diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f60f41751..c6013ce55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     Bug #4723: ResetActors command works incorrectly
     Bug #4745: Editor: Interior cell lighting field values are not displayed as colors
     Bug #4746: Non-solid player can't run or sneak
+    Bug #4747: Bones are not read from X.NIF file for NPC animation
     Bug #4750: Sneaking doesn't work in first person view if the player is in attack ready state
     Bug #4768: Fallback numerical value recovery chokes on invalid arguments
     Bug #4775: Slowfall effect resets player jumping flag
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 05b8a281f..4b36686f1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -470,8 +470,12 @@ void NpcAnimation::updateNpcBase()
     bool is1stPerson = mViewMode == VM_FirstPerson;
     bool isBeast = (race->mData.mFlags & ESM::Race::Beast) != 0;
 
-    std::string smodel = SceneUtil::getActorSkeleton(is1stPerson, isFemale, isBeast, isWerewolf);
-    smodel = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(smodel, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+    std::string defaultSkeleton = SceneUtil::getActorSkeleton(is1stPerson, isFemale, isBeast, isWerewolf);
+    defaultSkeleton = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(defaultSkeleton, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+
+    std::string smodel = defaultSkeleton;
+    if (!is1stPerson && !isWerewolf & !mNpc->mModel.empty())
+        smodel = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath("meshes\\" + mNpc->mModel, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
 
     setObjectRoot(smodel, true, true, false);
 
@@ -486,15 +490,13 @@ void NpcAnimation::updateNpcBase()
         if (smodel != base)
             addAnimSource(base, smodel);
 
+        if (smodel != defaultSkeleton && base != defaultSkeleton)
+            addAnimSource(defaultSkeleton, smodel);
+
         addAnimSource(smodel, smodel);
 
-        if(!isWerewolf)
-        {
-            if(mNpc->mModel.length() > 0)
-                addAnimSource(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath("meshes\\" + mNpc->mModel, mResourceSystem->getVFS()), smodel);
-            if(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(mNpc->mRace).find("argonian") != std::string::npos)
-                addAnimSource("meshes\\xargonian_swimkna.nif", smodel);
-        }
+        if(!isWerewolf && Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(mNpc->mRace).find("argonian") != std::string::npos)
+            addAnimSource("meshes\\xargonian_swimkna.nif", smodel);
     }
     else
     {