diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
index 59b320b65..7dd1c84d8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ namespace MWRender
       mHeight(128.f),
       mCameraDistance(300.f),
       mDistanceAdjusted(false),
-      mAnimation(NULL)
+      mAnimation(NULL),
+      mNearest(30.f),
+      mFurthest(800.f)
     {
         mVanity.enabled = false;
         mVanity.allowed = true;
@@ -232,16 +234,21 @@ namespace MWRender
         if(mFirstPersonView && !mPreviewMode && !mVanity.enabled)
             return;
 
+        mIsFurthest = false;
+        mIsNearest = false;
+
         Ogre::Vector3 v(0.f, 0.f, dist);
         if (adjust) {
             v += mCamera->getPosition();
         }
-        if (v.z > 800.f) {
-            v.z = 800.f;
-        } else if (v.z < 10.f) {
+        if (v.z >= mFurthest) {
+            v.z = mFurthest;
+            mIsFurthest = true;
+        } else if (!override && v.z < 10.f) {
             v.z = 10.f;
-        } else if (override && v.z < 50.f) {
-            v.z = 50.f;
+        } else if (override && v.z <= mNearest) {
+            v.z = mNearest;
+            mIsNearest = true;
         }
         mCamera->setPosition(v);
 
@@ -320,4 +327,14 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
         return mPreviewMode || mVanity.enabled;
     }
+
+    bool Camera::isNearest()
+    {
+        return mIsNearest;
+    }
+
+    bool Camera::isFurthest()
+    {
+        return mIsFurthest;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
index 2993bad05..cbfbd0919 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ namespace MWRender
         bool mFirstPersonView;
         bool mPreviewMode;
         bool mFreeLook;
+        float mNearest;
+        float mFurthest;
+        bool mIsNearest;
+        bool mIsFurthest;
 
         struct {
             bool enabled, allowed;
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ namespace MWRender
         void togglePlayerLooking(bool enable);
 
         bool isVanityOrPreviewModeEnabled();
+
+        bool isNearest();
+
+        bool isFurthest();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 4a9de259f..2f48a0ce9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -903,7 +903,15 @@ void RenderingManager::setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust, bool override)
 {
     if(!mCamera->isVanityOrPreviewModeEnabled() && !mCamera->isFirstPerson())
     {
-        mCamera->setCameraDistance(-dist / 120.f * 10, adjust, override);
+        if(mCamera->isNearest() && dist > 0.f)
+            mCamera->toggleViewMode();
+        else
+            mCamera->setCameraDistance(-dist / 120.f * 10, adjust, override);
+    }
+    else if(mCamera->isFirstPerson() && dist < 0.f)
+    {
+        mCamera->toggleViewMode();
+        mCamera->setCameraDistance(0.f, false, override);
     }
 }