diff --git a/Source/itemdat.cpp b/Source/itemdat.cpp
index 44f07e84a..532c3e3d2 100644
--- a/Source/itemdat.cpp
+++ b/Source/itemdat.cpp
@@ -519,14 +519,13 @@ tl::expected<goodorevil, std::string> ParseAffixAlignment(std::string_view value
 	return tl::make_unexpected("Unknown enum value");
 }
 
-void LoadItemDat()
+} // namespace
+
+void LoadItemDatFromFile(DataFile &dataFile, std::string_view filename)
 {
-	const std::string_view filename = "txtdata\\items\\itemdat.tsv";
-	DataFile dataFile = DataFile::loadOrDie(filename);
 	dataFile.skipHeaderOrDie(filename);
 
-	AllItemsList.clear();
-	AllItemsList.reserve(dataFile.numRecords());
+	AllItemsList.reserve(AllItemsList.size() + dataFile.numRecords());
 	for (DataFileRecord record : dataFile) {
 		RecordReader reader { record, filename };
 		ItemData &item = AllItemsList.emplace_back();
@@ -557,6 +556,19 @@ void LoadItemDat()
 	AllItemsList.shrink_to_fit();
 }
 
+namespace {
+
+void LoadItemDat()
+{
+	const std::string_view filename = "txtdata\\items\\itemdat.tsv";
+	DataFile dataFile = DataFile::loadOrDie(filename);
+
+	AllItemsList.clear();
+	LoadItemDatFromFile(dataFile, filename);
+
+	LuaEvent("ItemDataLoaded");
+}
+
 void ReadItemPower(RecordReader &reader, std::string_view fieldName, ItemPower &power)
 {
 	reader.read(fieldName, power.type, ParseItemEffectType);
diff --git a/Source/itemdat.h b/Source/itemdat.h
index 620548e70..74b18f225 100644
--- a/Source/itemdat.h
+++ b/Source/itemdat.h
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ extern std::vector<PLStruct> ItemSuffixes;
 extern DVL_API_FOR_TEST std::vector<UniqueItem> UniqueItems;
 extern ankerl::unordered_dense::map<int32_t, int32_t> UniqueItemMappingIdsToIndices;
 
+void LoadItemDatFromFile(DataFile &dataFile, std::string_view filename);
 void LoadUniqueItemDatFromFile(DataFile &dataFile, std::string_view filename, int32_t baseMappingId);
 void LoadItemData();
 
diff --git a/Source/lua/modules/items.cpp b/Source/lua/modules/items.cpp
index 8ca9c6497..7486beabd 100644
--- a/Source/lua/modules/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/lua/modules/items.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,12 @@ void RegisterItemSpecialEffectHfEnum(sol::state_view &lua)
 	    });
 }
 
+void AddItemDataFromTsv(const std::string_view path)
+{
+	DataFile dataFile = DataFile::loadOrDie(path);
+	LoadItemDatFromFile(dataFile, path);
+}
+
 void AddUniqueItemDataFromTsv(const std::string_view path, const int32_t baseMappingId)
 {
 	DataFile dataFile = DataFile::loadOrDie(path);
@@ -476,6 +482,7 @@ sol::table LuaItemModule(sol::state_view &lua)
 
 	sol::table table = lua.create_table();
 
+	LuaSetDocFn(table, "addItemDataFromTsv", "(path: string)", AddItemDataFromTsv);
 	LuaSetDocFn(table, "addUniqueItemDataFromTsv", "(path: string, baseMappingId: number)", AddUniqueItemDataFromTsv);
 
 	return table;
diff --git a/assets/lua/devilutionx/events.lua b/assets/lua/devilutionx/events.lua
index 8bf4afa35..5f2a15723 100644
--- a/assets/lua/devilutionx/events.lua
+++ b/assets/lua/devilutionx/events.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ local events = {
   LoadModsComplete = CreateEvent(),
   __doc_LoadModsComplete = "Called after all mods have been loaded.",
 
+  ---Called after the item data TSV file has been loaded.
+  ItemDataLoaded = CreateEvent(),
+  __doc_ItemDataLoaded = "Called after the item data TSV file has been loaded.",
+
   ---Called after the unique item data TSV file has been loaded.
   UniqueItemDataLoaded = CreateEvent(),
   __doc_UniqueItemDataLoaded = "Called after the unique item data TSV file has been loaded.",