diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellref.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellref.hpp
index e0b589c408..ac9cf7a3ee 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellref.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellref.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 #include <string_view>
 
+#include <components/esm/esm3esm4bridge.hpp>
 #include <components/esm3/cellref.hpp>
+#include <components/esm4/loadrefr.hpp>
 
 namespace ESM
 {
@@ -20,9 +22,19 @@ namespace MWWorld
         CellRef(const ESM::CellRef& ref)
             : mCellRef(ref)
         {
+            mIsEsm4 = false;
             mChanged = false;
         }
 
+        CellRef(const ESM4::Reference& ref)
+            : mCellRef4(ref)
+        {
+            mRefrPos = { { mCellRef4.mPlacement.pos.x, mCellRef4.mPlacement.pos.y, mCellRef4.mPlacement.pos.z },
+                { mCellRef4.mPlacement.rot.x, mCellRef4.mPlacement.rot.y, mCellRef4.mPlacement.rot.z } };
+            mChanged = false;
+            mIsEsm4 = true;
+        }
+
         // Note: Currently unused for items in containers
         const ESM::RefNum& getRefNum() const { return mCellRef.mRefNum; }
 
@@ -50,12 +62,24 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const std::string& getDestCell() const { return mCellRef.mDestCell; }
 
         // Scale applied to mesh
-        float getScale() const { return mCellRef.mScale; }
+        float getScale() const
+        {
+            if (mIsEsm4)
+                return mCellRef4.mScale;
+            else
+                return mCellRef.mScale;
+        }
         void setScale(float scale);
 
         // The *original* position and rotation as it was given in the Construction Set.
         // Current position and rotation of the object is stored in RefData.
-        const ESM::Position& getPosition() const { return mCellRef.mPos; }
+        const ESM::Position& getPosition() const
+        {
+            if (mIsEsm4)
+                return mRefrPos;
+            else
+                return mCellRef.mPos;
+        }
         void setPosition(const ESM::Position& position);
 
         // Remaining enchantment charge. This could be -1 if the charge was not touched yet (i.e. full).
@@ -124,6 +148,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
     private:
         bool mChanged;
         ESM::CellRef mCellRef;
+        ESM4::Reference mCellRef4;
+        ESM::Position mRefrPos;
+        bool mIsEsm4;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellreflist.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellreflist.hpp
index 8f0a31b5e3..51e1d7df05 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellreflist.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellreflist.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         /// all methods are known.
         void load(ESM::CellRef& ref, bool deleted, const MWWorld::ESMStore& esmStore);
 
+        void load(const ESM4::Reference& ref, bool deleted, const MWWorld::ESMStore& esmStore);
+
         LiveRef& insert(const LiveRef& item)
         {
             mList.push_back(item);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
index 8e09c7953b..88d076a8f9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,37 @@ namespace MWWorld
         }
     }
 
+    template <typename X>
+    void CellRefList<X>::load(const ESM4::Reference& ref, bool deleted, const MWWorld::ESMStore& esmStore)
+    {
+
+        if constexpr (!ESM::isESM4Rec(X::sRecordId))
+            return;
+
+        const MWWorld::Store<X>& store = esmStore.get<X>();
+
+        if (const X* ptr = store.search(ref.mBaseObj))
+        {
+            // typename std::list<LiveRef>::iterator iter = std::find(mList.begin(), mList.end(), ref.);
+
+            LiveRef liveCellRef(ref, ptr);
+
+            if (deleted)
+                liveCellRef.mData.setDeletedByContentFile(true);
+
+            /*if (iter != mList.end())
+                *iter = liveCellRef;
+            else
+                */
+            mList.push_back(liveCellRef);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: could not resolve cell reference '" << ref.mId << "'"
+                                << " (dropping reference)";
+        }
+    }
+
     template <typename X>
     bool operator==(const LiveCellRef<X>& ref, int pRefnum)
     {
@@ -863,16 +894,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return Ptr();
     }
 
-    template <typename T>
-    static void loadRefESM4(
-        const MWWorld::ESMStore& store, const ESM4::Reference& ref, MWWorld::CellRefList<T>& storeIn, bool deleted)
-    {
-        if constexpr (ESM::isESM4Rec(T::sRecordId))
-        {
-            // storeIn.load(ref, deleted, store);
-        }
-    }
-
     void CellStore::loadRef(const ESM4::Reference& ref, bool deleted)
     {
         const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = mStore;
@@ -881,7 +902,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         Misc::tupleForEach(this->mCellStoreImp->mRefLists, [&ref, &deleted, &store, foundType](auto& x) {
             recNameSwitcher(
-                x, foundType, [&ref, &deleted, &store](auto& storeIn) { loadRefESM4(store, ref, storeIn, deleted); });
+                x, foundType, [&ref, &deleted, &store](auto& storeIn) { storeIn.load(ref, deleted, store); });
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
index aa5185149b..7d9fda7273 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         static bool readRecord(ESM4::Reader& reader, ESMStore& store)
         {
-            return std::apply([&reader](auto&... x) { return (ESMStoreImp::typedReadRecordESM4(reader, x) || ...); },
-                store.mStoreImp->mStores);
+            return std::apply(
+                [&reader](auto&... x) { return (typedReadRecordESM4(reader, x) || ...); }, store.mStoreImp->mStores);
         }
     };
 
