diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index ee1a0ad2d4..cbc940ec79 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -722,4 +722,27 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         return std::make_pair (stream.str(), created);
     }
+
+    const ESM::Cell *World::createRecord (const ESM::Cell& record)
+    {
+        if (record.data.flags & ESM::Cell::Interior)
+        {
+            if (mStore.cells.searchInt (record.name))
+                throw std::runtime_error ("failed creating interior cell");
+
+            ESM::Cell *cell = new ESM::Cell (record);
+            mStore.cells.intCells.insert (std::make_pair (record.name, cell));
+            return cell;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (mStore.cells.searchExt (record.data.gridX, record.data.gridY))
+                throw std::runtime_error ("failed creating exterior cell");
+
+            ESM::Cell *cell = new ESM::Cell (record);
+            mStore.cells.extCells.insert (
+                std::make_pair (std::make_pair (record.data.gridX, record.data.gridY), cell));
+            return cell;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
index 90d6121634..89c6057fa8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
             std::pair<std::string, const ESM::Class *> createRecord (const ESM::Class& record);
             ///< Create a new recrod (of type class) in the ESM store.
             /// \return ID, pointer to created record
+
+            const ESM::Cell *createRecord (const ESM::Cell& record);
+            ///< Create a new recrod (of type cell) in the ESM store.
+            /// \return ID, pointer to created record
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/components/esm_store/reclists.hpp b/components/esm_store/reclists.hpp
index 7d3afbb96b..20a2e8ff95 100644
--- a/components/esm_store/reclists.hpp
+++ b/components/esm_store/reclists.hpp
@@ -305,15 +305,24 @@ namespace ESMS
           delete it->second;
     }
 
+    const ESM::Cell* searchInt(const std::string &id) const
+    {
+      IntCells::const_iterator iter = intCells.find(id);
+
+      if (iter!=intCells.end())
+        return iter->second;
+
+      return 0;
+    }
 
     const ESM::Cell* findInt(const std::string &id) const
     {
-      IntCells::const_iterator it = intCells.find(id);
+      const ESM::Cell *cell = searchInt (id);
 
-      if(it == intCells.end())
+      if (!cell)
          throw std::runtime_error ("Interior cell not found - " + id);
 
-      return it->second;
+      return cell;
     }
 
     const ESM::Cell *searchExt (int x, int y) const