diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index 196e899b2..6af04e8fc 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ opencs_units (view/render
 
 opencs_units_noqt (view/render
     lighting lightingday lightingnight
-    lightingbright object cell terrainstorage tagbase
+    lightingbright object cell terrainstorage tagbase cellarrow
     )
 
 opencs_hdrs_noqt (view/render
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp
index c4f744510..345bc79a7 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "../../model/world/columns.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/data.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/refcollection.hpp"
+#include "../../model/world/cellcoordinates.hpp"
 
 #include "elements.hpp"
 #include "terrainstorage.hpp"
@@ -232,3 +233,26 @@ void CSVRender::Cell::setSelection (int elementMask, Selection mode)
         }
     }
 }
+
+void CSVRender::Cell::setCellArrows (int mask)
+{
+    for (int i=0; i<4; ++i)
+    {
+        CellArrow::Direction direction = static_cast<CellArrow::Direction> (1<<i);
+
+        bool enable = mask & direction;
+
+        if (enable!=(mCellArrows[i].get()!=0))
+        {
+            if (enable)
+                mCellArrows[i].reset (new CellArrow (mCellNode, direction, mX, mY));
+            else
+                mCellArrows[i].reset (0);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+CSMWorld::CellCoordinates CSVRender::Cell::getCoordinates() const
+{
+    return CSMWorld::CellCoordinates (mX, mY);
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp
index d26a2d9af..5b1badcbe 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cell.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "object.hpp"
+#include "cellarrow.hpp"
 
 class QModelIndex;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ namespace osg
 namespace CSMWorld
 {
     class Data;
+    class CellCoordinates;
 }
 
 namespace CSVRender
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
             std::auto_ptr<Terrain::TerrainGrid> mTerrain;
             int mX;
             int mY;
+            std::auto_ptr<CellArrow> mCellArrows[4];
 
             /// Ignored if cell does not have an object with the given ID.
             ///
@@ -86,6 +89,11 @@ namespace CSVRender
             bool referenceAdded (const QModelIndex& parent, int start, int end);
 
