diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
index 9bfea41f3..80f81ffd1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         state.mRecalcDynamicStats = mRecalcDynamicStats;
         state.mDrawState = mDrawState;
         state.mLevel = mLevel;
+        state.mActorId = mActorId;
 
         mSpells.writeState(state.mSpells);
     }
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mRecalcDynamicStats = state.mRecalcDynamicStats;
         mDrawState = DrawState_(state.mDrawState);
         mLevel = state.mLevel;
+        mActorId = state.mActorId;
 
         mSpells.readState(state.mSpells);
     }
@@ -579,4 +581,16 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     {
         sActorId = 0;
     }
+
+    void CreatureStats::writeActorIdCounter (ESM::ESMWriter& esm)
+    {
+        esm.startRecord(ESM::REC_ACTC);
+        esm.writeHNT("COUN", sActorId);
+        esm.endRecord(ESM::REC_ACTC);
+    }
+
+    void CreatureStats::readActorIdCounter (ESM::ESMReader& esm)
+    {
+        esm.getHNT(sActorId, "COUN");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
index 79686bb97..7d2dc1a62 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         void readState (const ESM::CreatureStats& state);
 
+        static void writeActorIdCounter (ESM::ESMWriter& esm);
+        static void readActorIdCounter (ESM::ESMReader& esm);
+
         // Relates to NPC gold reset delay
         void setTradeTime(MWWorld::TimeStamp tradeTime);
         MWWorld::TimeStamp getTradeTime() const;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index d261fe0c0..f2cda5a01 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::loadGame (const Character *character, const Slot *sl
                 case ESM::REC_CSTA:
                 case ESM::REC_WTHR:
                 case ESM::REC_DYNA:
+                case ESM::REC_ACTC:
 
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->readRecord (reader, n.val, contentFileMap);
                     break;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index e07ee9df8..e223435dd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             +mStore.countSavedGameRecords()
             +mGlobalVariables.countSavedGameRecords()
             +1 // player record
-            +1; // weather record
+            +1 // weather record
+            +1; // actorId counter
     }
 
     void World::write (ESM::ESMWriter& writer, Loading::Listener& progress) const
@@ -287,6 +288,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
             mRendering->writeFog(cellstore);
         }
 
+        MWMechanics::CreatureStats::writeActorIdCounter(writer);
+        progress.increaseProgress();
+
         mCells.write (writer, progress);
         mStore.write (writer, progress);
         mGlobalVariables.write (writer, progress);
@@ -297,6 +301,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void World::readRecord (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int32_t type,
         const std::map<int, int>& contentFileMap)
     {
+        if (type == ESM::REC_ACTC)
+        {
+            MWMechanics::CreatureStats::readActorIdCounter(reader);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (!mStore.readRecord (reader, type) &&
             !mGlobalVariables.readRecord (reader, type) &&
             !mPlayer->readRecord (reader, type) &&
diff --git a/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp b/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
index 5bb6de662..e512ca5f8 100644
--- a/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void ESM::CreatureStats::load (ESMReader &esm)
     mLevel = 1;
     esm.getHNOT (mLevel, "LEVL");
 
+    mActorId = -1;
+    esm.getHNOT (mActorId, "ACID");
+
     mSpells.load(esm);
 }
 
@@ -146,5 +149,8 @@ void ESM::CreatureStats::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
     if (mLevel != 1)
         esm.writeHNT ("LEVL", mLevel);
 
+    if (mActorId != -1)
+        esm.writeHNT ("ACID", mActorId);
+
     mSpells.save(esm);
 }
diff --git a/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp b/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp
index 2cf2c5b4f..4c4c44b3f 100644
--- a/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace ESM
 
         ESM::TimeStamp mTradeTime;
         int mGoldPool;
+        int mActorId;
 
         bool mDead;
         bool mDied;
diff --git a/components/esm/defs.hpp b/components/esm/defs.hpp
index 9ef4dabd2..6c388de08 100644
--- a/components/esm/defs.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/defs.hpp
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ enum RecNameInts
     REC_KEYS = FourCC<'K','E','Y','S'>::value,
     REC_DYNA = FourCC<'D','Y','N','A'>::value,
     REC_ASPL = FourCC<'A','S','P','L'>::value,
+    REC_ACTC = FourCC<'A','C','T','C'>::value,
 
     // format 1
     REC_FILT = 0x544C4946