diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index bda903d561..46f384f594 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -489,24 +489,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::activate()
     if (ptr.getClass().getName(ptr) == "") // objects without name presented to user can never be activated
         return;
 
-    MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (&ptr.getRefData().getLocals(), ptr);
-
-    interpreterContext.activate (ptr);
-
-    std::string script = ptr.getClass().getScript (ptr);
-
-    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->breakInvisibility(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr());
-
-    if (!script.empty())
-    {
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLocalScripts().setIgnore (ptr);
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->run (script, interpreterContext);
-    }
-
-    if (!interpreterContext.hasActivationBeenHandled())
-    {
-        interpreterContext.executeActivation(ptr);
-    }
+    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->activate(ptr, MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr());
 }
 
 void OMW::Engine::screenshot()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 81bec6fe86..9fb91398da 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual void explodeSpell (const Ogre::Vector3& origin, const ESM::EffectList& effects,
                                        const MWWorld::Ptr& caster, const std::string& id, const std::string& sourceName) = 0;
+
+            virtual void activate (const MWWorld::Ptr& object, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp
index 1cdda24c00..9e01c3fe72 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
-#include "../mwworld/action.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
 
 #include "steering.hpp"
@@ -34,7 +33,9 @@ bool MWMechanics::AiActivate::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
     if(distance(dest, pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]) < 200) { //Stop when you get close
         actor.getClass().getMovementSettings(actor).mPosition[1] = 0;
         MWWorld::Ptr target = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPtr(mObjectId,false);
-        target.getClass().activate(target,actor).get()->execute(actor); //Arrest player
+
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->activate(target, actor);
+
         return true;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index 6bf50371b8..ebe88c3a42 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -419,11 +419,10 @@ namespace MWScript
         mActivationHandled = false;
     }
 
-    void InterpreterContext::executeActivation(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
+    void InterpreterContext::executeActivation(MWWorld::Ptr ptr, MWWorld::Ptr actor)
     {
-        MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
-        boost::shared_ptr<MWWorld::Action> action = (ptr.getClass().activate(ptr, player));
-        action->execute (player);
+        boost::shared_ptr<MWWorld::Action> action = (ptr.getClass().activate(ptr, actor));
+        action->execute (actor);
         if (mActivated == ptr)
             mActivationHandled = true;
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
index 1137efed31..fdf9d6424d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             ///< Store reference acted upon. The actual execution of the action does not
             /// take place here.
 
-            void executeActivation(MWWorld::Ptr ptr);
+            void executeActivation(MWWorld::Ptr ptr, MWWorld::Ptr actor);
             ///< Execute the activation action for this ptr. If ptr is mActivated, mark activation as handled.
 
             void clearActivation();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 9d6d5e50dc..cd76f3b9c2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                     MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
 
-                    context.executeActivation(ptr);
+                    context.executeActivation(ptr, MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr());
                 }
         };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index bf752734fb..371f9edfea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "../mwrender/sky.hpp"
 #include "../mwrender/animation.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp"
+
 #include "../mwclass/door.hpp"
 
 #include "player.hpp"
@@ -2759,4 +2761,22 @@ namespace MWWorld
             cast.inflict(apply->first, caster, effects, ESM::RT_Target, false, true);
         }
     }
+
+    void World::activate(const Ptr &object, const Ptr &actor)
+    {
+        MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (&object.getRefData().getLocals(), object);
+        interpreterContext.activate (object);
+
+        std::string script = object.getClass().getScript (object);
+
+        breakInvisibility(actor);
+
+        if (!script.empty())
+        {
+            getLocalScripts().setIgnore (object);
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->run (script, interpreterContext);
+        }
+        if (!interpreterContext.hasActivationBeenHandled())
+            interpreterContext.executeActivation(object, actor);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 0a396ef5c6..5b493efcc8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             virtual void explodeSpell (const Ogre::Vector3& origin, const ESM::EffectList& effects,
                                        const MWWorld::Ptr& caster, const std::string& id, const std::string& sourceName);
+
+            virtual void activate (const MWWorld::Ptr& object, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
     };
 }