diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
index 451ef9d0e1..f657c67a1c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "columnbase.hpp"
 #include "collectionbase.hpp"
+#include "info.hpp"
 #include "land.hpp"
 #include "landtexture.hpp"
 #include "ref.hpp"
@@ -264,6 +265,13 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             CSMWorld::CellRef* ptr = (CSMWorld::CellRef*) &copy.mModified;
             ptr->mRefNum.mIndex = 0;
         }
+        if (type == UniversalId::Type_TopicInfo || type == UniversalId::Type_JournalInfo)
+        {
+            CSMWorld::Info* ptr = (CSMWorld::Info*) &copy.mModified;
+            std::vector<std::string> splitStringContainer;
+            Misc::StringUtils::split(destination, splitStringContainer, "#");
+            ptr->mTopicId = splitStringContainer[0];
+        }
 
         int index = getAppendIndex(destination, type);
         insertRecord(copy, getAppendIndex(destination, type));