diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 657f2e2ec..9b3c8576e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ void split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &elems) {
     }
 }
 
-void CharacterController::handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, NifOsg::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key, const NifOsg::TextKeyMap& map)
+void CharacterController::handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, SceneUtil::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key, const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& map)
 {
     const std::string &evt = key->second;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
index 949affcfd..2308ba971 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public:
     CharacterController(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, MWRender::Animation *anim);
     virtual ~CharacterController();
 
-    void handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, NifOsg::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key, const NifOsg::TextKeyMap& map) override;
+    void handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, SceneUtil::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key, const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& map) override;
 
     // Be careful when to call this, see comment in Actors
     void updateContinuousVfx();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 10a6b2be4..f8ff3780d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #include <components/misc/constants.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp>
 
-#include <components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp> // KeyframeHolder
-#include <components/nifosg/controller.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
 
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ namespace
         }
     };
 
-    float calcAnimVelocity(const NifOsg::TextKeyMap& keys, NifOsg::KeyframeController *nonaccumctrl,
+    float calcAnimVelocity(const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& keys, SceneUtil::KeyframeController *nonaccumctrl,
                            const osg::Vec3f& accum, const std::string &groupname)
     {
         const std::string start = groupname+": start";
@@ -530,13 +529,13 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     struct Animation::AnimSource
     {
-        osg::ref_ptr<const NifOsg::KeyframeHolder> mKeyframes;
+        osg::ref_ptr<const SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder> mKeyframes;
 
-        typedef std::map<std::string, osg::ref_ptr<NifOsg::KeyframeController> > ControllerMap;
+        typedef std::map<std::string, osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::KeyframeController> > ControllerMap;
 
         ControllerMap mControllerMap[Animation::sNumBlendMasks];
 
-        const NifOsg::TextKeyMap& getTextKeys() const;
+        const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& getTextKeys() const;
     };
 
     void UpdateVfxCallback::operator()(osg::Node* node, osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
@@ -688,7 +687,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         return 0;
     }
 
-    const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &Animation::AnimSource::getTextKeys() const
+    const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &Animation::AnimSource::getTextKeys() const
     {
         return mKeyframes->mTextKeys;
     }
@@ -729,8 +728,6 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         if(kfname.size() > 4 && kfname.compare(kfname.size()-4, 4, ".nif") == 0)
             kfname.replace(kfname.size()-4, 4, ".kf");
-        else
-            return;
 
         addSingleAnimSource(kfname, baseModel);
 
@@ -753,7 +750,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         const NodeMap& nodeMap = getNodeMap();
 
-        for (NifOsg::KeyframeHolder::KeyframeControllerMap::const_iterator it = animsrc->mKeyframes->mKeyframeControllers.begin();
+        for (SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder::KeyframeControllerMap::const_iterator it = animsrc->mKeyframes->mKeyframeControllers.begin();
              it != animsrc->mKeyframes->mKeyframeControllers.end(); ++it)
         {
             std::string bonename = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(it->first);
@@ -769,7 +766,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             size_t blendMask = detectBlendMask(node);
 
             // clone the controller, because each Animation needs its own ControllerSource
-            osg::ref_ptr<NifOsg::KeyframeController> cloned = new NifOsg::KeyframeController(*it->second, osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::KeyframeController> cloned = osg::clone(it->second.get(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
             cloned->setSource(mAnimationTimePtr[blendMask]);
 
             animsrc->mControllerMap[blendMask].insert(std::make_pair(bonename, cloned));
@@ -810,7 +807,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         AnimSourceList::const_iterator iter(mAnimSources.begin());
         for(;iter != mAnimSources.end();++iter)
         {
-            const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
+            const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
             if (keys.hasGroupStart(anim))
                 return true;
         }
@@ -822,7 +819,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
         for(AnimSourceList::const_reverse_iterator iter(mAnimSources.rbegin()); iter != mAnimSources.rend(); ++iter)
         {
-            const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
+            const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
 
             const auto found = keys.findGroupStart(groupname);
             if(found != keys.end())
@@ -835,7 +832,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
         for(AnimSourceList::const_reverse_iterator iter(mAnimSources.rbegin()); iter != mAnimSources.rend(); ++iter)
         {
-            const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
+            const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
 
             for(auto iterKey = keys.begin(); iterKey != keys.end(); ++iterKey)
             {
@@ -847,8 +844,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         return -1.f;
     }
 
