diff --git a/src/game/vmap/MapTree.cpp b/src/game/vmap/MapTree.cpp
index a65982bd..52f1b687 100644
--- a/src/game/vmap/MapTree.cpp
+++ b/src/game/vmap/MapTree.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ namespace VMAP
 #endif
             if (!iIsTiled && ModelSpawn::readFromFile(rf, spawn))
             {
-                WorldModel* model = vm->acquireModelInstance(iBasePath, spawn.name);
+                WorldModel* model = vm->acquireModelInstance(iBasePath, spawn.name, spawn.flags);
                 DEBUG_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_MAP_LOADING, "StaticMapTree::InitMap(): loading %s", spawn.name.c_str());
                 if (model)
                 {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace VMAP
                 if (result)
                 {
                     // acquire model instance
-                    WorldModel* model = vm->acquireModelInstance(iBasePath, spawn.name);
+                    WorldModel* model = vm->acquireModelInstance(iBasePath, spawn.name, spawn.flags);
                     if (!model)
                         { ERROR_LOG("StaticMapTree::LoadMapTile() could not acquire WorldModel pointer for '%s'!", spawn.name.c_str()); }
 
diff --git a/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.cpp b/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.cpp
index 7c13e875..45b5a0fe 100644
--- a/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.cpp
+++ b/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ namespace VMAP
 
     //=========================================================
 
-    WorldModel* VMapManager2::acquireModelInstance(const std::string& basepath, const std::string& filename)
+    WorldModel* VMapManager2::acquireModelInstance(const std::string& basepath, const std::string& filename, uint32 flags/* Only used when creating the model */)
     {
         ModelFileMap::iterator model = iLoadedModelFiles.find(filename);
         if (model == iLoadedModelFiles.end())
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ namespace VMAP
                 return NULL;
             }
             DEBUG_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_MAP_LOADING, "VMapManager2: loading file '%s%s'.", basepath.c_str(), filename.c_str());
+            worldmodel->Flags = flags;
             model = iLoadedModelFiles.insert(std::pair<std::string, ManagedModel>(filename, ManagedModel())).first;
             model->second.setModel(worldmodel);
         }
diff --git a/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.h b/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.h
index da2d1449..7c6a7080 100644
--- a/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.h
+++ b/src/game/vmap/VMapManager2.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ namespace VMAP
              * @param filename
              * @return WorldModel
              */
-            WorldModel* acquireModelInstance(const std::string& basepath, const std::string& filename);
+            WorldModel* acquireModelInstance(const std::string& basepath, const std::string& filename, uint32 flags = 0);
             /**
              * @brief
              *
diff --git a/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.cpp b/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.cpp
index b10bbaf9..3283e1f9 100644
--- a/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.cpp
+++ b/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 using G3D::Vector3;
 using G3D::Ray;
 
+enum ModelFlags
+{
+    MOD_M2 = 1
+};
+
 template<> struct BoundsTrait<VMAP::GroupModel>
 {
     static void getBounds(const VMAP::GroupModel& obj, G3D::AABox& out) { out = obj.GetBound(); }
@@ -433,6 +438,9 @@ namespace VMAP
 
     bool WorldModel::IntersectRay(const G3D::Ray& ray, float& distance, bool stopAtFirstHit) const
     {
+        // M2 models are not taken into account for LoS calculation
+        if (Flags & MOD_M2)
+            return false;
         // small M2 workaround, maybe better make separate class with virtual intersection funcs
         // in any case, there's no need to use a bound tree if we only have one submodel
         if (groupModels.size() == 1)
diff --git a/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.h b/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.h
index 196c4d91..5b0c5e0f 100644
--- a/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.h
+++ b/src/game/vmap/WorldModel.h
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ namespace VMAP
              * @return bool
              */
             bool readFile(const std::string& filename);
+            uint32 Flags;
         protected:
             uint32 RootWMOID; /**< TODO */
             std::vector<GroupModel> groupModels; /**< TODO */