diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
index fcbb6289f9..5aef1763f0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ namespace MWBase
         virtual void write(ESM::ESMWriter& writer, Loading::Listener& progress) = 0;
         virtual void saveLocalScripts(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, ESM::LuaScripts& data) = 0;
 
+        // Must be called before save, otherwise the world can be saved in an inconsistent state.
+        virtual void applyDelayedActions() = 0;
+
         // Loading from a save
         virtual void readRecord(ESM::ESMReader& reader, uint32_t type) = 0;
         virtual void loadLocalScripts(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const ESM::LuaScripts& data) = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index f7386ca61d..22e1014034 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ namespace MWLua
             windowManager->printToConsole(msg, "#" + color.toHex());
         mInGameConsoleMessages.clear();
 
+        applyDelayedActions();
+    }
+
+    void LuaManager::applyDelayedActions()
+    {
         for (DelayedAction& action : mActionQueue)
             action.apply();
         mActionQueue.clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
index 01315bb9df..e9311fc854 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ namespace MWLua
         // Can use the scene graph and applies the actions queued during update()
         void synchronizedUpdate();
 
+        // Normally it is called by `synchronizedUpdate` every frame.
+        // Additionally must be called before making a save to ensure that there are no pending delayed
+        // actions and the world is in a consistent state.
+        void applyDelayedActions() override;
+
         // Available everywhere through the MWBase::LuaManager interface.
         // LuaManager queues these events and propagates to scripts on the next `update` call.
         void newGameStarted() override;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index f5db8b26ba..b6d701fe88 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ void MWState::StateManager::resumeGame()
 
 void MWState::StateManager::saveGame(std::string_view description, const Slot* slot)
 {
+    MWBase::Environment::get().getLuaManager()->applyDelayedActions();
+
     MWState::Character* character = getCurrentCharacter();
 
     try