diff --git a/data/saland/items/base_items.json b/data/saland/items/base_items.json
index d168881..cad83a5 100644
--- a/data/saland/items/base_items.json
+++ b/data/saland/items/base_items.json
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@
 			"isStatic" : true,
 			"isDestructible" : true,
 			"health" : 20,
-			"pickup" : false
+			"pickup" : false,
+			"healRadius" : 70.0,
+			"healPerSecond" : 1.0
 		}
 	]
 }
diff --git a/src/saland/Game.cpp b/src/saland/Game.cpp
index f71fe29..9612279 100644
--- a/src/saland/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/saland/Game.cpp
@@ -922,6 +922,17 @@ void Game::Update() {
 				item->removeMe = true;
 				globalData.player.item_inventory[item->name]++;
 			}
+			if (item->healPerSecond > 0.0f && !data->human->diedAt) {
+				float dx = data->human->X - item->X;
+				float dy = data->human->Y - item->Y;
+				float distance = std::sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
+				if (distance <= item->healRadius) {
+					data->human->health += (deltaTime / 1000.0f) * item->healPerSecond;
+					if (data->human->health > data->human->maxHealth) {
+						data->human->health = data->human->maxHealth;
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	auto& vp = data->gameRegion.placeables;
diff --git a/src/saland/GameItems.cpp b/src/saland/GameItems.cpp
index 79cc4e3..dcc8527 100644
--- a/src/saland/GameItems.cpp
+++ b/src/saland/GameItems.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ static void ReadItemFile(const std::string& filename) {
 						if (member.name == "pickup") {
 							new_item.pickup = member.value.GetBool();
 						}
+						if (member.name == "healRadius") {
+							new_item.healRadius = member.value.GetDouble();
+						}
+						if (member.name == "healPerSecond") {
+							new_item.healPerSecond = member.value.GetDouble();
+						}
 						if (member.name == "armor_upper_body") {
 							new_item.armor_upper_body = member.value.GetString();
 						}
diff --git a/src/saland/GameItems.hpp b/src/saland/GameItems.hpp
index d2660f3..b400841 100644
--- a/src/saland/GameItems.hpp
+++ b/src/saland/GameItems.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ struct ItemDef {
 	bool isDestructible = true;
 	float health = 10.0f;
 	bool pickup = false;
+	float healRadius = 0.0f;
+	float healPerSecond = 0.0f;
 	std::string armor_upper_body = "";
 	std::string armor_lower_body = "";
 	std::vector<std::string> armor_restriction;
diff --git a/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp b/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp
index 17b67e1..7270a9d 100644
--- a/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp
+++ b/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ void GameRegion::SpawnItem(const ItemDef& def, float destX, float destY) {
 	barrel.get()->health = def.health;
 	barrel.get()->name = def.itemid;
 	barrel.get()->pickup = def.pickup;
+	barrel.get()->healRadius = def.healRadius;
+	barrel.get()->healPerSecond = def.healPerSecond;
 	for (int i=(destX-def.radius)/32; i <= (destX+def.radius)/32+1; ++i) {
 		for (int j=(destY-def.radius)/32; j <= (destY+def.radius)/32+1; ++j) {
 			if (world.tile_protected(i, j)) {
diff --git a/src/saland/model/placeables.hpp b/src/saland/model/placeables.hpp
index 2729ac2..7a2e7a4 100644
--- a/src/saland/model/placeables.hpp
+++ b/src/saland/model/placeables.hpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public:
 	std::string name = "Unknamed item";
 	double base_value = 1.0;
 	bool pickup = false;
+	float healRadius = 0.0f;
+	float healPerSecond = 0.0f;
 };
 
 class Creature : public Placeable {