diff --git a/engines/grim/actor.cpp b/engines/grim/actor.cpp
index 44cbf6f29be..1f69907f676 100644
--- a/engines/grim/actor.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/actor.cpp
@@ -1013,6 +1013,18 @@ void Actor::setMumbleChore(int chore, Costume *cost) {
 	_mumbleChore = Chore(cost, chore);
 }
 
+bool Actor::playLastWearChore() {
+	if (!_lastWearChore.isValid())
+		return false;
+
+	_lastWearChore.playLooping(false, 0);
+	return true;
+}
+
+void Actor::setLastWearChore(int chore, Costume *cost) {
+	_lastWearChore = Chore(cost, chore);
+}
+
 void Actor::turn(int dir) {
 	_walking = false;
 	float delta = g_grim->getPerSecond(_turnRate) * dir;
diff --git a/engines/grim/actor.h b/engines/grim/actor.h
index 9bbd566f11b..7d1b9ac12ef 100644
--- a/engines/grim/actor.h
+++ b/engines/grim/actor.h
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ public:
 	int getTalkChore(int index) const;
 	Costume *getTalkCostume(int index) const;
 	void setMumbleChore(int choreNumber, Costume *cost);
+	bool playLastWearChore();
+	void setLastWearChore(int choreNumber, Costume *cost);
 
 	void setColormap(const char *map);
 	void pushCostume(const char *name);
@@ -628,7 +630,7 @@ private:
 	Chore _talkChore[10];
 	int _talkAnim;
 
-	Chore _mumbleChore;
+	Chore _mumbleChore, _lastWearChore;
 
 	Shadow *_shadowArray;
 	int _activeShadowSlot;
diff --git a/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_actor.cpp b/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_actor.cpp
index ac2cdf6539c..c1e87c0b573 100644
--- a/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_actor.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_actor.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void Lua_V2::PutActorInOverworld() {
 	Actor *actor = getactor(actorObj);
 
 	actor->setInOverworld(true);
+	actor->playLastWearChore();
 }
 
 void Lua_V2::RemoveActorFromOverworld() {
@@ -649,6 +650,10 @@ void Lua_V2::PlayActorChore() {
 	}
 
 	PoolChore *chore = (PoolChore *)costume->getChore(choreName);
+	if (0 == strncmp("wear_", choreName, 5)) {
+		actor->setLastWearChore(costume->getChoreId(choreName), costume);
+	}
+
 	if (mode) {
 		costume->playChoreLooping(choreName);
 	} else {