diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
index 6c1ce6a27b..c174dddce3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace MWBase
         virtual void deregisterObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) = 0;
         virtual void objectAddedToScene(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) = 0;
         virtual void objectRemovedFromScene(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) = 0;
-        virtual void appliedToObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& toPtr, std::string_view recordId, const MWWorld::Ptr& fromPtr) = 0;
+        virtual void itemConsumed(const MWWorld::Ptr& consumable, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) = 0;
         virtual void objectActivated(const MWWorld::Ptr& object, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) = 0;
         // TODO: notify LuaManager about other events
         // virtual void objectOnHit(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, float damage, bool ishealth, const MWWorld::Ptr &object,
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index d7a74ee7c1..74de6fb764 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ namespace MWClass
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->breakInvisibility(actor);
         MWMechanics::CastSpell cast(actor, actor);
         std::string recordId = consumable.getCellRef().getRefId();
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getLuaManager()->appliedToObject(actor, recordId, actor);
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getLuaManager()->itemConsumed(consumable, actor);
         actor.getClass().getContainerStore(actor).remove(consumable, 1, actor);
         return cast.cast(recordId);
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
index 1224411453..cca31361ff 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             else
             {
                 static_assert(std::is_same_v<EventT, OnConsume>);
-                callEngineHandlers(mOnConsumeHandlers, arg.mRecordId);
+                callEngineHandlers(mOnConsumeHandlers, arg.mConsumable);
             }
         }, event);
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp
index 58cf421d4a..ff2e2bff25 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         };
         struct OnConsume
         {
-            std::string mRecordId;
+            LObject mConsumable;
         };
         using EngineEvent = std::variant<OnActive, OnInactive, OnConsume, OnActivated>;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index b71f5919c3..5854820361 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -374,9 +374,10 @@ namespace MWLua
         mWorldView.getObjectRegistry()->deregisterPtr(ptr);
     }
 
-    void LuaManager::appliedToObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& toPtr, std::string_view recordId, const MWWorld::Ptr& fromPtr)
+    void LuaManager::itemConsumed(const MWWorld::Ptr& consumable, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     {
-        mLocalEngineEvents.push_back({getId(toPtr), LocalScripts::OnConsume{std::string(recordId)}});
+        mWorldView.getObjectRegistry()->registerPtr(consumable);
+        mLocalEngineEvents.push_back({getId(actor), LocalScripts::OnConsume{LObject(getId(consumable), mWorldView.getObjectRegistry())}});
     }
 
     void LuaManager::objectActivated(const MWWorld::Ptr& object, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
index 41eb076783..0e94e37f24 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         void registerObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) override;
         void deregisterObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) override;
         void inputEvent(const InputEvent& event) override { mInputEvents.push_back(event); }
-        void appliedToObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& toPtr, std::string_view recordId, const MWWorld::Ptr& fromPtr) override;
+        void itemConsumed(const MWWorld::Ptr& consumable, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) override;
         void objectActivated(const MWWorld::Ptr& object, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) override;
 
         MWBase::LuaManager::ActorControls* getActorControls(const MWWorld::Ptr&) const override;
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst b/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
index ca05c9b8e1..a731ceef6f 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ Engine handler is a function defined by a script, that can be called by the engi
       | the item is placed to the actor's inventory, (2) count of
       | the original item is set to zero, (3) and only then onActivated is
       | called on the original item, so self.count is already zero.
-  * - onConsume(recordId)
-    - Called if `recordId` (e.g. a potion) is consumed.
+  * - onConsume(item)
+    - | Called on an actor when they consume an item (e.g. a potion).
+      | Similarly to onActivated, the item has already been removed
+      | from the actor's inventory, and the count was set to zero.
 
 **Only for local scripts attached to a player**