diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
index 16b38eaf9..4cdd8b137 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwmechanics/aipackage.hpp"
 #include "../mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp"
+#include "../mwmechanics/summoning.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp"
 
@@ -264,6 +266,23 @@ namespace MWGui
                     for (const auto& creature : creatureMap)
                         MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->cleanupSummonedCreature(ptr, creature.second);
                     creatureMap.clear();
+
+                    // Check if we are a summon and inform our master we've bit the dust
+                    for(const auto& package : creatureStats.getAiSequence())
+                    {
+                        if(package->followTargetThroughDoors() && !package->getTarget().isEmpty())
+                        {
+                            const auto& summoner = package->getTarget();
+                            auto& summons = summoner.getClass().getCreatureStats(summoner).getSummonedCreatureMap();
+                            auto it = std::find_if(summons.begin(), summons.end(), [&] (const auto& entry) { return entry.second == creatureStats.getActorId(); });
+                            if(it != summons.end())
+                            {
+                                MWMechanics::purgeSummonEffect(summoner, *it);
+                                summons.erase(it);
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->deleteObject(ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp
index 9f65f3d6c..d90545fc6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp
@@ -152,16 +152,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 continue;
             }
             MWWorld::Ptr ptr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtrViaActorId(it->second);
-            if (ptr.isEmpty() || (ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).isDead() && ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).isDeathAnimationFinished()))
+            if (!ptr.isEmpty() && ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).isDead() && ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).isDeathAnimationFinished())
             {
                 // Purge the magic effect so a new creature can be summoned if desired
-                const ESM::SummonKey& key = it->first;
-                creatureStats.getActiveSpells().purgeEffect(key.mEffectId, key.mSourceId, key.mEffectIndex);
-                creatureStats.getSpells().purgeEffect(key.mEffectId, key.mSourceId);
-                if (mActor.getClass().hasInventoryStore(mActor))
-                    mActor.getClass().getInventoryStore(mActor).purgeEffect(key.mEffectId, key.mSourceId, false, key.mEffectIndex);
-
-                MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->cleanupSummonedCreature(mActor, it->second);
+                purgeSummonEffect(mActor, *it);
                 creatureMap.erase(it++);
             }
             else
@@ -169,4 +163,14 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         }
     }
 
+    void purgeSummonEffect(const MWWorld::Ptr& summoner, const std::pair<const ESM::SummonKey, int>& summon)
+    {
+        auto& creatureStats = summoner.getClass().getCreatureStats(summoner);
+        creatureStats.getActiveSpells().purgeEffect(summon.first.mEffectId, summon.first.mSourceId, summon.first.mEffectIndex);
+        creatureStats.getSpells().purgeEffect(summon.first.mEffectId, summon.first.mSourceId);
+        if (summoner.getClass().hasInventoryStore(summoner))
+            summoner.getClass().getInventoryStore(summoner).purgeEffect(summon.first.mEffectId, summon.first.mSourceId, false, summon.first.mEffectIndex);
+
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->cleanupSummonedCreature(summoner, summon.second);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.hpp
index 7e787499e..3c3e18a96 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
     std::string getSummonedCreature(int effectId);
 
+    void purgeSummonEffect(const MWWorld::Ptr& summoner, const std::pair<const ESM::SummonKey, int>& summon);
+
     struct UpdateSummonedCreatures : public EffectSourceVisitor
     {
         UpdateSummonedCreatures(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);