diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
index 4506285ef4..98919d6f41 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,14 @@ namespace MWClass
         return MWWorld::Ptr(&cell.mCreatures.insert(*ref), &cell);
     }
 
+    bool Creature::isFlying(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr) const
+    {
+        MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Creature> *ref =
+            ptr.get<ESM::Creature>();
+
+        return ref->mBase->mFlags & ESM::Creature::Flies;
+    }
+
     int Creature::getSndGenTypeFromName(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string &name)
     {
         if(name == "left")
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.hpp
index 0d8694ff81..34e19ebdc7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.hpp
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ namespace MWClass
             isActor() const {
                 return true;
             }
+
+            virtual bool isFlying (const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr) const;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
index ffe81a4ac8..0119cdea5f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
@@ -372,4 +372,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         return newPtr;
     }
+
+    bool Class::isFlying(const Ptr &ptr) const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
index d737c18a22..08d769fbe0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 return false;
             }
 
+            virtual bool isFlying(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const;
+
             static const Class& get (const std::string& key);
             ///< If there is no class for this \a key, an exception is thrown.
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 621cd75eac..ba76eee88a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1605,13 +1605,17 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if(!ptr.getClass().isActor())
             return false;
 
+        if (ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).isDead())
+            return false;
+
+        if (ptr.getClass().isFlying(ptr))
+            return true;
+
         const MWMechanics::CreatureStats &stats = ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr);
         if(stats.getMagicEffects().get(ESM::MagicEffect::Levitate).mMagnitude > 0
                 && isLevitationEnabled())
             return true;
 
-        // TODO: Check if flying creature
-
         const OEngine::Physic::PhysicActor *actor = mPhysEngine->getCharacter(ptr.getRefData().getHandle());
         if(!actor || !actor->getCollisionMode())
             return true;