diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index c76e322055..5435de07e2 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ opencs_hdrs_noqt (model/doc
 
 opencs_units (model/world
     idtable idtableproxymodel regionmap data commanddispatcher idtablebase resourcetable nestedtableproxymodel idtree infotableproxymodel landtexturetableproxymodel
-    actoradapter
+    actoradapter idcollection
     )
 
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idcollection.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idcollection.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d06a47e32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idcollection.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "idcollection.hpp"
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    template<>
+    int IdCollection<Pathgrid, IdAccessor<Pathgrid> >::load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, bool base)
+    {
+        Pathgrid record;
+        bool isDeleted = false;
+
+        loadRecord (record, reader, isDeleted);
+
+        std::string id = IdAccessor<Pathgrid>().getId (record);
+        int index = this->searchId (id);
+
+        if (record.mPoints.empty() || record.mEdges.empty())
+            isDeleted = true;
+
+        if (isDeleted)
+        {
+            if (index==-1)
+            {
+                // deleting a record that does not exist
+                // ignore it for now
+                /// \todo report the problem to the user
+                return -1;
+            }
+
+            if (base)
+            {
+                this->removeRows (index, 1);
+                return -1;
+            }
+
+            std::unique_ptr<Record<Pathgrid> > baseRecord(new Record<Pathgrid>(this->getRecord(index)));
+            baseRecord->mState = RecordBase::State_Deleted;
+            this->setRecord(index, std::move(baseRecord));
+            return index;
+        }
+
+        return load (record, base, index);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idcollection.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idcollection.hpp
index 9f834d8fae..bbc49f18c1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idcollection.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idcollection.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "collection.hpp"
 #include "land.hpp"
+#include "pathgrid.hpp"
 
 namespace CSMWorld
 {
@@ -153,6 +154,9 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    template<>
+    int IdCollection<Pathgrid, IdAccessor<Pathgrid> >::load(ESM::ESMReader& reader, bool base);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/pathgrid.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/pathgrid.hpp
index 22d01b0710..ce74d419e4 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/pathgrid.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/pathgrid.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace CSMWorld
     {
         std::string mId;
 
-        void load (ESM::ESMReader &esm, bool &isDeleted, const IdCollection<Cell>& cells);
+        void load (ESM::ESMReader &esm, bool &isDeleted, const IdCollection<Cell, IdAccessor<Cell> >& cells);
         void load (ESM::ESMReader &esm, bool &isDeleted);
     };
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
index 125239e9a3..f6de1d485b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
@@ -873,6 +873,26 @@ namespace MWWorld
         // A proper fix should be made for future versions of the file format.
         bool interior = pathgrid.mData.mX == 0 && pathgrid.mData.mY == 0 && mCells->search(pathgrid.mCell) != nullptr;
 
+        // deal with mods that have empty pathgrid records (Issue #6209)
+        // we assume that these records are empty on purpose (i.e. to remove old pathgrid on an updated cell)
+        if (isDeleted || pathgrid.mPoints.empty() || pathgrid.mEdges.empty())
+        {
+            if (interior)
+            {
+                Interior::iterator it = mInt.find(pathgrid.mCell);
+                if (it != mInt.end())
+                    mInt.erase(it);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Exterior::iterator it = mExt.find(std::make_pair(pathgrid.mData.mX, pathgrid.mData.mY));
+                if (it != mExt.end())
+                    mExt.erase(it);
+            }
+
+            return RecordId("", isDeleted);
+        }
+
         // Try to overwrite existing record
         if (interior)
         {