diff --git a/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/operators.hpp b/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/operators.hpp
index e34d6278a..92740c65f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/operators.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/operators.hpp
@@ -23,17 +23,23 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
 namespace
 {
     template <class T>
-    struct Wrapper {
+    struct Wrapper
+    {
         const T& mValue;
     };
 
     template <class Range>
-    inline testing::Message& writeRange(testing::Message& message, const Range& range)
+    inline testing::Message& writeRange(testing::Message& message, const Range& range, std::size_t newLine)
     {
-        message << "{\n";
+        message << "{";
+        std::size_t i = 0;
         for (const auto& v : range)
-            message << Wrapper<typename std::decay<decltype(v)>::type> {v} << ",\n";
-        return message << "}";
+        {
+            if (i++ % newLine == 0)
+                message << "\n";
+            message << Wrapper<typename std::decay<decltype(v)>::type> {v} << ", ";
+        }
+        return message << "\n}";
     }
 }
 
@@ -60,22 +66,34 @@ namespace testing
         return (*this) << std::setprecision(std::numeric_limits<float>::max_exponent10) << value.mValue;
     }
 
+    template <>
+    inline testing::Message& Message::operator <<(const Wrapper<int>& value)
+    {
+        return (*this) << value.mValue;
+    }
+
     template <>
     inline testing::Message& Message::operator <<(const std::deque<osg::Vec3f>& value)
     {
-        return writeRange(*this, value);
+        return writeRange(*this, value, 1);
     }
 
     template <>
     inline testing::Message& Message::operator <<(const std::vector<osg::Vec3f>& value)
     {
-        return writeRange(*this, value);
+        return writeRange(*this, value, 1);
     }
 
     template <>
     inline testing::Message& Message::operator <<(const std::vector<float>& value)
     {
-        return writeRange(*this, value);
+        return writeRange(*this, value, 3);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline testing::Message& Message::operator <<(const std::vector<int>& value)
+    {
+        return writeRange(*this, value, 3);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp b/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp
index c86dee6e5..bcbf448ac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp
@@ -104,11 +104,9 @@ namespace
             -0.5, 0, -0.5,
             -0.5, 0, 0.5,
             0.5, 0, -0.5,
-            0.5, 0, -0.5,
-            -0.5, 0, 0.5,
             0.5, 0, 0.5,
         }));
-        EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getIndices(), std::vector<int>({0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}));
+        EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getIndices(), std::vector<int>({0, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3}));
         EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getAreaTypes(), std::vector<AreaType>({AreaType_ground, AreaType_ground}));
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ namespace
             -1, -2, 1,
             1, -2, -1,
             -1, -2, -1,
-        }));
+        })) << recastMesh->getVertices();
         EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getIndices(), std::vector<int>({
             0, 2, 3,
             3, 1, 0,
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ namespace
             2, 6, 7,
             7, 6, 4,
             4, 5, 7,
-        }));
+        })) << recastMesh->getIndices();
         EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getAreaTypes(), std::vector<AreaType>(12, AreaType_ground));
     }
 
@@ -166,37 +164,35 @@ namespace
         );
         const auto recastMesh = builder.create(mGeneration, mRevision);
         EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getVertices(), std::vector<float>({
-            1, 0, -1,
-            -1, 0, 1,
+            -1, -2, -1,
+            -1, -2, 1,
             -1, 0, -1,
-            1, 2, 1,
-            -1, 2, 1,
-            1, 2, -1,
+            -1, 0, 1,
             -1, 2, -1,
-            1, -2, 1,
-            -1, -2, 1,
+            -1, 2, 1,
             1, -2, -1,
-            -1, -2, -1,
+            1, -2, 1,
             1, 0, -1,
-            -1, 0, 1,
             1, 0, 1,
-        }));
+            1, 2, -1,
+            1, 2, 1,
+        })) << recastMesh->getVertices();
         EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getIndices(), std::vector<int>({
-            0, 1, 2,
-            3, 5, 6,
-            6, 4, 3,
-            3, 7, 9,
-            9, 5, 3,
-            3, 4, 8,
-            8, 7, 3,
-            10, 8, 4,
-            4, 6, 10,
-            10, 6, 5,
-            5, 9, 10,
-            10, 9, 7,
-            7, 8, 10,
-            11, 12, 13,
-        }));
+            8, 3, 2,
+            11, 10, 4,
+            4, 5, 11,
+            11, 7, 6,
+            6, 10, 11,
+            11, 5, 1,
+            1, 7, 11,
+            0, 1, 5,
+            5, 4, 0,
+            0, 4, 10,
+            10, 6, 0,
+            0, 6, 7,
+            7, 1, 0,
+            8, 3, 9,
+        })) << recastMesh->getIndices();
         EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getAreaTypes(), std::vector<AreaType>(14, AreaType_ground));
     }
 
