diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67bf5afed..40cb23a01 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
     Bug #5175: Random script function returns an integer value
     Bug #5177: Editor: Unexplored map tiles get corrupted after a file with terrain is saved
     Bug #5182: OnPCEquip doesn't trigger on skipped beast race attempts to equip something not equippable by beasts
+    Bug #5186: Equipped item enchantments don't affect creatures
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 462bf40e1..49592c52e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         MagicEffects now = creatureStats.getSpells().getMagicEffects();
 
-        if (creature.getClass().isNpc())
+        if (creature.getClass().hasInventoryStore(creature))
         {
             MWWorld::InventoryStore& store = creature.getClass().getInventoryStore (creature);
             now += store.getMagicEffects();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 906e5d008..f7cc92865 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                     MWMechanics::MagicEffects effects = stats.getSpells().getMagicEffects();
                     effects += stats.getActiveSpells().getMagicEffects();
-                    if (ptr.getClass().isNpc())
+                    if (ptr.getClass().hasInventoryStore(ptr))
                     {
                         MWWorld::InventoryStore& store = ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr);
                         effects += store.getMagicEffects();