diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 56b601727..ea27cbb5e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -441,9 +441,10 @@ void Animation::play(const std::string &groupname, const std::string &start, con
                 Ogre::SkeletonInstance *skel = iter->mSkelBase->getSkeleton();
                 mCurrentAnim = skel->getAnimation(groupname);
                 mCurrentKeys = &mTextKeys[groupname];
+                mCurrentGroup = groupname;
                 mCurrentControllers = &iter->mControllers;
-                mAnimVelocity = 0.0f;
 
+                mAnimVelocity = 0.0f;
                 if(mNonAccumRoot)
                     calcAnimVelocity();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index d3cb6bebb..472a6289c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ protected:
     Ogre::Vector3 mLastPosition;
     Ogre::Animation *mCurrentAnim;
 
+    std::string mCurrentGroup;
     std::vector<Ogre::Controller<Ogre::Real> > *mCurrentControllers;
     NifOgre::TextKeyMap *mCurrentKeys;
     NifOgre::TextKeyMap::const_iterator mStartKey;