diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index 64547b348..ca4e4f38e 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ struct player_t
 	UINT8 justDI;			// Turn-lockout timer to briefly prevent unintended turning after DI, resets when actionable or no input
 	boolean flipDI;			// Bananas flip the DI direction. Was a bug, but it made bananas much more interesting.
 
+	boolean cangrabitems;
+
 	SINT8 drift;			// (-5 to 5) - Drifting Left or Right, plus a bigger counter = sharper turn
 	fixed_t driftcharge;	// Charge your drift so you can release a burst of speed
 	UINT16 driftboost;		// (0 to 125 baseline) - Boost you get from drifting
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 392d6f72b..e0bc76b25 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2241,6 +2241,8 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 	UINT8 botdiffincrease;
 	boolean botrival;
 
+	boolean cangrabitems;
+
 	SINT8 xtralife;
 
 	uint8_t public_key[PUBKEYLENGTH];
@@ -2342,6 +2344,8 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 	bot = players[player].bot;
 	botdifficulty = players[player].botvars.difficulty;
 
+	cangrabitems = players[player].cangrabitems;
+
 	botdiffincrease = players[player].botvars.diffincrease;
 	botrival = players[player].botvars.rival;
 
@@ -2567,6 +2571,8 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 	p->charflags = charflags;
 	p->lastfakeskin = lastfakeskin;
 
+	p->cangrabitems = cangrabitems;
+
 	memcpy(players[player].availabilities, availabilities, sizeof(availabilities));
 	p->followitem = followitem;
 
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 5173fa3eb..48e20206b 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -4235,6 +4235,7 @@ void K_CheckpointCrossAward(player_t *player)
 		return;
 
 	player->exp += K_GetExpAdjustment(player);
+	player->cangrabitems = true;
 	K_AwardPlayerRings(player, (player->bot ? 20 : 10), true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index 62eca4611..0da01f714 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->justDI);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"flipdi"))
 		lua_pushboolean(L, plr->flipDI);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"cangrabitems"))
+		lua_pushboolean(L, plr->cangrabitems);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"analoginput"))
 		lua_pushboolean(L, plr->analoginput);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"transfer"))
@@ -876,6 +878,8 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 		plr->justDI = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"flipdi"))
 		plr->flipDI = luaL_checkboolean(L, 3);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"cangrabitems"))
+		plr->cangrabitems = luaL_checkboolean(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"incontrol"))
 		plr->incontrol = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"progressivethrust"))
diff --git a/src/objects/random-item.c b/src/objects/random-item.c
index 0e0a2a788..fa5419084 100644
--- a/src/objects/random-item.c
+++ b/src/objects/random-item.c
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ void Obj_RandomItemVisuals(mobj_t *mobj)
 	ItemBoxScaling(mobj);
 	item_vfxtimer(mobj)++;
 
+	for (UINT8 i = 0; i <= r_splitscreen; i++)
+	{
+		UINT32 flag = K_GetPlayerDontDrawFlag(&players[displayplayers[i]]);
+		if (!players[displayplayers[i]].cangrabitems)
+			mobj->renderflags |= flag;
+		else
+			mobj->renderflags &= ~(flag);
+	}
+
 	if (mobj->type != MT_RANDOMITEM)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index b3d178254..76997b541 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ boolean P_CanPickupItem(player_t *player, UINT8 weapon)
 	if (weapon != 2 && player->instaWhipCharge)
 		return false;
 
+	if (weapon == 1 && !player->cangrabitems)
+		return false;
+
 	if (weapon)
 	{
 		// Item slot already taken up
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.cpp b/src/p_saveg.cpp
index 9f11fbb70..4abeb51fb 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.cpp
+++ b/src/p_saveg.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].justDI);
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].flipDI);
 
+		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].cangrabitems);
+
 		WRITESINT8(save->p, players[i].drift);
 		WRITEFIXED(save->p, players[i].driftcharge);
 		WRITEUINT16(save->p, players[i].driftboost);
@@ -1097,6 +1099,8 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		players[i].justDI = READUINT8(save->p);
 		players[i].flipDI = (boolean)READUINT8(save->p);
 
+		players[i].cangrabitems = (boolean)READUINT8(save->p);
+
 		players[i].drift = READSINT8(save->p);
 		players[i].driftcharge = READFIXED(save->p);
 		players[i].driftboost = READUINT16(save->p);