diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
index a724da1f71..c275d6a312 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 {
 
     CreatureAnimation::CreatureAnimation(
-        const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem)
+        const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, bool animated)
         : ActorAnimation(ptr, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()), resourceSystem)
     {
         MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Creature>* ref = mPtr.get<ESM::Creature>();
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ namespace MWRender
 
             if ((ref->mBase->mFlags & ESM::Creature::Bipedal))
                 addAnimSource(Settings::Manager::getString("xbaseanim", "Models"), model);
-            addAnimSource(model, model);
+
+            if (animated)
+                addAnimSource(model, model);
         }
     }
 
     CreatureWeaponAnimation::CreatureWeaponAnimation(
-        const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem)
+        const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, bool animated)
         : ActorAnimation(ptr, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()), resourceSystem)
         , mShowWeapons(false)
         , mShowCarriedLeft(false)
@@ -45,10 +47,10 @@ namespace MWRender
             setObjectRoot(model, true, false, true);
 
             if ((ref->mBase->mFlags & ESM::Creature::Bipedal))
-            {
                 addAnimSource(Settings::Manager::getString("xbaseanim", "Models"), model);
-            }
-            addAnimSource(model, model);
+
+            if (animated)
+                addAnimSource(model, model);
 
             mPtr.getClass().getInventoryStore(mPtr).setInvListener(this, mPtr);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp
index 3342fb3967..05235e5191 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ namespace MWRender
     class CreatureAnimation : public ActorAnimation
     {
     public:
-        CreatureAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem);
+        CreatureAnimation(
+            const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, bool animated);
         virtual ~CreatureAnimation() {}
     };
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
     public:
         CreatureWeaponAnimation(
-            const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem);
+            const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& model, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, bool animated);
         virtual ~CreatureWeaponAnimation() {}
 
         void equipmentChanged() override { updateParts(); }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index c77e248f41..ba4ab45c60 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -93,16 +93,18 @@ namespace MWRender
         insertBegin(ptr);
         ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()->setNodeMask(Mask_Actor);
 
+        bool animated = true;
         std::string animationMesh = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(mesh, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
-        // FIXME: if animationMesh == mesh, the creature shouldn't be animated
+        if (animationMesh == mesh)
+            animated = false;
 
         // CreatureAnimation
         osg::ref_ptr<Animation> anim;
 
         if (weaponsShields)
-            anim = new CreatureWeaponAnimation(ptr, animationMesh, mResourceSystem);
+            anim = new CreatureWeaponAnimation(ptr, animationMesh, mResourceSystem, animated);
         else
-            anim = new CreatureAnimation(ptr, animationMesh, mResourceSystem);
+            anim = new CreatureAnimation(ptr, animationMesh, mResourceSystem, animated);
 
         if (mObjects.emplace(ptr.mRef, anim).second)
             ptr.getClass().getContainerStore(ptr).setContListener(static_cast<ActorAnimation*>(anim.get()));