diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index 7094f8799..76d1e9a64 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ opencs_units (model/world
 
 opencs_units_noqt (model/world
     universalid record commands columnbase scriptcontext cell refidcollection
-    refidadapter refiddata refidadapterimp ref collectionbase refcollection columns infocollection tablemimedata cellcoordinates cellselection resources resourcesmanager scope
+    refidadapter refiddata refidadapterimp ref collectionbase refcollection columns infocollection tablemimedata cellcoordinates cellselection resources resourcesmanager scope landtexture land
     )
 
 opencs_hdrs_noqt (model/world
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ opencs_units (view/widget
 
 opencs_units (view/render
     scenewidget worldspacewidget pagedworldspacewidget unpagedworldspacewidget
-    previewwidget
+    previewwidget terrainstorage
     )
 
 opencs_units_noqt (view/render
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
index bb4fa0b43..78349a8db 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,16 @@ CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::DebugProfile>& CSMWorld::Data::getDebugProfiles()
     return mDebugProfiles;
 }
 
+const CSMWorld::IdCollection<CSMWorld::Land>& CSMWorld::Data::getLand() const
+{
+    return mLand;
+}
+
+const CSMWorld::IdCollection<CSMWorld::LandTexture>& CSMWorld::Data::getLandTextures() const
+{
+    return mLandTextures;
+}
+
 const CSMWorld::Resources& CSMWorld::Data::getResources (const UniversalId& id) const
 {
     return mResourcesManager.get (id.getType());
@@ -573,8 +583,11 @@ void CSMWorld::Data::merge()
 
 int CSMWorld::Data::startLoading (const boost::filesystem::path& path, bool base, bool project)
 {
-    delete mReader;
+    // Don't delete the Reader yet. Some record types store a reference to the Reader to handle on-demand loading
+    boost::shared_ptr<ESM::ESMReader> ptr(mReader);
+    mReaders.push_back(ptr);
     mReader = 0;
+
     mDialogue = 0;
     mRefLoadCache.clear();
 
@@ -598,8 +611,11 @@ bool CSMWorld::Data::continueLoading (CSMDoc::Stage::Messages& messages)
 
     if (!mReader->hasMoreRecs())
     {
-        delete mReader;
+        // Don't delete the Reader yet. Some record types store a reference to the Reader to handle on-demand loading
+        boost::shared_ptr<ESM::ESMReader> ptr(mReader);
+        mReaders.push_back(ptr);
         mReader = 0;
+
         mDialogue = 0;
         mRefLoadCache.clear();
         return true;
@@ -626,6 +642,9 @@ bool CSMWorld::Data::continueLoading (CSMDoc::Stage::Messages& messages)
         case ESM::REC_ENCH: mEnchantments.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
         case ESM::REC_BODY: mBodyParts.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
 
+        case ESM::REC_LTEX: mLandTextures.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
+        case ESM::REC_LAND: mLand.load(*mReader, mBase); break;
+
         case ESM::REC_CELL:
         {
             mCells.load (*mReader, mBase);
@@ -775,7 +794,9 @@ bool CSMWorld::Data::hasId (const std::string& id) const
         getCells().searchId (id)!=-1 ||
         getEnchantments().searchId (id)!=-1 ||
         getBodyParts().searchId (id)!=-1 ||
-        getReferenceables().searchId (id)!=-1;
+        getReferenceables().searchId (id)!=-1 ||
+        getLand().searchId (id) != -1 ||
+        getLandTextures().searchId (id) != -1;
 }
 
 int CSMWorld::Data::count (RecordBase::State state) const
@@ -795,7 +816,9 @@ int CSMWorld::Data::count (RecordBase::State state) const
         count (state, mCells) +
         count (state, mEnchantments) +
         count (state, mBodyParts) +
-        count (state, mReferenceables);
+        count (state, mReferenceables) +
+        count (state, mLand) +
+        count (state, mLandTextures);
 }
 
 void CSMWorld::Data::setDescription (const std::string& description)
@@ -838,6 +861,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> CSMWorld::Data::getIds (bool listDeleted) const
     appendIds (ids, mEnchantments, listDeleted);
     appendIds (ids, mBodyParts, listDeleted);
     appendIds (ids, mReferenceables, listDeleted);
+    appendIds (ids, mLand, listDeleted);
+    appendIds (ids, mLandTextures, listDeleted);
 
