diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
index 784910d51..15cb39fb1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -557,6 +557,11 @@ namespace MWPhysics
             return mCollisionObject.get();
         }
 
+        const btCollisionObject* getCollisionObject() const
+        {
+            return mCollisionObject.get();
+        }
+
         /// Return solid flag. Not used by the object itself, true by default.
         bool isSolid() const
         {
@@ -883,6 +888,12 @@ namespace MWPhysics
             const Actor* actor = getActor(ignore);
             if (actor)
                 me = actor->getCollisionObject();
+            else
+            {
+                const Object* object = getObject(ignore);
+                if (object)
+                    me = object->getCollisionObject();
+            }
         }
 
         ClosestNotMeRayResultCallback resultCallback(me, btFrom, btTo);
@@ -1174,6 +1185,14 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    const Object* PhysicsSystem::getObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr) const
+    {
+        ObjectMap::const_iterator found = mObjects.find(ptr);
+        if (found != mObjects.end())
+            return found->second;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     void PhysicsSystem::updateScale(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     {
         ObjectMap::iterator found = mObjects.find(ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp
index 62ebf4f0e..c12672285 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
             Actor* getActor(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
             const Actor* getActor(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr) const;
 
+            const Object* getObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr) const;
+
             // Object or Actor
             void remove (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);