diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
index 60b9a3220e..8f61673b34 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
     public:
         TerrainPreloadItem(const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<Terrain::View> >& views, Terrain::World* world, const std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid>& preloadPositions)
             : mAbort(false)
+            , mProgress(views.size())
+            , mProgressRange(0)
             , mTerrainViews(views)
             , mWorld(world)
             , mPreloadPositions(preloadPositions)
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             for (unsigned int i=0; i<mTerrainViews.size() && i<mPreloadPositions.size() && !mAbort; ++i)
             {
                 mTerrainViews[i]->reset();
-                mWorld->preload(mTerrainViews[i], mPreloadPositions[i].first, mPreloadPositions[i].second, mAbort);
+                mWorld->preload(mTerrainViews[i], mPreloadPositions[i].first, mPreloadPositions[i].second, mAbort, mProgress[i], mProgressRange);
             }
         }
 
@@ -200,8 +202,13 @@ namespace MWWorld
             mAbort = true;
         }
 
+        int getProgress() const { return !mProgress.empty() ? mProgress[0].load() : 0; }
+        int getProgressRange() const { return !mProgress.empty() && mProgress[0].load() ? mProgressRange : 0; }
+
     private:
         std::atomic<bool> mAbort;
+        std::vector<std::atomic<int>> mProgress;
+        int mProgressRange;
         std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<Terrain::View> > mTerrainViews;
         Terrain::World* mWorld;
         std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid> mPreloadPositions;
@@ -328,9 +335,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
             }
 
             mPreloadCells.erase(found);
-
-            if (cell->isExterior() && mTerrainPreloadItem && mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
-                mTerrainPreloadItem->storeViews(0.0);
         }
     }
 
@@ -415,6 +419,38 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mUnrefQueue = unrefQueue;
     }
 
+    bool CellPreloader::getTerrainPreloadInProgress(int& progress, int& progressRange, double timestamp)
+    {
+        if (!mTerrainPreloadItem)
+            return false;
+        else if (mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
+        {
+            mTerrainPreloadItem->storeViews(timestamp);
+            mTerrainPreloadItem = nullptr;
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            progress = mTerrainPreloadItem->getProgress();
+            progressRange = mTerrainPreloadItem->getProgressRange();
+            return !progress || progress < progressRange;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void CellPreloader::abortTerrainPreloadExcept(const osg::Vec3f& exceptPos)
+    {
+        if (mTerrainPreloadItem && !mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
+        {
+            const float resetThreshold = ESM::Land::REAL_SIZE;
+            for (auto pos : mTerrainPreloadPositions)
+                if ((pos.first-exceptPos).length2() < resetThreshold*resetThreshold)
+                    return;
+            mTerrainPreloadItem->abort();
+            mTerrainPreloadItem->waitTillDone();
+            mTerrainPreloadItem = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
     void CellPreloader::setTerrainPreloadPositions(const std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid> &positions)
     {
         if (mTerrainPreloadItem && !mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
@@ -436,8 +472,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             }
 
             mTerrainPreloadPositions = positions;
-            mTerrainPreloadItem = new TerrainPreloadItem(mTerrainViews, mTerrain, positions);
-            mWorkQueue->addWorkItem(mTerrainPreloadItem);
+
+            if (!positions.empty())
+            {
+                mTerrainPreloadItem = new TerrainPreloadItem(mTerrainViews, mTerrain, positions);
+                mWorkQueue->addWorkItem(mTerrainPreloadItem);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
index ef28170190..386fee2932 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
         typedef std::pair<osg::Vec3f, osg::Vec4i> PositionCellGrid;
         void setTerrainPreloadPositions(const std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& positions);
 
+        bool getTerrainPreloadInProgress(int& progress, int& progressRange, double timestamp);
+        void abortTerrainPreloadExcept(const osg::Vec3f& exceptPos);
+
     private:
         Resource::ResourceSystem* mResourceSystem;
         Resource::BulletShapeManager* mBulletShapeManager;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 1dac18eaa9..f8c16ca370 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -849,15 +849,42 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (changeEvent)
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenOut(0.5);
 
+        preloadTerrain(position.asVec3());
+
         changeCellGrid(x, y, changeEvent);
 
         CellStore* current = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(x, y);
         changePlayerCell(current, position, adjustPlayerPos);
 
+        checkTerrainLoaded();
+
         if (changeEvent)
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenIn(0.5);
     }
 