-    void Animation::handleTextKey(AnimState &state, const std::string &groupname, NifOsg::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key,
-                       const NifOsg::TextKeyMap& map)
+    void Animation::handleTextKey(AnimState &state, const std::string &groupname, SceneUtil::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key,
+                       const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& map)
     {
         const std::string &evt = key->second;
 
@@ -911,7 +908,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         AnimSourceList::reverse_iterator iter(mAnimSources.rbegin());
         for(;iter != mAnimSources.rend();++iter)
         {
-            const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &textkeys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
+            const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &textkeys = (*iter)->getTextKeys();
             if(reset(state, textkeys, groupname, start, stop, startpoint, loopfallback))
             {
                 state.mSource = *iter;
@@ -956,7 +953,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         resetActiveGroups();
     }
 
-    bool Animation::reset(AnimState &state, const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys, const std::string &groupname, const std::string &start, const std::string &stop, float startpoint, bool loopfallback)
+    bool Animation::reset(AnimState &state, const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys, const std::string &groupname, const std::string &start, const std::string &stop, float startpoint, bool loopfallback)
     {
         // Look for text keys in reverse. This normally wouldn't matter, but for some reason undeadwolf_2.nif has two
         // separate walkforward keys, and the last one is supposed to be used.
@@ -1186,7 +1183,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         AnimSourceList::const_reverse_iterator animsrc(mAnimSources.rbegin());
         for(;animsrc != mAnimSources.rend();++animsrc)
         {
-            const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys = (*animsrc)->getTextKeys();
+            const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys = (*animsrc)->getTextKeys();
             if (keys.hasGroupStart(groupname))
                 break;
         }
@@ -1194,7 +1191,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             return 0.0f;
 
         float velocity = 0.0f;
-        const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys = (*animsrc)->getTextKeys();
+        const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys = (*animsrc)->getTextKeys();
 
         const AnimSource::ControllerMap& ctrls = (*animsrc)->mControllerMap[0];
         for (AnimSource::ControllerMap::const_iterator it = ctrls.begin(); it != ctrls.end(); ++it)
@@ -1215,7 +1212,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
             while(!(velocity > 1.0f) && ++animiter != mAnimSources.rend())
             {
-                const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys2 = (*animiter)->getTextKeys();
+                const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys2 = (*animiter)->getTextKeys();
 
                 const AnimSource::ControllerMap& ctrls2 = (*animiter)->mControllerMap[0];
                 for (AnimSource::ControllerMap::const_iterator it = ctrls2.begin(); it != ctrls2.end(); ++it)
@@ -1265,7 +1262,7 @@ namespace MWRender
                 continue;
             }
 
-            const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &textkeys = state.mSource->getTextKeys();
+            const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &textkeys = state.mSource->getTextKeys();
             auto textkey = textkeys.upperBound(state.getTime());
 
             float timepassed = duration * state.mSpeedMult;
@@ -1839,7 +1836,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::Callback* cb = node->getUpdateCallback();
         while (cb)
         {
-            if (dynamic_cast<NifOsg::KeyframeController*>(cb))
+            if (dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::KeyframeController*>(cb))
             {
                 foundKeyframeCtrl = true;
                 break;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 9d03831be..ebfe8a2e5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
 
 #include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/textkeymap.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/util.hpp>
-#include <components/nifosg/textkeymap.hpp>
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ namespace Resource
     class ResourceSystem;
 }
 
-namespace NifOsg
+namespace SceneUtil
 {
     class KeyframeHolder;
     class KeyframeController;
-}
-
-namespace SceneUtil
-{
     class LightSource;
     class LightListCallback;
     class Skeleton;
@@ -150,8 +146,8 @@ public:
     class TextKeyListener
     {
     public:
-        virtual void handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, NifOsg::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key,
-                                   const NifOsg::TextKeyMap& map) = 0;
+        virtual void handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, SceneUtil::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key,
+                                   const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& map) = 0;
 
         virtual ~TextKeyListener() = default;
     };
@@ -242,7 +238,7 @@ protected:
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> mAccumRoot;
 
