diff --git a/apps/openmw_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c6b0d84df..9b57113110 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ file(GLOB UNITTEST_SRC_FILES
     mwworld/test_store.cpp
     mwworld/testduration.cpp
     mwworld/testtimestamp.cpp
+    mwworld/testptr.cpp
 
     mwdialogue/test_keywordsearch.cpp
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw_tests/main.cpp b/apps/openmw_tests/main.cpp
index fd7d4900c8..6b7298596a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_tests/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_tests/main.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
 #include <components/debug/debugging.hpp>
+#include <components/misc/strings/conversion.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/parser.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     Log::sMinDebugLevel = Debug::getDebugLevel();
 
+    const std::filesystem::path settingsDefaultPath = std::filesystem::path{ OPENMW_PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR } / "files"
+        / Misc::StringUtils::stringToU8String("settings-default.cfg");
+
+    Settings::SettingsFileParser parser;
+    parser.loadSettingsFile(settingsDefaultPath, Settings::Manager::mDefaultSettings);
+
+    Settings::StaticValues::initDefaults();
+
+    Settings::Manager::mUserSettings = Settings::Manager::mDefaultSettings;
+
+    Settings::StaticValues::init();
+
     testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
     return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw_tests/mwworld/testptr.cpp b/apps/openmw_tests/mwworld/testptr.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bc0bebcec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw_tests/mwworld/testptr.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#include "apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.hpp"
+#include "apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
+#include "apps/openmw/mwworld/livecellref.hpp"
+#include "apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp"
+#include "apps/openmw/mwworld/worldmodel.hpp"
+
+#include <components/esm3/loadnpc.hpp>
+#include <components/esm3/readerscache.hpp>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    namespace
+    {
+        using namespace testing;
+
+        TEST(MWWorldPtrTest, toStringShouldReturnHumanReadableTextRepresentationOfPtrWithNullRef)
+        {
+            Ptr ptr;
+            EXPECT_EQ(ptr.toString(), "null object");
+        }
+
+        TEST(MWWorldPtrTest, toStringShouldReturnHumanReadableTextRepresentationOfPtrWithDeletedRef)
+        {
+            MWClass::Npc::registerSelf();
+            ESM::NPC npc;
+            npc.blank();
+            npc.mId = ESM::RefId::stringRefId("Player");
+            ESMStore store;
+            store.insert(npc);
+            ESM::CellRef cellRef;
+            cellRef.blank();
+            cellRef.mRefID = npc.mId;
+            cellRef.mRefNum = ESM::RefNum{ .mIndex = 0x2a, .mContentFile = 0xd };
+            LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC> liveCellRef(cellRef, &npc);
+            liveCellRef.mData.setDeletedByContentFile(true);
+            Ptr ptr(&liveCellRef);
+            EXPECT_EQ(ptr.toString(), "deleted object0xd00002a (NPC, \"player\")");
+        }
+
+        TEST(MWWorldPtrTest, toStringShouldReturnHumanReadableTextRepresentationOfPtr)
+        {
+            MWClass::Npc::registerSelf();
+            ESM::NPC npc;
+            npc.blank();
+            npc.mId = ESM::RefId::stringRefId("Player");
+            ESMStore store;
+            store.insert(npc);
+            ESM::CellRef cellRef;
+            cellRef.blank();
+            cellRef.mRefID = npc.mId;
+            cellRef.mRefNum = ESM::RefNum{ .mIndex = 0x2a, .mContentFile = 0xd };
+            LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC> liveCellRef(cellRef, &npc);
+            Ptr ptr(&liveCellRef);
+            EXPECT_EQ(ptr.toString(), "object0xd00002a (NPC, \"player\")");
+        }
+
+        TEST(MWWorldPtrTest, underlyingLiveCellRefShouldBeDeregisteredOnDestruction)
+        {
+            MWClass::Npc::registerSelf();
+            ESM::NPC npc;
+            npc.blank();
+            npc.mId = ESM::RefId::stringRefId("Player");
+            ESMStore store;
+            store.insert(npc);
+            ESM::ReadersCache readersCache;
+            WorldModel worldModel(store, readersCache);
+            ESM::CellRef cellRef;
+            cellRef.blank();
+            cellRef.mRefID = npc.mId;
+            cellRef.mRefNum = ESM::FormId{ .mIndex = 0x2a, .mContentFile = 0xd };
+            {
+                LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC> liveCellRef(cellRef, &npc);
+                Ptr ptr(&liveCellRef);
+                worldModel.registerPtr(ptr);
+                ASSERT_EQ(worldModel.getPtr(cellRef.mRefNum), ptr);
+            }
+            EXPECT_EQ(worldModel.getPtr(cellRef.mRefNum), Ptr());
+        }
+    }
+}