diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index a5c0adbf1..fcadace15 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::executeLocalScripts()
             break;
     }
 
-    mEnvironment.mWorld->getLocalScripts().setIgnore (MWWorld::Ptr());
+    localScripts.setIgnore (MWWorld::Ptr());
 }
 
 bool OMW::Engine::frameRenderingQueued (const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
index 3fa110338..2d90d90e0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 
 #include "localscripts.hpp"
 
+namespace
+{
+    template<typename T>
+    void listCellScripts (MWWorld::LocalScripts& localScripts,
+        ESMS::CellRefList<T, MWWorld::RefData>& cellRefList,  MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore *cell)
+    {
+        for (typename ESMS::CellRefList<T, MWWorld::RefData>::List::iterator iter (
+            cellRefList.list.begin());
+            iter!=cellRefList.list.end(); ++iter)
+        {
+            if (!iter->base->script.empty() && iter->mData.getCount())
+            {
+                localScripts.add (iter->base->script, MWWorld::Ptr (&*iter, cell));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+MWWorld::LocalScripts::LocalScripts (const ESMS::ESMStore& store) : mStore (store) {}
+
 void MWWorld::LocalScripts::setIgnore (const Ptr& ptr)
 {
     mIgnore = ptr;
@@ -39,7 +59,33 @@ std::pair<std::string, MWWorld::Ptr> MWWorld::LocalScripts::getNext()
 
 void MWWorld::LocalScripts::add (const std::string& scriptName, const Ptr& ptr)
 {
-    mScripts.push_back (std::make_pair (scriptName, ptr));
+    if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.scripts.find (scriptName))
+    {
+        ptr.getRefData().setLocals (*script);
+
+        mScripts.push_back (std::make_pair (scriptName, ptr));
+    }
+}
+
+void MWWorld::LocalScripts::addCell (Ptr::CellStore *cell)
+{
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->activators, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->potions, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->appas, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->armors, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->books, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->clothes, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->containers, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->creatures, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->doors, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->ingreds, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->lights, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->lockpicks, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->miscItems, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->npcs, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->probes, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->repairs, cell);
+    listCellScripts (*this, cell->weapons, cell);
 }
 
 void MWWorld::LocalScripts::clear()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp
index bc5a7c1f6..1ea2cf4d5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 
 #include "ptr.hpp"
 
+namespace ESMS
+{
+    struct ESMStore;
+}
+
 namespace MWWorld
 {
     /// \brief List of active local scripts
@@ -14,9 +19,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             std::list<std::pair<std::string, Ptr> > mScripts;
             std::list<std::pair<std::string, Ptr> >::iterator mIter;
             MWWorld::Ptr mIgnore;
+            const ESMS::ESMStore& mStore;
 
         public:
 
+            LocalScripts (const ESMS::ESMStore& store);
+
             void setIgnore (const Ptr& ptr);
             ///< Mark a single reference for ignoring during iteration over local scripts (will revoke
             /// previous ignores).
@@ -33,6 +41,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
             void add (const std::string& scriptName, const Ptr& ptr);
             ///< Add script to collection of active local scripts.
 
+            void addCell (Ptr::CellStore *cell);
+            ///< Add all local scripts in a cell.
+
             void clear();
             ///< Clear active local scripts collection.
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 9cc432ee6..da9bff6b2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void Scene::loadCell (Ptr::CellStore *cell, MWRender::CellRender *render)
     {
         // register local scripts
-        mWorld->insertInteriorScripts (*cell);
+        mWorld->getLocalScripts().addCell (cell);
 
         // This connects the cell data with the rendering scene.
         std::pair<CellRenderCollection::iterator, bool> result =
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index 62f477bfb..78827f150 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -66,28 +66,6 @@ namespace
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
-
-    void World::insertInteriorScripts (ESMS::CellStore<RefData>& cell)
-    {
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.activators, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.potions, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.appas, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.armors, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.books, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.clothes, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.containers, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.creatures, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.doors, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.ingreds, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.lights, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.lockpicks, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.miscItems, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.npcs, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.probes, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.repairs, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-        listCellScripts (mStore, cell.weapons, mLocalScripts, &cell);
-    }
-
     Ptr World::getPtrViaHandle (const std::string& handle, Ptr::CellStore& cell)
     {
         if (ESMS::LiveCellRef<ESM::Activator, RefData> *ref =
@@ -198,7 +176,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const Files::Collections& fileCollections,
         const std::string& master, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir,
         bool newGame, Environment& environment, const std::string& encoding)
-    : mScene (renderer,physEng), mPlayer (0), mGlobalVariables (0),
+    : mScene (renderer,physEng), mPlayer (0), mLocalScripts (mStore), mGlobalVariables (0),
       mSky (false), mEnvironment (environment), mNextDynamicRecord (0), mCells (mStore, mEsm, *this)
     {
         mPhysEngine = physEng;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
index ea9f5a56f..978f14c8e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             Ptr::CellStore *getInterior (const std::string& name);
 
-            void insertInteriorScripts (ESMS::CellStore<RefData>& cell);
-
             void adjustSky();
 
             MWWorld::Player& getPlayer();