diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp
index 39f85da70..bd4e69d6b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 #include "refcollection.hpp"
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include <iostream> // FIXME: debug only
 
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
+#include <components/esm/loadcell.hpp>
 
 #include "ref.hpp"
 #include "cell.hpp"
@@ -20,20 +22,35 @@ void CSMWorld::RefCollection::load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int cellIndex, bool
     CellRef ref;
 
     bool deleted = false;
+    ESM::MovedCellRef mref;
 
-    while (ESM::Cell::getNextRef (reader, ref, deleted, true))
+    // hack to initialise mindex
+    while (!(mref.mRefNum.mIndex = 0) && ESM::Cell::getNextRef (reader, ref, deleted, true, &mref))
     {
         // Keep mOriginalCell empty when in modified (as an indicator that the
         // original cell will always be equal the current cell).
         ref.mOriginalCell = base ? cell2.mId : "";
 
+        if (mref.mRefNum.mIndex != 0 &&
+            ((int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[0]/8192) != mref.mTarget[0] ||
+             (int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[1]/8192) != mref.mTarget[1]))
+        {
+            //std::cout <<"refcollection  #" << mref.mTarget[0] << " " << mref.mTarget[1] << std::endl;
+        }
+
         if (cell.get().isExterior())
         {
             // ignoring moved references sub-record; instead calculate cell from coordinates
             std::pair<int, int> index = ref.getCellIndex();
 
             std::ostringstream stream;
-            stream << "#" << index.first << " " << index.second;
+            if (mref.mRefNum.mIndex)
+            {
+                stream << "#" << mref.mTarget[0] << " " << mref.mTarget[1];
+                //std::cout <<"refcollection " + stream.str() << std::endl;
+            }
+            else
+                stream << "#" << index.first << " " << index.second;
 
             ref.mCell = stream.str();
         }
diff --git a/components/esm/loadcell.cpp b/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
index d836ec9cf..aed56f415 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <list>
+#include <iostream> // FIXME: debugging only
 
 #include <boost/concept_check.hpp>
 
@@ -168,11 +169,12 @@ std::string Cell::getDescription() const
     }
 }
 
-bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMoves)
+bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMoves, MovedCellRef *mref)
 {
     // TODO: Try and document reference numbering, I don't think this has been done anywhere else.
     if (!esm.hasMoreSubs())
         return false;
+    //bool print = false; // FIXME: debugging only
 
     // NOTE: We should not need this check. It is a safety check until we have checked
     // more plugins, and how they treat these moved references.
@@ -180,9 +182,12 @@ bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMo
     {
         if (ignoreMoves)
         {
-            MovedCellRef mref;
-            esm.getHT (mref.mRefNum.mIndex);
-            esm.getHNOT (mref.mTarget, "CNDT");
+            esm.getHT (mref->mRefNum.mIndex);
+            esm.getHNOT (mref->mTarget, "CNDT");
+            //std::cout << "index " + std::to_string(mref->mRefNum.mIndex) + " target " <<
+                //std::to_string(mref->mTarget[0]) + ", " + std::to_string(mref->mTarget[1]) << std::endl;
+            //print = true; // FIXME: debugging only
+            adjustRefNum (mref->mRefNum, esm);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -194,6 +199,19 @@ bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMo
 
     ref.load (esm);
 
+#if 0
+    // FIXME: debugging only
+    if (print &&
+            ((int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[0]/8192) != mref->mTarget[0] ||
+             (int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[1]/8192) != mref->mTarget[1]))
+    {
+        std::cout << ref.mRefID <<
+            ", " + std::to_string((int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[0]/8192)) <<
+            ", " + std::to_string((int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[1]/8192)) <<
+            ", Z: " +std::to_string(ref.mPos.pos[2]) << std::endl;
+    }
+#endif
+
     // Identify references belonging to a parent file and adapt the ID accordingly.
     adjustRefNum (ref.mRefNum, esm);
 
diff --git a/components/esm/loadcell.hpp b/components/esm/loadcell.hpp
index 554fa3967..b78d4075a 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadcell.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadcell.hpp
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ struct Cell
      reuse one memory location without blanking it between calls.
   */
   /// \param ignoreMoves ignore MVRF record and read reference like a regular CellRef.
-  static bool getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMoves = false);
+  static bool getNextRef(ESMReader &esm,
+          CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMoves = false, MovedCellRef *mref = 0);
 
   /* This fetches an MVRF record, which is used to track moved references.
    * Since they are comparably rare, we use a separate method for this.