diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/cellextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/cellextensions.cpp
index cf0f02a930..4d30254693 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/cellextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/cellextensions.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                     if (const ESM::Cell *exterior = context.getWorld().getExterior (cell))
                     {
                         context.getWorld().indexToPosition (exterior->data.gridX, exterior->data.gridY,
-                            pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1]);
+                            pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], true);
                         context.getWorld().changeToExteriorCell (pos);
                     }
                     else
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                     ESM::Position pos;
 
-                    context.getWorld().indexToPosition (x, y, pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1]);
+                    context.getWorld().indexToPosition (x, y, pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], true);
                     pos.pos[2] = 0;
 
                     pos.rot[0] = pos.rot[1] = pos.rot[2] = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index 056d33c6b1..de3c1ab5cf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -770,12 +770,18 @@ namespace MWWorld
         // TODO cell change for non-player ref
     }
 
-    void World::indexToPosition (int cellX, int cellY, float &x, float &y) const
+    void World::indexToPosition (int cellX, int cellY, float &x, float &y, bool centre) const
     {
         const int cellSize = 8192;
 
         x = cellSize * cellX;
         y = cellSize * cellY;
+
+        if (centre)
+        {
+            x += cellSize/2;
+            y += cellSize/2;
+        }
     }
 
     void World::positionToIndex (float x, float y, int &cellX, int &cellY) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
index 395b279d71..832c90bf09 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             void moveObject (Ptr ptr, float x, float y, float z);
 
-            void indexToPosition (int cellX, int cellY, float &x, float &y) const;
+            void indexToPosition (int cellX, int cellY, float &x, float &y, bool centre = false) const;
             ///< Convert cell numbers to position.
 
             void positionToIndex (float x, float y, int &cellX, int &cellY) const;