diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index d0806b511..cdbeffa19 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         mAccumCtrl = NULL;
 
         mAnimSources.clear();
+
+        mAnimVelocities.clear();
     }
 
     bool Animation::hasAnimation(const std::string &anim) const
@@ -952,6 +954,10 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (!mAccumRoot)
             return 0.0f;
 
+        std::map<std::string, float>::const_iterator found = mAnimVelocities.find(groupname);
+        if (found != mAnimVelocities.end())
+            return found->second;
+
         // Look in reverse; last-inserted source has priority.
         AnimSourceList::const_reverse_iterator animsrc(mAnimSources.rbegin());
         for(;animsrc != mAnimSources.rend();++animsrc)
@@ -999,6 +1005,8 @@ namespace MWRender
             }
         }
 
+        mAnimVelocities.insert(std::make_pair(groupname, velocity));
+
         return velocity;
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 584eca614..f765a7a40 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ protected:
 
     float mAlpha;
 
+    mutable std::map<std::string, float> mAnimVelocities;
+
     osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::LightListCallback> mLightListCallback;
 
     const NodeMap& getNodeMap() const;