diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp
index 5e6fb4dea5..0e61e60ed5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.cpp
@@ -340,10 +340,63 @@ namespace MWPhysics
                 + std::to_string(static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<LockingPolicy>>(lockingPolicy)));
         }
     }
-}
 
-namespace MWPhysics
-{
+    class PhysicsTaskScheduler::WorkersSync
+    {
+    public:
+        void waitForWorkers()
+        {
+            std::unique_lock lock(mWorkersDoneMutex);
+            if (mFrameCounter != mWorkersFrameCounter)
+                mWorkersDone.wait(lock);
+        }
+
+        void wakeUpWorkers()
+        {
+            const std::lock_guard lock(mHasJobMutex);
+            ++mFrameCounter;
+            mHasJob.notify_all();
+        }
+
+        void stopWorkers()
+        {
+            const std::lock_guard lock(mHasJobMutex);
+            mShouldStop = true;
+            mHasJob.notify_all();
+        }
+
+        void workIsDone()
+        {
+            const std::lock_guard lock(mWorkersDoneMutex);
+            ++mWorkersFrameCounter;
+            mWorkersDone.notify_all();
+        }
+
+        template <class F>
+        void runWorker(F&& f) noexcept
+        {
+            std::size_t lastFrame = 0;
+            std::unique_lock lock(mHasJobMutex);
+            while (!mShouldStop)
+            {
+                mHasJob.wait(lock, [&] { return mShouldStop || mFrameCounter != lastFrame; });
+                lastFrame = mFrameCounter;
+                lock.unlock();
+                f();
+                lock.lock();
+            }
+        }
+
+    private:
+        std::size_t mWorkersFrameCounter = 0;
+        std::condition_variable mWorkersDone;
+        std::mutex mWorkersDoneMutex;
+        std::condition_variable mHasJob;
+        bool mShouldStop = false;
+        std::size_t mFrameCounter = 0;
+        std::mutex mHasJobMutex;
+    };
+
     PhysicsTaskScheduler::PhysicsTaskScheduler(
         float physicsDt, btCollisionWorld* collisionWorld, MWRender::DebugDrawer* debugDrawer)
         : mDefaultPhysicsDt(physicsDt)
@@ -356,9 +409,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         , mNumJobs(0)
         , mRemainingSteps(0)
         , mLOSCacheExpiry(Settings::Manager::getInt("lineofsight keep inactive cache", "Physics"))
-        , mFrameCounter(0)
         , mAdvanceSimulation(false)
-        , mQuit(false)
         , mNextJob(0)
         , mNextLOS(0)
         , mFrameNumber(0)
@@ -371,6 +422,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         , mTimeBegin(0)
         , mTimeEnd(0)
         , mFrameStart(0)
+        , mWorkersSync(mNumThreads >= 1 ? std::make_unique<WorkersSync>() : nullptr)
     {
         if (mNumThreads >= 1)
         {
@@ -395,11 +447,11 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         waitForWorkers();
         {
             MaybeExclusiveLock lock(mSimulationMutex, mLockingPolicy);
-            mQuit = true;
             mNumJobs = 0;
             mRemainingSteps = 0;
-            mHasJob.notify_all();
         }
+        if (mWorkersSync != nullptr)
+            mWorkersSync->stopWorkers();
         for (auto& thread : mThreads)
             thread.join();
     }
@@ -456,7 +508,14 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         assert(mSimulations != &simulations);
 
         waitForWorkers();
+        prepareWork(timeAccum, simulations, frameStart, frameNumber, stats);
+        if (mWorkersSync != nullptr)
+            mWorkersSync->wakeUpWorkers();
+    }
 
+    void PhysicsTaskScheduler::prepareWork(float& timeAccum, std::vector<Simulation>& simulations,
+        osg::Timer_t frameStart, unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats& stats)
+    {
         // This function run in the main thread.
         // While the mSimulationMutex is held, background physics threads can't run.
 
