diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 1a6a62fc3..2a5995e0c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 if (magnitude > 0 && remainingTime > 0 && remainingTime < mDuration)
                 {
                     CreatureStats& creatureStats = mActor.getClass().getCreatureStats(mActor);
-                    effectTick(creatureStats, mActor, key, magnitude * remainingTime);
-                    creatureStats.getMagicEffects().add(key, -magnitude);
+                    if (effectTick(creatureStats, mActor, key, magnitude * remainingTime))
+                        creatureStats.getMagicEffects().add(key, -magnitude);
                 }
             }
     };
@@ -527,8 +527,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         if (duration > 0)
         {
-            // apply correct magnitude for tickable effects that have just expired,
-            // in case duration > remaining time of effect
+            // Apply correct magnitude for tickable effects that have just expired,
+            // in case duration > remaining time of effect.
+            // One case where this will happen is when the player uses the rest/wait command
+            // while there is a tickable effect active that should expire before the end of the rest/wait.
             ExpiryVisitor visitor(ptr, duration);
             creatureStats.getActiveSpells().visitEffectSources(visitor);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
index 5865c32b9..72f0cddff 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
@@ -1009,10 +1009,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         creatureStats.setDynamic(index, stat);
     }
 
-    void effectTick(CreatureStats& creatureStats, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const EffectKey &effectKey, float magnitude)
+    bool effectTick(CreatureStats& creatureStats, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const EffectKey &effectKey, float magnitude)
     {
         if (magnitude == 0.f)
-            return;
+            return false;
 
         bool receivedMagicDamage = false;
 
@@ -1144,10 +1144,13 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         case ESM::MagicEffect::RemoveCurse:
             actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getSpells().purgeCurses();
             break;
+        default:
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (receivedMagicDamage && actor == getPlayer())
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->activateHitOverlay(false);
+        return true;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp
index 852ae79dc..6e25acf50 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
     int getEffectiveEnchantmentCastCost (float castCost, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 
-    void effectTick(CreatureStats& creatureStats, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWMechanics::EffectKey& effectKey, float magnitude);
+    /// Apply a magic effect that is applied in tick intervals until its remaining time ends or it is removed
+    /// @return Was the effect a tickable effect with a magnitude?
+    bool effectTick(CreatureStats& creatureStats, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWMechanics::EffectKey& effectKey, float magnitude);
 
     class CastSpell
     {