diff --git a/components/nif/data.cpp b/components/nif/data.cpp
index 235825e4a..415a013b3 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void NiLinesData::read(NIFStream *nif)
     }
 }
 
-void NiAutoNormalParticlesData::read(NIFStream *nif)
+void NiParticlesData::read(NIFStream *nif)
 {
     NiGeometryData::read(nif);
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void NiAutoNormalParticlesData::read(NIFStream *nif)
 
 void NiRotatingParticlesData::read(NIFStream *nif)
 {
-    NiAutoNormalParticlesData::read(nif);
+    NiParticlesData::read(nif);
 
     if (nif->getVersion() <= NIFStream::generateVersion(4,2,2,0) && nif->getBoolean())
         nif->getQuaternions(rotations, vertices.size());
diff --git a/components/nif/data.hpp b/components/nif/data.hpp
index 35f329573..908313f50 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct NiLinesData : public NiGeometryData
     void read(NIFStream *nif) override;
 };
 
-class NiAutoNormalParticlesData : public NiGeometryData
+class NiParticlesData : public NiGeometryData
 {
 public:
     int numParticles{0};
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public:
     void read(NIFStream *nif) override;
 };
 
-class NiRotatingParticlesData : public NiAutoNormalParticlesData
+class NiRotatingParticlesData : public NiParticlesData
 {
 public:
     void read(NIFStream *nif) override;
diff --git a/components/nif/niffile.cpp b/components/nif/niffile.cpp
index 7915908d1..67c864f47 100644
--- a/components/nif/niffile.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/niffile.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ static std::map<std::string,RecordFactoryEntry> makeFactory()
     factory["NiTriShape"]                   = {&construct <NiTriShape>                  , RC_NiTriShape                 };
     factory["NiTriStrips"]                  = {&construct <NiTriStrips>                 , RC_NiTriStrips                };
     factory["NiLines"]                      = {&construct <NiLines>                     , RC_NiLines                    };
-    factory["NiRotatingParticles"]          = {&construct <NiRotatingParticles>         , RC_NiRotatingParticles        };
-    factory["NiAutoNormalParticles"]        = {&construct <NiAutoNormalParticles>       , RC_NiAutoNormalParticles      };
+    factory["NiParticles"]                  = {&construct <NiParticles>                 , RC_NiParticles                };
+    factory["NiRotatingParticles"]          = {&construct <NiParticles>                 , RC_NiParticles                };
+    factory["NiAutoNormalParticles"]        = {&construct <NiParticles>                 , RC_NiParticles                };
     factory["NiCamera"]                     = {&construct <NiCamera>                    , RC_NiCamera                   };
     factory["RootCollisionNode"]            = {&construct <NiNode>                      , RC_RootCollisionNode          };
     factory["NiTexturingProperty"]          = {&construct <NiTexturingProperty>         , RC_NiTexturingProperty        };
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ static std::map<std::string,RecordFactoryEntry> makeFactory()
     factory["NiSkinData"]                   = {&construct <NiSkinData>                  , RC_NiSkinData                 };
     factory["NiUVData"]                     = {&construct <NiUVData>                    , RC_NiUVData                   };
     factory["NiPosData"]                    = {&construct <NiPosData>                   , RC_NiPosData                  };
-    factory["NiRotatingParticlesData"]      = {&construct <NiRotatingParticlesData>     , RC_NiRotatingParticlesData    };
-    factory["NiAutoNormalParticlesData"]    = {&construct <NiAutoNormalParticlesData>   , RC_NiAutoNormalParticlesData  };
+    factory["NiParticlesData"]              = {&construct <NiParticlesData>             , RC_NiParticlesData            };
+    factory["NiRotatingParticlesData"]      = {&construct <NiRotatingParticlesData>     , RC_NiParticlesData            };
+    factory["NiAutoNormalParticlesData"]    = {&construct <NiParticlesData>             , RC_NiParticlesData            };
     factory["NiSequenceStreamHelper"]       = {&construct <NiSequenceStreamHelper>      , RC_NiSequenceStreamHelper     };
     factory["NiSourceTexture"]              = {&construct <NiSourceTexture>             , RC_NiSourceTexture            };
     factory["NiSkinInstance"]               = {&construct <NiSkinInstance>              , RC_NiSkinInstance             };
diff --git a/components/nif/node.hpp b/components/nif/node.hpp
index 0b958d2c2..58397bdca 100644
--- a/components/nif/node.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/node.hpp
@@ -401,39 +401,22 @@ struct NiCamera : Node
     }
 };
 
