diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
index e999b46506..a92a7ad793 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ CSMWorld::Data::Data (ToUTF8::FromType encoding, const ResourcesManager& resourc
 
     mMetaData.addColumn (new StringIdColumn<MetaData> (true));
     mMetaData.addColumn (new RecordStateColumn<MetaData>);
+    mMetaData.addColumn (new FixedRecordTypeColumn<MetaData> (UniversalId::Type_MetaData));
     mMetaData.addColumn (new FormatColumn<MetaData>);
     mMetaData.addColumn (new AuthorColumn<MetaData>);
     mMetaData.addColumn (new FileDescriptionColumn<MetaData>);