diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49c0f3ef3..7a958fbc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     Bug #4413: Moving with 0 strength uses all of your fatigue
     Bug #4420: Camera flickering when I open up and close menus while sneaking
     Bug #4435: Item health is considered a signed integer
+    Bug #4441: Adding items to currently disabled weapon-wielding creatures crashes the game
     Feature #1786: Round up encumbrance value in the encumbrance bar
     Feature #2694: Editor: rename "model" column to make its purpose clear
     Feature #3870: Editor: Terrain Texture Brush Button
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index f0a3d2e38..db6772eaa 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -123,11 +123,12 @@ bool Objects::removeObject (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
 
         mObjects.erase(iter);
 
-        if (ptr.getClass().isNpc())
+        if (ptr.getClass().isActor())
         {
-            MWWorld::InventoryStore& store = ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr);
-            store.setInvListener(NULL, ptr);
-            store.setContListener(NULL);
+            if (ptr.getClass().hasInventoryStore(ptr))
+                ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr).setInvListener(NULL, ptr);
+
+            ptr.getClass().getContainerStore(ptr).setContListener(NULL);
         }
 
         ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->getParent(0)->removeChild(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode());