diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf1f80705..650e29788 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     Bug #4984: "Friendly hits" feature should be used only for player's followers
     Bug #4989: Object dimension-dependent VFX scaling behavior is inconsistent
     Bug #4990: Dead bodies prevent you from hitting
+    Bug #4991: Jumping occasionally takes too much fatigue
     Bug #4999: Drop instruction behaves differently from vanilla
     Bug #5001: Possible data race in the Animation::setAlpha()
     Bug #5004: Werewolves shield their eyes during storm
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 00b3c0c67..7f047da5c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -2099,28 +2099,6 @@ void CharacterController::update(float duration, bool animationOnly)
                     lat.normalize();
                     vec = osg::Vec3f(lat.x(), lat.y(), 1.0f) * z * 0.707f;
                 }
-
-                // advance acrobatics
-                // also set jumping flag to allow GetPCJumping works
-                if (isPlayer)
-                {
-                    cls.skillUsageSucceeded(mPtr, ESM::Skill::Acrobatics, 0);
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().setJumping(true);
-                }
-
-                // decrease fatigue
-                const float fatigueJumpBase = gmst.find("fFatigueJumpBase")->mValue.getFloat();
-                const float fatigueJumpMult = gmst.find("fFatigueJumpMult")->mValue.getFloat();
-                float normalizedEncumbrance = mPtr.getClass().getNormalizedEncumbrance(mPtr);
-                if (normalizedEncumbrance > 1)
-                    normalizedEncumbrance = 1;
-                const float fatigueDecrease = fatigueJumpBase + normalizedEncumbrance * fatigueJumpMult;
-
-                if (!godmode)
-                {
-                    fatigue.setCurrent(fatigue.getCurrent() - fatigueDecrease);
-                    cls.getCreatureStats(mPtr).setFatigue(fatigue);
-                }
             }
         }
         else if(mJumpState == JumpState_InAir && !inwater && !flying && solid)
@@ -2333,7 +2311,9 @@ void CharacterController::update(float duration, bool animationOnly)
 
         movement = vec;
         cls.getMovementSettings(mPtr).mPosition[0] = cls.getMovementSettings(mPtr).mPosition[1] = 0;
-        // Can't reset jump state (mPosition[2]) here; we don't know for sure whether the PhysicSystem will actually handle it in this frame
+        if (movement.z() == 0.f)
+            cls.getMovementSettings(mPtr).mPosition[2] = 0;
+        // Can't reset jump state (mPosition[2]) here in full; we don't know for sure whether the PhysicSystem will actually handle it in this frame
         // due to the fixed minimum timestep used for the physics update. It will be reset in PhysicSystem::move once the jump is handled.
 
         if (!mSkipAnim)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
index 32d1d5ca8..31325cf21 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/player.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwrender/bulletdebugdraw.hpp"
 
@@ -326,7 +327,30 @@ namespace MWPhysics
             if (movement.z() > 0 && ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).isDead() && position.z() < swimlevel)
                 velocity = osg::Vec3f(0,0,1) * 25;
 
-            ptr.getClass().getMovementSettings(ptr).mPosition[2] = 0;
+            if (ptr.getClass().getMovementSettings(ptr).mPosition[2])
+            {
+                const bool isPlayer = (ptr == MWMechanics::getPlayer());
+                // Advance acrobatics and set flag for GetPCJumping
+                if (isPlayer)
+                {
+                    ptr.getClass().skillUsageSucceeded(ptr, ESM::Skill::Acrobatics, 0);
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().setJumping(true);
+                }
+
+                // Decrease fatigue
+                if (!isPlayer || !MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGodModeState())
+                {
+                    const MWWorld::Store<ESM::GameSetting> &gmst = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>();
+                    const float fFatigueJumpBase = gmst.find("fFatigueJumpBase")->mValue.getFloat();
+                    const float fFatigueJumpMult = gmst.find("fFatigueJumpMult")->mValue.getFloat();
+                    const float normalizedEncumbrance = std::min(1.f, ptr.getClass().getNormalizedEncumbrance(ptr));
+                    const float fatigueDecrease = fFatigueJumpBase + normalizedEncumbrance * fFatigueJumpMult;
+                    MWMechanics::DynamicStat<float> fatigue = ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).getFatigue();
+                    fatigue.setCurrent(fatigue.getCurrent() - fatigueDecrease);
+                    ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).setFatigue(fatigue);
+                }
+                ptr.getClass().getMovementSettings(ptr).mPosition[2] = 0;
+            }
 
             // Now that we have the effective movement vector, apply wind forces to it
             if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->isInStorm())