diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp
index d8e99969a7..84a8c71f95 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,19 @@ QVariant CSMTools::ReportModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
         {
             CSMWorld::UniversalId id = mRows.at(index.row()).mId;
 
-            if (id.getArgumentType() == CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_Id)
-                return QString::fromUtf8(id.getId().c_str());
-
-            return QString("-");
+            switch (id.getArgumentType())
+            {
+                case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_None:
+                    return QString("-");
+                case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_Index:
+                    return QString::number(id.getIndex());
+                case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_Id:
+                    return QString::fromStdString(id.getId());
+                case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_RefId:
+                    return QString::fromStdString(id.getRefId().toString());
+            }
+
+            return QString("unsupported");
         }
 
         case Column_Hint:
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp
index 8a6651b124..d7a820ad5d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,23 @@ namespace
             return sIdArg;
         }
     };
+
+    std::string toString(CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType value)
+    {
+        switch (value)
+        {
+            case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_None:
+                return "None";
+            case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_Id:
+                return "Id";
+            case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_Index:
+                return "Index";
+            case CSMWorld::UniversalId::ArgumentType_RefId:
+                return "RefId";
+        }
+
+        return std::to_string(value);
+    }
 }
 
 CSMWorld::UniversalId::UniversalId(const std::string& universalId)
@@ -354,6 +371,14 @@ int CSMWorld::UniversalId::getIndex() const
     throw std::logic_error("invalid access to index of non-index UniversalId");
 }
 
+ESM::RefId CSMWorld::UniversalId::getRefId() const
+{
+    if (const ESM::RefId* result = std::get_if<ESM::RefId>(&mValue))
+        return *result;
+
+    throw std::logic_error("invalid access to RefId of " + ::toString(getArgumentType()) + " UniversalId");
+}
+
 std::string CSMWorld::UniversalId::getTypeName() const
 {
     const std::span<const TypeData> typeData = std::visit(GetTypeData{}, mValue);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp
index 8ade978a5c..2d3385bcb4 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         int getIndex() const;
         ///< Calling this function for a non-index type will throw an exception.
 
+        ESM::RefId getRefId() const;
+
         std::string getTypeName() const;
 
         std::string toString() const;
diff --git a/apps/opencs_tests/model/world/testuniversalid.cpp b/apps/opencs_tests/model/world/testuniversalid.cpp
index 960903c8de..564d65a1ac 100644
--- a/apps/opencs_tests/model/world/testuniversalid.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs_tests/model/world/testuniversalid.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             EXPECT_THROW(UniversalId(UniversalId::Type_Activator, 42), std::logic_error);
         }
 
+        TEST(CSMWorldUniversalIdTest, shouldFailToConstructFromRefIdWithInvalidType)
+        {
+            EXPECT_THROW(UniversalId(UniversalId::Type_Search, ESM::RefId()), std::logic_error);
+        }
+
         TEST(CSMWorldUniversalIdTest, shouldFailToConstructFromInvalidUniversalIdString)
         {
             EXPECT_THROW(UniversalId("invalid"), std::runtime_error);
@@ -62,6 +67,18 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             EXPECT_EQ(id.getId(), "a");
         }
 
+        TEST(CSMWorldUniversalIdTest, getRefIdShouldThrowExceptionForDefaultConstructed)
+        {
+            const UniversalId id;
+            EXPECT_THROW(id.getRefId(), std::logic_error);
+        }
+
+        TEST(CSMWorldUniversalIdTest, getRefIdShouldReturnValueForConstructedFromRefId)
+        {
+            const UniversalId id(UniversalId::Type_Skill, ESM::IndexRefId(ESM::REC_SKIL, 42));
+            EXPECT_EQ(id.getRefId(), ESM::IndexRefId(ESM::REC_SKIL, 42));
+        }
+
         struct Params
         {
             UniversalId mId;