diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fd166c72c..c1755c42d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
     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
     Bug #5190: On-strike enchantments can be applied to and used with non-projectile ranged weapons
+    Bug #5196: Dwarven ghosts do not use idle animations
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 4b9287f31a..60da8b27dd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ void CharacterController::refreshMovementAnims(const std::string& weapShortGroup
     if (movement == mMovementState && idle == mIdleState && !force)
         return;
 
+    // Reset idle if we actually play movement animations excepts of these cases:
+    // 1. When we play turning animations
+    // 2. When we use a fallback animation for lower body since movement animation for given weapon is missing (e.g. for crossbows and spellcasting)
+    bool resetIdle = (movement != CharState_None && !isTurning());
+
     std::string movementAnimName;
     MWRender::Animation::BlendMask movemask;
     const StateInfo *movestate;
@@ -508,14 +513,9 @@ void CharacterController::refreshMovementAnims(const std::string& weapShortGroup
                     // For upper body there will be idle animation.
                     if (movemask == MWRender::Animation::BlendMask_LowerBody && idle == CharState_None)
                         idle = CharState_Idle;
-                }
-                else if (idle == CharState_None)
-                {
-                    // In the 1st-person mode use ground idle animations as fallback
-                    if (mPtr == getPlayer() && MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->isFirstPerson())
-                        idle = CharState_Idle;
-                    else
-                        idle = CharState_IdleSwim;
+
+                    if (movemask == MWRender::Animation::BlendMask_LowerBody)
+                        resetIdle = false;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -538,7 +538,11 @@ void CharacterController::refreshMovementAnims(const std::string& weapShortGroup
                         if(mAnimation->hasAnimation(weapMovementAnimName))
                             movementAnimName = weapMovementAnimName;
                         else
+                        {
                             movementAnimName = fallbackShortWeaponGroup(movementAnimName, &movemask);
+                            if (movemask == MWRender::Animation::BlendMask_LowerBody)
+                                resetIdle = false;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -565,6 +569,10 @@ void CharacterController::refreshMovementAnims(const std::string& weapShortGroup
         mMovementAnimationControlled = true;
 
         mAnimation->disable(mCurrentMovement);
+
+        if (!mAnimation->hasAnimation(movementAnimName))
+            movementAnimName.clear();
+
         mCurrentMovement = movementAnimName;
         if(!mCurrentMovement.empty())
         {
@@ -607,7 +615,12 @@ void CharacterController::refreshMovementAnims(const std::string& weapShortGroup
 
             mAnimation->play(mCurrentMovement, Priority_Movement, movemask, false,
                              1.f, "start", "stop", startpoint, ~0ul, true);
+
+            if (resetIdle)
+                mAnimation->disable(mCurrentIdle);
         }
+        else
+            mMovementState = CharState_None;
     }
 }
 
@@ -2217,10 +2230,7 @@ void CharacterController::update(float duration, bool animationOnly)
 
         if(mAnimQueue.empty() || inwater || sneak)
         {
-            // Note: turning animations should not interrupt idle ones
-            if (movestate != CharState_None && !isTurning())
-                idlestate = CharState_None;
-            else if (inwater)
+            if (inwater)
                 idlestate = CharState_IdleSwim;
             else if (sneak && !inJump)
                 idlestate = CharState_IdleSneak;