diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dfb6532f3..7259bd1b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     Bug #5539: Window resize breaks when going from a lower resolution to full screen resolution
     Bug #5548: Certain exhausted topics can be highlighted again even though there's no new dialogue
     Bug #5557: Diagonal movement is noticeably slower with analogue stick
+    Bug #5611: Usable items with "0 Uses" should be used only once
     Feature #390: 3rd person look "over the shoulder"
     Feature #2386: Distant Statics in the form of Object Paging
     Feature #5297: Add a search function to the "Datafiles" tab of the OpenMW launcher
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/repair.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/repair.cpp
index 389d00d85..81886ed9b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/repair.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/repair.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ void Repair::repair(const MWWorld::Ptr &itemToRepair)
 
     // reduce number of uses left
     int uses = mTool.getClass().getItemHealth(mTool);
-    mTool.getCellRef().setCharge(uses-1);
+    uses -= std::min(uses, 1);
+    mTool.getCellRef().setCharge(uses);
 
     MWMechanics::CreatureStats& stats = player.getClass().getCreatureStats(player);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/security.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/security.cpp
index 001375feb..5b79d821c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/security.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/security.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             !lock.getClass().hasToolTip(lock)) //If it's unlocked or can not be unlocked back out immediately
             return;
 
+        int uses = lockpick.getClass().getItemHealth(lockpick);
+        if (uses == 0)
+            return;
+
         int lockStrength = lock.getCellRef().getLockLevel();
 
         float pickQuality = lockpick.get<ESM::Lockpick>()->mBase->mData.mQuality;
@@ -61,9 +65,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 resultMessage = "#{sLockFail}";
         }
 
-        int uses = lockpick.getClass().getItemHealth(lockpick);
-        --uses;
-        lockpick.getCellRef().setCharge(uses);
+        lockpick.getCellRef().setCharge(uses-1);
         if (!uses)
             lockpick.getContainerStore()->remove(lockpick, 1, mActor);
     }
@@ -71,7 +73,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     void Security::probeTrap(const MWWorld::Ptr &trap, const MWWorld::Ptr &probe,
                              std::string& resultMessage, std::string& resultSound)
     {
-        if (trap.getCellRef().getTrap()  == "")
+        if (trap.getCellRef().getTrap().empty())
+            return;
+
+        int uses = probe.getClass().getItemHealth(probe);
+        if (uses == 0)
             return;
 
         float probeQuality = probe.get<ESM::Probe>()->mBase->mData.mQuality;
@@ -104,9 +110,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 resultMessage = "#{sTrapFail}";
         }
 
-        int uses = probe.getClass().getItemHealth(probe);
-        --uses;
-        probe.getCellRef().setCharge(uses);
+        probe.getCellRef().setCharge(uses-1);
         if (!uses)
             probe.getContainerStore()->remove(probe, 1, mActor);
     }