diff --git a/Server/Mobile.cs b/Server/Mobile.cs
index 2ffbac919..4fa3bf6c0 100644
--- a/Server/Mobile.cs
+++ b/Server/Mobile.cs
@@ -3535,7 +3535,7 @@ namespace Server
 
 			if( holding != null )
 			{
-				if( !holding.Deleted && holding.Map == Map.Internal )
+				if ( !holding.Deleted && holding.HeldBy == this && holding.Map == Map.Internal )
 					AddToBackpack( holding );
 
 				Holding = null;
@@ -4392,10 +4392,11 @@ namespace Server
 			Mobile from = this;
 			Item item = from.Holding;
 
-			if( item == null )
+			from.Holding = null;
+
+			if ( item == null || item.HeldBy != from || item.Map != Map.Internal )
 				return false;
 
-			from.Holding = null;
 			bool bounced = true;
 
 			item.SetLastMoved();
@@ -4418,10 +4419,11 @@ namespace Server
 			Mobile from = this;
 			Item item = from.Holding;
 
-			if( item == null )
+			from.Holding = null;
+
+			if ( item == null || item.HeldBy != from || item.Map != Map.Internal )
 				return false;
 
-			from.Holding = null;
 			bool bounced = true;
 
 			item.SetLastMoved();
@@ -4444,10 +4446,11 @@ namespace Server
 			Mobile from = this;
 			Item item = from.Holding;
 
-			if( item == null )
+			from.Holding = null;
+
+			if ( item == null || item.HeldBy != from || item.Map != Map.Internal )
 				return false;
 
-			from.Holding = null;
 			bool bounced = true;
 
 			item.SetLastMoved();
diff --git a/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs b/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs
index 7cc53b7f4..5231a13ed 100644
--- a/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs
+++ b/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs
@@ -964,11 +964,11 @@ namespace Server.Network
 			Mobile from = state.Mobile;
 			Item item = from.Holding;
 
-			if ( item == null )
-				return;
-
 			from.Holding = null;
 
+			if ( item == null || item.Deleted || item.HeldBy != from || item.Map != Map.Internal )
+				return;
+
 			pvSrc.Seek( 5, SeekOrigin.Current );
 			Mobile to = World.FindMobile( pvSrc.ReadInt32() );