diff --git a/components/esm3/loadland.hpp b/components/esm3/loadland.hpp
index 1e0ec81ecf..5e6f67c521 100644
--- a/components/esm3/loadland.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/loadland.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ namespace ESM
             DATA_VTEX = 16
         };
 
+        enum
+        {
+            FLAG_HEIGHT = 1,
+            FLAG_COLOR = 2,
+            FLAG_TEXTURE = 4
+        };
+
         // default height to use in case there is no Land record
         static constexpr int DEFAULT_HEIGHT = -2048;