diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
index 939467960..5807f26d4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
@@ -76,4 +76,5 @@ op 0x2000069-0x200006b: ModDynamic (health, magicka, fatigue)
 op 0x200006c-0x200006e: ModDynamic (health, magicka, fatigue), explicit reference
 op 0x200006f-0x2000071: GetDynamic (health, magicka, fatigue)
 op 0x2000072-0x2000074: GetDynamic (health, magicka, fatigue), explicit reference
-opcodes 0x2000075-0x3ffffff unused
+op 0x2000075: Activate
+opcodes 0x2000076-0x3ffffff unused
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 6abd22454..1ecfd0c57 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -38,19 +38,37 @@ namespace MWScript
                 }
         };
 
+        class OpActivate : public Interpreter::Opcode0
+        {
+            public:
+
+                virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
+                {
+                    InterpreterContext& context =
+                        static_cast<InterpreterContext&> (runtime.getContext());
+
+                    MWWorld::Ptr ptr = context.getReference();
+
+                    context.executeActivation();
+                }
+        };
+
         const int opcodeXBox = 0x200000c;
         const int opcodeOnActivate = 0x200000d;
+        const int opcodeActivate = 0x2000075;
 
         void registerExtensions (Compiler::Extensions& extensions)
         {
             extensions.registerFunction ("xbox", 'l', "", opcodeXBox);
             extensions.registerFunction ("onactivate", 'l', "", opcodeOnActivate);
+            extensions.registerInstruction ("activate", "", opcodeActivate);
         }
 
         void installOpcodes (Interpreter::Interpreter& interpreter)
         {
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeXBox, new OpXBox);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeOnActivate, new OpOnActivate);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeActivate, new OpActivate);
         }
     }
 }