diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
index 2a3fd9179e..8e0f58a6b0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,15 @@ void ESMStore::setUp()
             case ESM::REC_LEVI:
             case ESM::REC_LEVC:
 
-                mStores[type]->read (reader);
+                {
+                    std::string id = reader.getHNString ("NAME");
+                    mStores[type]->read (reader, id);
+
+                    // FIXME: there might be stale dynamic IDs in mIds from an earlier savegame
+                    // that really should be cleared instead of just overwritten
+
+                    mIds[id] = type;
+                }
 
                 if (type==ESM::REC_NPC_)
                 {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
index dcfbb4eb17..97ba4652f2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         virtual void write (ESM::ESMWriter& writer) const {}
 
-        virtual void read (ESM::ESMReader& reader) {}
+        virtual void read (ESM::ESMReader& reader, const std::string& id) {}
         ///< Read into dynamic storage
     };
 
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
             }
         }
 
-        void read (ESM::ESMReader& reader)
+        void read (ESM::ESMReader& reader, const std::string& id)
         {
             T record;
-            record.mId = reader.getHNString ("NAME");
+            record.mId = id;
             record.load (reader);
             insert (record);
         }