diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 286da2bc13..2d3b5942d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ void Animation::destroyObjectList(Ogre::SceneManager *sceneMgr, NifOgre::ObjectL
 
 Animation::Animation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     : mPtr(ptr)
+    , mCamera(NULL)
     , mInsert(NULL)
     , mSkelBase(NULL)
     , mAccumRoot(NULL)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 9fd4a606c6..050aa925ae 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace MWRender
 {
+class Camera;
 
 class Animation
 {
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ protected:
     typedef std::map<std::string,AnimState> AnimStateMap;
 
     MWWorld::Ptr mPtr;
+    Camera *mCamera;
 
     Ogre::SceneNode *mInsert;
     Ogre::Entity *mSkelBase;
@@ -210,6 +212,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual void showWeapons(bool showWeapon);
 
+    void setCamera(Camera *cam)
+    { mCamera = cam; }
+
     Ogre::Node *getNode(const std::string &name);
 };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
index e71e694f96..42c78f7531 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
@@ -283,10 +283,14 @@ namespace MWRender
         // If we're switching to a new NpcAnimation, ensure the old one is
         // using a normal view mode
         if(mAnimation && mAnimation != anim)
+        {
             mAnimation->setViewMode(NpcAnimation::VM_Normal);
+            mAnimation->setCamera(NULL);
+        }
         mAnimation = anim;
         mAnimation->setViewMode(isFirstPerson() ? NpcAnimation::VM_FirstPerson :
                                                   NpcAnimation::VM_Normal);
+        mAnimation->setCamera(this);
     }
 
     void Camera::setHeight(float height)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index b905a8bdce..dbefb8b3c5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "renderconst.hpp"
+#include "camera.hpp"
 
 
 namespace MWRender
@@ -415,6 +416,13 @@ Ogre::Vector3 NpcAnimation::runAnimation(float timepassed)
     Ogre::Vector3 ret = Animation::runAnimation(timepassed);
 
     Ogre::SkeletonInstance *baseinst = mSkelBase->getSkeleton();
+    if(mViewMode == VM_FirstPerson && mCamera)
+    {
+        float pitch = mCamera->getPitch();
+        Ogre::Node *node = baseinst->getBone("Bip01 Neck");
+        node->pitch(Ogre::Radian(pitch*0.75f), Ogre::Node::TS_WORLD);
+    }
+
     for(size_t i = 0;i < sPartListSize;i++)
     {
         Ogre::Entity *ent = mObjectParts[i].mSkelBase;