diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.cpp
index 5f0213046..340a855fb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ EffectManager::~EffectManager()
     clear();
 }
 
-void EffectManager::addEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string& textureOverride, const osg::Vec3f &worldPosition, float scale)
+void EffectManager::addEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string& textureOverride, const osg::Vec3f &worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX)
 {
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(model);
 
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ void EffectManager::addEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string& textu
     SceneUtil::AssignControllerSourcesVisitor assignVisitor(effect.mAnimTime);
     node->accept(assignVisitor);
 
-    overrideFirstRootTexture(textureOverride, mResourceSystem, node);
+    if (isMagicVFX)
+        overrideFirstRootTexture(textureOverride, mResourceSystem, node);
+    else
+        overrideTexture(textureOverride, mResourceSystem, node);
 
     mParentNode->addChild(trans);
     mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->notifyAttached(node);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp
index 6d7aaaf4f..83acc4c60 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         ~EffectManager();
 
         /// Add an effect. When it's finished playing, it will be removed automatically.
-        void addEffect (const std::string& model, const std::string& textureOverride, const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition, float scale);
+        void addEffect (const std::string& model, const std::string& textureOverride, const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX = true);
 
         void update(float dt);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index d74bac0b3..c237f2320 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -742,9 +742,9 @@ namespace MWRender
         mObjects->updatePtr(old, updated);
     }
 
-    void RenderingManager::spawnEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string &texture, const osg::Vec3f &worldPosition, float scale)
+    void RenderingManager::spawnEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string &texture, const osg::Vec3f &worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX)
     {
-        mEffectManager->addEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, scale);
+        mEffectManager->addEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, scale, isMagicVFX);
     }
 
     void RenderingManager::notifyWorldSpaceChanged()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index f5245be98..3be01931a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         SkyManager* getSkyManager();
 
-        void spawnEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string &texture, const osg::Vec3f &worldPosition, float scale = 1.f);
+        void spawnEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string &texture, const osg::Vec3f &worldPosition, float scale = 1.f, bool isMagicVFX = true);
 
         /// Clear all savegame-specific data
         void clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp
index 868003157..06453e0ce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void overrideTexture(const std::string &texture, Resource::ResourceSystem *resou
     else
         stateset = new osg::StateSet;
 
-    stateset->setTextureAttribute(0, tex, osg::StateAttribute::PROTECTED);
+    stateset->setTextureAttribute(0, tex, osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE);
 
     node->setStateSet(stateset);
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.hpp
index 06f053d94..eebcfd9b0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/util.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace Resource
 
 namespace MWRender
 {
+    // Overrides the texture of nodes in the mesh that had the same NiTexturingProperty as the first NiTexturingProperty of the .NIF file's root node,
+    // if it had a NiTexturingProperty. Used for applying "particle textures" to magic effects.
     void overrideFirstRootTexture(const std::string &texture, Resource::ResourceSystem *resourceSystem, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node);
 
     void overrideTexture(const std::string& texture, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 49a7a1abc..b5ef7de52 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -3145,7 +3145,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         modelName << roll;
         std::string model = "meshes\\" + getFallback()->getFallbackString(modelName.str());
 
-        mRendering->spawnEffect(model, texture, worldPosition);
+        mRendering->spawnEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, 1.0f, false);
     }
 
     void World::spawnEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string &textureOverride, const osg::Vec3f &worldPos)