diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.cpp
index a0b716553..e5e948928 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 void CSMWorld::CellRef::load (ESM::ESMReader &esm, Cell& cell, const std::string& id)
 {
     mId = id;
+    mCellId = cell.mId;
 
     cell.getNextRef (esm, *this);
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.hpp
index 5b3e87f84..3d107d675 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/ref.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace CSMWorld
     struct CellRef : public ESM::CellRef
     {
         std::string mId;
+        std::string mCellId;
 
         void load (ESM::ESMReader &esm, Cell& cell, const std::string& id);
         ///< Load cell ref and register it with \a cell.