     // The controller animating that node.
-    osg::ref_ptr<NifOsg::KeyframeController> mAccumCtrl;
+    osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::KeyframeController> mAccumCtrl;
 
     // Used to reset the position of the accumulation root every frame - the movement should be applied to the physics system
     osg::ref_ptr<ResetAccumRootCallback> mResetAccumRootCallback;
@@ -306,12 +302,12 @@ protected:
      * the marker is not found, or if the markers are the same, it returns
      * false.
      */
-    bool reset(AnimState &state, const NifOsg::TextKeyMap &keys,
+    bool reset(AnimState &state, const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &keys,
                const std::string &groupname, const std::string &start, const std::string &stop,
                float startpoint, bool loopfallback);
 
-    void handleTextKey(AnimState &state, const std::string &groupname, NifOsg::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key,
-                       const NifOsg::TextKeyMap& map);
+    void handleTextKey(AnimState &state, const std::string &groupname, SceneUtil::TextKeyMap::ConstIterator key,
+                       const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& map);
 
     /** Sets the root model of the object.
      *
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 36213fc96..d97e57115 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@
 #include <components/sceneutil/attach.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/visitor.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
 
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
 
-#include <components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp> // TextKeyMapHolder
-
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
@@ -864,7 +863,7 @@ bool NpcAnimation::addOrReplaceIndividualPart(ESM::PartReferenceType type, int g
                 for (unsigned int i=0; i<node->getUserDataContainer()->getNumUserObjects(); ++i)
                 {
                     osg::Object* obj = node->getUserDataContainer()->getUserObject(i);
-                    if (NifOsg::TextKeyMapHolder* keys = dynamic_cast<NifOsg::TextKeyMapHolder*>(obj))
+                    if (SceneUtil::TextKeyMapHolder* keys = dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::TextKeyMapHolder*>(obj))
                     {
                         for (const auto &key : keys->mTextKeys)
                         {
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
index 64e9f7de6..31fd92b43 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ KeyframeController::KeyframeController()
 }
 
 KeyframeController::KeyframeController(const KeyframeController &copy, const osg::CopyOp &copyop)
-    : osg::NodeCallback(copy, copyop)
-    , Controller(copy)
+    : SceneUtil::KeyframeController(copy, copyop)
     , mRotations(copy.mRotations)
     , mXRotations(copy.mXRotations)
     , mYRotations(copy.mYRotations)
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
index 996e4ef97..0063b2ec0 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <components/nif/controller.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/data.hpp>
 
-#include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/statesetupdater.hpp>
 
 #include <set>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
         std::vector<FloatInterpolator> mKeyFrames;
     };
 
-    class KeyframeController : public osg::NodeCallback, public SceneUtil::Controller
+    class KeyframeController : public SceneUtil::KeyframeController
     {
     public:
         // This is used if there's no interpolator but there is data (Morrowind meshes).
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
         META_Object(NifOsg, KeyframeController)
 
-        virtual osg::Vec3f getTranslation(float time) const;
+        osg::Vec3f getTranslation(float time) const override;
 
         void operator() (osg::Node*, osg::NodeVisitor*) override;
 
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index a5a61b317..751bdb51f 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace
         }
     };
 
-    void extractTextKeys(const Nif::NiTextKeyExtraData *tk, NifOsg::TextKeyMap &textkeys)
+    void extractTextKeys(const Nif::NiTextKeyExtraData *tk, SceneUtil::TextKeyMap &textkeys)
     {
         for(size_t i = 0;i < tk->list.size();i++)
         {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
         // This is used to queue emitters that weren't attached to their node yet.
         std::vector<std::pair<size_t, osg::ref_ptr<Emitter>>> mEmitterQueue;
 
-        static void loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr nif, KeyframeHolder& target)
+        static void loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr nif, SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& target)
         {
             const Nif::NiSequenceStreamHelper *seq = nullptr;
             const size_t numRoots = nif->numRoots();
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 if (key->data.empty() && key->interpolator.empty())
                     continue;
 
