diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 1f0a99518..88f6cebe6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -42,4 +42,33 @@ void Animation::skipAnim()
     mAnimate = 0;
 }
 
+void Animation::runAnimation(float timepassed)
+{
+    if(mAnimate != 0)
+    {
+        mTime += timepassed;
+
+        if(mEntityList.mSkelBase)
+        {
+            Ogre::AnimationStateSet *aset = mEntityList.mSkelBase->getAllAnimationStates();
+            Ogre::AnimationStateIterator as = aset->getAnimationStateIterator();
+            while(as.hasMoreElements())
+            {
+                Ogre::AnimationState *state = as.getNext();
+                state->setTimePosition(mTime);
+                if(mTime >= state->getLength())
+                {
+                    if(mAnimate != -1)
+                        mAnimate--;
+                    //std::cout << "Stopping the animation\n";
+                    if(mAnimate == 0)
+                        mTime = state->getLength();
+                    else
+                        mTime = mTime - state->getLength();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 0ed4545f2..5de314df1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
 
     void playGroup(std::string groupname, int mode, int loops);
     void skipAnim();
-    virtual void runAnimation(float timepassed) = 0;
+    virtual void runAnimation(float timepassed);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
index ee1fd45ba..9d2a58a1e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
@@ -69,30 +69,9 @@ CreatureAnimation::CreatureAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, OEngine::Render::O
 
 void CreatureAnimation::runAnimation(float timepassed)
 {
-    if(mAnimate > 0)
-    {
-        mTime += timepassed;
+    // Placeholder
 
-        if(mEntityList.mSkelBase)
-        {
-            Ogre::AnimationStateSet *aset = mEntityList.mSkelBase->getAllAnimationStates();
-            Ogre::AnimationStateIterator as = aset->getAnimationStateIterator();
-            while(as.hasMoreElements())
-            {
-                Ogre::AnimationState *state = as.getNext();
-                state->setTimePosition(mTime);
-                if(state->getTimePosition() >= state->getLength())
-                {
-                    mAnimate--;
-                    //std::cout << "Stopping the animation\n";
-                    if(mAnimate == 0)
-                        mTime = state->getLength();
-                    else
-                        mTime = mTime - state->getLength();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    Animation::runAnimation(timepassed);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index f66ab8403..3cca110e3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -373,30 +373,7 @@ void NpcAnimation::runAnimation(float timepassed)
     }
     timeToChange += timepassed;
 
-    if(mAnimate > 0)
-    {
-        mTime += timepassed;
-
-        if(mEntityList.mSkelBase)
-        {
-            Ogre::AnimationStateSet *aset = mEntityList.mSkelBase->getAllAnimationStates();
-            Ogre::AnimationStateIterator as = aset->getAnimationStateIterator();
-            while(as.hasMoreElements())
-            {
-                Ogre::AnimationState *state = as.getNext();
-                state->setTimePosition(mTime);
-                if(state->getTimePosition() >= state->getLength())
-                {
-                    mAnimate--;
-                    //std::cout << "Stopping the animation\n";
-                    if(mAnimate == 0)
-                        mTime = state->getLength();
-                    else
-                        mTime = mTime - state->getLength();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    Animation::runAnimation(timepassed);
 }
 
 void NpcAnimation::removeEntities(NifOgre::EntityList &entities)