diff --git a/Source/items.cpp b/Source/items.cpp
index a220219aa..6b144e0b7 100644
--- a/Source/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/items.cpp
@@ -3228,7 +3228,7 @@ Item *SpawnUnique(_unique_items uid, Point position, bool sendmsg /*= true*/)
 	return &item;
 }
 
-void SpawnItem(Monster &monster, Point position, bool sendmsg)
+void SpawnItem(Monster &monster, Point position, bool sendmsg, bool spawn /*= false*/)
 {
 	_item_indexes idx;
 	bool onlygood = true;
@@ -3285,6 +3285,8 @@ void SpawnItem(Monster &monster, Point position, bool sendmsg)
 
 	if (sendmsg)
 		NetSendCmdPItem(false, CMD_DROPITEM, item.position, item);
+	if (spawn)
+		NetSendCmdPItem(false, CMD_SPAWNITEM, item.position, item);
 }
 
 void CreateRndItem(Point position, bool onlygood, bool sendmsg, bool delta)
diff --git a/Source/items.h b/Source/items.h
index d010bbaba..de6152f47 100644
--- a/Source/items.h
+++ b/Source/items.h
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ Point GetSuperItemLoc(Point position);
 void GetItemAttrs(Item &item, _item_indexes itemData, int lvl);
 void SetupItem(Item &item);
 Item *SpawnUnique(_unique_items uid, Point position, bool sendmsg = true);
-void SpawnItem(Monster &monster, Point position, bool sendmsg);
+void SpawnItem(Monster &monster, Point position, bool sendmsg, bool spawn = false);
 void CreateRndItem(Point position, bool onlygood, bool sendmsg, bool delta);
 void CreateRndUseful(Point position, bool sendmsg);
 void CreateTypeItem(Point position, bool onlygood, ItemType itemType, int imisc, bool sendmsg, bool delta, bool spawn = false);
diff --git a/Source/monster.cpp b/Source/monster.cpp
index 3fc8c7e8b..7a64e75af 100644
--- a/Source/monster.cpp
+++ b/Source/monster.cpp
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ void MonsterTalk(Monster &monster)
 			NetSendCmdQuest(true, Quests[Q_GARBUD]);
 		}
 		if (monster.talkMsg == TEXT_GARBUD2 && (monster.flags & MFLAG_QUEST_COMPLETE) == 0) {
-			SpawnItem(monster, monster.position.tile + Displacement { 1, 1 }, true);
+			SpawnItem(monster, monster.position.tile + Displacement { 1, 1 }, false, true);
 			monster.flags |= MFLAG_QUEST_COMPLETE;
 			Quests[Q_GARBUD]._qvar1 = QS_GHARBAD_FIRST_ITEM_SPAWNED;
 			NetSendCmdQuest(true, Quests[Q_GARBUD]);