diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da0aaa762..aa4f03420 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
     Bug #5104: Black Dart's enchantment doesn't trigger at low Enchant levels
     Bug #5105: NPCs start combat with werewolves from any distance
     Bug #5110: ModRegion with a redundant numerical argument breaks script execution
+    Bug #5123: Script won't run on respawn
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
index 4c50634e0..fd89ef4a3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
 #include "../mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/localscripts.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwrender/renderinginterface.hpp"
 #include "../mwrender/objects.hpp"
@@ -844,7 +845,12 @@ namespace MWClass
             if (ptr.getCellRef().hasContentFile())
             {
                 if (ptr.getRefData().getCount() == 0)
+                {
                     ptr.getRefData().setCount(1);
+                    const std::string& script = getScript(ptr);
+                    if(!script.empty())
+                        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLocalScripts().add(script, ptr);
+                }
 
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->removeContainerScripts(ptr);
                 ptr.getRefData().setCustomData(nullptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index aa326412f..87397efa2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "npc.hpp"
+#include "npc.hpp"
 
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/customdata.hpp"
 #include "../mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/localscripts.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwrender/objects.hpp"
 #include "../mwrender/renderinginterface.hpp"
@@ -1376,7 +1377,12 @@ namespace MWClass
             if (ptr.getCellRef().hasContentFile())
             {
                 if (ptr.getRefData().getCount() == 0)
+                {
                     ptr.getRefData().setCount(1);
+                    const std::string& script = getScript(ptr);
+                    if (!script.empty())
+                        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLocalScripts().add(script, ptr);
+                }
 
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->removeContainerScripts(ptr);
                 ptr.getRefData().setCustomData(nullptr);