diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
index 6e9cfccb9..0f021b5a2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
@@ -772,18 +772,18 @@ namespace MWClass
     {
         if (isFlagBitSet(ptr, ESM::Creature::Respawn))
         {
-            // Note we do not respawn moved references in the cell they were moved to. Instead they are respawned in the original cell.
-            // This also means we cannot respawn dynamically placed references with no content file connection.
             if (ptr.getCellRef().hasContentFile())
             {
                 if (ptr.getRefData().getCount() == 0)
                     ptr.getRefData().setCount(1);
 
-                // Reset to original position
-                ptr.getRefData().setPosition(ptr.getCellRef().getPosition());
-
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->removeContainerScripts(ptr);
                 ptr.getRefData().setCustomData(NULL);
+
+                // Reset to original position
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->moveObject(ptr, ptr.getCellRef().getPosition().pos[0],
+                        ptr.getCellRef().getPosition().pos[1],
+                        ptr.getCellRef().getPosition().pos[2]);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index 3519f9d83..474985f7b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -1305,18 +1305,18 @@ namespace MWClass
     {
         if (ptr.get<ESM::NPC>()->mBase->mFlags & ESM::NPC::Respawn)
         {
-            // Note we do not respawn moved references in the cell they were moved to. Instead they are respawned in the original cell.
-            // This also means we cannot respawn dynamically placed references with no content file connection.
             if (ptr.getCellRef().hasContentFile())
             {
                 if (ptr.getRefData().getCount() == 0)
                     ptr.getRefData().setCount(1);
 
-                // Reset to original position
-                ptr.getRefData().setPosition(ptr.getCellRef().getPosition());
-
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->removeContainerScripts(ptr);
                 ptr.getRefData().setCustomData(NULL);
+
+                // Reset to original position
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->moveObject(ptr, ptr.getCellRef().getPosition().pos[0],
+                        ptr.getCellRef().getPosition().pos[1],
+                        ptr.getCellRef().getPosition().pos[2]);
             }
         }
     }