@@ -413,4 +409,24 @@ namespace
             RecastMesh::Water {1000, btTransform(btMatrix3x3::getIdentity(), btVector3(100, 200, 300))}
         }));
     }
+
+    TEST_F(DetourNavigatorRecastMeshBuilderTest, add_bhv_triangle_mesh_shape_with_duplicated_vertices)
+    {
+        btTriangleMesh mesh;
+        mesh.addTriangle(btVector3(-1, -1, 0), btVector3(-1, 1, 0), btVector3(1, -1, 0));
+        mesh.addTriangle(btVector3(1, 1, 0), btVector3(-1, 1, 0), btVector3(1, -1, 0));
+        btBvhTriangleMeshShape shape(&mesh, true);
+
+        RecastMeshBuilder builder(mSettings, mBounds);
+        builder.addObject(static_cast<const btCollisionShape&>(shape), btTransform::getIdentity(), AreaType_ground);
+        const auto recastMesh = builder.create(mGeneration, mRevision);
+        EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getVertices(), std::vector<float>({
+            -1, 0, -1,
+            -1, 0, 1,
+            1, 0, -1,
+            1, 0, 1,
+        })) << recastMesh->getVertices();
+        EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getIndices(), std::vector<int>({2, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3}));
+        EXPECT_EQ(recastMesh->getAreaTypes(), std::vector<AreaType>({AreaType_ground, AreaType_ground}));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp b/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp
index f61368357..59f60394d 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,50 @@
 #include <LinearMath/btAabbUtil2.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <tuple>
 
 namespace DetourNavigator
 {
     using BulletHelpers::makeProcessTriangleCallback;
 
+    namespace
+    {
+        void optimizeRecastMesh(std::vector<int>& indices, std::vector<float>& vertices)
+        {
+            std::vector<std::tuple<float, float, float>> uniqueVertices;
+            uniqueVertices.reserve(vertices.size() / 3);
+
+            for (std::size_t i = 0, n = vertices.size() / 3; i < n; ++i)
+                uniqueVertices.emplace_back(vertices[i * 3], vertices[i * 3 + 1], vertices[i * 3 + 2]);
+
+            std::sort(uniqueVertices.begin(), uniqueVertices.end());
+            const auto end = std::unique(uniqueVertices.begin(), uniqueVertices.end());
+            uniqueVertices.erase(end, uniqueVertices.end());
+
+            if (uniqueVertices.size() == vertices.size() / 3)
+                return;
+
+            for (std::size_t i = 0, n = indices.size(); i < n; ++i)
+            {
+                const auto index = indices[i];
+                const auto vertex = std::make_tuple(vertices[index * 3], vertices[index * 3 + 1], vertices[index * 3 + 2]);
+                const auto it = std::lower_bound(uniqueVertices.begin(), uniqueVertices.end(), vertex);
+                assert(it != uniqueVertices.end());
+                assert(*it == vertex);
+                indices[i] = std::distance(uniqueVertices.begin(), it);
+            }
+
+            vertices.resize(uniqueVertices.size() * 3);
+
+            for (std::size_t i = 0, n = uniqueVertices.size(); i < n; ++i)
+            {
+                vertices[i * 3] = std::get<0>(uniqueVertices[i]);
+                vertices[i * 3 + 1] = std::get<1>(uniqueVertices[i]);
+                vertices[i * 3 + 2] = std::get<2>(uniqueVertices[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     RecastMeshBuilder::RecastMeshBuilder(const Settings& settings, const TileBounds& bounds)
         : mSettings(settings)
         , mBounds(bounds)
@@ -112,8 +151,9 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
         mWater.push_back(RecastMesh::Water {cellSize, transform});
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr<RecastMesh> RecastMeshBuilder::create(std::size_t generation, std::size_t revision) const
+    std::shared_ptr<RecastMesh> RecastMeshBuilder::create(std::size_t generation, std::size_t revision)
     {
+        optimizeRecastMesh(mIndices, mVertices);
         return std::make_shared<RecastMesh>(generation, revision, mIndices, mVertices, mAreaTypes,
             mWater, mSettings.get().mTrianglesPerChunk);
     }
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.hpp b/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.hpp
index d28558d0f..fc2bbbc02 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.hpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/recastmeshbuilder.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
 
         void addWater(const int mCellSize, const btTransform& transform);
 
-        std::shared_ptr<RecastMesh> create(std::size_t generation, std::size_t revision) const;
+        std::shared_ptr<RecastMesh> create(std::size_t generation, std::size_t revision);
 
         void reset();