diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
index 35432e979..d33bb6ad1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         , mTarget(target)
         , mStack(false)
         , mHitPosition(0,0,0)
+        , mAlwaysSucceed(false)
     {
     }
 
@@ -761,7 +762,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         int school = 0;
 
-        if (mCaster.getClass().isActor())
+        if (mCaster.getClass().isActor() && !mAlwaysSucceed)
         {
             school = getSpellSchool(spell, mCaster);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp
index c01fede37..395ae043b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         std::string mId; // ID of spell, potion, item etc
         std::string mSourceName; // Display name for spell, potion, etc
         Ogre::Vector3 mHitPosition; // Used for spawning area orb
+        bool mAlwaysSucceed; // Always succeed spells casted by NPCs/creatures regardless of their chance (default: false)
 
     public:
         CastSpell(const MWWorld::Ptr& caster, const MWWorld::Ptr& target);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index ef879a95a..0de8f3b91 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                 MWMechanics::CastSpell cast(ptr, target);
                 cast.mHitPosition = Ogre::Vector3(target.getRefData().getPosition().pos);
+                cast.mAlwaysSucceed = true;
                 cast.cast(spell);
             }
         };
@@ -871,6 +872,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                 MWMechanics::CastSpell cast(ptr, ptr);
                 cast.mHitPosition = Ogre::Vector3(ptr.getRefData().getPosition().pos);
+                cast.mAlwaysSucceed = true;
                 cast.cast(spell);
             }
         };