diff --git a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.cpp b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.cpp
index 9c118e955..ebd722a29 100644
--- a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.cpp
+++ b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,15 @@ void EntityChunkManager::populateChunkEntities(EntityChunk &entityChunk, const V
 					DebugLogError("Couldn't allocate Jolt physics body for entity.");
 				}
 
+				bool hasInventory = (entityDefType == EntityDefinitionType::Enemy) || (entityDefType == EntityDefinitionType::Container);
+				if (hasInventory)
+				{
+					if (!this->itemInventories.tryAlloc(&entityInst.itemInventoryInstID))
+					{
+						DebugCrash("Couldn't allocate EntityItemInventoryInstanceID.");
+					}
+				}
+
 				entityChunk.entityIDs.emplace_back(entityInstID);
 			}
 		}
@@ -697,7 +706,7 @@ const EntityAnimationInstance &EntityChunkManager::getEntityAnimationInstance(En
 	return this->animInsts.get(id);
 }
 
-const int8_t &EntityChunkManager::getEntityCitizenDirectionIndex(EntityCitizenDirectionIndexID id) const
+int8_t EntityChunkManager::getEntityCitizenDirectionIndex(EntityCitizenDirectionIndexID id) const
 {
 	return this->citizenDirectionIndices.get(id);
 }
@@ -707,6 +716,11 @@ const PaletteIndices &EntityChunkManager::getEntityPaletteIndices(EntityPaletteI
 	return this->paletteIndices.get(id);
 }
 
+ItemInventory &EntityChunkManager::getEntityItemInventory(EntityItemInventoryInstanceID id)
+{
+	return this->itemInventories.get(id);
+}
+
 int EntityChunkManager::getCountInChunkWithDirection(const ChunkInt2 &chunkPos) const
 {
 	int count = 0;
@@ -1068,6 +1082,11 @@ void EntityChunkManager::cleanUp(JPH::PhysicsSystem &physicsSystem)
 			this->paletteIndices.free(entityInst.paletteIndicesInstID);
 		}
 
+		if (entityInst.itemInventoryInstID >= 0)
+		{
+			this->itemInventories.free(entityInst.itemInventoryInstID);
+		}
+
 		const JPH::BodyID physicsBodyID = entityInst.physicsBodyID;
 		if (!physicsBodyID.IsInvalid())
 		{
diff --git a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.h b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.h
index 7bb90e683..58600b631 100644
--- a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.h
+++ b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityChunkManager.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "EntityGeneration.h"
 #include "EntityInstance.h"
 #include "EntityUtils.h"
+#include "../Items/ItemInventory.h"
 #include "../Math/BoundingBox.h"
 #include "../World/SpecializedChunkManager.h"
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class EntityChunkManager final : public SpecializedChunkManager<EntityChunk>
 	using EntityCreatureSoundPool = RecyclablePool<double, EntityCreatureSoundInstanceID>;
 	using EntityCitizenDirectionIndexPool = RecyclablePool<int8_t, EntityCitizenDirectionIndexID>;
 	using EntityPaletteIndicesInstancePool = RecyclablePool<PaletteIndices, EntityPaletteIndicesInstanceID>;
+	using EntityItemInventoryInstancePool = RecyclablePool<ItemInventory, EntityItemInventoryInstanceID>;
 
 	EntityPool entities;
 	EntityPositionPool positions;
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ class EntityChunkManager final : public SpecializedChunkManager<EntityChunk>
 	// citizen textures will need to be 8-bit.
 	EntityPaletteIndicesInstancePool paletteIndices;
 
+	EntityItemInventoryInstancePool itemInventories;
+
 	// Entity definitions for this currently-active level. Their definition IDs CANNOT be assumed
 	// to be zero-based because these are in addition to ones in the entity definition library.
 	// @todo: separate EntityAnimationDefinition from EntityDefinition?
@@ -96,8 +100,9 @@ class EntityChunkManager final : public SpecializedChunkManager<EntityChunk>
 	const VoxelDouble2 &getEntityDirection(EntityDirectionID id) const;
 	EntityAnimationInstance &getEntityAnimationInstance(EntityAnimationInstanceID id);
 	const EntityAnimationInstance &getEntityAnimationInstance(EntityAnimationInstanceID id) const;
-	const int8_t &getEntityCitizenDirectionIndex(EntityCitizenDirectionIndexID id) const;
+	int8_t getEntityCitizenDirectionIndex(EntityCitizenDirectionIndexID id) const;
 	const PaletteIndices &getEntityPaletteIndices(EntityPaletteIndicesInstanceID id) const;
+	ItemInventory &getEntityItemInventory(EntityItemInventoryInstanceID id);
 
 	// Gets the entities scheduled for destruction this frame. If they're in this list, they should no longer be
 	// simulated or rendered.
diff --git a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.cpp b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.cpp
index 85641c3cc..03a73c668 100644
--- a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.cpp
+++ b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ bool EntityInstance::isCitizen() const
 	return this->citizenDirectionIndexID >= 0;
 }
 
+bool EntityInstance::hasInventory() const
+{
+	return this->itemInventoryInstID >= 0;
+}
+
 void EntityInstance::clear()
 {
 	this->instanceID = -1;
@@ -40,5 +45,6 @@ void EntityInstance::clear()
 	this->creatureSoundInstID = -1;
 	this->citizenDirectionIndexID = -1;
 	this->paletteIndicesInstID = -1;
+	this->itemInventoryInstID = -1;
 	this->physicsBodyID = JPH::BodyID();
 }
diff --git a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.h b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.h
index 068aed14c..4a9f8970e 100644
--- a/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.h
+++ b/OpenTESArena/src/Entities/EntityInstance.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using EntityAnimationInstanceID = int;
 using EntityCreatureSoundInstanceID = int;
 using EntityCitizenDirectionIndexID = int;
 using EntityPaletteIndicesInstanceID = int;
+using EntityItemInventoryInstanceID = int;
 
 struct EntityInstance
 {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ struct EntityInstance
 	EntityCreatureSoundInstanceID creatureSoundInstID;
 	EntityCitizenDirectionIndexID citizenDirectionIndexID;
 	EntityPaletteIndicesInstanceID paletteIndicesInstID;
+	EntityItemInventoryInstanceID itemInventoryInstID;
 	JPH::BodyID physicsBodyID;
 
 	EntityInstance();
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ struct EntityInstance
 
 	bool isCitizen() const;
 
+	bool hasInventory() const;
+
 	void clear();
 };