diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp
index 905034cde5..bf7503e72f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ void Actor::updatePosition()
     mSimulationPosition = mWorldPosition;
     mStandingOnPtr = nullptr;
     mSkipSimulation = true;
+    mPositionOffset = osg::Vec3f();
 }
 
 void Actor::updateWorldPosition()
@@ -179,9 +180,9 @@ bool Actor::setPosition(const osg::Vec3f& position)
     if (mSkipSimulation)
         return false;
     bool hasChanged = mPosition != position || mPositionOffset.length() != 0 || mWorldPositionChanged;
-    mPreviousPosition = mPosition + mPositionOffset;
-    mPosition = position + mPositionOffset;
-    mPositionOffset = osg::Vec3f();
+    applyOffsetChange();
+    mPreviousPosition = mPosition;
+    mPosition = position;
     return hasChanged;
 }
 
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ void Actor::applyOffsetChange()
     mWorldPosition += mPositionOffset;
     mPosition += mPositionOffset;
     mPreviousPosition += mPositionOffset;
+    mSimulationPosition += mPositionOffset;
     mPositionOffset = osg::Vec3f();
     mWorldPositionChanged = true;
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index d6a4de71bd..5e0cdbb2b6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -862,6 +862,19 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (reference == getPlayerPtr())
             throw std::runtime_error("can not disable player object");
 
+        // A common pattern to teleport NPC in scripts is a sequence of SetPos/Disable/Enable
+        // Disable/Enable create a new physics actor, and so the SetPos call is lost
+        // Call moveObject so that the newly created physics actor will have up-to-date position
+        if (reference.getClass().isActor())
+        {
+            auto* physactor = mPhysics->getActor(reference);
+            if (physactor)
+            {
+                physactor->applyOffsetChange();
+                const auto position = physactor->getSimulationPosition();
+                moveObject(reference, position.x(), position.y(), position.z(), true);
+            }
+        }
         reference.getRefData().disable();
 
         if (reference.getCellRef().getRefNum().hasContentFile())