diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index d73fb7dc19..552a5c2388 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <components/esm3/inventorystate.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/strings/algorithm.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/strings/lower.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/positionattitudetransform.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp
index b3515c838f..87bae97cc3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "refdata.hpp"
 
 #include <components/esm3/objectstate.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/positionattitudetransform.hpp>
 
 #include "customdata.hpp"
 #include "cellstore.hpp"
@@ -140,12 +141,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
         {}
     }
 
-    RefData::RefData(RefData&& other) noexcept = default;
-    RefData& RefData::operator=(RefData&& other) noexcept = default;
+    RefData::RefData(RefData&& other) = default;
+    RefData& RefData::operator=(RefData&& other) = default;
 
-    void RefData::setBaseNode(SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform *base)
+    void RefData::setBaseNode(osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform> base)
     {
-        mBaseNode = base;
+        mBaseNode = std::move(base);
     }
 
     SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform* RefData::getBaseNode()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
index 5c94dbcacf..5174973d6d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "../mwscript/locals.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/customdata.hpp"
 
+#include <osg/ref_ptr>
+
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     class RefData
     {
-            SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform* mBaseNode;
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform> mBaseNode;
 
             MWScript::Locals mLocals;
             std::shared_ptr<MWLua::LocalScripts> mLuaScripts;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// perform these operations).
 
             RefData (const RefData& refData);
-            RefData (RefData&& other) noexcept;
+            RefData (RefData&& other);
 
             ~RefData();
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// perform this operations).
 
             RefData& operator= (const RefData& refData);
-            RefData& operator= (RefData&& other) noexcept;
+            RefData& operator= (RefData&& other);
 
             /// Return base node (can be a null pointer).
             SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform* getBaseNode();
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             const SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform* getBaseNode() const;
 
             /// Set base node (can be a null pointer).
-            void setBaseNode (SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform* base);
+            void setBaseNode(osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::PositionAttitudeTransform> base);
 
             int getCount(bool absolute = true) const;