diff --git a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/IPickupNotifier.java b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/IPickupNotifier.java
index d29a36325f..9f3d721f35 100644
--- a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/IPickupNotifier.java
+++ b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/IPickupNotifier.java
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
  */
 package cpw.mods.fml.common;
 
+import net.minecraft.src.EntityItem;
+import net.minecraft.src.EntityPlayer;
+
 public interface IPickupNotifier
 {
-    void notifyPickup(Object... pickupData);
+    void notifyPickup(EntityItem item, EntityPlayer player);
 }
diff --git a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/BaseModProxy.java b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/BaseModProxy.java
index a18b61ae8c..04fcc49ac5 100644
--- a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/BaseModProxy.java
+++ b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/BaseModProxy.java
@@ -80,4 +80,6 @@ public interface BaseModProxy
     public abstract void receiveCustomPacket(Packet250CustomPayload packet);
 
     public abstract void receiveChatPacket(String text);
+
+    public abstract void onItemPickup(EntityPlayer player, ItemStack item);
 }
diff --git a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderHelper.java b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderHelper.java
index f22f926faa..c4c09d1fe4 100644
--- a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderHelper.java
+++ b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderHelper.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import net.minecraft.src.BaseMod;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.ICraftingHandler;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.IFuelHandler;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.IPickupNotifier;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.IWorldGenerator;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.TickType;
@@ -137,4 +138,9 @@ public class ModLoaderHelper
     {
         return new ModLoaderConnectionHandler(mod);
     }
+
+    public static IPickupNotifier buildPickupHelper(BaseModProxy mod)
+    {
+        return new ModLoaderPickupNotifier(mod);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderModContainer.java b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderModContainer.java
index 57ee1a71e9..3fe2d310af 100644
--- a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderModContainer.java
+++ b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderModContainer.java
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ public class ModLoaderModContainer implements ModContainer
             GameRegistry.registerWorldGenerator(ModLoaderHelper.buildWorldGenHelper(mod));
             GameRegistry.registerFuelHandler(ModLoaderHelper.buildFuelHelper(mod));
             GameRegistry.registerCraftingHandler(ModLoaderHelper.buildCraftingHelper(mod));
+            GameRegistry.registerPickupHandler(ModLoaderHelper.buildPickupHelper(mod));
             NetworkRegistry.instance().registerConnectionHandler(ModLoaderHelper.buildConnectionHelper(mod));
         }
         catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderPickupNotifier.java b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderPickupNotifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c4a0e75be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/modloader/ModLoaderPickupNotifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package cpw.mods.fml.common.modloader;
+
+import net.minecraft.src.EntityItem;
+import net.minecraft.src.EntityPlayer;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.IPickupNotifier;
+
+public class ModLoaderPickupNotifier implements IPickupNotifier
+{
+
+    private BaseModProxy mod;
+
+    public ModLoaderPickupNotifier(BaseModProxy mod)
+    {
+        this.mod = mod;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void notifyPickup(EntityItem item, EntityPlayer player)
+    {
+        mod.onItemPickup(player, item.field_70294_a);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/registry/GameRegistry.java b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/registry/GameRegistry.java
index 4d4c871388..d4999993f1 100644
--- a/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/registry/GameRegistry.java
+++ b/fml/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/registry/GameRegistry.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import net.minecraft.src.BiomeGenBase;
 import net.minecraft.src.CraftingManager;
+import net.minecraft.src.EntityItem;
 import net.minecraft.src.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.src.FurnaceRecipes;
 import net.minecraft.src.IChunkProvider;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLLog;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.ICraftingHandler;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.IDispenseHandler;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.IFuelHandler;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.IPickupNotifier;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.IWorldGenerator;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.LoaderException;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public class GameRegistry
     private static List<IFuelHandler> fuelHandlers = Lists.newArrayList();
     private static List<ICraftingHandler> craftingHandlers = Lists.newArrayList();
     private static List<IDispenseHandler> dispenserHandlers = Lists.newArrayList();
+    private static List<IPickupNotifier> pickupHandlers = Lists.newArrayList();
 
     /**
      * Register a world generator - something that inserts new block types into the world
@@ -244,4 +247,16 @@ public class GameRegistry
         }
     }
 
+    public static void registerPickupHandler(IPickupNotifier handler)
+    {
+        pickupHandlers.add(handler);
+    }
+
+    public static void onPickupNotification(EntityPlayer player, EntityItem item)
+    {
+        for (IPickupNotifier notify : pickupHandlers)
+        {
+            notify.notifyPickup(item, player);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/fml/patches/common/net/minecraft/src/EntityItem.java.patch b/fml/patches/common/net/minecraft/src/EntityItem.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1956160b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fml/patches/common/net/minecraft/src/EntityItem.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- ../src-base/common/net/minecraft/src/EntityItem.java
++++ ../src-work/common/net/minecraft/src/EntityItem.java
+@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+ package net.minecraft.src;
+ 
+ import java.util.Iterator;
++
++import cpw.mods.fml.common.registry.GameRegistry;
+ 
+ public class EntityItem extends Entity
+ {
+@@ -225,6 +227,8 @@
+                     p_70100_1_.func_71029_a(AchievementList.field_76027_z);
+                 }
+ 
++                GameRegistry.onPickupNotification(p_70100_1_, this);
++
+                 this.field_70170_p.func_72956_a(this, "random.pop", 0.2F, ((this.field_70146_Z.nextFloat() - this.field_70146_Z.nextFloat()) * 0.7F + 1.0F) * 2.0F);
+                 p_70100_1_.func_71001_a(this, var2);
+