diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Character.cs
index 615423b53..87d29a9e2 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             debugInteractablesAtCursor.Clear();
             debugInteractablesNearCursor.Clear();
 
+            bool draggingItemToWorld = CharacterInventory.DraggingItemToWorld;
+
             //reduce the amount of aim assist if an item has been selected 
             //= can't switch selection to another item without deselecting the current one first UNLESS the cursor is directly on the item
             //otherwise it would be too easy to accidentally switch the selected item when rewiring items
@@ -348,6 +350,15 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 if (item.body != null && !item.body.Enabled) continue;
                 if (item.ParentInventory != null) continue;
                 if (ignoredItems != null && ignoredItems.Contains(item)) continue;
+
+                if (draggingItemToWorld)
+                {
+                    if (item.OwnInventory == null || 
+                        !item.OwnInventory.CanBePut(CharacterInventory.draggingItem))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
                 
                 float distanceToItem = float.PositiveInfinity;
                 if (item.IsInsideTrigger(displayPosition, out Rectangle transformedTrigger))
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterHUD.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterHUD.cs
index fd0af8cf0..a2137e660 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterHUD.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterHUD.cs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                             scale: scale);
                     }
 
-                    if (!GUI.DisableItemHighlights)
+                    if (!GUI.DisableItemHighlights && !Inventory.DraggingItemToWorld)
                     {
                         var hudTexts = focusedItem.GetHUDTexts(character);
 
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs
index f9e043913..7944ddf9d 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Inventory.cs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         protected virtual void ControlInput(Camera cam)
         {
             // Note that these targets are static. Therefore the outcome is the same if this method is called multiple times or only once.
-            if (selectedSlot != null || draggingItem != null)
+            if (selectedSlot != null && !DraggingItemToWorld)
             {
                 cam.Freeze = true;
             }
@@ -609,8 +609,17 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 
                 if (selectedSlot == null)
                 {
-                    draggingItem.Drop(Character.Controlled);
-                    GUI.PlayUISound(GUISoundType.DropItem);
+                    if (DraggingItemToWorld &&
+                        Character.Controlled.FocusedItem?.OwnInventory != null &&
+                        Character.Controlled.FocusedItem.OwnInventory.TryPutItem(draggingItem, Character.Controlled))
+                    {
+                        GUI.PlayUISound(GUISoundType.PickItem);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        GUI.PlayUISound(GUISoundType.DropItem);
+                        draggingItem.Drop(Character.Controlled);
+                    }
                 }
                 else if (selectedSlot.ParentInventory.Items[selectedSlot.SlotIndex] != draggingItem)
                 {
@@ -702,10 +711,27 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     int iconSize = (int)(64 * GUI.Scale);
                     float scale = Math.Min(Math.Min(iconSize / sprite.size.X, iconSize / sprite.size.Y), 1.5f);
                     Vector2 itemPos = PlayerInput.MousePosition;
+
+                    if (GUI.MouseOn == null && selectedSlot == null)
+                    {
+                        var shadowSprite = GUI.Style.GetComponentStyle("OuterGlow").Sprites[GUIComponent.ComponentState.None][0];
+                        string toolTip = Character.Controlled.FocusedItem != null ?
+                            TextManager.Get("PutItemIn").Replace("[itemname]", Character.Controlled.FocusedItem.Name) :
+                            TextManager.Get("DropItem");
+                        int textWidth = (int)Math.Max(GUI.Font.MeasureString(draggingItem.Name).X, GUI.SmallFont.MeasureString(toolTip).X);
+                        int textSpacing = (int)(15 * GUI.Scale);
+                        Point shadowBorders = (new Point(40, 10)).Multiply(GUI.Scale);
+                        shadowSprite.Draw(spriteBatch,
+                            new Rectangle(itemPos.ToPoint() - new Point(iconSize / 2) - shadowBorders, new Point(iconSize + textWidth + textSpacing, iconSize) + shadowBorders.Multiply(2)), Color.Black * 0.8f);
+                        GUI.DrawString(spriteBatch, new Vector2(itemPos.X + iconSize / 2 + textSpacing, itemPos.Y - iconSize / 2), draggingItem.Name, Color.White);
+                        GUI.DrawString(spriteBatch, new Vector2(itemPos.X + iconSize / 2 + textSpacing, itemPos.Y), toolTip,
+                            color: Character.Controlled.FocusedItem == null ? Color.Red : Color.LightGreen,
+                            font: GUI.SmallFont);
+                    }
                     sprite.Draw(spriteBatch, itemPos + Vector2.One * 2, Color.Black, scale: scale);
-                    sprite.Draw(spriteBatch, 
-                        itemPos, 
-                        sprite == draggingItem.Sprite ? draggingItem.GetSpriteColor() : draggingItem.GetInventoryIconColor(), 
+                    sprite.Draw(spriteBatch,
+                        itemPos,
+                        sprite == draggingItem.Sprite ? draggingItem.GetSpriteColor() : draggingItem.GetInventoryIconColor(),
                         scale: scale);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
index c45253b0b..adcdb54ac 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -1652,7 +1652,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 #if CLIENT
             if (isLocalPlayer)
             {
-                if (GUI.MouseOn == null && !CharacterInventory.IsMouseOnInventory())
+                if (GUI.MouseOn == null && 
+                    (!CharacterInventory.IsMouseOnInventory() || CharacterInventory.DraggingItemToWorld))
                 {
                     if (findFocusedTimer <= 0.0f || Screen.Selected == GameMain.SubEditorScreen)
                     {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
index f8517fe73..df13f9a00 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/ItemPrefab.cs
@@ -851,6 +851,39 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
             AllowedLinks = element.GetAttributeStringArray("allowedlinks", new string[0], convertToLowerInvariant: true).ToList();
 
+            if (sprite == null)
+            {
+                DebugConsole.ThrowError("Item \"" + Name + "\" has no sprite!");
+#if SERVER
+                sprite = new Sprite("", Vector2.Zero);
+                sprite.SourceRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 32, 32);
+#else
+                sprite = new Sprite(TextureLoader.PlaceHolderTexture, null, null)
+                {
+                    Origin = TextureLoader.PlaceHolderTexture.Bounds.Size.ToVector2() / 2
+                };
+#endif
+                size = sprite.size;
+                sprite.EntityID = identifier;
+            }
+            
+            if (!category.HasFlag(MapEntityCategory.Legacy) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(identifier))
+            {
+                DebugConsole.ThrowError(
+                    "Item prefab \"" + name + "\" has no identifier. All item prefabs have a unique identifier string that's used to differentiate between items during saving and loading.");
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(identifier))
+            {
+                MapEntityPrefab existingPrefab = List.Find(e => e.Identifier == identifier);
+                if (existingPrefab != null)
+                {
+                    DebugConsole.ThrowError(
+                        "Map entity prefabs \"" + name + "\" and \"" + existingPrefab.Name + "\" have the same identifier!");
+                }
+            }
+
+            AllowedLinks = element.GetAttributeStringArray("allowedlinks", new string[0], convertToLowerInvariant: true).ToList();
+
             List.Add(this);
         }