diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.cpp
index f3b0e3761..5988c4155 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ std::vector< CSMWorld::UniversalId > CSMWorld::TableMimeData::getData() const
     return mUniversalId;
 }
 
+std::vector< CSMWorld::UniversalId > CSMWorld::TableMimeData::getRefTypeData() const
+{
+    std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId> ref_data;
+
+    std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>::const_iterator it = mUniversalId.begin();
+    for(; it != mUniversalId.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        if(isReferencable(it->getType()))
+        {
+            // change the type
+            ref_data.push_back(CSMWorld::UniversalId(
+                        CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Referenceable, it->getId()));
+        }
+        else
+            ref_data.push_back(*it);
+    }
+
+    return ref_data;
+}
+
 bool CSMWorld::TableMimeData::isReferencable(CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type) const
 {
 return (  type == CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Activator
@@ -222,7 +242,6 @@ namespace
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Race, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Race },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Skill, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Skill },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Class, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Class },
-        { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Class, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Class },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Faction, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Faction },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Sound, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Sound },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Region, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display_Region },
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp
index 85c243944..48277a138 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
             std::vector<UniversalId> getData() const;
 
+            // change Id type to Type_Referenceable where possible
+            std::vector<UniversalId> getRefTypeData() const;
+
             bool holdsType(UniversalId::Type type) const;
 
             bool holdsType(CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type) const;
@@ -65,4 +68,4 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
     };
 }
-#endif // TABLEMIMEDATA_H
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // TABLEMIMEDATA_H
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
index 7a42ef0a5..869e18d8d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void CSVFilter::FilterBox::dropEvent (QDropEvent* event)
     if (!mime) // May happen when non-records (e.g. plain text) are dragged and dropped
         return;
 
-    std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId> data = mime->getData();
+    std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId> data = mime->getRefTypeData();
 
     emit recordDropped(data, event->proposedAction());
 }