diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
index dbbff2ed4a..83c8de656a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 #include <QVariant>
 
 #include <components/esm3/loaddial.hpp>
+#include <components/esm3/loadmgef.hpp>
 #include <components/esm3/loadskil.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/strings/lower.hpp>
 
 #include "collectionbase.hpp"
 #include "columnbase.hpp"
+#include "columnimp.hpp"
 #include "info.hpp"
 #include "land.hpp"
 #include "landtexture.hpp"
@@ -82,6 +84,17 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         record.mIndex = index;
     }
 
+    inline ESM::RefId getRecordId(const ESM::MagicEffect& record)
+    {
+        return ESM::RefId::stringRefId(CSMWorld::getStringId(record.mId));
+    }
+
+    inline void setRecordId(const ESM::RefId& id, ESM::MagicEffect& record)
+    {
+        int index = ESM::MagicEffect::indexNameToIndex(id.getRefIdString());
+        record.mId = ESM::RefId::index(ESM::REC_MGEF, static_cast<std::uint32_t>(index));
+    }
+
     inline ESM::RefId getRecordId(const LandTexture& record)
     {
         return ESM::RefId::stringRefId(LandTexture::createUniqueRecordId(record.mPluginIndex, record.mIndex));