diff --git a/components/nif/niffile.cpp b/components/nif/niffile.cpp
index 87bafa6b19..2070ee850a 100644
--- a/components/nif/niffile.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/niffile.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static std::map<std::string,RecordFactoryEntry> makeFactory()
     newFactory.insert(makeEntry("NiSwitchNode",               &construct <NiSwitchNode>                , RC_NiSwitchNode                  ));
     newFactory.insert(makeEntry("NiLODNode",                  &construct <NiLODNode>                   , RC_NiLODNode                     ));
     newFactory.insert(makeEntry("AvoidNode",                  &construct <NiNode>                      , RC_AvoidNode                     ));
+    newFactory.insert(makeEntry("NiCollisionSwitch",          &construct <NiNode>                      , RC_NiCollisionSwitch             ));
     newFactory.insert(makeEntry("NiBSParticleNode",           &construct <NiNode>                      , RC_NiBSParticleNode              ));
     newFactory.insert(makeEntry("NiBSAnimationNode",          &construct <NiNode>                      , RC_NiBSAnimationNode             ));
     newFactory.insert(makeEntry("NiBillboardNode",            &construct <NiNode>                      , RC_NiBillboardNode               ));
diff --git a/components/nif/node.hpp b/components/nif/node.hpp
index de4bfb22eb..4c52cd1581 100644
--- a/components/nif/node.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/node.hpp
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ struct NiNode : Node
     enum Flags {
         Flag_Hidden = 0x0001,
         Flag_MeshCollision = 0x0002,
-        Flag_BBoxCollision = 0x0004
+        Flag_BBoxCollision = 0x0004,
+        Flag_ActiveCollision = 0x0020
     };
     enum BSAnimFlags {
         AnimFlag_AutoPlay = 0x0020
diff --git a/components/nif/record.hpp b/components/nif/record.hpp
index 67ffbc5748..074dea9cfa 100644
--- a/components/nif/record.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/record.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ enum RecordType
   RC_NiLODNode,
   RC_NiBillboardNode,
   RC_AvoidNode,
+  RC_NiCollisionSwitch,
   RC_NiTriShape,
   RC_NiTriStrips,
   RC_NiRotatingParticles,
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index 91f8494210..dafee1b497 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ bool BulletNifLoader::hasAutoGeneratedCollision(const Nif::Node* rootNode)
 void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const std::string& fileName, const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
         bool isCollisionNode, bool isAnimated, bool autogenerated, bool avoid)
 {
+    // TODO: allow on-the fly collision switching via toggling this flag
+    if (node->recType == Nif::RC_NiCollisionSwitch && !(node->flags & Nif::NiNode::Flag_ActiveCollision))
+        return;
+
     // Accumulate the flags from all the child nodes. This works for all
     // the flags we currently use, at least.
     flags |= node->flags;
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 602f1fa9aa..76fd4b6560 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,20 @@ namespace
 
 namespace NifOsg
 {
+    class CollisionSwitch : public osg::Group
+    {
+    public:
+        CollisionSwitch(bool enabled) : osg::Group()
+        {
+            setEnabled(enabled);
+        }
+
+        void setEnabled(bool enabled)
+        {
+            setNodeMask(enabled ? SceneUtil::Mask_Default : SceneUtil::Mask_Effect);
+        }
+    };
+
     bool Loader::sShowMarkers = false;
 
     void Loader::setShowMarkers(bool show)
@@ -460,6 +474,14 @@ namespace NifOsg
             case Nif::RC_NiBillboardNode:
                 dataVariance = osg::Object::DYNAMIC;
                 break;
+            case Nif::RC_NiCollisionSwitch:
+            {
+                bool enabled = nifNode->flags & Nif::NiNode::Flag_ActiveCollision;
+                node = new CollisionSwitch(enabled);
+                dataVariance = osg::Object::STATIC;
+
+                break;
+            }
             default:
                 // The Root node can be created as a Group if no transformation is required.
                 // This takes advantage of the fact root nodes can't have additional controllers