diff --git a/engines/scumm/actor.cpp b/engines/scumm/actor.cpp
index 3694d02f512..6b2e5dc9773 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/actor.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/actor.cpp
@@ -1516,6 +1516,16 @@ void Actor::setDirection(int direction) {
 		vald = _cost.frame[i];
 		if (vald == 0xFFFF)
 			continue;
+		if (!(_vm->_game.features & GF_NEW_COSTUMES)) {
+			// Fix bug mentioned here: https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/pull/3795/
+			// For versions 1 to 6 we need to store the direction info in the frame array (like
+			// the original interpreters do). I haven't found any signs that v7/8 require it, though.
+			// I haven't checked HE, but since it uses the same AKOS costumes as v7/8 I leave that
+			// as it is...
+			if ((vald & 3) == newDirToOldDir(direction))
+				continue;
+			vald >>= 2;
+		}
 		_vm->_costumeLoader->costumeDecodeData(this, vald, (_vm->_game.version <= 2) ? 0xFFFF : aMask);
 	}
 
@@ -3800,6 +3810,14 @@ void Actor::saveLoadWithSerializer(Common::Serializer &s) {
 
 		setDirection(_facing);
 	}
+
+	if (s.isLoading() && _vm->_game.version > 0 && !(_vm->_game.features & GF_NEW_COSTUMES) && s.getVersion() < VER(105)) {
+		// For older saves, we can't reconstruct the frame's direction if it is different from the actor
+		// direction, this is the best we can do. However, it seems to be relevant only for very rare
+		// edge cases, anyway...
+		for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
+			_cost.frame[i] = (_cost.frame[i] << 2) | newDirToOldDir(_facing);
+	}
 }
 
 void Actor_v3::saveLoadWithSerializer(Common::Serializer &s) {
diff --git a/engines/scumm/costume.cpp b/engines/scumm/costume.cpp
index 8f7d64f9beb..09530661feb 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/costume.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/costume.cpp
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ byte NESCostumeRenderer::drawLimb(const Actor *a, int limb) {
 		palette = darkpalette;
 
 	src = _loaded._dataOffsets;
-	anim = 4 * cost.frame[limb] + newDirToOldDir(a->getFacing());
+	anim = cost.frame[limb];
 	frameNum = cost.curpos[limb];
 	frame = src[src[2 * anim] + frameNum];
 
@@ -967,10 +967,8 @@ void ClassicCostumeLoader::costumeDecodeData(Actor *a, int frame, uint usemask)
 	loadCostume(a->_costume);
 
 	anim = newDirToOldDir(a->getFacing()) + frame * 4;
-
-	if (anim > _numAnim) {
+	if (anim > _numAnim)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	if (_vm->_game.id == GID_LOOM && _vm->_game.platform == Common::kPlatformPCEngine)
 		baseptr = _dataOffsets + anim * 2 + 2;
@@ -1006,7 +1004,7 @@ void ClassicCostumeLoader::costumeDecodeData(Actor *a, int frame, uint usemask)
 				if (j == 0xFFFF) {
 					a->_cost.curpos[i] = 0xFFFF;
 					a->_cost.start[i] = 0;
-					a->_cost.frame[i] = frame;
+					a->_cost.frame[i] = anim;
 				} else {
 					extra = *r++;
 					cmd = _animCmds[j];
@@ -1019,7 +1017,7 @@ void ClassicCostumeLoader::costumeDecodeData(Actor *a, int frame, uint usemask)
 						a->_cost.end[i] = j + (extra & 0x7F);
 						if (extra & 0x80)
 							a->_cost.curpos[i] |= 0x8000;
-						a->_cost.frame[i] = frame;
+						a->_cost.frame[i] = anim;
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -1162,7 +1160,7 @@ void NESCostumeLoader::costumeDecodeData(Actor *a, int frame, uint usemask) {
 	a->_cost.curpos[0] = 0;
 	a->_cost.start[0] = 0;
 	a->_cost.end[0] = _dataOffsets[2 * anim + 1];
-	a->_cost.frame[0] = frame;
+	a->_cost.frame[0] = anim;
 }
 
 byte NESCostumeLoader::increaseAnims(Actor *a) {
diff --git a/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp b/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp
index 4fd074dfeef..b7058e6b234 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct SaveInfoSection {
 
 #define SaveInfoSectionSize (4+4+4 + 4+4 + 4+2)
 
-#define CURRENT_VER 104
+#define CURRENT_VER 105
 #define INFOSECTION_VERSION 2
 
 #pragma mark -