diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
index b4fd6a543..e71e694f9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
     }
 
+    void Camera::reset()
+    {
+        togglePreviewMode(false);
+        toggleVanityMode(false);
+        if (!mFirstPersonView)
+            toggleViewMode();
+    }
+
     void Camera::rotateCamera(const Ogre::Vector3 &rot, bool adjust)
     {
         if (adjust) {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
index 7bbdd303d..ad5e35f93 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ namespace MWRender
         Camera(Ogre::Camera *camera);
         ~Camera();
 
+        /// Reset to defaults
+        void reset();
+
         /// Set where the camera is looking at. Uses Morrowind (euler) angles
         /// \param rot Rotation angles in radians
         void rotateCamera(const Ogre::Vector3 &rot, bool adjust);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 0811d8774..6586cbba6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -950,4 +950,9 @@ void RenderingManager::frameStarted(float dt)
     mWater->frameStarted(dt);
 }
 
+void RenderingManager::resetCamera()
+{
+    mCamera->reset();
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 6a35bfb6d..b492a0db9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public:
             mCamera->setCameraDistance(-factor/120.f*10, true, true);
     }
 
+    void resetCamera();
+
     bool vanityRotateCamera(const float *rot);
 
     void getCameraData(Ogre::Vector3 &eyepos, float &pitch, float &yaw);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index ce1a100e3..8b76efdae 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         setupPlayer();
         const ESM::NPC* playerNpc = mStore.get<ESM::NPC>().find("player");
         MWWorld::Ptr player = mPlayer->getPlayer();
+        renderPlayer();
+        mRendering->resetCamera();
 
         // removes NpcStats, ContainerStore etc
         player.getRefData().setCustomData(NULL);