-struct NiAutoNormalParticles : Node
+struct NiParticles : NiGeometry
 {
-    NiAutoNormalParticlesDataPtr data;
-
+    NiParticlesDataPtr data;
     void read(NIFStream *nif) override
     {
         Node::read(nif);
         data.read(nif);
-        nif->getInt(); // -1
-    }
-
-    void post(NIFFile *nif) override
-    {
-        Node::post(nif);
-        data.post(nif);
-    }
-};
-
-struct NiRotatingParticles : Node
-{
-    NiRotatingParticlesDataPtr data;
-
-    void read(NIFStream *nif) override
-    {
-        Node::read(nif);
-        data.read(nif);
-        nif->getInt(); // -1
+        skin.read(nif);
+        materialData.read(nif);
     }
 
     void post(NIFFile *nif) override
     {
         Node::post(nif);
         data.post(nif);
+        skin.post(nif);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/components/nif/record.hpp b/components/nif/record.hpp
index c5773643a..2217c588e 100644
--- a/components/nif/record.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/record.hpp
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ enum RecordType
   RC_NiTriShape,
   RC_NiTriStrips,
   RC_NiLines,
-  RC_NiRotatingParticles,
-  RC_NiAutoNormalParticles,
+  RC_NiParticles,
   RC_NiBSParticleNode,
   RC_NiCamera,
   RC_NiTexturingProperty,
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ enum RecordType
   RC_NiUVData,
   RC_NiPosData,
   RC_NiRotatingParticlesData,
-  RC_NiAutoNormalParticlesData,
+  RC_NiParticlesData,
   RC_NiSequenceStreamHelper,
   RC_NiSourceTexture,
   RC_NiSkinInstance,
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ enum RecordType
   RC_NiFloatInterpolator,
   RC_NiPoint3Interpolator,
   RC_NiBoolInterpolator,
-  RC_NiTransformInterpolator,
+  RC_NiTransformInterpolator
 };
 
 /// Base class for all records
diff --git a/components/nif/recordptr.hpp b/components/nif/recordptr.hpp
index b40a17583..ed8f7ef6b 100644
--- a/components/nif/recordptr.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/recordptr.hpp
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ class NiTriShapeData;
 class NiTriStripsData;
 class NiSkinInstance;
 class NiSourceTexture;
-class NiRotatingParticlesData;
-class NiAutoNormalParticlesData;
+class NiParticlesData;
 class NiPalette;
 struct NiParticleModifier;
 struct NiLinesData;
@@ -167,8 +166,7 @@ using NiTriStripsDataPtr = RecordPtrT<NiTriStripsData>;
 using NiLinesDataPtr = RecordPtrT<NiLinesData>;
 using NiSkinInstancePtr = RecordPtrT<NiSkinInstance>;
 using NiSourceTexturePtr = RecordPtrT<NiSourceTexture>;
-using NiRotatingParticlesDataPtr = RecordPtrT<NiRotatingParticlesData>;
-using NiAutoNormalParticlesDataPtr = RecordPtrT<NiAutoNormalParticlesData>;
+using NiParticlesDataPtr = RecordPtrT<NiParticlesData>;
 using NiPalettePtr = RecordPtrT<NiPalette>;
 using NiParticleModifierPtr = RecordPtrT<NiParticleModifier>;
 using NiBoolDataPtr = RecordPtrT<NiBoolData>;
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 4bc48637c..0db15237e 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 }
             }
 
-            if(nifNode->recType == Nif::RC_NiAutoNormalParticles || nifNode->recType == Nif::RC_NiRotatingParticles)
+            if (nifNode->recType == Nif::RC_NiParticles)
                 handleParticleSystem(nifNode, node, composite, animflags);
 
             if (composite->getNumControllers() > 0)
@@ -946,14 +946,12 @@ namespace NifOsg
         // Load the initial state of the particle system, i.e. the initial particles and their positions, velocity and colors.
         void handleParticleInitialState(const Nif::Node* nifNode, osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys, const Nif::NiParticleSystemController* partctrl)
         {
-            const Nif::NiAutoNormalParticlesData *particledata = nullptr;
-            if(nifNode->recType == Nif::RC_NiAutoNormalParticles)
-                particledata = static_cast<const Nif::NiAutoNormalParticles*>(nifNode)->data.getPtr();
-            else if(nifNode->recType == Nif::RC_NiRotatingParticles)
-                particledata = static_cast<const Nif::NiRotatingParticles*>(nifNode)->data.getPtr();
-            else
+            const auto particleNode = static_cast<const Nif::NiParticles*>(nifNode);
+            if (particleNode->data.empty())
                 return;
 
+            const Nif::NiParticlesData* particledata = particleNode->data.getPtr();
+
             osg::BoundingBox box;
 
             int i=0;