diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 3426094c8..a12375a9b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public:
     void removeEffect (int effectId);
     void getLoopingEffects (std::vector<int>& out);
 
-    void updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
+    virtual void updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
 
     bool hasAnimation(const std::string &anim);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 26f05e35f..2bb1b66fd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ HeadAnimationTime::HeadAnimationTime(MWWorld::Ptr reference)
     resetBlinkTimer();
 }
 
+void HeadAnimationTime::updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &updated)
+{
+    mReference = updated;
+}
+
 void HeadAnimationTime::setEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
     mEnabled = enabled;
@@ -901,6 +906,12 @@ void NpcAnimation::setVampire(bool vampire)
     }
 }
 
+void NpcAnimation::updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &updated)
+{
+    Animation::updatePtr(updated);
+    mHeadAnimationTime->updatePtr(updated);
+}
+
 /*
 void NpcAnimation::setHeadPitch(Ogre::Radian pitch)
 {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
index 0c91dfe6e..a58f0fdf3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ private:
 public:
     HeadAnimationTime(MWWorld::Ptr reference);
 
+    void updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr& updated);
+
     void update(float dt);
 
     void setEnabled(bool enabled);
@@ -176,6 +178,8 @@ public:
     virtual void setAlpha(float alpha);
 
     virtual void setVampire(bool vampire);
+
+    virtual void updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr& updated);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index 17fbbe549..5face96a6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -198,30 +198,33 @@ void Objects::removeCell(const MWWorld::CellStore* store)
     }
 }
 
-void Objects::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur)
+void Objects::updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur)
 {
-    /*
-    Ogre::SceneNode *node;
     MWWorld::CellStore *newCell = cur.getCell();
 
+    osg::Group* cellnode;
     if(mCellSceneNodes.find(newCell) == mCellSceneNodes.end()) {
-        node = mRootNode->createChildSceneNode();
-        mCellSceneNodes[newCell] = node;
+        cellnode = new osg::Group;
+        mRootNode->addChild(cellnode);
+        mCellSceneNodes[newCell] = cellnode;
     } else {
-        node = mCellSceneNodes[newCell];
+        cellnode = mCellSceneNodes[newCell];
     }
 
-    node->addChild(cur.getRefData().getBaseNode());
+    osg::Node* objectNode = cur.getRefData().getBaseNode();
+
+    if (objectNode->getNumParents())
+        objectNode->getParent(0)->removeChild(objectNode);
+    cellnode->addChild(objectNode);
 
     PtrAnimationMap::iterator iter = mObjects.find(old);
     if(iter != mObjects.end())
     {
-        ObjectAnimation *anim = iter->second;
+        Animation *anim = iter->second;
         mObjects.erase(iter);
         anim->updatePtr(cur);
         mObjects[cur] = anim;
     }
-    */
 }
 
 Animation* Objects::getAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
index e920869b9..3e1af6087 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
     void removeCell(const MWWorld::CellStore* store);
 
     /// Updates containing cell for object rendering data
-    void updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur);
+    void updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur);
 
 private:
     void operator = (const Objects&);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index c9bf22009..49e6ba06f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ namespace MWRender
         ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->setScale(scale);
     }
 
+    void RenderingManager::updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &updated)
+    {
+        mObjects->updatePtr(old, updated);
+    }
+
     void RenderingManager::spawnEffect(const std::string &model, const std::string &texture, const osg::Vec3f &worldPosition, float scale)
     {
         mEffectManager->addEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, scale);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 0dc0fe571..7d902b854 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         void addCell(const MWWorld::CellStore* store);
         void removeCell(const MWWorld::CellStore* store);
 
+        void updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr& old, const MWWorld::Ptr& updated);
+
         // TODO rename to setRotation/setPosition/setScale, along with the World equivalents
         void rotateObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const osg::Quat& rot);
         void moveObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const osg::Vec3f& pos);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 1ee9586ae..32eb92d2a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     MWWorld::Ptr copy =
                         ptr.getClass().copyToCell(ptr, *newCell, pos);
 
-                    //mRendering->updateObjectCell(ptr, copy);
+                    mRendering->updatePtr(ptr, copy);
                     ptr.getRefData().setBaseNode(NULL);
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->updatePtr (ptr, copy);
                     mPhysics->updatePtr(ptr, copy);