diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab7b531c2e..815a3913eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ set(GAMEWORLD
     apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp)
 set(GAMEWORLD_HEADER 
     apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
-    apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp)
+    apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
+    apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp)
 source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwworld FILES ${GAMEWORLD} ${GAMEWORLD_HEADER}) 
 
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index f865bb54cb..e801850978 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
 #include "mwsound/soundmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "mwworld/world.hpp"
+#include "mwworld/ptr.hpp"
 
 void OMW::Engine::executeLocalScripts()
 {
     for (MWWorld::World::ScriptList::const_iterator iter (mWorld->getLocalScripts().begin());
         iter!=mWorld->getLocalScripts().end(); ++iter)
     {
-        MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (*mWorld, *mSoundManager, iter->second);
+        MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (*mWorld, *mSoundManager,
+            &iter->second.getRefData().getLocals(), MWWorld::Ptr (iter->second));
         mScriptManager->run (iter->first, interpreterContext);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index 701c7083e5..2d55fb9898 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 namespace MWScript
 {
     InterpreterContext::InterpreterContext (MWWorld::World& world,
-        MWSound::SoundManager& soundManager, MWScript::Locals *locals)
-    : mWorld (world), mSoundManager (soundManager), mLocals (locals)
+        MWSound::SoundManager& soundManager, MWScript::Locals *locals, MWWorld::Ptr reference)
+    : mWorld (world), mSoundManager (soundManager), mLocals (locals), mReference (reference)
     {}
 
     int InterpreterContext::getLocalShort (int index) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
index 2087755540..a7b2ba8290 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <components/interpreter/context.hpp>
 
+#include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
+
 namespace MWWorld
 {
     class World;
@@ -22,11 +24,12 @@ namespace MWScript
             MWWorld::World& mWorld;
             MWSound::SoundManager& mSoundManager;
             Locals *mLocals;
+            MWWorld::Ptr mReference;
         
         public:
         
             InterpreterContext (MWWorld::World& world, MWSound::SoundManager& soundManager,
-                MWScript::Locals *locals);
+                MWScript::Locals *locals, MWWorld::Ptr reference);
             ///< The ownership of \a locals is not transferred. 0-pointer allowed.
     
             virtual int getLocalShort (int index) const;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11ec4baf7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#ifndef GAME_MWWORLD_PTR_H
+#define GAME_MWWORLD_PTR_H
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
+
+#include <components/esm_store/cell_store.hpp>
+
+#include "refdata.hpp"
+
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    /// \brief Pointer to a LiveCellRef
+    
+    class Ptr
+    {
+            boost::any mPtr;
+            ESM::CellRef *mCellRef;
+            RefData *mRefData;
+    
+        public:
+        
+            Ptr() : mCellRef (0), mRefData (0) {}
+            
+            template<typename T>
+            Ptr (ESMS::LiveCellRef<T, RefData> *liveCellRef)
+            {
+                mPtr = liveCellRef;
+                mCellRef = &liveCellRef->ref;
+                mRefData = &liveCellRef->mData;
+            }
+            
+            template<typename T>
+            ESMS::LiveCellRef<T, RefData> *get() const
+            {
+                return boost::any_cast<const ESMS::LiveCellRef<T, RefData>*> (mPtr);
+            }
+    
+            ESM::CellRef& getCellRef() const
+            {
+                assert (mCellRef);
+                return *mCellRef;
+            }
+    
+            RefData& getRefData() const
+            {
+                assert (mRefData);
+                return *mRefData;
+            }
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index 2ec6fd54be..aae72e5bc3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace
                     iter->mData.setLocals (*script);
             
                     scriptList.push_back (
-                        std::make_pair (iter->base->script, &iter->mData.getLocals()));
+                        std::make_pair (iter->base->script, MWWorld::Ptr (&*iter)));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
index f81fb5c213..ce18e9368e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "../mwrender/mwscene.hpp"
 
 #include "refdata.hpp"
+#include "ptr.hpp"
 
 namespace Render
 {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
         public:
         
-            typedef std::vector<std::pair<std::string, MWScript::Locals *> > ScriptList;
+            typedef std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ptr> > ScriptList;
         
         private: