diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/static.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/static.cpp
index 851b4d7bf..cf0be9499 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/static.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/static.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace MWClass
         const std::string &model = ref->base->model;
         if (!model.empty())
         {
-            MWRender::Rendering rendering (cellRender, ref->ref);
+            MWRender::Rendering rendering (cellRender, ref->ref, true);
             cellRender.insertMesh ("meshes\\" + model);
             cellRender.insertObjectPhysics();
             ref->mData.setHandle (rendering.end (ref->mData.isEnabled()));
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.hpp
index 272bfeeab..664fed64f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     virtual ~CellRenderImp() {}
 
     /// start inserting a new reference.
-    virtual void insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref) = 0;
+    virtual void insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref, bool static_ = false) = 0;
 
     virtual void rotateMesh(Ogre::Vector3 axis, Ogre::Radian angle,  std::string sceneNodeName[], int elements) = 0;
     /// insert a mesh related to the most recent insertBegin call.
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         public:
 
-            Rendering (CellRenderImp& cellRender, ESM::CellRef &ref)
+            Rendering (CellRenderImp& cellRender, ESM::CellRef &ref, bool static_ = false)
             : mCellRender (cellRender), mEnd (false)
             {
-                mCellRender.insertBegin (ref);
+                mCellRender.insertBegin (ref, static_);
             }
 
             ~Rendering()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.cpp
index fe54af84a..a8b1aad20 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bool ExteriorCellRender::lightOutQuadInLin = false;
 
 // start inserting a new reference.
 
-void ExteriorCellRender::insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref)
+void ExteriorCellRender::insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref, bool static_)
 {
   assert (!mInsert);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.hpp
index 93491f263..489662862 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/exterior.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     Ogre::ColourValue mAmbientColor;
 
     /// start inserting a new reference.
-    virtual void insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref);
+    virtual void insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref, bool static_ = false);
 
     /// insert a mesh related to the most recent insertBegin call.
     virtual void insertMesh(const std::string &mesh, Ogre::Vector3 vec,  Ogre::Vector3 axis, Ogre::Radian angle, std::string sceneNodeName, std::string sceneParent[], int elements);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.cpp
index dbacaacf9..ad0ecf69d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ bool InteriorCellRender::lightOutQuadInLin = false;
 
 // start inserting a new reference.
 
-void InteriorCellRender::insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref)
+void InteriorCellRender::insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref, bool static_)
 {
   assert (!insert);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.hpp
index 7c4b2aaf1..295eaa475 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/interior.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     Ogre::ColourValue ambientColor;
 
     /// start inserting a new reference.
-    virtual void insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref);
+    virtual void insertBegin (ESM::CellRef &ref, bool static_ = false);
      virtual void rotateMesh(Ogre::Vector3 axis, Ogre::Radian angle,  std::string sceneNodeName[], int elements);
      virtual void scaleMesh(Ogre::Vector3 axis,  std::string sceneNodeName[], int elements);
     /// insert a mesh related to the most recent insertBegin call.