diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp
index a134e3dec..846f6d8dc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp
@@ -390,8 +390,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         bool canMoveByZ = (actorClass.canSwim(actor) && world->isSwimming(actor))
             || world->isFlying(actor);
 
+        // for distant combat we should know if target is in LOS even if distToTarget < rangeAttack 
+        bool inLOS = distantCombat ? world->getLOS(actor, target) : true;
+
         // (within attack dist) || (not quite attack dist while following)
-        if(distToTarget < rangeAttack || (distToTarget <= rangeFollow && mFollowTarget && !isStuck) )
+        if(inLOS && (distToTarget < rangeAttack || (distToTarget <= rangeFollow && mFollowTarget && !isStuck)))
         {
             //Melee and Close-up combat
             
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         else // remote pathfinding
         {
             bool preferShortcut = false;
-            bool inLOS = world->getLOS(actor, target);
+            if (!distantCombat) inLOS = world->getLOS(actor, target);
 
             // check if shortcut is available
             if(inLOS && (!isStuck || mReadyToAttack)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index 5737c380a..2dea28346 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -853,8 +853,15 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         // Find all the actors within the alarm radius
         std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr> neighbors;
-        mActors.getObjectsInRange(Ogre::Vector3(player.getRefData().getPosition().pos),
-                                    esmStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAlarmRadius")->getInt(), neighbors);
+
+        Ogre::Vector3 from = Ogre::Vector3(player.getRefData().getPosition().pos);
+        int radius = esmStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAlarmRadius")->getInt();
+
+        mActors.getObjectsInRange(from, radius, neighbors);
+
+        // victim should be considered even beyond alarm radius
+        if (from.squaredDistance(Ogre::Vector3(victim.getRefData().getPosition().pos)) > radius*radius)
+            neighbors.push_back(victim);
 
         int id = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getNewCrimeId();
 
@@ -1024,8 +1031,27 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     {
         ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).getAiSequence().stack(MWMechanics::AiCombat(target), ptr);
         if (target == MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr())
+        {
             ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).setHostile(true);
 
+            // if guard starts combat with player, guards pursuing player should do the same
+            if (ptr.getClass().isClass(ptr, "Guard"))
+            {
+                for (Actors::PtrControllerMap::const_iterator iter = mActors.begin(); iter != mActors.end(); ++iter)
+                {
+                    if (iter->first.getClass().isClass(iter->first, "Guard"))
+                    {
+                        MWMechanics::AiSequence& aiSeq = iter->first.getClass().getCreatureStats(iter->first).getAiSequence();
+                        if (aiSeq.getActivePackage()->getTypeId() == MWMechanics::AiPackage::TypeIdPursue)
+                        {
+                            aiSeq.stopPursuit();
+                            aiSeq.stack(MWMechanics::AiCombat(target), ptr);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // Must be done after the target is set up, so that CreatureTargetted dialogue filter works properly
         if (ptr.getClass().isNpc())
             MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->say(ptr, "attack");