diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
index 67f6822c7c..313518091f 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ CSMWorld::Data::Data (ToUTF8::FromType encoding, const ResourcesManager& resourc
     mPathgrids.addColumn (new RecordStateColumn<Pathgrid>);
     mPathgrids.addColumn (new FixedRecordTypeColumn<Pathgrid> (UniversalId::Type_Pathgrid));
 
+    mStartScripts.addColumn (new StringIdColumn<ESM::StartScript>);
+    mStartScripts.addColumn (new RecordStateColumn<ESM::StartScript>);
+    mStartScripts.addColumn (new FixedRecordTypeColumn<ESM::StartScript> (UniversalId::Type_StartScript));
+
     mRefs.addColumn (new StringIdColumn<CellRef> (true));
     mRefs.addColumn (new RecordStateColumn<CellRef>);
     mRefs.addColumn (new FixedRecordTypeColumn<CellRef> (UniversalId::Type_Reference));
@@ -327,6 +331,7 @@ CSMWorld::Data::Data (ToUTF8::FromType encoding, const ResourcesManager& resourc
     addModel (new IdTable (&mSoundGens), UniversalId::Type_SoundGen);
     addModel (new IdTable (&mMagicEffects), UniversalId::Type_MagicEffect);
     addModel (new IdTable (&mPathgrids), UniversalId::Type_Pathgrid);
+    addModel (new IdTable (&mStartScripts), UniversalId::Type_StartScript);
     addModel (new IdTable (&mReferenceables, IdTable::Feature_Preview),
         UniversalId::Type_Referenceable);
     addModel (new IdTable (&mRefs, IdTable::Feature_ViewCell | IdTable::Feature_Preview), UniversalId::Type_Reference);
@@ -615,6 +620,16 @@ CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid>& CSMWorld::Data::getPathgrids()
     return mPathgrids;
 }
 
+const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::StartScript>& CSMWorld::Data::getStartScripts() const
+{
+    return mStartScripts;
+}
+
+CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::StartScript>& CSMWorld::Data::getStartScripts()
+{
+    return mStartScripts;
+}
+
 const CSMWorld::Resources& CSMWorld::Data::getResources (const UniversalId& id) const
 {
     return mResourcesManager.get (id.getType());
@@ -719,6 +734,7 @@ bool CSMWorld::Data::continueLoading (CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
         case ESM::REC_SNDG: mSoundGens.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
         case ESM::REC_MGEF: mMagicEffects.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
         case ESM::REC_PGRD: mPathgrids.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
+        case ESM::REC_SSCR: mStartScripts.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
 
         case ESM::REC_LTEX: mLandTextures.load (*mReader, mBase); break;
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
index 02f7bc4526..298a9be1fc 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <components/esm/loadbody.hpp>
 #include <components/esm/loadsndg.hpp>
 #include <components/esm/loadmgef.hpp>
+#include <components/esm/loadsscr.hpp>
 #include <components/esm/debugprofile.hpp>
 #include <components/esm/filter.hpp>
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             SubCellCollection<Pathgrid> mPathgrids;
             IdCollection<ESM::DebugProfile> mDebugProfiles;
             IdCollection<ESM::SoundGenerator> mSoundGens;
+            IdCollection<ESM::StartScript> mStartScripts;
             InfoCollection mTopicInfos;
             InfoCollection mJournalInfos;
             IdCollection<Cell> mCells;
@@ -225,6 +227,10 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
             SubCellCollection<Pathgrid>& getPathgrids();
 
+            const IdCollection<ESM::StartScript>& getStartScripts() const;
+
+            IdCollection<ESM::StartScript>& getStartScripts();
+
             /// Throws an exception, if \a id does not match a resources list.
             const Resources& getResources (const UniversalId& id) const;
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp
index d19959d44d..50ac846dba 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_RecordList, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_SoundGens, "Sound Generators", 0 },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_RecordList, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_MagicEffects, "Magic Effects", 0 },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_RecordList, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Pathgrids, "Pathgrids", 0 },
+        { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_RecordList, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_StartScripts, "Start Scripts", 0 },
 
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_None, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_None, 0, 0 } // end marker
     };
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ namespace
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_Record, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_SoundGen, "Sound Generator", 0 },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_Record, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_MagicEffect, "Magic Effect", 0 },
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_Record, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Pathgrid, "Pathgrid", 0 },
+        { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_Record, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_StartScript, "Start Script", 0 },
 
         { CSMWorld::UniversalId::Class_None, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_None, 0, 0 } // end marker
     };
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp
index ce2d021d09..a716aec03f 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
                 Type_MagicEffect,
                 Type_Pathgrids,
                 Type_Pathgrid,
+                Type_StartScripts,
+                Type_StartScript,
                 Type_RunLog
             };
 
diff --git a/components/esm/loadsscr.cpp b/components/esm/loadsscr.cpp
index 9b02b51c95..7380dd0a7f 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadsscr.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadsscr.cpp
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@ namespace ESM
         esm.writeHNString("NAME", mId);
     }
 
+    void StartScript::blank()
+    {
+        mData.clear();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/esm/loadsscr.hpp b/components/esm/loadsscr.hpp
index 954a4a2b68..1420d16c47 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadsscr.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadsscr.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct StartScript
     // Load a record and add it to the list
     void load(ESMReader &esm);
     void save(ESMWriter &esm) const;
+
+    void blank();
 };
 
 }