespace MWPhysics
     void PhysicsSystem::stepSimulation()
     {
         for (Object* animatedObject : mAnimatedObjects)
-            animatedObject->animateCollisionShapes(mCollisionWorld.get());
+            if (animatedObject->animateCollisionShapes())
+            {
+                auto obj = mObjects.find(animatedObject->getPtr());
+                assert(obj != mObjects.end());
+                mCollisionWorld->updateSingleAabb(obj->second->getCollisionObject());
+            }
 
 #ifndef BT_NO_PROFILE
         CProfileManager::Reset();
@@ -780,7 +785,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
     {
         ObjectMap::iterator found = mObjects.find(object);
         if (found != mObjects.end())
-            found->second->animateCollisionShapes(mCollisionWorld.get());
+            if (found->second->animateCollisionShapes())
+                mCollisionWorld->updateSingleAabb(found->second->getCollisionObject());
     }
 
     void PhysicsSystem::debugDraw()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 64316789fe..6843762260 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace
                         ? btVector3(distanceFromDoor, 0, 0)
                         : btVector3(0, distanceFromDoor, 0);
 
-                const auto& transform = object->getCollisionObject()->getWorldTransform();
+                const auto transform = object->getTransform();
                 const btTransform closedDoorTransform(
                     Misc::Convert::toBullet(makeObjectOsgQuat(ptr.getCellRef().getPosition())),
                     transform.getOrigin()
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace
                         *object->getShapeInstance()->getCollisionShape(),
                         object->getShapeInstance()->getAvoidCollisionShape()
                     },
-                    object->getCollisionObject()->getWorldTransform()
+                    object->getTransform()
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index e363fdd3b3..273a5f3026 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             *object->getShapeInstance()->getCollisionShape(),
             object->getShapeInstance()->getAvoidCollisionShape()
         };
-        return mNavigator->updateObject(DetourNavigator::ObjectId(object), shapes, object->getCollisionObject()->getWorldTransform());
+        return mNavigator->updateObject(DetourNavigator::ObjectId(object), shapes, object->getTransform());
     }
 
     const MWPhysics::RayCastingInterface* World::getRayCasting() const
@@ -3880,7 +3880,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         btVector3 aabbMax;
         object->getShapeInstance()->getCollisionShape()->getAabb(btTransform::getIdentity(), aabbMin, aabbMax);
 
-        const auto toLocal = object->getCollisionObject()->getWorldTransform().inverse();
+        const auto toLocal = object->getTransform().inverse();
         const auto localFrom = toLocal(Misc::Convert::toBullet(position));
         const auto localTo = toLocal(Misc::Convert::toBullet(destination));