diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
index 5f771be475..4838cfefa5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void MWWorld::Cells::fillContainers (Ptr::CellStore& cellStore)
         Ptr container (&*iter, &cellStore);
 
         Class::get (container).getContainerStore (container).fill (
-            iter->mBase->mInventory, mStore);
+            iter->mBase->mInventory, container.getCellRef().mOwner, mStore);
     }
 
     for (CellRefList<ESM::Creature>::List::iterator iter (
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void MWWorld::Cells::fillContainers (Ptr::CellStore& cellStore)
         Ptr container (&*iter, &cellStore);
 
         Class::get (container).getContainerStore (container).fill (
-            iter->mBase->mInventory, mStore);
+            iter->mBase->mInventory, Class::get(container).getId(container), mStore);
     }
 
     for (CellRefList<ESM::NPC>::List::iterator iter (
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void MWWorld::Cells::fillContainers (Ptr::CellStore& cellStore)
         Ptr container (&*iter, &cellStore);
 
         Class::get (container).getContainerStore (container).fill (
-            iter->mBase->mInventory, mStore);
+            iter->mBase->mInventory, Class::get(container).getId(container), mStore);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index 8a5662986e..05026a98ba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -177,19 +177,19 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addImpl (const Ptr& ptr
     return it;
 }
 
-void MWWorld::ContainerStore::fill (const ESM::InventoryList& items, const MWWorld::ESMStore& store)
+void MWWorld::ContainerStore::fill (const ESM::InventoryList& items, const std::string& owner, const MWWorld::ESMStore& store)
 {
     for (std::vector<ESM::ContItem>::const_iterator iter (items.mList.begin()); iter!=items.mList.end();
         ++iter)
     {
         std::string id = iter->mItem.toString();
-        addInitialItem(id, iter->mCount);
+        addInitialItem(id, owner, iter->mCount);
     }
 
     flagAsModified();
 }
 
-void MWWorld::ContainerStore::addInitialItem (const std::string& id, int count, unsigned char failChance, bool topLevel)
+void MWWorld::ContainerStore::addInitialItem (const std::string& id, const std::string& owner, int count, unsigned char failChance, bool topLevel)
 {
     count = std::abs(count); /// \todo implement item restocking (indicated by negative count)
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void MWWorld::ContainerStore::addInitialItem (const std::string& id, int count,
         if (topLevel && count > 1 && levItem->mFlags & ESM::ItemLevList::Each)
         {
             for (int i=0; i<count; ++i)
-                addInitialItem(id, 1, failChance, false);
+                addInitialItem(id, owner, 1, failChance, false);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -238,12 +238,13 @@ void MWWorld::ContainerStore::addInitialItem (const std::string& id, int count,
             if (!candidates.size())
                 return;
             std::string item = candidates[std::rand()%candidates.size()];
-            addInitialItem(item, count, failChance, false);
+            addInitialItem(item, owner, count, failChance, false);
         }
     }
     else
     {
         ref.getPtr().getRefData().setCount (count);
+        ref.getPtr().getCellRef().mOwner = owner;
         addImp (ref.getPtr());
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
index a466c3c2a9..edd09411cf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             mutable float mCachedWeight;
             mutable bool mWeightUpToDate;
             ContainerStoreIterator addImp (const Ptr& ptr);
-            void addInitialItem (const std::string& id, int count, unsigned char failChance=0, bool topLevel=true);
+            void addInitialItem (const std::string& id, const std::string& owner, int count, unsigned char failChance=0, bool topLevel=true);
 
         public:
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         public:
 
-            void fill (const ESM::InventoryList& items, const MWWorld::ESMStore& store);
+            void fill (const ESM::InventoryList& items, const std::string& owner, const MWWorld::ESMStore& store);
             ///< Insert items into *this.
 
             void clear();