diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3360eadf1..11145e61b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
     Bug #5242: ExplodeSpell behavior differs from Cast behavior
     Bug #5249: Wandering NPCs start walking too soon after they hello
     Bug #5250: Creatures display shield ground mesh instead of shield body part
+    Bug #5255: "GetTarget, player" doesn't return 1 during NPC hello
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/aiextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/aiextensions.cpp
index 23ebfcb83..66ce65aa9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/aiextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/aiextensions.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "interpretercontext.hpp"
 #include "ref.hpp"
@@ -435,6 +436,14 @@ namespace MWScript
                         if (!targetPtr.isEmpty() && targetPtr.getCellRef().getRefId() == testedTargetId)
                             targetsAreEqual = true;
                     }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        bool turningToPlayer = creatureStats.isTurningToPlayer();
+                        bool greeting = creatureStats.getGreetingState() == MWMechanics::Greet_InProgress;
+                        bool sayActive = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->sayActive(actor);
+                        if (turningToPlayer || (greeting && sayActive))
+                            targetsAreEqual = (testedTargetId == "player"); // Currently the player ID is hardcoded
+                    }
                     runtime.push(int(targetsAreEqual));
                 }
         };