diff --git a/library/include/df/custom/knowledge_scholar_category_flag.methods.inc b/library/include/df/custom/knowledge_scholar_category_flag.methods.inc
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index 000000000..f5c4e9a76
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+++ b/library/include/df/custom/knowledge_scholar_category_flag.methods.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+df::enums::dfhack_knowledge_scholar_flag::dfhack_knowledge_scholar_flag value() const
+{
+    int32_t value = category * 32;
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < 32; i++)
+    {
+        if (flags & (1 << i))
+        {
+            value += i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return df::enums::dfhack_knowledge_scholar_flag::dfhack_knowledge_scholar_flag(value);
+}