-                osg::ref_ptr<NifOsg::KeyframeController> callback(handleKeyframeController(key));
+                osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::KeyframeController> callback(handleKeyframeController(key));
                 callback->setFunction(std::shared_ptr<NifOsg::ControllerFunction>(new NifOsg::ControllerFunction(key)));
 
                 if (!target.mKeyframeControllers.emplace(strdata->string, callback).second)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             if (!nifNode)
                 nif->fail("Found no root nodes");
 
-            osg::ref_ptr<TextKeyMapHolder> textkeys (new TextKeyMapHolder);
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::TextKeyMapHolder> textkeys (new SceneUtil::TextKeyMapHolder);
 
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> created = handleNode(nifNode, nullptr, imageManager, std::vector<unsigned int>(), 0, false, false, false, &textkeys->mTextKeys);
 
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ namespace NifOsg
                     else if (props[i].getPtr()->recType == Nif::RC_NiTexturingProperty)
                     {
                         if (props[i].getPtr()->recIndex == mFirstRootTextureIndex)
-                            applyTo->setUserValue("overrideFx", 1);                
+                            applyTo->setUserValue("overrideFx", 1);
                     }
                     handleProperty(props[i].getPtr(), applyTo, composite, imageManager, boundTextures, animflags);
-                }              
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
         }
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> handleNode(const Nif::Node* nifNode, osg::Group* parentNode, Resource::ImageManager* imageManager,
-                                std::vector<unsigned int> boundTextures, int animflags, bool skipMeshes, bool hasMarkers, bool hasAnimatedParents, TextKeyMap* textKeys, osg::Node* rootNode=nullptr)
+                                std::vector<unsigned int> boundTextures, int animflags, bool skipMeshes, bool hasMarkers, bool hasAnimatedParents, SceneUtil::TextKeyMap* textKeys, osg::Node* rootNode=nullptr)
         {
             if (rootNode != nullptr && Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(nifNode->name, "Bounding Box"))
                 return nullptr;
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                         for (const auto& strip : data->strips)
                         {
                             if (strip.size() >= 3)
-                                geometry->addPrimitiveSet(new osg::DrawElementsUShort(osg::PrimitiveSet::TRIANGLE_STRIP, strip.size(), 
+                                geometry->addPrimitiveSet(new osg::DrawElementsUShort(osg::PrimitiveSet::TRIANGLE_STRIP, strip.size(),
                                                                                     (unsigned short*)strip.data()));
                         }
                     }
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
         return impl.load(file, imageManager);
     }
 
-    void Loader::loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr kf, KeyframeHolder& target)
+    void Loader::loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr kf, SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& target)
     {
         LoaderImpl impl(kf->getFilename(), kf->getVersion(), kf->getUserVersion(), kf->getBethVersion());
         impl.loadKf(kf, target);
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp
index 49a78ad5f..8ee6b4167 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 #define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_NIFOSG_LOADER
 
 #include <components/nif/niffile.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/textkeymap.hpp>
 
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 #include <osg/Referenced>
 
 #include "controller.hpp"
-#include "textkeymap.hpp"
 
 namespace osg
 {
@@ -21,39 +22,6 @@ namespace Resource
 
 namespace NifOsg
 {
-    struct TextKeyMapHolder : public osg::Object
-    {
-    public:
-        TextKeyMapHolder() {}
-        TextKeyMapHolder(const TextKeyMapHolder& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop)
-            : osg::Object(copy, copyop)
-            , mTextKeys(copy.mTextKeys)
-        {}
-
-        TextKeyMap mTextKeys;
-
-        META_Object(NifOsg, TextKeyMapHolder)
-
-    };
-
-    class KeyframeHolder : public osg::Object
-    {
-    public:
-        KeyframeHolder() {}
-        KeyframeHolder(const KeyframeHolder& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop)
-            : mTextKeys(copy.mTextKeys)
-            , mKeyframeControllers(copy.mKeyframeControllers)
-        {
-        }
-
-        TextKeyMap mTextKeys;
-
-        META_Object(OpenMW, KeyframeHolder)
-
-        typedef std::map<std::string, osg::ref_ptr<const KeyframeController> > KeyframeControllerMap;
-        KeyframeControllerMap mKeyframeControllers;
-    };
-
     /// The main class responsible for loading NIF files into an OSG-Scenegraph.
     /// @par This scene graph is self-contained and can be cloned using osg::clone if desired. Particle emitters
     ///      and programs hold a pointer to their ParticleSystem, which would need to be manually updated when cloning.
@@ -64,7 +32,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
         static osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> load(Nif::NIFFilePtr file, Resource::ImageManager* imageManager);
 
