diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.cpp
index f22cef3f6c..71e1d0aee6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
 
 #include "creaturestats.hpp"
+#include "spellutil.hpp"
 
 namespace MWMechanics
 {
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         }
     };
 
-    bool absorbSpell (const ESM::Spell* spell, const MWWorld::Ptr& caster, const MWWorld::Ptr& target)
+    bool absorbSpell (const std::string& spellId, const MWWorld::Ptr& caster, const MWWorld::Ptr& target)
     {
-        if (!spell || caster == target || !target.getClass().isActor())
+        if (spellId.empty() || caster == target || !target.getClass().isActor())
             return false;
 
         CreatureStats& stats = target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target);
@@ -62,13 +63,27 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         if (Misc::Rng::roll0to99() >= chance)
             return false;
 
-        const ESM::Static* absorbStatic = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Static>().find("VFX_Absorb");
+        const auto& esmStore = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
+        const ESM::Static* absorbStatic = esmStore.get<ESM::Static>().find("VFX_Absorb");
         MWRender::Animation* animation = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getAnimation(target);
         if (animation && !absorbStatic->mModel.empty())
             animation->addEffect( "meshes\\" + absorbStatic->mModel, ESM::MagicEffect::SpellAbsorption, false, std::string());
+        const ESM::Spell* spell = esmStore.get<ESM::Spell>().search(spellId);
+        int spellCost = 0;
+        if (spell)
+        {
+            spellCost = spell->mData.mCost;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            const ESM::Enchantment* enchantment = esmStore.get<ESM::Enchantment>().search(spellId);
+            if (enchantment)
+                spellCost = getEffectiveEnchantmentCastCost(static_cast<float>(enchantment->mData.mCost), caster);
+        }
+
         // Magicka is increased by the cost of the spell
         DynamicStat<float> magicka = stats.getMagicka();
-        magicka.setCurrent(magicka.getCurrent() + spell->mData.mCost);
+        magicka.setCurrent(magicka.getCurrent() + spellCost);
         stats.setMagicka(magicka);
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.hpp
index 147090d96b..0fe501df91 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellabsorption.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef MWMECHANICS_SPELLABSORPTION_H
 #define MWMECHANICS_SPELLABSORPTION_H
 
-namespace ESM
-{
-    struct Spell;
-}
+#include <string>
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 namespace MWMechanics
 {
     // Try to absorb a spell based on the magnitude of every Spell Absorption effect source on the target.
-    bool absorbSpell(const ESM::Spell* spell, const MWWorld::Ptr& caster, const MWWorld::Ptr& target);
+    bool absorbSpell(const std::string& spellId, const MWWorld::Ptr& caster, const MWWorld::Ptr& target);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
index 3767acb3f3..81b3a353df 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                                          // effects, we display a "can't re-cast" message
 
         // Try absorbing the spell. Some handling must still happen for absorbed effects.
-        bool absorbed = absorbSpell(spell, caster, target);
+        bool absorbed = absorbSpell(mId, caster, target);
 
         int currentEffectIndex = 0;
         for (std::vector<ESM::ENAMstruct>::const_iterator effectIt (effects.mList.begin());