diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
index 8f54be3f8..b2ec9884d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ namespace MWRender
         }
     }
 
+    float Camera::getCameraDistance() const
+    {
+        return mCamera->getPosition().z;
+    }
+
     void Camera::setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust, bool override)
     {
         if(mFirstPersonView && !mPreviewMode && !mVanity.enabled)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
index 87e486629..d31d9e56c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         /// Restore default camera distance for current mode.
         void setCameraDistance();
 
+        float getCameraDistance() const;
+
         void setAnimation(NpcAnimation *anim);
 
         /// Stores focal and camera world positions in passed arguments
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index b739a9f95..f6e69b726 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -1026,4 +1026,9 @@ void RenderingManager::enableTerrain(bool enable)
             mTerrain->setVisible(false);
 }
 
+float RenderingManager::getCameraDistance() const
+{
+    return mCamera->getCameraDistance();
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index abc8fd71a..b13e546e8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
 
     bool vanityRotateCamera(const float *rot);
     void setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust = false, bool override = true);
+    float getCameraDistance() const;
 
     void setupPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
     void renderPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index c11de7753..715270780 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         telekinesisRangeBonus = feetToGameUnits(telekinesisRangeBonus);
 
         float activationDistance = getMaxActivationDistance() + telekinesisRangeBonus;
+        activationDistance += mRendering->getCameraDistance();
 
         // send new query
         // figure out which object we want to test against