     std::sort (ids.begin(), ids.end());
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
index d0a07c677..aa4e640c2 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include "idcollection.hpp"
 #include "universalid.hpp"
 #include "cell.hpp"
+#include "land.hpp"
+#include "landtexture.hpp"
 #include "refidcollection.hpp"
 #include "refcollection.hpp"
 #include "infocollection.hpp"
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             InfoCollection mTopicInfos;
             InfoCollection mJournalInfos;
             IdCollection<Cell> mCells;
+            IdCollection<LandTexture> mLandTextures;
+            IdCollection<Land> mLand;
             RefIdCollection mReferenceables;
             RefCollection mRefs;
             IdCollection<ESM::Filter> mFilters;
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             bool mProject;
             std::map<std::string, std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string> > mRefLoadCache;
 
+            std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<ESM::ESMReader> > mReaders;
+
             // not implemented
             Data (const Data&);
             Data& operator= (const Data&);
@@ -195,6 +201,10 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
             IdCollection<ESM::DebugProfile>& getDebugProfiles();
 
+            const IdCollection<CSMWorld::Land>& getLand() const;
+
+            const IdCollection<CSMWorld::LandTexture>& getLandTextures() const;
+
             /// Throws an exception, if \a id does not match a resources list.
             const Resources& getResources (const UniversalId& id) const;
 
@@ -247,4 +257,4 @@ namespace CSMWorld
     };
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/land.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/land.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..119e18761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/land.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "land.hpp"
+
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+
+    Land::Land()
+    {
+        mLand.reset(new ESM::Land());
+    }
+
+    void Land::load(ESM::ESMReader &esm)
+    {
+        mLand->load(esm);
+
+        std::ostringstream stream;
+        stream << "#" << mLand->mX << " " << mLand->mY;
+
+        mId = stream.str();
+    }
+
+    void Land::blank()
+    {
+        /// \todo
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/land.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/land.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e97a2d7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/land.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef CSM_WORLD_LAND_H
+#define CSM_WORLD_LAND_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <components/esm/loadland.hpp>
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    /// \brief Wrapper for Land record. Encodes X and Y cell index in the ID.
+    ///
+    /// \todo Add worldspace support to the Land record.
+    /// \todo Add a proper copy constructor (currently worked around using shared_ptr)
+    struct Land
+    {
+        Land();
+
+        boost::shared_ptr<ESM::Land> mLand;
+
+        std::string mId;
+
+        /// Loads the metadata and ID
+        void load (ESM::ESMReader &esm);
+
+        void blank();
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/landtexture.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/landtexture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4725866a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/landtexture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "landtexture.hpp"
+
+#include <components/esm/esmreader.hpp>
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+
+    void LandTexture::load(ESM::ESMReader &esm)
+    {
+        ESM::LandTexture::load(esm);
+
+        int plugin = esm.getIndex();
+
+        std::ostringstream stream;
+
+        stream << mIndex << "_" << plugin;
+
+        mId = stream.str();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/landtexture.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/landtexture.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b13903186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/landtexture.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef CSM_WORLD_LANDTEXTURE_H
+#define CSM_WORLD_LANDTEXTURE_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <components/esm/loadltex.hpp>
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    /// \brief Wrapper for LandTexture record. Encodes mIndex and the plugin index (obtained from ESMReader)
+    /// in the ID.
+    ///
+    /// \attention The mId field of the ESM::LandTexture struct is not used.
+    struct LandTexture : public ESM::LandTexture
+    {
+        std::string mId;
+
+        void load (ESM::ESMReader &esm);
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp
index 1e25f42e2..4fd66b14a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #include "../../model/world/columns.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/data.hpp"
 
+#include "elements.hpp"
+#include "terrainstorage.hpp"
+
 bool CSVRender::Cell::removeObject (const std::string& id)
 {
     std::map<std::string, Object *>::iterator iter =
@@ -67,6 +70,18 @@ CSVRender::Cell::Cell (CSMWorld::Data& data, Ogre::SceneManager *sceneManager,
     int rows = references.rowCount();
 
     addObjects (0, rows-1);
+
+    const CSMWorld::IdCollection<CSMWorld::Land>& land = mData.getLand();
+    int landIndex = land.searchId(mId);
+    if (landIndex != -1)
+    {
+        mTerrain.reset(new Terrain::TerrainGrid(sceneManager, new TerrainStorage(mData), Element_Terrain, true,
+                                                Terrain::Align_XY));
+
+        const ESM::Land* esmLand = land.getRecord(mId).get().mLand.get();
+        mTerrain->loadCell(esmLand->mX,
+                           esmLand->mY);
+    }
 }
 
