diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
index 4b60f47ce2..ae9ac041e1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
@@ -490,10 +490,20 @@ namespace MWScript
                     ipos.pos[0] = pos.x;
                     ipos.pos[1] = pos.y;
                     ipos.pos[2] = pos.z;
-                    ipos.rot[0] = 0;
-                    ipos.rot[1] = 0;
-                    ipos.rot[2] = 0;
 
+                    if (actor.getClass().isActor())
+                    {
+                        // TODO: should this depend on the 'direction' parameter?
+                        ipos.rot[0] = 0;
+                        ipos.rot[1] = 0;
+                        ipos.rot[2] = 0;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ipos.rot[0] = actor.getRefData().getPosition().rot[0];
+                        ipos.rot[1] = actor.getRefData().getPosition().rot[1];
+                        ipos.rot[2] = actor.getRefData().getPosition().rot[2];
+                    }
                     // create item
                     MWWorld::CellStore* store = actor.getCell();
                     MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), itemID, count);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 3d0bcf6d87..1247ae6e6b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1543,12 +1543,15 @@ namespace MWWorld
         MWWorld::Ptr dropped =
             MWWorld::Class::get(object).copyToCell(object, cell, pos);
 
-        Ogre::Vector3 min, max;
-        if (mPhysics->getObjectAABB(object, min, max)) {
-            float *pos = dropped.getRefData().getPosition().pos;
-            pos[0] -= (min.x + max.x) / 2;
-            pos[1] -= (min.y + max.y) / 2;
-            pos[2] -= min.z;
+        if (object.getClass().isActor())
+        {
+            Ogre::Vector3 min, max;
+            if (mPhysics->getObjectAABB(object, min, max)) {
+                float *pos = dropped.getRefData().getPosition().pos;
+                pos[0] -= (min.x + max.x) / 2;
+                pos[1] -= (min.y + max.y) / 2;
+                pos[2] -= min.z;
+            }
         }
 
         if (mWorldScene->isCellActive(cell)) {