diff --git a/common/bsputils.cc b/common/bsputils.cc
index 260413c7..fa400251 100644
--- a/common/bsputils.cc
+++ b/common/bsputils.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
 
 #include <common/qvec.hh>
 
+const dmodel_t *BSP_GetWorldModel(const bsp2_t *bsp)
+{
+    // We only support .bsp's that have a world model
+    if (bsp->nummodels < 1) {
+        Error("BSP has no models");
+    }
+    return &bsp->dmodels[0];
+}
+
 int Face_GetNum(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *f)
 {
     Q_assert(f != nullptr);
diff --git a/include/common/bsputils.hh b/include/common/bsputils.hh
index cb03bfba..7c169055 100644
--- a/include/common/bsputils.hh
+++ b/include/common/bsputils.hh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <common/qvec.hh>
 
+const dmodel_t *BSP_GetWorldModel(const bsp2_t *bsp);
 int Face_GetNum(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *f);
 const bsp2_dface_t *BSP_GetFace(const bsp2_t *bsp, int fnum);
 bsp2_dface_t *BSP_GetFace(bsp2_t *bsp, int fnum);