diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f668010d..07c0217da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     Bug #4293: Faction members are not aware of faction ownerships in barter
     Bug #4304: "Follow" not working as a second AI package
     Bug #4307: World cleanup should remove dead bodies only if death animation is finished
+    Bug #4311: OpenMW does not handle RootCollisionNode correctly
     Bug #4327: Missing animations during spell/weapon stance switching
     Bug #4333: Keyboard navigation in containers is not intuitive
     Bug #4358: Running animation is interrupted when magic mode is toggled
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index c18b96d39..20307f252 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ osg::ref_ptr<Resource::BulletShape> BulletNifLoader::load(const Nif::File& nif)
         const auto filename = nif.getFilename();
         const bool isAnimated = pathFileNameStartsWithX(filename);
 
-        handleNode(node, 0, autogenerated, isAnimated, autogenerated);
+        handleNode(filename, node, 0, autogenerated, isAnimated, autogenerated);
 
         if (mCompoundShape)
         {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bool BulletNifLoader::hasAutoGeneratedCollision(const Nif::Node* rootNode)
     return true;
 }
 
-void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
+void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const std::string& fileName, const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
                                          bool isCollisionNode, bool isAnimated, bool autogenerated)
 {
     // Accumulate the flags from all the child nodes. This works for all
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
     if(node->recType == Nif::RC_AvoidNode)
         flags |= 0x800;
 
+    // We encountered a RootCollisionNode inside autogenerated mesh. It is not right.
+    if (node->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode && autogenerated)
+        Log(Debug::Info) << "Found RootCollisionNode attached to non-root node in " << fileName << ". Treat it as a common NiTriShape.";
+
     // Check for extra data
     Nif::Extra const *e = node;
     while (!e->extra.empty())
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
         for(size_t i = 0;i < list.length();i++)
         {
             if(!list[i].empty())
-                handleNode(list[i].getPtr(), flags, isCollisionNode, isAnimated, autogenerated);
+                handleNode(fileName, list[i].getPtr(), flags, isCollisionNode, isAnimated, autogenerated);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
index cc9aaa844..f67ab402e 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 private:
     bool findBoundingBox(const Nif::Node* node, int flags = 0);
 
-    void handleNode(Nif::Node const *node, int flags, bool isCollisionNode, bool isAnimated=false, bool autogenerated=false);
+    void handleNode(const std::string& fileName, Nif::Node const *node, int flags, bool isCollisionNode, bool isAnimated=false, bool autogenerated=false);
 
     bool hasAutoGeneratedCollision(const Nif::Node *rootNode);