diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/georges/u_form_elm.h b/code/nel/include/nel/georges/u_form_elm.h
index e6a294ece..dd72487e2 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/georges/u_form_elm.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/georges/u_form_elm.h
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ public:
 	// ** Atom element methods
 
 
+	/// Returns the type of the atom. NULL otherwise.
+	virtual const class UType     *getType () = 0;
 	/// Return true if the element is an atom
 	virtual bool	isAtom () const = 0;
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.cpp b/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.cpp
index 9991187a6..fc117d503 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ bool CFormElm::isAtom () const
 
 // ***************************************************************************
 
+const CType* CFormElm::getType ()
+{
+	warning (false, "getType", "This node is not an atom.");
+	return 0;
+}
+// ***************************************************************************
+
 bool CFormElm::getValue (string &/* result */, TEval /* evaluate */) const
 {
 	warning (false, "getValue", "This node is not an atom.");
@@ -2808,6 +2815,13 @@ bool CFormElmAtom::isAtom () const
 
 // ***************************************************************************
 
+const CType* CFormElmAtom::getType ()
+{
+	return Type;
+}
+
+// ***************************************************************************
+
 void CFormElmAtom::getDependencies (std::set<std::string> &/* dependencies */) const
 {
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.h b/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.h
index c318c771b..2eb603da3 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/georges/form_elm.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool	setValueByName (bool value, const char *name, bool *created);
 	virtual bool	setValueByName (NLMISC::CRGBA value, const char *name, bool *created);
 	virtual UFormElm	*getParent () const;
+	virtual const CType *getType ();
 	virtual bool	isArray () const;
 	virtual bool	getArraySize (uint &size) const;
 	virtual bool	getArrayNode (const UFormElm **result, uint arrayIndex) const;
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ public:
 	bool						setParent (CFormElm *parent);
 	void						getFormName (std::string &result, const CFormElm *child) const;
 	void						getDependencies (std::set<std::string> &dependencies) const;
+	const CType*                      getType ();
 
 	// Call by CFormLoader
 	void						read (xmlNodePtr node, CFormLoader &loader, const CType *type, CForm *form);