         /// Load keyframe controllers from the given kf file.
-        static void loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr kf, KeyframeHolder& target);
+        static void loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr kf, SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& target);
 
         /// Set whether or not nodes marked as "MRK" should be shown.
         /// These should be hidden ingame, but visible in the editor.
diff --git a/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp b/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp
index 8c5c50adc..ef6339adb 100644
--- a/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/keyframemanager.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,45 @@
 
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
+#include <components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp>
+
 #include "objectcache.hpp"
+#include "scenemanager.hpp"
+
+namespace
+{
+    class RetrieveAnimationsVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+    {
+    public:
+        RetrieveAnimationsVisitor(SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& target) : osg::NodeVisitor(TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN), mTarget(target) {}
+
+
+        virtual void apply(osg::Node& node)
+        {
+            if (node.libraryName() == std::string("osgAnimation"))
+                std::cout << "found an " << node.className() << std::endl;
+            traverse(node);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder& mTarget;
+    };
+
+    std::string getFileExtension(const std::string& file)
+    {
+        size_t extPos = file.find_last_of('.');
+        if (extPos != std::string::npos && extPos+1 < file.size())
+            return file.substr(extPos+1);
+        return std::string();
+    }
+}
 
 namespace Resource
 {
 
-    KeyframeManager::KeyframeManager(const VFS::Manager* vfs)
+    KeyframeManager::KeyframeManager(const VFS::Manager* vfs, SceneManager* sceneManager)
         : ResourceManager(vfs)
+        , mSceneManager(sceneManager)
     {
     }
 
@@ -16,19 +48,28 @@ namespace Resource
     {
     }
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<const NifOsg::KeyframeHolder> KeyframeManager::get(const std::string &name)
+    osg::ref_ptr<const SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder> KeyframeManager::get(const std::string &name)
     {
         std::string normalized = name;
         mVFS->normalizeFilename(normalized);
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> obj = mCache->getRefFromObjectCache(normalized);
         if (obj)
-            return osg::ref_ptr<const NifOsg::KeyframeHolder>(static_cast<NifOsg::KeyframeHolder*>(obj.get()));
+            return osg::ref_ptr<const SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder>(static_cast<SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder*>(obj.get()));
         else
         {
-            osg::ref_ptr<NifOsg::KeyframeHolder> loaded (new NifOsg::KeyframeHolder);
-            NifOsg::Loader::loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr(new Nif::NIFFile(mVFS->getNormalized(normalized), normalized)), *loaded.get());
-
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder> loaded (new SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder);
+            std::string ext = getFileExtension(normalized);
+            if (ext == "kf")
+            {
+                NifOsg::Loader::loadKf(Nif::NIFFilePtr(new Nif::NIFFile(mVFS->getNormalized(normalized), normalized)), *loaded.get());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Node> scene = mSceneManager->getTemplate(normalized);
+                RetrieveAnimationsVisitor rav(*loaded.get());
+                const_cast<osg::Node*>(scene.get())->accept(rav); // const_cast required because there is no const version of osg::NodeVisitor
+            }
             mCache->addEntryToObjectCache(normalized, loaded);
             return loaded;
         }
diff --git a/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp b/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp
index fe1c4014e..e186e2783 100644
--- a/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp
+++ b/components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp
@@ -4,26 +4,30 @@
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 #include <string>
 
