diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 35bca441a..396f34eab 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         if(!paused)
         {
+            for(PtrControllerMap::iterator iter(mActors.begin());iter != mActors.end();++iter)
+            {
+                Ogre::Vector3 dir = MWWorld::Class::get(iter->first).getMovementVector(iter->first);
+                iter->second.setDirection(dir);
+            }
+
             std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> > movement;
             for(PtrControllerMap::iterator iter(mActors.begin());iter != mActors.end();++iter)
             {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 73a6f2c9c..ff400b9d1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Ogre::Vector3 CharacterController::update(float duration)
     if(mAnimation && !mSkipAnim)
         mAnimation->runAnimation(duration);
     mSkipAnim = false;
-    return MWWorld::Class::get(mPtr).getMovementVector(mPtr);
+    return mDirection;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
index 47bb27e83..c151b3b9f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef GAME_MWMECHANICS_CHARACTER_HPP
 #define GAME_MWMECHANICS_CHARACTER_HPP
 
+#include <OgreVector3.h>
+
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
 
 namespace MWRender
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ class CharacterController
     typedef std::deque<std::string> AnimationQueue;
     AnimationQueue mAnimQueue;
 
+    Ogre::Vector3 mDirection;
+
     std::string mCurrentGroup;
     CharacterState mState;
     bool mSkipAnim;
@@ -46,6 +50,9 @@ public:
     void playGroup(const std::string &groupname, int mode, int count);
     void skipAnim();
 
+    void setDirection(const Ogre::Vector3 &dir)
+    { mDirection = dir; }
+
     void setState(CharacterState state);
     CharacterState getState() const
     { return mState; }