diff --git a/src/saland/Game.cpp b/src/saland/Game.cpp
index 01f85e6..ccf6734 100644
--- a/src/saland/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/saland/Game.cpp
@@ -570,6 +570,10 @@ void Game::Update() {
 				}
 				item->removeMe = true;
 			}
+			if (item->pickup && Intersect(*item, *(data->human))) {
+				item->removeMe = true;
+				globalData.player.item_inventory[item->name]++;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	auto& vp = data->gameRegion.placeables;
diff --git a/src/saland/GameItems.cpp b/src/saland/GameItems.cpp
index cf031d5..92311e6 100644
--- a/src/saland/GameItems.cpp
+++ b/src/saland/GameItems.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const ItemDef& getItem(const std::string& itemName) {
 	itemDef.isDestructible = true;
 	itemDef.health = 100.0f;
 	itemDef.itemid = itemName;
+	itemDef.pickup = false;
 	if (itemName == "barrel") {
 		itemDef.radius = 16.0f;
 		itemDef.sprite = "item_barrel";
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const ItemDef& getItem(const std::string& itemName) {
 		itemDef.radius = 9.0f;
 		itemDef.sprite = "item_food_potato";
 		itemDef.isStatic = false;
+		itemDef.pickup = true;
 	}
 	if (itemName == "tree_pine") {
 		itemDef.radius = 20.0f;
diff --git a/src/saland/GameItems.hpp b/src/saland/GameItems.hpp
index 0e87c1d..a1d87cb 100644
--- a/src/saland/GameItems.hpp
+++ b/src/saland/GameItems.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct ItemDef {
 	bool isStatic = true;
 	bool isDestructible = true;
 	float health = 10.0f;
+	bool pickup = false;
 };
 
 const ItemDef& getItem(const std::string& itemName);
diff --git a/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp b/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp
index c27e4bb..21a35a5 100644
--- a/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp
+++ b/src/saland/GameRegion.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ void GameRegion::SpawnItem(const ItemDef& def, float destX, float destY) {
 	barrel.get()->destructible = def.isDestructible;
 	barrel.get()->health = def.health;
 	barrel.get()->name = def.itemid;
+	barrel.get()->pickup = def.pickup;
 	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 c0d4948..744c89f 100644
--- a/src/saland/model/placeables.hpp
+++ b/src/saland/model/placeables.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
 	std::string id = "unknown";
 	std::string name = "Unknamed item";
 	double base_value = 1.0;
+	bool pickup = false;
 };
 
 class Creature : public Placeable {