diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
index 74f6f1359..75a1b681d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ void CSMWorld::RefIdCollection::cloneRecord(const std::string& origin,
         RecordBase *newRecord = mData.getRecord(mData.searchId(origin)).clone();
         newRecord->mState = RecordBase::State_ModifiedOnly;
         mAdapters.find(type)->second->setId(*newRecord, destination);
-        mData.getAppendIndex(type);
+        mData.insertRecord(*newRecord, type, destination);
+        delete newRecord;
         //WIP
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.cpp
index 8f59b0fe7..d4f08eb91 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.cpp
@@ -230,4 +230,19 @@ void CSMWorld::RefIdData::save (int index, ESM::ESMWriter& writer) const
         throw std::logic_error ("invalid local index type");
 
     iter->second->save (localIndex.first, writer);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+void CSMWorld::RefIdData::insertRecord(CSMWorld::RecordBase& record, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type type, const std::string& id)
+{
+  std::map<UniversalId::Type, RefIdDataContainerBase *>::iterator iter =
+        mRecordContainers.find (type);
+
+    if (iter==mRecordContainers.end())
+        throw std::logic_error ("invalid local index type");
+
+    iter->second->insertRecord(record);
+
+    mIndex.insert (std::make_pair (Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (id),
+        LocalIndex (iter->second->getSize()-1, type)));  
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.hpp
index 9595ab23b..a982f2f97 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refiddata.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         virtual RecordBase& getRecord (int index)= 0;
 
         virtual void appendRecord (const std::string& id) = 0;
+        
+        virtual void insertRecord (RecordBase& record) = 0;
 
         virtual void load (int index,  ESM::ESMReader& reader, bool base) = 0;
 
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         virtual RecordBase& getRecord (int index);
 
         virtual void appendRecord (const std::string& id);
+        
+        virtual void insertRecord (RecordBase& record);
 
         virtual void load (int index,  ESM::ESMReader& reader, bool base);
 
@@ -78,6 +82,13 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         virtual void save (int index, ESM::ESMWriter& writer) const;
     };
 
+    template<typename RecordT>
+    void RefIdDataContainer<RecordT>::insertRecord(RecordBase& record)
+    {
+        Record<RecordT>& newRecord = dynamic_cast<Record<RecordT>& >(record);
+        mContainer.push_back(newRecord);
+    }
+    
     template<typename RecordT>
     int RefIdDataContainer<RecordT>::getSize() const
     {
@@ -200,6 +211,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             LocalIndex searchId (const std::string& id) const;
 
             void erase (int index, int count);
+            
+            void insertRecord(CSMWorld::RecordBase& record, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type type, const std::string& id);
 
             const RecordBase& getRecord (const LocalIndex& index) const;