diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
index 1de4e50c4..7849eb165 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             int roll = std::rand()/ (static_cast<double> (RAND_MAX) + 1) * 100; // [0, 99]
             if (!fail && roll >= successChance)
             {
-                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->messageBox("#{sMagicSkillFail}");
+                if (mCaster.getRefData().getHandle() == "player")
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->messageBox("#{sMagicSkillFail}");
                 fail = true;
             }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
index bedbb4ad2..3d7b281f8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
@@ -360,4 +360,6 @@ op 0x2000225: ToggleAIExplicit
 op 0x2000226: COE
 op 0x2000227: Cast
 op 0x2000228: Cast, explicit
-opcodes 0x2000229-0x3ffffff unused
+op 0x2000229: ExplodeSpell
+op 0x200022a: ExplodeSpell, explicit
+opcodes 0x200022b-0x3ffffff unused
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 6dadf395d..ea4824c29 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -722,6 +722,22 @@ namespace MWScript
             }
         };
 
+        template <class R>
+        class OpExplodeSpell : public Interpreter::Opcode0
+        {
+        public:
+            virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
+            {
+                MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
+
+                std::string spell = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
+                runtime.pop();
+
+                MWMechanics::CastSpell cast(ptr, ptr);
+                cast.cast(spell);
+            }
+        };
+
         void installOpcodes (Interpreter::Interpreter& interpreter)
         {
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeXBox, new OpXBox);
@@ -784,6 +800,8 @@ namespace MWScript
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeEnableLevitation, new OpEnableLevitation<true>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeCast, new OpCast<ImplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeCastExplicit, new OpCast<ExplicitRef>);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeExplodeSpell, new OpExplodeSpell<ImplicitRef>);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeExplodeSpellExplicit, new OpExplodeSpell<ExplicitRef>);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
index a512d7889..47a653451 100644
--- a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ namespace Compiler
             extensions.registerInstruction ("lock", "/l", opcodeLock, opcodeLockExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("unlock", "", opcodeUnlock, opcodeUnlockExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("cast", "SS", opcodeCast, opcodeCastExplicit);
+            extensions.registerInstruction ("explodespell", "S", opcodeExplodeSpell, opcodeExplodeSpellExplicit);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("togglecollisionboxes", "", opcodeToggleCollisionBoxes);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("togglecollisiongrid", "", opcodeToggleCollisionDebug);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("tcb", "", opcodeToggleCollisionBoxes);
diff --git a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
index 24201d9a6..9bc256413 100644
--- a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ namespace Compiler
         const int opcodeEnableLevitation = 0x2000221;
         const int opcodeCast = 0x2000227;
         const int opcodeCastExplicit = 0x2000228;
+        const int opcodeExplodeSpell = 0x2000229;
+        const int opcodeExplodeSpellExplicit = 0x200022a;
     }
 
     namespace Sky