diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.cpp
index ac4036dff8..fd7d600603 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ std::array<cvf::Vec3d, 8> RigGridBase::cellCornerVertices( size_t cellIndex ) co
     return vertices;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+size_t RigGridBase::cellIndexFromIJK( const caf::VecIjk0& ijk ) const
+{
+    return cellIndexFromIJK( ijk.i(), ijk.j(), ijk.k() );
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.h
index 46b5940f86..8eb643e518 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigGridBase.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public:
     virtual void   ijkFromCellIndexUnguarded( size_t cellIndex, size_t* i, size_t* j, size_t* k ) const;
 
     std::optional<caf::VecIjk0> ijkFromCellIndex( size_t cellIndex ) const;
+    size_t                      cellIndexFromIJK( const caf::VecIjk0& ijk ) const;
 
     bool cellIJKFromCoordinate( const cvf::Vec3d& coord, size_t* i, size_t* j, size_t* k ) const override; // unused
     void cellMinMaxCordinates( size_t cellIndex, cvf::Vec3d* minCoordinate, cvf::Vec3d* maxCoordinate ) const override; // unused