diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 1873583c1..8cfc6bfc8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ set(GAMEWORLD_HEADER
     mwworld/containerutil.hpp
     mwworld/player.hpp
     mwworld/doingphysics.hpp
+    mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp
     )
 source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwworld FILES ${GAMEWORLD} ${GAMEWORLD_HEADER})
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ff801f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef GAME_MWWORLD_CELLFUNCTORS_H
+#define GAME_MWWORLD_CELLFUNCTORS_H
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "refdata.hpp"
+
+namespace ESM
+{
+    class CellRef;
+}
+
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    /// List all (Ogre-)handles.
+    struct ListHandles
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> mHandles;
+
+        bool operator() (ESM::CellRef& ref, RefData& data)
+        {
+            std::string handle = data.getHandle();
+            if (!handle.empty())
+                mHandles.push_back (handle);
+            return true;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.cpp
index 63c6244e9..27fb27c57 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace MWWorld
 {
     int DoingPhysics::sCounter = 0;
+    int DoingPhysics::sSuppress = 0;
 
     DoingPhysics::DoingPhysics()
     {
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     bool DoingPhysics::isDoingPhysics()
     {
-        return sCounter>0;
+        return sCounter>0 || sSuppress>0;
+    }
+
+    SuppressDoingPhysics::SuppressDoingPhysics()
+    {
+        ++DoingPhysics::sSuppress;
+    }
+
+    SuppressDoingPhysics::~SuppressDoingPhysics()
+    {
+        --DoingPhysics::sSuppress;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.hpp
index 7ea2b0f41..d38e4bb15 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/doingphysics.hpp
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
-    ///< Scope guard for blocking physics updates during physics simulation.
+    class SuppressDoingPhysics;
+
+    /// Scope guard for blocking physics updates during physics simulation.
     class DoingPhysics
     {
             static int sCounter;
+            static int sSuppress;
 
         private:
 
@@ -20,6 +23,23 @@ namespace MWWorld
             ~DoingPhysics();
 
             static bool isDoingPhysics();
+
+        friend  class SuppressDoingPhysics;
+    };
+
+    /// Scope guard for temporarily lifting the block issues by DoingPhysics
+    class SuppressDoingPhysics
+    {
+        private:
+
+            SuppressDoingPhysics (const SuppressDoingPhysics&);
+            SuppressDoingPhysics& operator= (const SuppressDoingPhysics&);
+
+        public:
+
+            SuppressDoingPhysics();
+
+            ~SuppressDoingPhysics();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index 52547adc2..9ec5ea52c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "refdata.hpp"
 #include "globals.hpp"
 #include "doingphysics.hpp"
+#include "cellfunctors.hpp"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -271,6 +272,15 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void World::unloadCell (CellRenderCollection::iterator iter)
     {
+        ListHandles functor;
+        iter->first->forEach (functor);
+
+        { // silence annoying g++ warning
+            for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator iter (functor.mHandles.begin());
+                iter!=functor.mHandles.end(); ++iter)
+                mScene.removeObject (*iter);
+        }
+
         removeScripts (iter->first);
         mEnvironment.mMechanicsManager->dropActors (iter->first);
         iter->second->destroy();
@@ -616,6 +626,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void World::changeCell (int X, int Y, const ESM::Position& position)
     {
+        SuppressDoingPhysics scopeGuard;
+
         // remove active
         CellRenderCollection::iterator active = mActiveCells.begin();
 
@@ -782,10 +794,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     if (mCurrentCell->cell->data.gridX!=cellX || mCurrentCell->cell->data.gridY!=cellY)
                     {
                         changeCell (cellX, cellY, mPlayer->getPlayer().getCellRef().pos);
-
-                        if (!DoingPhysics::isDoingPhysics())
-                            mScene.moveObject (ptr.getRefData().getHandle(), Ogre::Vector3 (x, y, z));
                     }
+
+                    if (!DoingPhysics::isDoingPhysics())
+                        mScene.moveObject (ptr.getRefData().getHandle(), Ogre::Vector3 (x, y, z));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/components/esm_store/cell_store.hpp b/components/esm_store/cell_store.hpp
index 6acd81dce..43860dff3 100644
--- a/components/esm_store/cell_store.hpp
+++ b/components/esm_store/cell_store.hpp
@@ -133,7 +133,48 @@ namespace ESMS
         loadRefs(store, esm);
     }
 
+    /// Call functor (ref) for each reference. functor must return a bool. Returning
+    /// false will abort the iteration.
+    /// \return Iteration completed?
+    template<class Functor>
+    bool forEach (Functor& functor)
+    {
+        return
+            forEachImp (functor, activators) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, potions) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, appas) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, armors) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, books) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, clothes) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, containers) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, creatures) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, doors) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, ingreds) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, creatureLists) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, itemLists) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, lights) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, lockpicks) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, miscItems) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, npcs) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, probes) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, repairs) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, statics) &&
+            forEachImp (functor, weapons);
+    }
+
   private:
+
+    template<class Functor, class List>
+    bool forEachImp (Functor& functor, List& list)
+    {
+        for (typename List::List::iterator iter (list.list.begin()); iter!=list.list.end();
+            ++iter)
+            if (!functor (iter->ref, iter->mData))
+                return false;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     void loadRefs(const ESMStore &store, ESMReader &esm)
     {
       assert (cell);