diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
index 8490226cb..910760685 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -532,4 +532,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     {
         return mActorId!=-1 && id==mActorId;
     }
+
+    void CreatureStats::cleanup()
+    {
+        sActorId = 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
index 23d9303c0..aee11a358 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         bool matchesActorId (int id) const;
         ///< Check if \a id matches the actor ID of *this (if the actor does not have an ID
         /// assigned this function will return false).
+
+        static void cleanup();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index 33f2dce7c..6dcfd9076 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/npcstats.hpp"
+#include "../mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwscript/globalscripts.hpp"
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ void MWState::StateManager::cleanup (bool force)
         mState = State_NoGame;
         mCharacterManager.clearCurrentCharacter();
         mTimePlayed = 0;
+
+        MWMechanics::CreatureStats::cleanup();
     }
 }