diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 6937cbf3b1..f257b723ea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ namespace MWBase
             World& operator= (const World&);
             ///< not implemented
 
+        protected:
+
+            virtual void
+            placeObject(
+                const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr,
+                MWWorld::CellStore &cell,
+                const ESM::Position &pos) = 0;
+
         public:
 
             enum RenderMode
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 3d409570b0..19cdcc3348 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1021,8 +1021,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         pos.pos[1] = -result.second[2];
         pos.pos[2] = result.second[1];
 
-        MWWorld::Ptr dropped = cell->insertObject(object, pos);
-        mWorldScene->addObjectToScene(dropped);
+        placeObject(object, *cell, pos);
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -1038,6 +1037,20 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return true;
     }
 
+    void
+    World::placeObject(const Ptr &object, CellStore &cell, const ESM::Position &pos)
+    {
+        mLocalScripts.remove(object);
+
+        MWWorld::Ptr dropped = cell.insertObject(object, pos);
+        mWorldScene->addObjectToScene(dropped);
+
+        std::string script = MWWorld::Class::get(dropped).getScript(dropped);
+        if (!script.empty()) {
+            mLocalScripts.add(script, dropped);
+        }
+    }
+
     void World::dropObjectOnGround (const Ptr& object)
     {
         MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore* cell = getPlayer().getPlayer().getCell();
@@ -1046,10 +1059,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             getPlayer().getPlayer().getRefData().getPosition();
 
         /// \todo fix item dropping at player object center position
-
-        MWWorld::Ptr dropped = cell->insertObject(object, pos);
-
-        mWorldScene->addObjectToScene(dropped);
+        placeObject(object, *cell, pos);
     }
 
     void World::processChangedSettings(const Settings::CategorySettingVector& settings)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 43b178fe32..d39871c21d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
             bool moveObjectImp (const Ptr& ptr, float x, float y, float z);
             ///< @return true if the active cell (cell player is in) changed
 
+            virtual void
+            placeObject(const Ptr &ptr, CellStore &cell, const ESM::Position &pos);
+
         public:
 
             World (OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& renderer,