+    void Scene::checkTerrainLoaded()
+    {
+        Loading::Listener* loadingListener = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getLoadingScreen();
+        Loading::ScopedLoad load(loadingListener);
+        int progress = 0, initialProgress = -1, progressRange = 0;
+        while (mPreloader->getTerrainPreloadInProgress(progress, progressRange, mRendering.getReferenceTime()))
+        {
+            if (initialProgress == -1)
+            {
+                loadingListener->setLabel("#{sLoadingMessage4}");
+                initialProgress = progress;
+            }
+            if (progress)
+            {
+                loadingListener->setProgressRange(std::max(0, progressRange-initialProgress));
+                loadingListener->setProgress(progress-initialProgress);
+            }
+            else
+                loadingListener->setProgress(0);
+            OpenThreads::Thread::microSleep(5000);
+        }
+    }
+
     CellStore* Scene::getCurrentCell ()
     {
         return mCurrentCell;
@@ -1102,6 +1129,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void Scene::preloadTerrain(const osg::Vec3f &pos)
     {
+        mPreloader->abortTerrainPreloadExcept(pos);
         std::vector<PositionCellGrid> vec;
         vec.emplace_back(pos, gridCenterToBounds(getNewGridCenter(pos)));
         mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions(vec);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
index 9b8403c389..349dce4239 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             void preloadExteriorGrid(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos);
             void preloadFastTravelDestinations(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos, std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& exteriorPositions);
 
+            void checkTerrainLoaded();
+
             osg::Vec4i gridCenterToBounds(const osg::Vec2i &centerCell) const;
             osg::Vec2i getNewGridCenter(const osg::Vec3f &pos, const osg::Vec2i *currentGridCenter = nullptr) const;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 0817a42263..5f4f9d1cd1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (bypass && !mStartCell.empty())
         {
             ESM::Position pos;
-
             if (findExteriorPosition (mStartCell, pos))
             {
                 changeToExteriorCell (pos, true);
@@ -384,9 +383,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 mPlayer->readRecord(reader, type);
                 if (getPlayerPtr().isInCell())
                 {
-                    mWorldScene->preloadCell(getPlayerPtr().getCell(), true);
                     if (getPlayerPtr().getCell()->isExterior())
                         mWorldScene->preloadTerrain(getPlayerPtr().getRefData().getPosition().asVec3());
+                    mWorldScene->preloadCell(getPlayerPtr().getCell(), true);
                 }
                 break;
             default:
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
index 40d2c823b8..cdb9e61910 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ View* QuadTreeWorld::createView()
     return new ViewData;
 }
 
-void QuadTreeWorld::preload(View *view, const osg::Vec3f &viewPoint, const osg::Vec4i &grid, std::atomic<bool> &abort)
+void QuadTreeWorld::preload(View *view, const osg::Vec3f &viewPoint, const osg::Vec4i &grid, std::atomic<bool> &abort, std::atomic<int> &progress, int& progressTotal)
 {
     ensureQuadTreeBuilt();
 
@@ -519,12 +519,16 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::preload(View *view, const osg::Vec3f &viewPoint, const osg::
     DefaultLodCallback lodCallback(mLodFactor, MIN_SIZE, grid);
     mRootNode->traverseNodes(vd, viewPoint, &lodCallback, mViewDistance);
 
-    const float cellWorldSize = mStorage->getCellWorldSize();
+    if (!progressTotal)
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i<vd->getNumEntries(); ++i)
+            progressTotal += vd->getEntry(i).mNode->getSize();
 
+    const float cellWorldSize = mStorage->getCellWorldSize();
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<vd->getNumEntries() && !abort; ++i)
     {
         ViewData::Entry& entry = vd->getEntry(i);
         loadRenderingNode(entry, vd, mVertexLodMod, cellWorldSize, grid, mChunkManagers, true);
+        progress += entry.mNode->getSize();
     }
     vd->markUnchanged();
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
index 15ef0634aa..97fcd004d8 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Terrain
         virtual void unloadCell(int x, int y);
 
         View* createView();
-        void preload(View* view, const osg::Vec3f& eyePoint, const osg::Vec4i &cellgrid, std::atomic<bool>& abort);
+        void preload(View* view, const osg::Vec3f& eyePoint, const osg::Vec4i &cellgrid, std::atomic<bool>& abort, std::atomic<int>& progress, int& progressRange);
         void storeView(const View* view, double referenceTime);
 
         void reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats* stats);
diff --git a/components/terrain/world.hpp b/components/terrain/world.hpp
index e559321693..dba79994ad 100644
--- a/components/terrain/world.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/world.hpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         /// @note Thread safe, as long as you do not attempt to load into the same view from multiple threads.
 
-        virtual void preload(View* view, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, const osg::Vec4i &cellgrid, std::atomic<bool>& abort) {}
+        virtual void preload(View* view, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, const osg::Vec4i &cellgrid, std::atomic<bool>& abort, std::atomic<int>& progress, int& progressRange) {}
 
         /// Store a preloaded view into the cache with the intent that the next rendering traversal can use it.
         /// @note Not thread safe.