diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp
index 0a34c008a7..3d57ab24fc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp
@@ -769,8 +769,13 @@ namespace MWLua
             sol::state_view lua(ts);
             self.reset();
             return sol::as_function([lua, self]() mutable -> std::pair<sol::object, sol::object> {
-                if (!self.isEnd())
+                while (!self.isEnd())
                 {
+                    if (self.mIterator->second.getBase() == 0 && self.mIterator->second.getModifier() == 0.f)
+                    {
+                        self.advance();
+                        continue;
+                    }
                     ActiveEffect effect = ActiveEffect{ self.mIterator->first, self.mIterator->second };
                     auto result = sol::make_object(lua, effect);
 
@@ -778,10 +783,7 @@ namespace MWLua
                     self.advance();
                     return { key, result };
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    return { sol::lua_nil, sol::lua_nil };
-                }
+                return { sol::lua_nil, sol::lua_nil };
             });
         };
 
@@ -823,7 +825,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             if (auto* store = effects.getStore())
                 if (auto effect = store->get(key))
                     return ActiveEffect{ key, effect.value() };
-            return sol::nullopt;
+            return ActiveEffect{ key, MWMechanics::EffectParam() };
         };
 
         // types.Actor.activeEffects(o):removeEffect(id, ?arg)
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
index a350d4dbea..ad30994fe8 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@
 -- end
 -- @usage -- Check for a specific effect
 -- local effect = Actor.activeEffects(self):getEffect(core.magic.EFFECT_TYPE.Telekinesis)
--- if effect then
+-- if effect.magnitude ~= 0 then
 --     print(effect.id..', attribute='..tostring(effect.affectedAttribute)..', skill='..tostring(effect.affectedSkill)..', magnitude='..tostring(effect.magnitude))
 -- else
 --     print('No Telekinesis effect')
 -- end
 -- @usage -- Check for a specific effect targeting a specific attribute.
 -- local effect = Actor.activeEffects(self):getEffect(core.magic.EFFECT_TYPE.FortifyAttribute, core.ATTRIBUTE.Luck)
--- if effect then
+-- if effect.magnitude ~= 0 then
 --     print(effect.id..', attribute='..tostring(effect.affectedAttribute)..', skill='..tostring(effect.affectedSkill)..', magnitude='..tostring(effect.magnitude))
 -- else
 --     print('No Fortify Luck effect')
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 -- @param self
 -- @param #string effectId effect ID
 -- @param #string extraParam Optional skill or attribute ID
--- @return openmw.core#ActiveEffect if such an effect is active, nil otherwise
+-- @return openmw.core#ActiveEffect
 
 ---
 -- Completely removes the active effect from the actor.