-#include <components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
 
 #include "resourcemanager.hpp"
 
 namespace Resource
 {
 
+    class SceneManager;
+
     /// @brief Managing of keyframe resources
     /// @note May be used from any thread.
     class KeyframeManager : public ResourceManager
     {
     public:
-        KeyframeManager(const VFS::Manager* vfs);
+        KeyframeManager(const VFS::Manager* vfs, SceneManager* sceneManager);
         ~KeyframeManager();
 
         /// Retrieve a read-only keyframe resource by name (case-insensitive).
         /// @note Throws an exception if the resource is not found.
-        osg::ref_ptr<const NifOsg::KeyframeHolder> get(const std::string& name);
+        osg::ref_ptr<const SceneUtil::KeyframeHolder> get(const std::string& name);
 
         void reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats* stats) const override;
+    private:
+        SceneManager* mSceneManager;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/components/resource/resourcesystem.cpp b/components/resource/resourcesystem.cpp
index 2015ba874..ab9d0aba2 100644
--- a/components/resource/resourcesystem.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/resourcesystem.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ namespace Resource
         : mVFS(vfs)
     {
         mNifFileManager.reset(new NifFileManager(vfs));
-        mKeyframeManager.reset(new KeyframeManager(vfs));
         mImageManager.reset(new ImageManager(vfs));
         mSceneManager.reset(new SceneManager(vfs, mImageManager.get(), mNifFileManager.get()));
+        mKeyframeManager.reset(new KeyframeManager(vfs, mSceneManager.get()));
 
         addResourceManager(mNifFileManager.get());
         addResourceManager(mKeyframeManager.get());
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp b/components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c993c7b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_KEYFRAME_HPP
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_KEYFRAME_HPP
+
+#include <map>
+
+#include <osg/Node>
+
+#include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/textkeymap.hpp>
+
+namespace SceneUtil
+{
+
+    class KeyframeController : public osg::NodeCallback, public SceneUtil::Controller
+    {
+    public:
+        KeyframeController() {}
+
+        KeyframeController(const KeyframeController& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop)
+            : osg::NodeCallback(copy, copyop)
+            , SceneUtil::Controller(copy)
+        {}
+        META_Object(SceneUtil, KeyframeController)
+
+        virtual osg::Vec3f getTranslation(float time) const  { return osg::Vec3f(); }
+
+        virtual void operator() (osg::Node* node, osg::NodeVisitor* nodeVisitor) { traverse(node, nodeVisitor); }
+    };
+
+    /// Wrapper object containing an animation track as a ref-countable osg::Object.
+    struct TextKeyMapHolder : public osg::Object
+    {
+    public:
+        TextKeyMapHolder() {}
+        TextKeyMapHolder(const TextKeyMapHolder& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop)
+            : osg::Object(copy, copyop)
+            , mTextKeys(copy.mTextKeys)
+        {}
+
+        TextKeyMap mTextKeys;
+
+        META_Object(SceneUtil, TextKeyMapHolder)
+
+    };
+
+    /// Wrapper object containing the animation track and its KeyframeControllers.
+    class KeyframeHolder : public osg::Object
+    {
+    public:
+        KeyframeHolder() {}
+        KeyframeHolder(const KeyframeHolder& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop)
+            : mTextKeys(copy.mTextKeys)
+            , mKeyframeControllers(copy.mKeyframeControllers)
+        {
+        }
+
+        TextKeyMap mTextKeys;
+
+        META_Object(SceneUtil, KeyframeHolder)
+
+        /// Controllers mapped to node name.
+        typedef std::map<std::string, osg::ref_ptr<const KeyframeController> > KeyframeControllerMap;
+        KeyframeControllerMap mKeyframeControllers;
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/nifosg/textkeymap.hpp b/components/sceneutil/textkeymap.hpp
similarity index 94%
rename from components/nifosg/textkeymap.hpp
rename to components/sceneutil/textkeymap.hpp
index 49e1e461e..ee58bc72a 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/textkeymap.hpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/textkeymap.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_NIFOSG_TEXTKEYMAP
-#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_NIFOSG_TEXTKEYMAP
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_TEXTKEYMAP
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_TEXTKEYMAP
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
 
-namespace NifOsg
+namespace SceneUtil
 {
     class TextKeyMap
     {