diff --git a/include/chunk.hpp b/include/chunk.hpp
index 5ecafe4..26a7f86 100644
--- a/include/chunk.hpp
+++ b/include/chunk.hpp
@@ -65,12 +65,15 @@ namespace Chunk
     public:
         GLuint VAO{0}, VBO{0}, extentsBuffer{0}, texinfoBuffer{0}, numVertices{0};
 	std::atomic<float> unload_timer{0};
+	chunk_index_t getIndex(){ return this->index; }
 
     private:
         glm::vec3 position{};
         IntervalMap<Block> blocks{};
         
 	std::atomic_uint8_t state{0};
+
+	chunk_index_t index;
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/chunk.cpp b/src/chunk.cpp
index f7822e0..982edf8 100644
--- a/src/chunk.cpp
+++ b/src/chunk.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Chunk
         this->position = pos;
         this->setState(CHUNK_STATE_EMPTY, true);
 	this->setBlocks(0, CHUNK_MAX_INDEX, Block::AIR);
+	this->index = calculateIndex(pos);
     }
 
     Chunk ::~Chunk()