diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 3ad716b72..3ce98c0bf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             /// Returns a pointer to the object the provided object would hit (if within the
             /// specified distance), and the point where the hit occurs. This will attempt to
-            /// use the "Head" node as a basis.
+            /// use the "Head" node, or alternatively the "Bip01 Head" node as a basis.
             virtual std::pair<MWWorld::Ptr,Ogre::Vector3> getHitContact(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, float distance) = 0;
 
             virtual void adjustPosition (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index e6569a178..46a1e9fda 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -821,6 +821,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if(anim != NULL)
         {
             Ogre::Node *node = anim->getNode("Head");
+            if (node == NULL)
+                node = anim->getNode("Bip01 Head");
             if(node != NULL)
                 pos += node->_getDerivedPosition();
         }