diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 932f3d8b7..6ee9b8ae8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -730,18 +730,23 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     }
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor> createIntersectionVisitor(osgUtil::Intersector* intersector, bool ignorePlayer, bool ignoreActors)
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor> RenderingManager::getIntersectionVisitor(osgUtil::Intersector *intersector, bool ignorePlayer, bool ignoreActors)
     {
-        osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor> intersectionVisitor( new osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor(intersector));
-        int mask = intersectionVisitor->getTraversalMask();
+        if (!mIntersectionVisitor)
+            mIntersectionVisitor = new osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor;
+
+        mIntersectionVisitor->setTraversalNumber(mViewer->getFrameStamp()->getFrameNumber());
+        mIntersectionVisitor->setIntersector(intersector);
+
+        int mask = ~0;
         mask &= ~(Mask_RenderToTexture|Mask_Sky|Mask_Debug|Mask_Effect|Mask_Water|Mask_SimpleWater);
         if (ignorePlayer)
             mask &= ~(Mask_Player);
         if (ignoreActors)
             mask &= ~(Mask_Actor|Mask_Player);
 
-        intersectionVisitor->setTraversalMask(mask);
-        return intersectionVisitor;
+        mIntersectionVisitor->setTraversalMask(mask);
+        return mIntersectionVisitor;
     }
 
     RenderingManager::RayResult RenderingManager::castRay(const osg::Vec3f& origin, const osg::Vec3f& dest, bool ignorePlayer, bool ignoreActors)
@@ -750,7 +755,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             origin, dest));
         intersector->setIntersectionLimit(osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector::LIMIT_NEAREST);
 
-        mRootNode->accept(*createIntersectionVisitor(intersector, ignorePlayer, ignoreActors));
+        mRootNode->accept(*getIntersectionVisitor(intersector, ignorePlayer, ignoreActors));
 
         return getIntersectionResult(intersector);
     }
@@ -769,7 +774,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         intersector->setEnd(end);
         intersector->setIntersectionLimit(osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector::LIMIT_NEAREST);
 
-        mViewer->getCamera()->accept(*createIntersectionVisitor(intersector, ignorePlayer, ignoreActors));
+        mViewer->getCamera()->accept(*getIntersectionVisitor(intersector, ignorePlayer, ignoreActors));
 
         return getIntersectionResult(intersector);
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index d81dbf180..075357335 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ namespace osg
     class PositionAttitudeTransform;
 }
 
+namespace osgUtil
+{
+    class IntersectionVisitor;
+    class Intersector;
+}
+
 namespace Resource
 {
     class ResourceSystem;
@@ -204,6 +210,10 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void reportStats() const;
 
+        osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor> getIntersectionVisitor(osgUtil::Intersector* intersector, bool ignorePlayer, bool ignoreActors);
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor> mIntersectionVisitor;
+
         osg::ref_ptr<osgViewer::Viewer> mViewer;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mRootNode;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mSceneRoot;