diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index 221766647..ba8936bf7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ bool MWWorld::ContainerStore::stacks(const Ptr& ptr1, const Ptr& ptr2)
 MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add(const std::string &id, int count, const Ptr &actorPtr)
 {
     MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), id, count);
-    return add(ref.getPtr(), count, actorPtr);
+    return add(ref.getPtr(), count, actorPtr, true);
 }
 
-MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add (const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr)
+MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add (const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr, bool setOwner)
 {
     MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator it = addImp(itemPtr, count);
     MWWorld::Ptr item = *it;
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add (const Ptr& itemPtr
     item.getCellRef().mPos.pos[1] = 0;
     item.getCellRef().mPos.pos[2] = 0;
 
+    if (setOwner)
+        item.getCellRef().mOwner = actorPtr.getCellRef().mRefID;
+
     std::string script = MWWorld::Class::get(item).getScript(item);
     if(script != "")
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
index ed0fc8b8f..83e490e37 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             ContainerStoreIterator end();
 
-            virtual ContainerStoreIterator add (const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr);
+            virtual ContainerStoreIterator add (const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr, bool setOwner=false);
             ///< Add the item pointed to by \a ptr to this container. (Stacks automatically if needed)
             ///
             /// \note The item pointed to is not required to exist beyond this function call.
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// \attention Do not add items to an existing stack by increasing the count instead of
             /// calling this function!
             ///
+            /// @param setOwner Set the owner of the added item to \a actorPtr?
+            ///
             /// @return if stacking happened, return iterator to the item that was stacked against, otherwise iterator to the newly inserted item.
 
             ContainerStoreIterator add(const std::string& id, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr);
-            ///< Utility to construct a ManualRef and call add(ptr, actorPtr)
+            ///< Utility to construct a ManualRef and call add(ptr, count, actorPtr, true)
 
             int remove(const std::string& itemId, int count, const Ptr& actor);
             ///< Remove \a count item(s) designated by \a itemId from this container.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
index 2c0cf5feb..422265c0e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ MWWorld::InventoryStore& MWWorld::InventoryStore::operator= (const InventoryStor
     return *this;
 }
 
-MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::InventoryStore::add(const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr)
+MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::InventoryStore::add(const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr, bool setOwner)
 {
-    const MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator& retVal = MWWorld::ContainerStore::add(itemPtr, count, actorPtr);
+    const MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator& retVal = MWWorld::ContainerStore::add(itemPtr, count, actorPtr, setOwner);
 
     // Auto-equip items if an armor/clothing item is added, but not for the player nor werewolves
     if ((actorPtr.getRefData().getHandle() != "player")
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::autoEquip (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
             continue;
         }
 
+        // Only autoEquip if we are the original owner of the item.
+        // This stops merchants from auto equipping anything you sell to them.
+        if (!Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(test.getCellRef().mOwner, actor.getCellRef().mRefID))
+            continue;
+
         int testSkill = MWWorld::Class::get (test).getEquipmentSkill (test);
 
         std::pair<std::vector<int>, bool> itemsSlots =
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
index abd5f5ab3..067c8261e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             InventoryStore& operator= (const InventoryStore& store);
 
-            virtual ContainerStoreIterator add (const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr);
+            virtual ContainerStoreIterator add (const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr, bool setOwner=false);
             ///< Add the item pointed to by \a ptr to this container. (Stacks automatically if needed)
             /// Auto-equip items if specific conditions are fulfilled (see the implementation).
             ///
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// \attention Do not add items to an existing stack by increasing the count instead of
             /// calling this function!
             ///
+            /// @param setOwner Set the owner of the added item to \a actorPtr?
+            ///
             /// @return if stacking happened, return iterator to the item that was stacked against, otherwise iterator to the newly inserted item.
 
             void equip (int slot, const ContainerStoreIterator& iterator, const Ptr& actor);