diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.cpp
index 660af7d891..54d2b9dd81 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.cpp
@@ -108,4 +108,23 @@ MWState::Character::SlotIterator MWState::Character::begin() const
 MWState::Character::SlotIterator MWState::Character::end() const
 {
     return mSlots.rend();
+}
+
+ESM::SavedGame MWState::Character::getSignature() const
+{
+    if (mSlots.empty())
+        throw std::logic_error ("character signature not available");
+
+    std::vector<Slot>::const_iterator iter (mSlots.begin());
+
+    Slot slot = *iter;
+
+    for (++iter; iter!=mSlots.end(); ++iter)
+        if (iter->mProfile.mPlayerLevel>slot.mProfile.mPlayerLevel)
+            slot = *iter;
+        else if (iter->mProfile.mPlayerLevel==slot.mProfile.mPlayerLevel &&
+            iter->mTimeStamp>slot.mTimeStamp)
+            slot = *iter;
+
+    return slot.mProfile;
 }
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diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.hpp
index a6cb6fa6d1..676c04680f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/character.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ namespace MWState
             ///< First slot is the most recent. Other slots follow in descending order of save date.
 
             SlotIterator end() const;
+
+            ESM::SavedGame getSignature() const;
+            ///< Return signature information for this character.
+            ///
+            /// \todo attention This function must not be called if there are no slots.
     };
 }