diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.cpp
index e9b8ce31fc..99a32fc327 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.cpp
@@ -192,4 +192,17 @@ namespace MWClass
     {
         return getContainerStore (ptr).getWeight();
     }
+
+    void Container::lock (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, int lockLevel) const
+    {
+        if (lockLevel<0)
+            lockLevel = 0;
+
+        ptr.getCellRef().lockLevel = lockLevel;
+    }
+
+    void Container::unlock (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const
+    {
+        ptr.getCellRef().lockLevel = 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.hpp
index 44f0fe927b..739c75c77c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/container.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ namespace MWClass
             ///< Returns total weight of objects inside this object (including modifications from magic
             /// effects). Throws an exception, if the object can't hold other objects.
 
+            virtual void lock (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, int lockLevel) const;
+            ///< Lock object
+
+            virtual void unlock (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const;
+            ///< Unlock object
+
             static void registerSelf();
     };
 }