diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
index 7a33d6e57..5fb3bd400 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             /// Has the player stolen this item from the given owner?
             virtual bool isItemStolenFrom(const std::string& itemid, const std::string& ownerid) = 0;
 
+            virtual bool isBoundItem(const MWWorld::Ptr& item) = 0;
             virtual bool isAllowedToUse (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, MWWorld::Ptr& victim) = 0;
 
             /// Turn actor into werewolf or normal form.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemmodel.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemmodel.cpp
index c59bc8bf4..834c351dc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemmodel.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
@@ -23,38 +24,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (base.getClass().getEnchantment(base) != "")
             mFlags |= Flag_Enchanted;
 
-        static std::set<std::string> boundItemIDCache;
-
-        // If this is empty then we haven't executed the GMST cache logic yet; or there isn't any sMagicBound* GMST's for some reason
-        if (boundItemIDCache.empty())
-        {
-            // Build a list of known bound item ID's
-            const MWWorld::Store<ESM::GameSetting> &gameSettings = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>();
-
-            for (MWWorld::Store<ESM::GameSetting>::iterator currentIteration = gameSettings.begin(); currentIteration != gameSettings.end(); ++currentIteration)
-            {
-                const ESM::GameSetting &currentSetting = *currentIteration;
-                std::string currentGMSTID = currentSetting.mId;
-                Misc::StringUtils::lowerCaseInPlace(currentGMSTID);
-
-                // Don't bother checking this GMST if it's not a sMagicBound* one.
-                const std::string& toFind = "smagicbound";
-                if (currentGMSTID.compare(0, toFind.length(), toFind) != 0)
-                    continue;
-
-                // All sMagicBound* GMST's should be of type string
-                std::string currentGMSTValue = currentSetting.getString();
-                Misc::StringUtils::lowerCaseInPlace(currentGMSTValue);
-
-                boundItemIDCache.insert(currentGMSTValue);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Perform bound item check and assign the Flag_Bound bit if it passes
-        std::string tempItemID = base.getCellRef().getRefId();
-        Misc::StringUtils::lowerCaseInPlace(tempItemID);
-
-        if (boundItemIDCache.count(tempItemID) != 0)
+        if (MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->isBoundItem(base))
             mFlags |= Flag_Bound;
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index a4e258ada..92031b80b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -840,6 +840,45 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mAI = true;
     }
 
+    bool MechanicsManager::isBoundItem(const MWWorld::Ptr& item)
+    {
+        static std::set<std::string> boundItemIDCache;
+
+        // If this is empty then we haven't executed the GMST cache logic yet; or there isn't any sMagicBound* GMST's for some reason
+        if (boundItemIDCache.empty())
+        {
+            // Build a list of known bound item ID's
+            const MWWorld::Store<ESM::GameSetting> &gameSettings = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>();
+
+            for (MWWorld::Store<ESM::GameSetting>::iterator currentIteration = gameSettings.begin(); currentIteration != gameSettings.end(); ++currentIteration)
+            {
+                const ESM::GameSetting &currentSetting = *currentIteration;
+                std::string currentGMSTID = currentSetting.mId;
+                Misc::StringUtils::lowerCaseInPlace(currentGMSTID);
+
+                // Don't bother checking this GMST if it's not a sMagicBound* one.
+                const std::string& toFind = "smagicbound";
+                if (currentGMSTID.compare(0, toFind.length(), toFind) != 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                // All sMagicBound* GMST's should be of type string
+                std::string currentGMSTValue = currentSetting.getString();
+                Misc::StringUtils::lowerCaseInPlace(currentGMSTValue);
+
+                boundItemIDCache.insert(currentGMSTValue);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Perform bound item check and assign the Flag_Bound bit if it passes
+        std::string tempItemID = item.getCellRef().getRefId();
+        Misc::StringUtils::lowerCaseInPlace(tempItemID);
+
+        if (boundItemIDCache.count(tempItemID) != 0)
+            return true;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     bool MechanicsManager::isAllowedToUse (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, MWWorld::Ptr& victim)
     {
         if (target.isEmpty())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
index baee5233e..bf3b7c79c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             /// Has the player stolen this item from the given owner?
             virtual bool isItemStolenFrom(const std::string& itemid, const std::string& ownerid);
 
+            virtual bool isBoundItem(const MWWorld::Ptr& item);
+
             /// @return is \a ptr allowed to take/use \a target or is it a crime?
             virtual bool isAllowedToUse (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, MWWorld::Ptr& victim);