             void setSelection (int elementMask, Selection mode);
+
+            void setCellArrows (int mask);
+
+            /// Returns 0, 0 in case of an unpaged cell.
+            CSMWorld::CellCoordinates getCoordinates() const;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee055a0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+
+#include "cellarrow.hpp"
+
+#include <osg/Group>
+#include <osg/PositionAttitudeTransform>
+
+#include <osg/ShapeDrawable>
+#include <osg/Shape>
+#include <osg/Geode>
+
+
+#include "elements.hpp"
+
+CSVRender::CellArrowTag::CellArrowTag (CellArrow *arrow)
+: TagBase (Element_CellArrow), mArrow (arrow)
+{}
+
+CSVRender::CellArrow *CSVRender::CellArrowTag::getCellArrow() const
+{
+    return mArrow;
+}
+
+
+void CSVRender::CellArrow::adjustTransform()
+{
+    // position
+    const int cellSize = 8192;
+    const int offset = cellSize / 2 + 400;
+
+    int x = mXIndex*cellSize + cellSize/2;
+    int y = mYIndex*cellSize + cellSize/2;
+
+    switch (mDirection)
+    {
+        case Direction_North: y += offset; break;
+        case Direction_West: x -= offset; break;
+        case Direction_South: y -= offset; break;
+        case Direction_East: x += offset; break;
+    };
+
+    mBaseNode->setPosition (osg::Vec3f (x, y, 0));
+
+    // orientation
+    osg::Quat xr (0, osg::Vec3f (1,0,0));
+    osg::Quat yr (0, osg::Vec3f (0,1,0));
+    osg::Quat zr (0, osg::Vec3f (0,0,1));
+    mBaseNode->setAttitude (zr*yr*xr);
+}
+
+void CSVRender::CellArrow::buildShape()
+{
+    /// \todo placeholder shape -> replace
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Box> shape(new osg::Box(osg::Vec3f(0,0,0), 200));
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::ShapeDrawable> shapedrawable(new osg::ShapeDrawable);
+    shapedrawable->setShape(shape);
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode (new osg::Geode);
+    geode->addDrawable(shapedrawable);
+
+    mBaseNode->addChild (geode);
+}
+
+CSVRender::CellArrow::CellArrow (osg::Group *cellNode, Direction direction,
+    int xIndex, int yIndex)
+: mDirection (direction), mParentNode (cellNode), mXIndex (xIndex), mYIndex (yIndex)
+{
+    mBaseNode = new osg::PositionAttitudeTransform;
+
+    mBaseNode->setUserData (new CellArrowTag (this));
+
+    mParentNode->addChild (mBaseNode);
+
+    // 0x1 reserved for separating cull and update visitors
+    mBaseNode->setNodeMask (Element_CellArrow<<1);
+
+    adjustTransform();
+    buildShape();
+}
+
+CSVRender::CellArrow::~CellArrow()
+{
+    mParentNode->removeChild (mBaseNode);
+}
+
+int CSVRender::CellArrow::getXIndex() const
+{
+    return mXIndex;
+}
+
+int CSVRender::CellArrow::getYIndex() const
+{
+    return mYIndex;
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..822e63bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#ifndef OPENCS_VIEW_CELLARROW_H
+#define OPENCS_VIEW_CELLARROW_H
+
+#include "tagbase.hpp"
+
+#include <osg/ref_ptr>
+
+namespace osg
+{
+    class PositionAttitudeTransform;
+    class Group;
+}
+
+namespace CSVRender
+{
+    class CellArrow;
+
+    class CellArrowTag : public TagBase
+    {
+            CellArrow *mArrow;
+
+        public:
+
+            CellArrowTag (CellArrow *arrow);
+
+            CellArrow *getCellArrow() const;
+    };
+
+
+    class CellArrow
+    {
+        public:
+
+            enum Direction
+            {
+                Direction_North = 1,
+                Direction_West = 2,
+                Direction_South = 4,
+                Direction_East = 8
+            };
+
+        private:
+
+            // not implemented
+            CellArrow (const CellArrow&);
+            CellArrow& operator= (const CellArrow&);
+
+            Direction mDirection;
+            osg::Group* mParentNode;
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::PositionAttitudeTransform> mBaseNode;
+            int mXIndex;
+            int mYIndex;
+
+            void adjustTransform();
+
+            void buildShape();
+
+        public:
+
+            CellArrow (osg::Group *cellNode, Direction direction, int xIndex, int yIndex);
+
+            ~CellArrow();
+
+            int getXIndex() const;
+
+            int getYIndex() const;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
index 7403113b3..070ce7d17 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 bool CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::adjustCells()
 {
     bool modified = false;
+    bool wasEmpty = mCells.empty();
 
     const CSMWorld::IdCollection<CSMWorld::Cell>& cells = mDocument.getData().getCells();
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ bool CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::adjustCells()
         {
             int index = cells.searchId (iter->first.getId (mWorldspace));
 
+            /// \todo handle cells that don't exist
             if (!mSelection.has (iter->first) || index==-1 ||
                 cells.getRecord (index).mState==CSMWorld::RecordBase::State_Deleted)
             {
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ bool CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::adjustCells()
     {
         int index = cells.searchId (iter->getId (mWorldspace));
 
+        /// \todo handle cells that don't exist
         if (index > 0 && cells.getRecord (index).mState!=CSMWorld::RecordBase::State_Deleted &&
             mCells.find (*iter)==mCells.end())
         {
@@ -72,6 +75,35 @@ bool CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::adjustCells()
     }
 
     if (modified)
+    {
+        for (std::map<CSMWorld::CellCoordinates, Cell *>::const_iterator iter (mCells.begin());
+            iter!=mCells.end(); ++iter)
+        {
+            int mask = 0;
+
+            for (int i=CellArrow::Direction_North; i<=CellArrow::Direction_East; i *= 2)
+            {
+                CSMWorld::CellCoordinates coordinates (iter->second->getCoordinates());
+
+                switch (i)
+                {
+                    case CellArrow::Direction_North: coordinates = coordinates.move (0, 1); break;
+                    case CellArrow::Direction_West: coordinates = coordinates.move (-1, 0); break;
+                    case CellArrow::Direction_South: coordinates = coordinates.move (0, -1); break;
+                    case CellArrow::Direction_East: coordinates = coordinates.move (1, 0); break;
+                }
+
+                if (!mSelection.has (coordinates))
+                    mask |= i;
+            }
+
+            iter->second->setCellArrows (mask);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// \todo do not overwrite manipulator object
+    /// \todo move code to useViewHint function
+    if (modified && wasEmpty)
         mView->setCameraManipulator(new osgGA::TrackballManipulator);
 
     return modified;