diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
index cbd8347d0d..f803f4b1c8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
@@ -409,11 +409,18 @@ namespace MWLua
 
                     return GObject(splitted);
                 };
-                objectT["moveInto"] = [removeFn, context](const GObject& object, const Inventory<GObject>& inventory) {
+                objectT["moveInto"] = [removeFn, context](const GObject& object, const sol::object& dest) {
                     const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr = object.ptr();
                     int count = ptr.getRefData().getCount();
+                    MWWorld::Ptr destPtr;
+                    if (dest.is<GObject>())
+                        destPtr = dest.as<GObject>().ptr();
+                    else
+                        destPtr = LuaUtil::cast<Inventory<GObject>>(dest).mObj.ptr();
+                    destPtr.getContainerStore(); // raises an error if there is no container store
+
                     std::optional<DelayedRemovalFn> delayedRemovalFn = removeFn(ptr, count);
-                    context.mLuaManager->addAction([item = object, count, cont = inventory.mObj, delayedRemovalFn] {
+                    context.mLuaManager->addAction([item = object, count, cont = GObject(destPtr), delayedRemovalFn] {
                         const MWWorld::Ptr& oldPtr = item.ptr();
                         auto& refData = oldPtr.getRefData();
                         refData.setCount(count); // temporarily undo removal to run ContainerStore::add
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index 6901940edd..aaeec102f5 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@
 -- Can be called only from a global script.
 -- @function [parent=#GameObject] moveInto
 -- @param self
--- @param #Inventory dest
+-- @param #any dest @{#Inventory} or @{#GameObject}
 -- @usage item:moveInto(types.Actor.inventory(actor))
+-- @usage item:moveInto(types.Container.content(container))
+-- @usage item:moveInto(container)
 
 ---
 -- Removes an object or reduces a stack of objects.