diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp
index 0ba42e192..cfd4657db 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include "templatescollection.h"
 #include "qetapp.h"
 
+// make this class usable with QVariant
+int t = qRegisterMetaType<TitleBlockTemplateLocation>("TitleBlockTemplateLocation");
+
 /**
 	Constructor
 	@param collection Parent collection of the title block template
@@ -124,6 +127,15 @@ QString TitleBlockTemplateLocation::protocol() const {
 	return("unknown");
 }
 
+/**
+	This is a convenience method equivalent to
+	parentCollection() -> getTemplateXmlDescription
+*/
+QDomElement TitleBlockTemplateLocation::getTemplateXmlDescription() const {
+	if (!collection_ || name_.isEmpty()) return(QDomElement());
+	return(collection_ -> getTemplateXmlDescription(name_));
+}
+
 /**
 	This is a convenience method equivalent to
 	parentCollection() -> getTemplate(...).
diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h
index d878b7bbd..58bd43227 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef TITLEBLOCK_SLASH_TEMPLATE_LOCATION_H
 #define TITLEBLOCK_SLASH_TEMPLATE_LOCATION_H
 #include <QtCore>
+#include <QDomElement>
 class QETProject;
 class TitleBlockTemplate;
 class TitleBlockTemplatesCollection;
@@ -46,11 +47,15 @@ class TitleBlockTemplateLocation {
 	QString toString() const;
 	QETProject *parentProject() const;
 	QString protocol() const;
+	QDomElement getTemplateXmlDescription() const;
 	TitleBlockTemplate *getTemplate() const;
 	
 	// attributes
 	private:
 	TitleBlockTemplatesCollection *collection_; ///< Collection the template belongs to
 	QString name_;                              ///< Name of the template
+	
+	public:
+	static int MetaTypeId; ///< Id of the corresponding Qt meta type
 };
 #endif