diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 5c1560032..0b1d0ba04 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    ++mDeathCount[MWWorld::Class::get (*iter).getId (*iter)];
+
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->playAnimationGroup (*iter, "death1", 0);
 
                     mActors.erase (iter++);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
index f8a00f349..fb6a42c47 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#include <map>
 
 namespace Ogre
 {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     {
             std::set<MWWorld::Ptr> mActors;
             float mDuration;
+            std::map<std::string, int> mDeathCount;
 
             void updateNpc (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, float duration, bool paused);