diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs
index 15b86415c..97d940495 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
             if (item == null || !drawItem) return;
 
-            item.Sprite.Draw(spriteBatch, new Vector2(rect.X + rect.Width / 2, rect.Y + rect.Height / 2), item.Color);
+            item.Sprite.Draw(spriteBatch, new Vector2(rect.X + rect.Width / 2, rect.Y + rect.Height / 2), item.GetSpriteColor());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Item.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Item.cs
index d8e8e476e..2fb00ca42 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Item.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Item.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,28 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             get { return prefab.GetActiveSprite(condition); }
         }
 
+        public Color GetSpriteColor()
+        {
+            Color color = spriteColor;
+            if (prefab.UseContainedSpriteColor && ownInventory != null)
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < ownInventory.Items.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    if (ownInventory.Items[i] != null)
+                    {
+                        color = ownInventory.Items[i].spriteColor;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return color;
+        }
+
         public override void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, bool editing, bool back = true)
         {
             if (!Visible) return;
-            Color color = (IsSelected && editing) ? color = Color.Red : spriteColor;
+            
+            Color color = (IsSelected && editing) ? Color.Red : GetSpriteColor();
             if (isHighlighted) color = Color.Orange;
 
             Sprite activeSprite = prefab.sprite;
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Medical/medical.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Medical/medical.xml
index 3690426d6..80b7dc920 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Medical/medical.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Medical/medical.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     price="50"
     canuseonself="true"
     cargocontainername="Chemical Crate"
+    usecontainedspritecolor="true"
     description="Injection is often a much more effective method of administering drugs than taking them orally.">
 
     <Sprite texture ="med.png" sourcerect="0,0,25,5" depth="0.6"/>
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
index 711fb23b2..41def44fd 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             private set;
         }
 
+        [Serialize(false, false)]
+        public bool UseContainedSpriteColor
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
         public bool CanSpriteFlipX
         {
             get { return canSpriteFlipX; }