diff --git a/patches/common/net/minecraft/src/Slot.java.patch b/patches/common/net/minecraft/src/Slot.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e375c5da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/common/net/minecraft/src/Slot.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+--- ../src_base/common/net/minecraft/src/Slot.java
++++ ../src_work/common/net/minecraft/src/Slot.java
+@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
+ 
+     /** display position of the inventory slot on the screen y axis */
+     public int yDisplayPosition;
++
++    /** Position within background texture file, normally -1 which causes no background to be drawn. */
++    protected int backgroundIconIndex = -1;
++
++    /** Background texture file assigned to this slot, if any. Vanilla "/gui/items.png" is used if this is null. */
++    protected String texture = "/gui/items.png";
+ 
+     public Slot(IInventory par1IInventory, int par2, int par3, int par4)
+     {
+@@ -145,6 +151,44 @@
+      */
+     public int getBackgroundIconIndex()
+     {
+-        return -1;
++        return backgroundIconIndex;
++    }
++
++    /**
++     * Gets the path of the texture file to use for the background image of this slot when drawing the GUI.
++     * @return String: The texture file that will be used in GuiContainer.drawSlotInventory for the slot background.  
++     */
++    public String getBackgroundIconTexture()
++    {
++        return (texture == null ? "/gui/items.png" : texture);
++    }
++
++    /**
++     * Sets which icon index to use as the background image of the slot when it's empty.
++     * @param iconIndex int: The index into the texture file, 0-255, or -1 for no background.  
++     */
++    public void setBackgroundIconIndex(int iconIndex)
++    {
++        backgroundIconIndex = iconIndex;
++    }
++
++    /**
++     * Sets the texture file to use for the background image of the slot when it's empty.
++     * @param textureFilename String: Path of texture file to use, or null to use "/gui/items.png"
++     */
++    public void setBackgroundIconTexture(String textureFilename)
++    {
++        texture = textureFilename;
++    }
++
++    /**
++     * Retrieves the index in the inventory for this slot, this value should typically not 
++     * be used, but can be useful for some occasions.
++     * 
++     * @return Index in associated inventory for this slot.
++     */
++    public int getSlotIndex()
++    {
++        return slotIndex;
+     }
+ }
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/src/GuiContainer.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/src/GuiContainer.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c12dac5aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/src/GuiContainer.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- ../src_base/minecraft/net/minecraft/src/GuiContainer.java
++++ ../src_work/minecraft/net/minecraft/src/GuiContainer.java
+@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
+             if (var6 >= 0)
+             {
+                 GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_LIGHTING);
+-                this.mc.renderEngine.bindTexture(this.mc.renderEngine.getTexture("/gui/items.png"));
++                this.mc.renderEngine.bindTexture(this.mc.renderEngine.getTexture(par1Slot.getBackgroundIconTexture()));
+                 this.drawTexturedModalRect(var2, var3, var6 % 16 * 16, var6 / 16 * 16, 16, 16);
+                 GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_LIGHTING);
+                 var5 = true;