diff --git a/src/newgrf_object.cpp b/src/newgrf_object.cpp
index dc01d11d3c..dc1ac84f86 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_object.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_object.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ bool ObjectSpec::IsAvailable() const
 			(flags & (_game_mode != GM_EDITOR ? OBJECT_FLAG_ONLY_IN_SCENEDIT : OBJECT_FLAG_ONLY_IN_GAME)) == 0;
 }
 
+uint ObjectSpec::Index() const
+{
+	return this - _object_specs;
+}
+
 /** This function initialize the spec arrays of objects. */
 void ResetObjects()
 {
diff --git a/src/newgrf_object.h b/src/newgrf_object.h
index 5aaf5c286e..cf8b6a9dec 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_object.h
+++ b/src/newgrf_object.h
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ struct ObjectSpec {
 	 */
 	Money GetClearCost() const { return (_price[PR_CLEAR_OBJECT] * this->clear_cost_multiplier); }
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the index of this spec.
+	 * @return The index.
+	 */
+	uint Index() const;
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the specification associated with a specific ObjectType.
 	 * @param index The object type to fetch.