diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 2f49a40316..cd5ab19b9d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void RenderingManager::cellAdded (MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore *store)
     mObjects.buildStaticGeometry (*store);
     mDebugging->cellAdded(store);
     if (store->mCell->isExterior())
-      mTerrainManager->cellAdded(store);
+        mTerrainManager->cellAdded(store);
     waterAdded(store);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
index 000cc545db..97dc6d7188 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                         }
                         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->rotateObject(ptr,ax,ay,zRot);
 
-                        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->adjustPosition(ptr);
+                        MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).adjustPosition(ptr);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                         zRot = zRot/60.;
                     }
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->rotateObject(ptr,ax,ay,zRot);
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->adjustPosition(ptr);
+                    MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).adjustPosition(ptr);
                 }
         };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index c8853f4842..2244a4fc64 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         if(result.second)
         {
-            /// \todo rescale depending on the state of a new GMST
-            insertCell (*cell, true);
-
-            mRendering.cellAdded (cell);
-
             float verts = ESM::Land::LAND_SIZE;
             float worldsize = ESM::Land::REAL_SIZE;
 
@@ -142,6 +137,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 }
             }
 
+            /// \todo rescale depending on the state of a new GMST
+            insertCell (*cell, true);
+
+            mRendering.cellAdded (cell);
+
             mRendering.configureAmbient(*cell);
             mRendering.requestMap(cell);
             mRendering.configureAmbient(*cell);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             float z = Ogre::Radian(pos.rot[2]).valueDegrees();
             world->rotateObject(player, x, y, z);
 
-            world->adjustPosition(player);
+            MWWorld::Class::get(player).adjustPosition(player);
         }
 
         MWBase::MechanicsManager *mechMgr =
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             float z = Ogre::Radian(position.rot[2]).valueDegrees();
             world->rotateObject(world->getPlayer().getPlayer(), x, y, z);
 
-            world->adjustPosition(world->getPlayer().getPlayer());
+            MWWorld::Class::get(world->getPlayer().getPlayer()).adjustPosition(world->getPlayer().getPlayer());
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 2ce753b816..ae9b7a06b7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void World::moveObject(const Ptr &ptr, CellStore &newCell, float x, float y, float z)
     {
         ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getRefData().getPosition();
+
         pos.pos[0] = x;
         pos.pos[1] = y;
         pos.pos[2] = z;
@@ -718,7 +719,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         if (*currCell != newCell)
         {
-        removeContainerScripts(ptr);
+            removeContainerScripts(ptr);
 
             if (isPlayer)
             {
@@ -750,7 +751,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 else
                 {
                     MWWorld::Ptr copy =
-                        MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).copyToCell(ptr, newCell);
+                        MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).copyToCell(ptr, newCell, pos);
 
                     mRendering->updateObjectCell(ptr, copy);
 
@@ -780,12 +781,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
     bool World::moveObjectImp(const Ptr& ptr, float x, float y, float z)
     {
         CellStore *cell = ptr.getCell();
+
         if (cell->isExterior()) {
             int cellX, cellY;
             positionToIndex(x, y, cellX, cellY);
 
             cell = getExterior(cellX, cellY);
         }
+
         moveObject(ptr, *cell, x, y, z);
 
         return cell != ptr.getCell();
@@ -827,6 +830,19 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
         Ogre::Vector3 pos (ptr.getRefData().getPosition().pos[0], ptr.getRefData().getPosition().pos[1], ptr.getRefData().getPosition().pos[2]);
 
+        if(!ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode())
+        {
+            // will be adjusted when Ptr's cell becomes active
+            return;
+        }
+
+        float terrainHeight = mRendering->getTerrainHeightAt(pos);
+
+        if (pos.z < terrainHeight)
+            pos.z = terrainHeight+400; // place slightly above. will snap down to ground with code below
+
+        ptr.getRefData().getPosition().pos[2] = pos.z;
+
         if (!isFlying(ptr))
         {
             Ogre::Vector3 traced = mPhysics->traceDown(ptr);
@@ -834,10 +850,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 pos.z = traced.z;
         }
 
-        float terrainHeight = mRendering->getTerrainHeightAt(pos);
-        if (pos.z < terrainHeight)
-            pos.z = terrainHeight;
-
         moveObject(ptr, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z);
     }