diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 80b246e84..9aa8a8ea1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -594,6 +594,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->breakInvisibility(player);
 
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->itemTaken(player, object, MWWorld::Ptr(), count);
+
         // add to player inventory
         // can't use ActionTake here because we need an MWWorld::Ptr to the newly inserted object
         MWWorld::Ptr newObject = *player.getClass().getContainerStore (player).add (object, object.getRefData().getCount(), player);
@@ -612,8 +614,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             throw std::runtime_error("Added item not found");
         mDragAndDrop->startDrag(i, mSortModel, mTradeModel, mItemView, count);
 
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->itemTaken(player, newObject, MWWorld::Ptr(), count);
-
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->updateSpellWindow();
     }