diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index fcd99af..529fdc2 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ fn main() {
                     location: ItemLocation::Inventory {
                         character_id: character.id,
                         slot: 3,
-                        equipped: true,
+                        equipped: false,
                     }
                 }).await.unwrap();
             entity_gateway.create_item(
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ fn main() {
                     location: ItemLocation::Inventory {
                         character_id: character.id,
                         slot: 4,
-                        equipped: true,
+                        equipped: false,
                     }
                 }).await.unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/ship/items/manager.rs b/src/ship/items/manager.rs
index b037f59..5e5bd0c 100644
--- a/src/ship/items/manager.rs
+++ b/src/ship/items/manager.rs
@@ -979,4 +979,38 @@ impl ItemManager {
         }).await;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub async fn player_sorts_items<EG: EntityGateway>(&mut self,
+                                                        entity_gateway: &mut EG,
+                                                        character: &CharacterEntity,
+                                                        item_ids: [u32; 30])
+                                                        -> Result<(), ItemManagerError> {
+        let inventory = self.character_inventory.get_mut(&character.id).ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoCharacter(character.id))?;
+        let sorted_inventory_items: Vec<(usize, Option<&InventoryItem>)>  = item_ids.iter()
+                                                                            .enumerate()
+                                                                            .filter(|(slot, &client_item_id)| client_item_id < 0xFFFFFFFF)
+                                                                            .map(|(slot, &client_item_id)| (slot, inventory.get_item_by_id(ClientItemId(client_item_id))))
+                                                                            .collect();
+        for (slot, item) in sorted_inventory_items {
+            match item.unwrap() {
+                InventoryItem::Individual(i) => {
+                    entity_gateway.change_item_location(&i.entity_id, ItemLocation::Inventory {
+                        character_id: character.id,
+                        slot: slot,
+                        equipped: i.equipped,
+                    }).await
+                },
+                InventoryItem::Stacked(s) => {
+                    for entity_id in s.entity_ids.iter() {
+                        entity_gateway.change_item_location(&entity_id, ItemLocation::Inventory {
+                            character_id: character.id,
+                            slot: slot,
+                            equipped: false,
+                        }).await
+                    }
+                },
+            };
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ship/packet/handler/message.rs b/src/ship/packet/handler/message.rs
index 8934b19..489c3a5 100644
--- a/src/ship/packet/handler/message.rs
+++ b/src/ship/packet/handler/message.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::common::serverstate::ClientId;
 use crate::common::leveltable::CharacterLevelTable;
 use crate::ship::ship::{SendShipPacket, ShipError, Rooms, Clients, ItemDropLocation};
 use crate::ship::location::{ClientLocation, ClientLocationError};
-use crate::ship::items::{ItemManager, ClientItemId};
+use crate::ship::items::{ItemManager, ClientItemId, InventoryItem};
 use crate::ship::packet::builder;
 
 pub async fn request_exp<EG: EntityGateway>(id: ClientId,
@@ -356,3 +356,21 @@ where
 
     Ok(Box::new(None.into_iter()))
 }
+
+pub async fn player_sorts_items<EG>(id: ClientId,
+                                    pkt: &SortItems,
+                                    entity_gateway: &mut EG,
+                                    client_location: &ClientLocation,
+                                    clients: &Clients,
+                                    item_manager: &mut ItemManager)
+                                    -> Result<Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (ClientId, SendShipPacket)> + Send>, ShipError>
+where
+    EG: EntityGateway
+{
+    let client = clients.get(&id).ok_or(ShipError::ClientNotFound(id))?;
+    let room_id = client_location.get_room(id).map_err(|err| -> ClientLocationError { err.into() })?;
+    let clients_in_area = client_location.get_clients_in_room(room_id).map_err(|err| -> ClientLocationError { err.into() })?;
+    item_manager.player_sorts_items(entity_gateway, &client.character, pkt.item_ids).await?;
+    let sort_packet = pkt.clone();
+    Ok(Box::new(None.into_iter())) // Do clients care about the order of other clients items?
+}
diff --git a/src/ship/ship.rs b/src/ship/ship.rs
index d27c10f..53357a1 100644
--- a/src/ship/ship.rs
+++ b/src/ship/ship.rs
@@ -400,7 +400,9 @@ impl<EG: EntityGateway> ShipServerState<EG> {
             GameMessage::PlayerUnequipItem(player_unequip_item) => {
                 handler::message::player_unequips_item(id, &player_unequip_item, &mut self.entity_gateway, &mut self.clients, &mut self.item_manager).await
             },
-
+            GameMessage::SortItems(sort_items) => {
+                handler::message::player_sorts_items(id, sort_items, &mut self.entity_gateway, &mut self.client_location, &mut self.clients, &mut self.item_manager).await
+            },
             _ => {
                 let cmsg = msg.clone();
                 Ok(Box::new(self.client_location.get_client_neighbors(id).unwrap().into_iter()