@@ -489,7 +548,6 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         mPhysicsDt = newDelta;
         mSimulations = &simulations;
         mAdvanceSimulation = (mRemainingSteps != 0);
-        ++mFrameCounter;
         mNumJobs = mSimulations->size();
         mNextLOS.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
         mNextJob.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
@@ -510,7 +568,6 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         }
 
         mAsyncStartTime = mTimer->tick();
-        mHasJob.notify_all();
         if (mAdvanceSimulation)
             mBudget.update(mTimer->delta_s(timeStart, mTimer->tick()), 1, mBudgetCursor);
     }
@@ -687,18 +744,10 @@ namespace MWPhysics
 
     void PhysicsTaskScheduler::worker()
     {
-        std::size_t lastFrame = 0;
-        std::shared_lock lock(mSimulationMutex);
-        while (!mQuit)
-        {
-            if (lastFrame == mFrameCounter)
-            {
-                mHasJob.wait(lock, [&] { return mQuit || lastFrame != mFrameCounter; });
-                lastFrame = mFrameCounter;
-            }
-
+        mWorkersSync->runWorker([this] {
+            std::shared_lock lock(mSimulationMutex);
             doSimulation();
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     void PhysicsTaskScheduler::updateActorsPositions()
@@ -817,10 +866,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
                 mLOSCache.end());
         }
         mTimeEnd = mTimer->tick();
-
-        std::unique_lock lock(mWorkersDoneMutex);
-        ++mWorkersFrameCounter;
-        mWorkersDone.notify_all();
+        if (mWorkersSync != nullptr)
+            mWorkersSync->workIsDone();
     }
 
     void PhysicsTaskScheduler::syncWithMainThread()
@@ -842,10 +889,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
     // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sync/slim-reader-writer--srw--locks
     void PhysicsTaskScheduler::waitForWorkers()
     {
-        if (mNumThreads == 0)
-            return;
-        std::unique_lock lock(mWorkersDoneMutex);
-        if (mFrameCounter != mWorkersFrameCounter)
-            mWorkersDone.wait(lock);
+        if (mWorkersSync != nullptr)
+            mWorkersSync->waitForWorkers();
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.hpp
index 3721007762..57f3711096 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/mtphysics.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
                                     // ~PhysicsTaskScheduler()
 
     private:
+        class WorkersSync;
+
         void doSimulation();
         void worker();
         void updateActorsPositions();
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         void afterPostSim();
         void syncWithMainThread();
         void waitForWorkers();
+        void prepareWork(float& timeAccum, std::vector<Simulation>& simulations, osg::Timer_t frameStart,
+            unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats& stats);
 
         std::unique_ptr<WorldFrameData> mWorldFrameData;
         std::vector<Simulation>* mSimulations = nullptr;
@@ -107,22 +111,15 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         int mNumJobs;
         int mRemainingSteps;
         int mLOSCacheExpiry;
-        std::size_t mFrameCounter;
         bool mAdvanceSimulation;
-        bool mQuit;
         std::atomic<int> mNextJob;
         std::atomic<int> mNextLOS;
         std::vector<std::thread> mThreads;
 
-        std::size_t mWorkersFrameCounter = 0;
-        std::condition_variable mWorkersDone;
-        std::mutex mWorkersDoneMutex;
-
         mutable std::shared_mutex mSimulationMutex;
         mutable std::shared_mutex mCollisionWorldMutex;
         mutable std::shared_mutex mLOSCacheMutex;
         mutable std::mutex mUpdateAabbMutex;
-        std::condition_variable_any mHasJob;
 
         unsigned int mFrameNumber;
         const osg::Timer* mTimer;
@@ -135,6 +132,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         osg::Timer_t mTimeBegin;
         osg::Timer_t mTimeEnd;
         osg::Timer_t mFrameStart;
+
+        std::unique_ptr<WorkersSync> mWorkersSync;
     };
 
 }