diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b6b107f41..2b708e4969 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
     Bug #7647: NPC walk cycle bugs after greeting player
     Bug #7654: Tooltips for enchantments with invalid effects cause crashes
     Bug #7660: Some inconsistencies regarding Invisibility breaking
+    Bug #7661: Player followers should stop attacking newly recruited actors
     Bug #7665: Alchemy menu is missing the ability to deselect and choose different qualities of an apparatus
     Bug #7675: Successful lock spell doesn't produce a sound
     Bug #7679: Scene luminance value flashes when toggling shaders
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
index af35be3763..1f3f4e2ea1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/esm3/aisequence.hpp>
 
+#include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 #include "actorutil.hpp"
 #include "aiactivate.hpp"
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         // Stop combat when a non-combat AI package is added
         if (isActualAiPackage(package.getTypeId()))
-            stopCombat();
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->stopCombat(actor);
 
         // We should return a wandering actor back after combat, casting or pursuit.
         // The same thing for actors without AI packages.