diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 5fe644d45..1e9f534d6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "inventorywindow.hpp"
 
 #include <stdexcept>
-#include <algorithm>
 
 #include <MyGUI_Window.h>
 #include <MyGUI_ImageBox.h>
@@ -150,15 +149,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         mItemView->setModel(NULL);
     }
 
-    void InventoryWindow::activateItems()
-    {
-        for (std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr>::iterator it = mItemsToActivate.begin(); it != mItemsToActivate.end(); it++)
-        {
-            it->getRefData().activate();
-        }
-        mItemsToActivate.clear();
-    }
-
     void InventoryWindow::setGuiMode(GuiMode mode)
     {
         std::string setting = "inventory";
@@ -663,15 +653,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (object.getClass().getName(object) == "") // objects without name presented to user can never be picked up
             return;
 
-        if (object.getRefData().hasSuppressActivate()) // if Flag_SuppressActivate is set, script that contains OnActivate is attached to the item
-        {
-            if (std::find(mItemsToActivate.begin(), mItemsToActivate.end(), object) == mItemsToActivate.end())
-            {
-                mItemsToActivate.push_back(object);
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
         int count = object.getRefData().getCount();
 
         MWWorld::Ptr player = MWMechanics::getPlayer();
@@ -682,6 +663,13 @@ namespace MWGui
         // 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);
+        
+        if (object.getRefData().hasSuppressActivate()) // if Flag_SuppressActivate is set, script that contains OnActivate is attached to the item
+        {
+            newObject.getRefData().onActivate(); // set the flag_SuppressActivate flag for the new item
+            newObject.getRefData().activate();
+        }
+
         // remove from world
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->deleteObject (object);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
index 3f88d8822..5576b52ed 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void clear();
 
-            void activateItems();
-
             void useItem(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
 
             void setGuiMode(GuiMode mode);
@@ -72,8 +70,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             int mSelectedItem;
 
-            std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr> mItemsToActivate;
-
             MWWorld::Ptr mPtr;
 
             MWGui::ItemView* mItemView;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index e2a10ccc3..ccdd6916c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1171,8 +1171,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             mGuiModeStates[mode].update(false);
             if (!noSound)
                 playSound(mGuiModeStates[mode].mCloseSound);
-            if (mode == GM_Inventory)
-                mInventoryWindow->activateItems(); // Activate cursed items when inventory is closed
         }
 
         if (!mGuiModes.empty())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
index d858859a6..52e30c8ac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void ActionTake::executeImp (const Ptr& actor)
     {
+        //No need to do anything if moving items from the player's inventory back into player's inventory
+        if (actor == MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr() && getTarget().getCell() == 0)
+            return;
         MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->itemTaken(
                     actor, getTarget(), MWWorld::Ptr(), getTarget().getRefData().getCount());
         MWWorld::Ptr newitem = *actor.getClass().getContainerStore (actor).add (getTarget(), getTarget().getRefData().getCount(), actor);