diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 9ed5e64fe..fc99aa91a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual const MWWorld::ESMStore& getStore() const = 0;
 
+            /*
+                Start of tes3mp addition
+
+                Make it possible to get the World's ESMStore as a non-const
+            */
+            virtual MWWorld::ESMStore& getModifiableStore() = 0;
+            /*
+                End of tes3mp addition
+            */
+
             virtual std::vector<ESM::ESMReader>& getEsmReader() = 0;
 
             virtual MWWorld::LocalScripts& getLocalScripts() = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index ec6624478..3d7143a60 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -595,6 +595,19 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return mStore;
     }
 
+    /*
+        Start of tes3mp addition
+
+        Make it possible to get the World's ESMStore as a non-const
+    */
+    MWWorld::ESMStore& World::getModifiableStore()
+    {
+        return mStore;
+    }
+    /*
+        End of tes3mp addition
+    */
+
     std::vector<ESM::ESMReader>& World::getEsmReader()
     {
         return mEsm;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 6a55c1be1..7af5ff33a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -239,6 +239,16 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             const MWWorld::ESMStore& getStore() const override;
 
+            /*
+                Start of tes3mp addition
+
+                Make it possible to get the World's ESMStore as a non-const
+            */
+            MWWorld::ESMStore& getModifiableStore() override;
+            /*
+                End of tes3mp addition
+            */
+
             std::vector<ESM::ESMReader>& getEsmReader() override;
 
             LocalScripts& getLocalScripts() override;