diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalActor.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalActor.cpp
index 75e6e50a8..5208beabf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalActor.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalActor.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@ LocalActor::~LocalActor()
 
 void LocalActor::update(bool forceUpdate)
 {
-    updatePosition(forceUpdate);
-    updateAnimFlags(forceUpdate);
-    updateAnimPlay();
-    updateSpeech();
     updateStatsDynamic(forceUpdate);
-    updateAttack();
+
+    if (forceUpdate || !creatureStats.mDead)
+    {
+        updatePosition(forceUpdate);
+        updateAnimFlags(forceUpdate);
+        updateAnimPlay();
+        updateSpeech();
+        updateAttack();
+    }
 }
 
 void LocalActor::updateCell()
@@ -183,6 +187,8 @@ void LocalActor::updateStatsDynamic(bool forceUpdate)
             magicka.writeState(creatureStats.mDynamic[1]);
             fatigue.writeState(creatureStats.mDynamic[2]);
 
+            creatureStats.mDead = ptrCreatureStats->isDead();
+
             statTimer = 0;
 
             mwmp::Main::get().getNetworking()->getActorList()->addStatsDynamicActor(*this);
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseStructs.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseStructs.hpp
index 880aaae29..95fcee848 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseStructs.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseStructs.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace mwmp
     struct SimpleCreatureStats
     {
         ESM::StatState<float> mDynamic[3];
+        bool mDead;
     };
 }