diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
index bfa8ee37b..43a16587a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
@@ -170,9 +170,14 @@ std::string CellController::generateMapIndex(BaseActor baseActor)
     return mapIndex;
 }
 
-int CellController::getCellSize() const
+bool CellController::isActiveCell(const ESM::Cell& cell)
 {
-    return 8192;
+    return (cellsActive.count(cell.getDescription()) > 0);
+}
+
+Cell *CellController::getCell(const ESM::Cell& cell)
+{
+    return cellsActive.at(cell.getDescription());
 }
 
 MWWorld::CellStore *CellController::getCellStore(const ESM::Cell& cell)
@@ -240,3 +245,8 @@ void CellController::closeContainer(const MWWorld::Ptr &container)
 
     Main::get().getLocalPlayer()->updateInventory();
 }
+
+int CellController::getCellSize() const
+{
+    return 8192;
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp
index 86dde640d..f4ee32ece 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.hpp
@@ -36,12 +36,16 @@ namespace mwmp
         std::string generateMapIndex(MWWorld::Ptr ptr);
         std::string generateMapIndex(mwmp::BaseActor baseActor);
 
-        int getCellSize() const;
+        bool isActiveCell(const ESM::Cell& cell);
+        virtual Cell *getCell(const ESM::Cell& cell);
+
         virtual MWWorld::CellStore *getCellStore(const ESM::Cell& cell);
 
         void openContainer(const MWWorld::Ptr& container,  bool loot);
         void closeContainer(const MWWorld::Ptr& container);
 
+        int getCellSize() const;
+
     private:
         static std::map<std::string, mwmp::Cell *> cellsActive;
         static std::map<std::string, std::string> localActorsToCells;