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             case ESM::REC_STAT:
             case ESM::REC_WEAP:
             case ESM::REC_BODY:
+            case ESM::REC_STAT4:
                 return true;
                 break;
         }
@@ -595,8 +596,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         removeMissingObjects(getWritable<ESM::ItemLevList>());
     }
 
-    // Leveled lists can be modified by scripts. This removes items that no longer exist (presumably because the plugin
-    // was removed) from modified lists
+    // Leveled lists can be modified by scripts. This removes items that no longer exist (presumably because the
+    // plugin was removed) from modified lists
     template <class T>
     void ESMStore::removeMissingObjects(Store<T>& store)
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.cpp
index 66e31be635..88218429e1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ MWWorld::LiveCellRefBase::LiveCellRefBase(unsigned int type, const ESM::CellRef&
 {
 }
 
+MWWorld::LiveCellRefBase::LiveCellRefBase(unsigned int type, const ESM4::Reference& cref)
+    : mClass(&Class::get(type))
+    , mRef(cref)
+    , mData(cref)
+{
+}
+
 void MWWorld::LiveCellRefBase::loadImp(const ESM::ObjectState& state)
 {
     mRef = state.mRef;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.hpp
index 4e3cb322cc..dc38ff9830 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         RefData mData;
 
         LiveCellRefBase(unsigned int type, const ESM::CellRef& cref = ESM::CellRef());
+        LiveCellRefBase(unsigned int type, const ESM4::Reference& cref);
         /* Need this for the class to be recognized as polymorphic */
         virtual ~LiveCellRefBase() {}
 
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
         {
         }
 
+        LiveCellRef(const ESM4::Reference& cref, const X* b = nullptr)
+            : LiveCellRefBase(X::sRecordId, cref)
+            , mBase(b)
+        {
+        }
+
         LiveCellRef(const X* b = nullptr)
             : LiveCellRefBase(X::sRecordId)
             , mBase(b)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/manualref.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/manualref.cpp
index ec5a3f5e77..741e036154 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/manualref.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/manualref.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "manualref.hpp"
 #include <components/esm/records.hpp>
+#include <components/esm4/loadstat.hpp>
 
 #include "esmstore.hpp"
 
@@ -89,7 +90,9 @@ MWWorld::ManualRef::ManualRef(const MWWorld::ESMStore& store, const ESM::RefId&
         case ESM::REC_BODY:
             create(store.get<ESM::BodyPart>(), name, mRef, mPtr);
             break;
-
+        case ESM::REC_STAT4:
+            create(store.get<ESM4::Static>(), name, mRef, mPtr);
+            break;
         case 0:
             throw std::logic_error("failed to create manual cell ref for " + name.getRefIdString() + " (unknown ID)");
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp
index ffc5af7ff9..b1e03a5722 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
     }
 
+    RefData::RefData(const ESM4::Reference& cellRef)
+        : mBaseNode(nullptr)
+        , mDeletedByContentFile(false)
+        , mEnabled(true)
+        , mPhysicsPostponed(false)
+        , mCount(1)
+        , mPosition{ { cellRef.mPlacement.pos.x, cellRef.mPlacement.pos.y, cellRef.mPlacement.pos.z },
+            { cellRef.mPlacement.rot.x, cellRef.mPlacement.rot.y, cellRef.mPlacement.rot.z } }
+        , mCustomData(nullptr)
+        , mChanged(false)
+        , mFlags(0)
+    {
+    }
+
     RefData::RefData(const ESM::ObjectState& objectState, bool deletedByContentFile)
         : mBaseNode(nullptr)
         , mDeletedByContentFile(deletedByContentFile)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
index 1abc2264bf..0ceb951335 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ namespace ESM
     struct ObjectState;
 }
 
+namespace ESM4
+{
+    struct Reference;
+}
+
 namespace MWLua
 {
     class LocalScripts;
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         /// be altered without affecting the original data. This makes it possible
         /// to reset the position as the original data is still held in the CellRef
         RefData(const ESM::CellRef& cellRef);
+        RefData(const ESM4::Reference& cellRef);
 
         RefData(const ESM::ObjectState& objectState, bool deletedByContentFile);
         ///< Ignores local variables and custom data (not enough context available here to
diff --git a/components/esm/esm3esm4bridge.hpp b/components/esm/esm3esm4bridge.hpp
index a8067c11a1..4c6eaf5875 100644
--- a/components/esm/esm3esm4bridge.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/esm3esm4bridge.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef COMPONENTS_ESM_CELLCOMMON
-#define COMPONENTS_ESM_CELLCOMMON
+#ifndef COMPONENTS_ESM_ESMBRIDGE
+#define COMPONENTS_ESM_ESMBRIDGE
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <variant>