diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
index 851a6a29c..e999097db 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
@@ -453,5 +453,6 @@ op 0x2000302: Fixme
 op 0x2000303: Fixme, explicit
 op 0x2000304: Show
 op 0x2000305: Show, explicit
+op 0x2000306: OnActivate, explicit
 
-opcodes 0x2000304-0x3ffffff unused
+opcodes 0x2000307-0x3ffffff unused
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 98b1a6b47..1067b5536 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -131,16 +131,14 @@ namespace MWScript
                 }
         };
 
+        template <class R>
         class OpOnActivate : public Interpreter::Opcode0
         {
             public:
 
                 virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
                 {
-                    InterpreterContext& context =
-                        static_cast<InterpreterContext&> (runtime.getContext());
-
-                    MWWorld::Ptr ptr = context.getReference();
+                    MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
 
                     runtime.push (ptr.getRefData().onActivate());
                 }
@@ -1280,7 +1278,8 @@ namespace MWScript
         void installOpcodes (Interpreter::Interpreter& interpreter)
         {
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeXBox, new OpXBox);
-            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeOnActivate, new OpOnActivate);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeOnActivate, new OpOnActivate<ImplicitRef>);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeOnActivateExplicit, new OpOnActivate<ExplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeActivate, new OpActivate<ImplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeActivateExplicit, new OpActivate<ExplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment3 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeLock, new OpLock<ImplicitRef>);
diff --git a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
index eb3e1e4ee..cd5bf7ef7 100644
--- a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ namespace Compiler
         void registerExtensions (Extensions& extensions)
         {
             extensions.registerFunction ("xbox", 'l', "", opcodeXBox);
-            extensions.registerFunction ("onactivate", 'l', "", opcodeOnActivate);
+            extensions.registerFunction ("onactivate", 'l', "", opcodeOnActivate, opcodeOnActivateExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("activate", "x", opcodeActivate, opcodeActivateExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("lock", "/l", opcodeLock, opcodeLockExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("unlock", "", opcodeUnlock, opcodeUnlockExplicit);
diff --git a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
index b2333032b..6a6552467 100644
--- a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ namespace Compiler
     {
         const int opcodeXBox = 0x200000c;
         const int opcodeOnActivate = 0x200000d;
+        const int opcodeOnActivateExplicit = 0x2000306;
         const int opcodeActivate = 0x2000075;
         const int opcodeActivateExplicit = 0x2000244;
         const int opcodeLock = 0x20004;