diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
index bea307aa21..b509f6b9d5 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
@@ -188,4 +188,9 @@ void CSMWorld::IdTable::reorderRows (int baseIndex, const std::vector<int>& newO
 CSMWorld::IdTable::Reordering CSMWorld::IdTable::getReordering() const
 {
     return mReordering;
+}
+
+CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display CSMWorld::IdTable::getColumnDisplay (int index) const
+{
+    return mIdCollection->getColumn(index).mDisplayType;
 }
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diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.hpp
index 74923867d6..aee49a961e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 namespace CSMWorld
 {
     class CollectionBase;
+    class ColumnsBase;
     class RecordBase;
 
     class IdTable : public QAbstractItemModel
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             /// given in \a newOrder (baseIndex+newOrder[0] specifies the new index of row baseIndex).
 
             Reordering getReordering() const;
+
+            CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display getColumnDisplay(int index) const;
     };
 }