 CSVRender::Cell::~Cell()
@@ -198,4 +213,4 @@ bool CSVRender::Cell::referenceAdded (const QModelIndex& parent, int start, int
         return false;
 
     return addObjects (start, end);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp
index 70adebe45..e63e09520 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <OgreVector3.h>
 
+#include <components/terrain/terraingrid.hpp>
+
 #include "object.hpp"
 
 class QModelIndex;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
             std::string mId;
             Ogre::SceneNode *mCellNode;
             std::map<std::string, Object *> mObjects;
+            std::auto_ptr<Terrain::TerrainGrid> mTerrain;
 
             /// Ignored if cell does not have an object with the given ID.
             ///
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/terrainstorage.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/terrainstorage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a14eea5dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/terrainstorage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "terrainstorage.hpp"
+
+namespace CSVRender
+{
+
+    TerrainStorage::TerrainStorage(const CSMWorld::Data &data)
+        : mData(data)
+    {
+    }
+
+    ESM::Land* TerrainStorage::getLand(int cellX, int cellY)
+    {
+        std::ostringstream stream;
+        stream << "#" << cellX << " " << cellY;
+
+        // The cell isn't guaranteed to have Land. This is because the terrain implementation
+        // has to wrap the vertices of the last row and column to the next cell, which may be a nonexisting cell
+        int index = mData.getLand().searchId(stream.str());
+        if (index == -1)
+            return NULL;
+
+        ESM::Land* land = mData.getLand().getRecord(index).get().mLand.get();
+        int mask = ESM::Land::DATA_VHGT | ESM::Land::DATA_VNML | ESM::Land::DATA_VCLR | ESM::Land::DATA_VTEX;
+        if (!land->isDataLoaded(mask))
+            land->loadData(mask);
+        return land;
+    }
+
+    const ESM::LandTexture* TerrainStorage::getLandTexture(int index, short plugin)
+    {
+        std::ostringstream stream;
+        stream << index << "_" << plugin;
+
+        return &mData.getLandTextures().getRecord(stream.str()).get();
+    }
+
+    void TerrainStorage::getBounds(float &minX, float &maxX, float &minY, float &maxY)
+    {
+        // not needed at the moment - this returns the bounds of the whole world, but we only edit individual cells
+        throw std::runtime_error("getBounds not implemented");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/terrainstorage.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/terrainstorage.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97782ad17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/terrainstorage.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef OPENCS_RENDER_TERRAINSTORAGE_H
+#define OPENCS_RENDER_TERRAINSTORAGE_H
+
+#include <components/esmterrain/storage.hpp>
+
+#include "../../model/world/data.hpp"
+
+namespace CSVRender
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @brief A bridge between the terrain component and OpenCS's terrain data storage.
+     */
+    class TerrainStorage : public ESMTerrain::Storage
+    {
+    public:
+        TerrainStorage(const CSMWorld::Data& data);
+    private:
+        const CSMWorld::Data& mData;
+
+        virtual ESM::Land* getLand (int cellX, int cellY);
+        virtual const ESM::LandTexture* getLandTexture(int index, short plugin);
+
+        virtual void getBounds(float& minX, float& maxX, float& minY, float& maxY);
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/esm/loadland.hpp b/components/esm/loadland.hpp
index 028341ced..019bf4161 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadland.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadland.hpp
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ struct Land
     void load(ESMReader &esm);
     void save(ESMWriter &esm) const;
 
+    void blank() {}
+
     /**
      * Actually loads data
      */
diff --git a/components/esm/loadltex.cpp b/components/esm/loadltex.cpp
index bd28c8488..c3e2d50ff 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadltex.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadltex.cpp
@@ -19,4 +19,10 @@ void LandTexture::save(ESMWriter &esm) const
     esm.writeHNCString("DATA", mTexture);
 }
 
+void LandTexture::blank()
+{
+    mTexture.clear();
+    mIndex = -1;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/components/esm/loadltex.hpp b/components/esm/loadltex.hpp
index 5e84428b2..8b45f8211 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadltex.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadltex.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ struct LandTexture
     std::string mId, mTexture;
     int mIndex;
 
+    void blank();
+    ///< Set record to default state (does not touch the ID).
+
     void load(ESMReader &esm);
     void save(ESMWriter &esm) const;
 };