diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index e631a8fd8b..6b41854e05 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMask(~(Mask_UpdateVisitor|Mask_SimpleWater));
         NifOsg::Loader::setHiddenNodeMask(Mask_UpdateVisitor);
+        NifOsg::Loader::setIntersectionDisabledNodeMask(Mask_Effect);
 
         mNearClip = Settings::Manager::getFloat("near clip", "Camera");
         mViewDistance = Settings::Manager::getFloat("viewing distance", "Camera");
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index e77e6b34f0..a3972b0e21 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
         void setEnabled(bool enabled)
         {
-            setNodeMask(enabled ? ~0 : 0);
+            setNodeMask(enabled ? ~0 : Loader::getIntersectionDisabledNodeMask());
         }
     };
 
@@ -204,6 +204,18 @@ namespace NifOsg
         return sHiddenNodeMask;
     }
 
+    unsigned int Loader::sIntersectionDisabledNodeMask = ~0;
+
+    void Loader::setIntersectionDisabledNodeMask(unsigned int mask)
+    {
+        sIntersectionDisabledNodeMask = mask;
+    }
+
+    unsigned int Loader::getIntersectionDisabledNodeMask()
+    {
+        return sIntersectionDisabledNodeMask;
+    }
+
     class LoaderImpl
     {
     public:
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp
index 6168bb474a..4de9027b89 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp
@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ namespace NifOsg
         static void setHiddenNodeMask(unsigned int mask);
         static unsigned int getHiddenNodeMask();
 
+        // Set the mask to use for nodes that ignore the crosshair intersection. The default is the default node mask.
+        // This is used for NiCollisionSwitch nodes with NiCollisionSwitch state set to disabled.
+        static void setIntersectionDisabledNodeMask(unsigned int mask);
+        static unsigned int getIntersectionDisabledNodeMask();
+
     private:
         static unsigned int sHiddenNodeMask;
+        static unsigned int sIntersectionDisabledNodeMask;
         static bool sShowMarkers;
     };