diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.cpp
index 56da06d1e..c76747a15 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.cpp
@@ -163,39 +163,39 @@ void DedicatedActor::setEquipment()
         return;
 
     MWWorld::InventoryStore& invStore = ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr);
+
     for (int slot = 0; slot < MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slots; ++slot)
     {
         MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator it = invStore.getSlot(slot);
 
-        const string &dedicItem = equipedItems[slot].refId;
-        std::string item = "";
+        const string &packetRefId = equipedItems[slot].refId;
+        int packetCharge = equipedItems[slot].charge;
+        std::string storeRefId = "";
         bool equal = false;
+
         if (it != invStore.end())
         {
-            item = it->getCellRef().getRefId();
-            if (!Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, dedicItem)) // if other item equiped
+            storeRefId = it->getCellRef().getRefId();
+
+            if (!Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(storeRefId, packetRefId)) // if other item equiped
             {
-                MWWorld::ContainerStore &store = ptr.getClass().getContainerStore(ptr);
-                store.remove(item, store.count(item), ptr);
+                invStore.unequipSlot(slot, ptr);
             }
             else
                 equal = true;
         }
 
-        if (dedicItem.empty() || equal)
+        if (packetRefId.empty() || equal)
             continue;
 
         int count = equipedItems[slot].count;
-        ptr.getClass().getContainerStore(ptr).add(dedicItem, count, ptr);
 
-        for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator it2 = invStore.begin(); it2 != invStore.end(); ++it2)
+        if (hasItem(packetRefId, packetCharge))
+            equipItem(packetRefId, packetCharge);
+        else
         {
-            if (::Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(it2->getCellRef().getRefId(), dedicItem)) // equip item
-            {
-                boost::shared_ptr<MWWorld::Action> action = it2->getClass().use(*it2);
-                action->execute(ptr);
-                break;
-            }
+            ptr.getClass().getContainerStore(ptr).add(packetRefId, count, ptr);
+            equipItem(packetRefId, packetCharge);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -225,6 +225,36 @@ void DedicatedActor::playSound()
     }
 }
 
+bool DedicatedActor::hasItem(std::string refId, int charge)
+{
+    MWWorld::InventoryStore& invStore = ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr);
+
+    for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator it = invStore.begin(); it != invStore.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        if (::Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(it->getCellRef().getRefId(), refId) && it->getCellRef().getCharge() == charge)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+void DedicatedActor::equipItem(std::string refId, int charge)
+{
+    MWWorld::InventoryStore& invStore = ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr);
+
+    for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator it = invStore.begin(); it != invStore.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        if (::Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(it->getCellRef().getRefId(), refId) && it->getCellRef().getCharge() == charge)
+        {
+            boost::shared_ptr<MWWorld::Action> action = it->getClass().use(*it);
+            action->execute(ptr);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 MWWorld::Ptr DedicatedActor::getPtr()
 {
     return ptr;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.hpp
index dd3fc5374..f58dca15f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedActor.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ namespace mwmp
         void playAnimation();
         void playSound();
 
+        bool hasItem(std::string refId, int charge);
+        void equipItem(std::string refId, int charge);
+
         MWWorld::Ptr getPtr();
         void setPtr(const MWWorld::Ptr& newPtr);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
index 89a881f21..0fcaa0fe3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "LocalPlayer.hpp"
 #include "DedicatedPlayer.hpp"
 #include "PlayerList.hpp"
+#include "CellController.hpp"
 
 #include <components/openmw-mp/Log.hpp>
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/manualref.hpp"
 
 using namespace mwmp;
@@ -108,6 +110,15 @@ void WorldEvent::editContainers(MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore)
                             if (iter->getCellRef().getCharge() == containerItem.charge &&
                                 iter->getRefData().getCount() == containerItem.count)
                             {
+                                // Is this an actor's container? If so, unequip this item if it was equipped
+                                if (ptrFound.getClass().isActor())
+                                {
+                                    MWWorld::InventoryStore& invStore = ptrFound.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptrFound);
+
+                                    if (invStore.isEquipped(*iter))
+                                        invStore.unequipItemQuantity(*iter, ptrFound, containerItem.count);
+                                }
+
                                 containerStore.remove(*iter, containerItem.actionCount, ownerPtr);
                             }
                         }
@@ -115,6 +126,15 @@ void WorldEvent::editContainers(MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore)
                 }
             }
 
+            // Was this a SET or ADD action on an actor's container, and are we the authority
+            // over the actor? If so, autoequip the actor
+            if ((action == BaseEvent::ADD || action == BaseEvent::SET) && ptrFound.getClass().isActor() &&
+                mwmp::Main::get().getCellController()->isLocalActor(ptrFound))
+            {
+                MWWorld::InventoryStore& invStore = ptrFound.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptrFound);
+                invStore.autoEquip(ptrFound);
+            }
+
             // If we are in a container, and it happens to be this container, update its view
             if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->containsMode(MWGui::GM_Container))
             {