diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
index 3da3020c1..46a1dc7a7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
@@ -624,6 +624,36 @@ namespace MWWorld
         End of tes3mp addition
     */
 
+    /*
+        Start of tes3mp addition
+
+        A custom type of search visitor used to find objects by their reference numbers
+        while ensuring they have a certain refId
+    */
+    class SearchExactPlusVisitor
+    {
+        const std::string mRefIdToFind;
+        const unsigned int mRefNumToFind;
+        const unsigned int mMpNumToFind;
+    public:
+        SearchExactPlusVisitor(const std::string refId, const unsigned int refNum, const unsigned int mpNum) : mRefIdToFind(refId), mRefNumToFind(refNum), mMpNumToFind(mpNum) {}
+
+        Ptr mFound;
+
+        bool operator()(const Ptr& ptr)
+        {
+            if (ptr.getCellRef().getRefNum().mIndex == mRefNumToFind && ptr.getCellRef().getMpNum() == mMpNumToFind && Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), mRefIdToFind))
+            {
+                mFound = ptr;
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    };
+    /*
+        End of tes3mp addition
+    */
+
     /*
         Start of tes3mp addition
 
@@ -643,6 +673,26 @@ namespace MWWorld
         End of tes3mp addition
     */
 
+    /*
+        Start of tes3mp addition
+
+        Allow the searching of objects by their reference numbers while ensuring
+        they have a certain refId
+    */
+    Ptr CellStore::searchExactPlus(const std::string refId, const unsigned int refNum, const unsigned int mpNum)
+    {
+        // Ensure that all objects searched for have a valid reference number
+        if (refNum == 0 && mpNum == 0)
+            return 0;
+
+        SearchExactPlusVisitor searchVisitor(refId, refNum, mpNum);
+        forEach(searchVisitor);
+        return searchVisitor.mFound;
+    }
+    /*
+        End of tes3mp addition
+    */
+
     /*
         Start of tes3mp addition
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp
index de3c291d0..ba0a78972 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.hpp
@@ -269,6 +269,17 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 End of tes3mp addition
             */
 
+            /*
+                Start of tes3mp addition
+
+                Allow the searching of objects by their reference numbers while ensuring
+                they have a certain refId
+            */
+            Ptr searchExactPlus (std::string refId, unsigned int refNum, unsigned int mpNum);
+            /*
+                End of tes3mp addition
+            */
+
             /*
                 Start of tes3mp addition