diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index 6c5709b5d..237e90b74 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "animation.hpp"
 #include "npcanimation.hpp"
 #include "creatureanimation.hpp"
+#include "vismask.hpp"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ void Objects::insertModel(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string &mesh, bool
 void Objects::insertCreature(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string &mesh, bool weaponsShields)
 {
     insertBegin(ptr);
+    ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->setNodeMask(Mask_Actor);
 
     // CreatureAnimation
     std::auto_ptr<Animation> anim;
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ void Objects::insertCreature(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string &mesh, b
 void Objects::insertNPC(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
 {
     insertBegin(ptr);
+    ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->setNodeMask(Mask_Actor);
 
     std::auto_ptr<NpcAnimation> anim (new NpcAnimation(ptr, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()), mResourceSystem, 0));
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp
index 872695556..512f9f4ad 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         // child of Scene
         Mask_Effect = 0x2,
         Mask_Debug = 0x4,
+        Mask_Actor = 0x8,
 
         // top level masks
         Mask_Scene = 0x10,