diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0584445c8..023ec4937 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
     Bug #4591: Attack strength should be 0 if player did not hold the attack button
     Bug #4597: <> operator causes a compile error
     Bug #4604: Picking up gold from the ground only makes 1 grabbed
+    Bug #4617: First person sneaking offset is not applied while the character is in air
     Feature #1645: Casting effects from objects
     Feature #2606: Editor: Implemented (optional) case sensitive global search
     Feature #3083: Play animation when NPC is casting spell via script
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index a3d7873d7..6194e831f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1706,11 +1706,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         // Sink the camera while sneaking
         bool sneaking = player.getClass().getCreatureStats(getPlayerPtr()).getStance(MWMechanics::CreatureStats::Stance_Sneak);
-        bool inair = !isOnGround(player);
         bool swimming = isSwimming(player);
 
         static const float i1stPersonSneakDelta = getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("i1stPersonSneakDelta")->getFloat();
-        if (sneaking && !(swimming || inair))
+        if (sneaking && !swimming)
             mRendering->getCamera()->setSneakOffset(i1stPersonSneakDelta);
         else
             mRendering->getCamera()->setSneakOffset(0.f);