diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
index 6e15449e19..eec4f2bd37 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
@@ -152,12 +152,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     void ActiveSpells::addSpell(const std::string &id, bool stack, std::vector<ActiveEffect> effects,
                                 const std::string &displayName, int casterActorId)
     {
-        bool exists = false;
-        for (TContainer::const_iterator it = begin(); it != end(); ++it)
-        {
-            if (id == it->first)
-                exists = true;
-        }
+        TContainer::iterator it(mSpells.find(id));
 
         ActiveSpellParams params;
         params.mTimeStamp = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getTimeStamp();
@@ -165,14 +160,44 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         params.mDisplayName = displayName;
         params.mCasterActorId = casterActorId;
 
-        if (!exists || stack)
-            mSpells.insert (std::make_pair(id, params));
+        if (it == end() || stack)
+        {
+            mSpells.insert(std::make_pair(id, params));
+        }
         else
-            mSpells.find(id)->second = params;
+        {
+            // addSpell() is called with effects for a range.
+            // but a spell may have effects with different ranges (e.g. Touch & Target)
+            // so, if we see new effects for same spell assume additional 
+            // spell effects and add to existing effects of spell
+            mergeEffects(params.mEffects, it->second.mEffects);
+            it->second = params;
+        }
 
         mSpellsChanged = true;
     }
 
+    void ActiveSpells::mergeEffects(std::vector<ActiveEffect>& addTo, const std::vector<ActiveEffect>& from)
+    {
+        for (std::vector<ActiveEffect>::const_iterator effect(from.begin()); effect != from.end(); ++effect)
+        {
+            // if effect is not in addTo, add it
+            bool missing = true;
+            for (std::vector<ActiveEffect>::const_iterator iter(addTo.begin()); iter != addTo.end(); ++iter)
+            {
+                if (effect->mEffectId == iter->mEffectId)
+                {
+                    missing = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (missing)
+            {
+                addTo.push_back(*effect);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void ActiveSpells::removeEffects(const std::string &id)
     {
         mSpells.erase(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(id));
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
index 4f9d15d8c1..2a4d75d402 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             
             void rebuildEffects() const;
 
+            /// Add any effects that are in "from" and not in "addTo" to "addTo"
+            void mergeEffects(std::vector<ActiveEffect>& addTo, const std::vector<ActiveEffect>& from);
+
             double timeToExpire (const TIterator& iterator) const;
             ///< Returns time (in in-game hours) until the spell pointed to by \a iterator
             /// expires.