diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/agent/Player.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/agent/Player.scala
index 587059d64..17506e3a2 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/agent/Player.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/agent/Player.scala
@@ -183,10 +183,11 @@ class Player(val agent: internal.Agent) extends FakePlayer(agent.world.asInstanc
   private def collectDroppedItems(itemsBefore: Iterable[EntityItem]) {
     val itemsAfter = adjacentItems
     val itemsDropped = itemsAfter -- itemsBefore
-    for (drop <- itemsDropped) {
-      drop.setNoPickupDelay()
-      drop.onCollideWithPlayer(this)
-      drop.setDead()
+    if (itemsDropped.nonEmpty) {
+      for (drop <- itemsDropped) {
+        drop.setNoPickupDelay()
+        drop.onCollideWithPlayer(this)
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/Agent.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/Agent.scala
index c57514d20..0ada42696 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/Agent.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/Agent.scala
@@ -293,11 +293,20 @@ trait Agent extends traits.WorldControl with traits.InventoryControl with traits
     entity.captureDrops = true
   }
 
+
   protected def endConsumeDrops(player: Player, entity: Entity) {
     entity.captureDrops = false
-    for (drop <- entity.capturedDrops) {
-      val stack = drop.getEntityItem
-      InventoryUtils.addToPlayerInventory(stack, player)
+    // this inventory size check is a HACK to preserve old behavior that a agent can suck items out
+    // of the capturedDrops. Ideally, we'd only pick up items off the ground. We could clear the
+    // capturedDrops when Player.attackTargetEntityWithCurrentItem() is called
+    // But this felt slightly less hacky, slightly
+    if (player.inventory.getSizeInventory > 0) {
+      for (drop <- entity.capturedDrops) {
+        if (!drop.isDead) {
+          val stack = drop.getEntityItem
+          InventoryUtils.addToPlayerInventory(stack, player, spawnInWorld = false)
+        }
+      }
     }
     entity.capturedDrops.clear()
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/util/InventoryUtils.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/util/InventoryUtils.scala
index 231b3b210..876d038d4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/util/InventoryUtils.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/util/InventoryUtils.scala
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ object InventoryUtils {
   /**
    * Try inserting an item stack into a player inventory. If that fails, drop it into the world.
    */
-  def addToPlayerInventory(stack: ItemStack, player: EntityPlayer): Unit = {
+  def addToPlayerInventory(stack: ItemStack, player: EntityPlayer, spawnInWorld: Boolean = true): Unit = {
     if (!stack.isEmpty) {
       if (player.inventory.addItemStackToInventory(stack)) {
         player.inventory.markDirty()
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ object InventoryUtils {
           player.openContainer.detectAndSendChanges()
         }
       }
-      if (stack.getCount > 0) {
+      if (stack.getCount > 0 && spawnInWorld) {
         player.dropItem(stack, false, false)
       }
     }