diff --git a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
index 0b664877..df143179 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
@@ -1254,13 +1254,37 @@ public class CharacterItemManager {
                 }
                 return false;
             }
+        } else if (i.getItemBase().getType().equals(ItemType.RESOURCE)) {
+            if(this.inventoryContainsResource(i)){
+                Item resource = getResource(i);
+                if(resource != null){
+                    resource.setNumOfItems(resource.getNumOfItems() + i.getNumOfItems());
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
         }
-
+        
         this.inventory.add(i);
         this.itemIDtoType.put(i.getObjectUUID(), i.getObjectType().ordinal());
         return true;
     }
 
+    private boolean inventoryContainsResource(Item resource) {
+        for(Item i : this.inventory){
+            if(i.getItemBaseID() == resource.getItemBaseID())
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private Item getResource(Item resource) {
+        for(Item i : this.inventory){
+            if(i.getItemBaseID() == resource.getItemBaseID())
+                return i;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     //called for adding gold of a specified amount
     public synchronized boolean addItemToInventory(Item i, int amount) {
         if (i.getItemBase().getType().equals(ItemType.GOLD))