diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp
index a681c7945..98ccefe71 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ void Actor::updatePosition()
     mCollisionObject->setWorldTransform(tr);
 }
 
+osg::Vec3f Actor::getPosition() const
+{
+    return toOsg(mCollisionObject->getWorldTransform().getOrigin());
+}
+
 void Actor::updateRotation ()
 {
     btTransform tr = mCollisionObject->getWorldTransform();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.hpp
index a4afa48a1..bcbc256d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/actor.hpp
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ namespace MWPhysics
          */
         osg::Vec3f getHalfExtents() const;
 
+        /**
+         * Returns the position of the collision body
+         * @note The collision shape's origin is in its center, so the position returned can be described as center of the actor collision box in world space.
+         */
+        osg::Vec3f getPosition() const;
+
         /**
          * Returns the half extents of the collision body (scaled according to rendering scale)
          * @note The reason we need this extra method is because of an inconsistency in MW - NPC race scales aren't applied to the collision shape,
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
index 80a63bf1b..f4bf7a364 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -869,24 +869,33 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         }
     }
 
-    osg::Vec3f PhysicsSystem::getHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor)
+    osg::Vec3f PhysicsSystem::getHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor) const
     {
-        Actor* physactor = getActor(actor);
+        const Actor* physactor = getActor(actor);
         if (physactor)
             return physactor->getHalfExtents();
         else
             return osg::Vec3f();
     }
 
-    osg::Vec3f PhysicsSystem::getRenderingHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor)
+    osg::Vec3f PhysicsSystem::getRenderingHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor) const
     {
-        Actor* physactor = getActor(actor);
+        const Actor* physactor = getActor(actor);
         if (physactor)
             return physactor->getRenderingHalfExtents();
         else
             return osg::Vec3f();
     }
 
+    osg::Vec3f PhysicsSystem::getPosition(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor) const
+    {
+        const Actor* physactor = getActor(actor);
+        if (physactor)
+            return physactor->getPosition();
+        else
+            return osg::Vec3f();
+    }
+
     class ContactTestResultCallback : public btCollisionWorld::ContactResultCallback
     {
     public:
@@ -1036,6 +1045,14 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    const Actor *PhysicsSystem::getActor(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr) const
+    {
+        ActorMap::const_iterator found = mActors.find(ptr);
+        if (found != mActors.end())
+            return found->second;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     void PhysicsSystem::updateScale(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     {
         ObjectMap::iterator found = mObjects.find(ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp
index 6f38653c8..7c5be0b6e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace MWPhysics
             void updatePtr (const MWWorld::Ptr& old, const MWWorld::Ptr& updated);
 
             Actor* getActor(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
+            const Actor* getActor(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const;
 
             // Object or Actor
             void remove (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
@@ -108,10 +109,14 @@ namespace MWPhysics
             bool isOnGround (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 
             /// Get physical half extents (scaled) of the given actor.
-            osg::Vec3f getHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
+            osg::Vec3f getHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) const;
 
             /// @see MWPhysics::Actor::getRenderingHalfExtents
-            osg::Vec3f getRenderingHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
+            osg::Vec3f getRenderingHalfExtents(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) const;
+
+            /// Get the position of the collision shape for the actor. Use together with getHalfExtents() to get the collision bounds in world space.
+            /// @note The collision shape's origin is in its center, so the position returned can be described as center of the actor collision box in world space.
+            osg::Vec3f getPosition(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) const;
 
             /// Queues velocity movement for a Ptr. If a Ptr is already queued, its velocity will
             /// be overwritten. Valid until the next call to applyQueuedMovement.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 45aa31065..0f8c5aa32 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -3259,8 +3259,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     osg::Vec3f World::aimToTarget(const Ptr &actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& target)
     {
         osg::Vec3f weaponPos = getActorHeadPosition(actor, mRendering);
-        osg::Vec3f targetPos = target.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3();
-        targetPos.z() += mPhysics->getHalfExtents(target).z();
+        osg::Vec3f targetPos = mPhysics->getPosition(target);
         return (targetPos - weaponPos);
     }
 }