diff --git a/components/esm/defs.hpp b/components/esm/defs.hpp
index 0f9cefab12..9bf9b01f3d 100644
--- a/components/esm/defs.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/defs.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ struct Position
     {
         return osg::Vec3f(pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]);
     }
+
+    osg::Vec3f asRotationVec3() const
+    {
+        return osg::Vec3f(rot[0], rot[1], rot[2]);
+    }
 };
 #pragma pack(pop)