diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
index 89235b894..f22243335 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "../mwmp/Main.hpp"
 #include "../mwmp/Networking.hpp"
 #include "../mwmp/LocalEvent.hpp"
+#include "../mwmp/LocalPlayer.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
 
 #include <MyGUI_RenderManager.h>
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             event->addObject(worldObject);
 
+            // LocalPlayer's inventory has changed, so send a packet with it
+            mwmp::Main::get().getLocalPlayer()->sendInventory();
             mwmp::Main::get().getNetworking()->getWorldPacket(ID_OBJECT_PLACE)->Send(event);
 
             LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_VERBOSE, "Sending ID_OBJECT_PLACE\n- cellRef: %s, %i\n- count: %i",
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalEvent.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalEvent.cpp
index 7a7138404..1ce76aed7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalEvent.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalEvent.cpp
@@ -50,16 +50,19 @@ void LocalEvent::placeObjects(MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore)
     {
         worldObject = objectChanges.objects[i];
 
-        LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_WARN, "- cellRef: %s, %i\n- cell: %s\n- count: %i",
+        LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_WARN, "- cellRef: %s, %i\n- cell: %s\n- charge: %i\n- count: %i",
             worldObject.refId.c_str(),
             worldObject.refNumIndex,
             cell.getDescription().c_str(),
+            worldObject.charge,
             worldObject.count);
 
         MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), worldObject.refId, 1);
 
         MWWorld::Ptr newPtr = ref.getPtr();
-        newPtr.getCellRef().setCharge(worldObject.charge);
+
+        if (worldObject.charge > -1)
+            newPtr.getCellRef().setCharge(worldObject.charge);
 
         if (worldObject.count > 1)
             newPtr.getRefData().setCount(worldObject.count);