diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.cpp
index c116ec4e50..028a759dc4 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.cpp
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             { ColumnId_WeatherName, "Type" },
             { ColumnId_WeatherChance, "Percent Chance" },
 
+            { ColumnId_Text, "Text" },
+
             { ColumnId_UseValue1, "Use value 1" },
             { ColumnId_UseValue2, "Use value 2" },
             { ColumnId_UseValue3, "Use value 3" },
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.hpp
index 05bedb77d5..e3899af731 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/columns.hpp
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             ColumnId_WeatherName = 295,
             ColumnId_WeatherChance = 296,
 
+            ColumnId_Text = 297,
+
             // Allocated to a separate value range, so we don't get a collision should we ever need
             // to extend the number of use values.
             ColumnId_UseValue1 = 0x10000,
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.cpp
index 5f48b4315e..086e95c340 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.cpp
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ void CSMWorld::ArmorRefIdAdapter::setData (const RefIdColumn *column, RefIdData&
 }
 
 CSMWorld::BookRefIdAdapter::BookRefIdAdapter (const EnchantableColumns& columns,
-    const RefIdColumn *scroll, const RefIdColumn *skill)
+    const RefIdColumn *scroll, const RefIdColumn *skill, const RefIdColumn *text)
 : EnchantableRefIdAdapter<ESM::Book> (UniversalId::Type_Book, columns),
-    mScroll (scroll), mSkill (skill)
+    mScroll (scroll), mSkill (skill), mText (text)
 {}
 
 QVariant CSMWorld::BookRefIdAdapter::getData (const RefIdColumn *column,
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ QVariant CSMWorld::BookRefIdAdapter::getData (const RefIdColumn *column,
     if (column==mSkill)
         return record.get().mData.mSkillID;
 
+    if (column==mText)
+        return QString::fromUtf8 (record.get().mText.c_str());
+
     return EnchantableRefIdAdapter<ESM::Book>::getData (column, data, index);
 }
 
@@ -333,6 +336,8 @@ void CSMWorld::BookRefIdAdapter::setData (const RefIdColumn *column, RefIdData&
         book.mData.mIsScroll = value.toInt();
     else if (column==mSkill)
         book.mData.mSkillID = value.toInt();
+    else if (column==mText)
+        book.mText = value.toString().toUtf8().data();
     else
     {
         EnchantableRefIdAdapter<ESM::Book>::setData (column, data, index, value);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.hpp
index e828a7f4ef..757a8ad77d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidadapterimp.hpp
@@ -696,11 +696,12 @@ namespace CSMWorld
     {
             const RefIdColumn *mScroll;
             const RefIdColumn *mSkill;
+            const RefIdColumn *mText;
 
         public:
 
             BookRefIdAdapter (const EnchantableColumns& columns, const RefIdColumn *scroll,
-                const RefIdColumn *skill);
+                const RefIdColumn *skill, const RefIdColumn *text);
 
             virtual QVariant getData (const RefIdColumn *column, const RefIdData& data, int index)
                 const;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
index c4c8f8605d..74867d6265 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ CSMWorld::RefIdCollection::RefIdCollection()
     mColumns.push_back (RefIdColumn (Columns::ColumnId_Attribute, ColumnBase::Display_Attribute));
     const RefIdColumn *attribute = &mColumns.back();
 
+    mColumns.push_back (RefIdColumn (Columns::ColumnId_Text, ColumnBase::Display_LongString));
+    const RefIdColumn *text = &mColumns.back();
+
     mColumns.push_back (RefIdColumn (Columns::ColumnId_ClothingType, ColumnBase::Display_ClothingType));
     const RefIdColumn *clothingType = &mColumns.back();
 
@@ -656,7 +659,7 @@ CSMWorld::RefIdCollection::RefIdCollection()
     mAdapters.insert (std::make_pair (UniversalId::Type_Armor,
         new ArmorRefIdAdapter (enchantableColumns, armorType, health, armor, partRef)));
     mAdapters.insert (std::make_pair (UniversalId::Type_Book,
-        new BookRefIdAdapter (enchantableColumns, scroll, attribute)));
+        new BookRefIdAdapter (enchantableColumns, scroll, attribute, text)));
     mAdapters.insert (std::make_pair (UniversalId::Type_Clothing,
         new ClothingRefIdAdapter (enchantableColumns, clothingType, partRef)));
     mAdapters.insert (std::make_pair (UniversalId::Type_Container,