diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
index 40c36d6797..2114c8658b 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void S6Exporter::Export()
     _s6.last_entrance_style          = gLastEntranceStyle;
     // rct1_water_colour
     // pad_01358842
-    memcpy(_s6.research_items, gResearchItems, sizeof(_s6.research_items));
+    ExportResearchList();
     _s6.map_base_z = gMapBaseZ;
     memcpy(_s6.scenario_name, gScenarioName, sizeof(_s6.scenario_name));
     memcpy(_s6.scenario_description, gScenarioDetails, sizeof(_s6.scenario_description));
@@ -698,6 +698,11 @@ void S6Exporter::ExportResearchedSceneryItems()
     }
 }
 
+void S6Exporter::ExportResearchList()
+{
+    memcpy(_s6.research_items, gResearchItems, sizeof(_s6.research_items));
+}
+
 extern "C"
 {
     enum {
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.h b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.h
index 6bfb6105f0..4262de8a57 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ private:
     void ExportResearchedRideTypes();
     void ExportResearchedRideEntries();
     void ExportResearchedSceneryItems();
+    void ExportResearchList();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
index 39b606fb9e..dee7b4f78c 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public:
         gLastEntranceStyle             = _s6.last_entrance_style;
         // rct1_water_colour
         // pad_01358842
-        memcpy(gResearchItems, _s6.research_items, sizeof(_s6.research_items));
+        ImportResearchList();
         gMapBaseZ = _s6.map_base_z;
         memcpy(gScenarioName, _s6.scenario_name, sizeof(_s6.scenario_name));
         memcpy(gScenarioDetails, _s6.scenario_description, sizeof(_s6.scenario_description));
@@ -744,6 +744,11 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    void ImportResearchList()
+    {
+        memcpy(gResearchItems, _s6.research_items, sizeof(_s6.research_items));
+    }
+
     void Initialise()
     {
         game_init_all(_s6.map_size);