diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
index d1bb5a83d..ae898b24e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual bool isAggressive (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const MWWorld::Ptr& target) = 0;
 
             /// Resurrects the player if necessary
-            virtual void keepPlayerAlive() = 0;
+            virtual void resurrect(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) = 0;
 
             virtual bool isCastingSpell (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const = 0;
             virtual bool isReadyToBlock (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 8cab2f00b..86c50ab70 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -1637,6 +1637,20 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         ++mDeathCount[Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(actor.getCellRef().getRefId())];
     }
 
+    void Actors::resurrect(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
+    {
+        PtrActorMap::iterator iter = mActors.find(ptr);
+        if(iter != mActors.end())
+        {
+            if(iter->second->getCharacterController()->isDead())
+            {
+                // Actor has been resurrected. Notify the CharacterController and re-enable collision.
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->enableActorCollision(iter->first, true);
+                iter->second->getCharacterController()->resurrect();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void Actors::killDeadActors()
     {
         for(PtrActorMap::iterator iter(mActors.begin()); iter != mActors.end(); ++iter)
@@ -1645,17 +1659,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             CreatureStats &stats = cls.getCreatureStats(iter->first);
 
             if(!stats.isDead())
-            {
-                if(iter->second->getCharacterController()->isDead())
-                {
-                    // Actor has been resurrected. Notify the CharacterController and re-enable collision.
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->enableActorCollision(iter->first, true);
-                    iter->second->getCharacterController()->resurrect();
-                }
-
-                if(!stats.isDead())
-                    continue;
-            }
+                continue;
 
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->removeActorPath(iter->first);
             CharacterController::KillResult killResult = iter->second->getCharacterController()->kill();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
index 9621a8619..68b3bb976 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             ///
             /// \note Ignored, if \a ptr is not a registered actor.
 
+            void resurrect (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
+
             void castSpell(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string spellId, bool manualSpell=false);
 
             void updateActor(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
index 7cc6ea784..5a80779da 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             mDynamic[index].setModifier(0);
             mDynamic[index].setCurrentModifier(0);
             mDynamic[index].setCurrent(0);
-
-            if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGodModeState())
-                MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->keepPlayerAlive();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index 137775481..a1ba0a5e7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1820,12 +1820,14 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         return (fight >= 100);
     }
 
-    void MechanicsManager::keepPlayerAlive()
+    void MechanicsManager::resurrect(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     {
-        MWWorld::Ptr player = getPlayer();
-        CreatureStats& stats = player.getClass().getCreatureStats(player);
+        CreatureStats& stats = ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr);
         if (stats.isDead())
+        {
             stats.resurrect();
+            mActors.resurrect(ptr);
+        }
     }
 
     bool MechanicsManager::isCastingSpell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
index 9e8ce87d1..0ac9092e8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
             virtual bool isAggressive (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const MWWorld::Ptr& target) override;
 
-            virtual void keepPlayerAlive() override;
+            virtual void resurrect(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) override;
 
             virtual bool isCastingSpell (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const override;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp
index 847fe0bfc..7ce3f1da3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                     if (ptr == MWMechanics::getPlayer())
                     {
-                        ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).resurrect();
+                        MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->resurrect(ptr);
                         if (MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->getState() == MWBase::StateManager::State_Ended)
                             MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->resumeGame();
                     }