diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java b/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java
index a7864bcb..35c66319 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ public class ClientMessagePump implements NetMsgHandler {
         dispatch = Dispatch.borrow(player, msg);
         DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgDispatch(dispatch, DispatchChannel.SECONDARY);
 
+        itemManager.StackResources();
     }
 
     private static void transferItemFromVaultToInventory(TransferItemFromVaultToInventoryMsg msg, ClientConnection origin) {
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ public class ClientMessagePump implements NetMsgHandler {
             return;
         player.getAccount().transferItemFromVaultToInventory(msg, origin);
 
-
+        player.getCharItemManager().StackResources();
     }
 
     //call this if the transfer fails server side to kick the item back to inventory from vault
@@ -489,7 +490,6 @@ public class ClientMessagePump implements NetMsgHandler {
 
         if (player.getAccount() == null)
             return;
-        player.getAccount().transferItemFromInventoryToVault(msg, origin);
 
     }
 
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ public class ClientMessagePump implements NetMsgHandler {
         DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgDispatch(dispatch, DispatchChannel.SECONDARY);
 
         ChatManager.chatInfoError(player, "Can't transfer to vault: " + reason);
+        player.getAccount().transferItemFromInventoryToVault(msg, origin);
     }
 
     private static void transferGoldFromVaultToInventory(TransferGoldFromVaultToInventoryMsg msg, ClientConnection origin) {
@@ -992,6 +993,11 @@ public class ClientMessagePump implements NetMsgHandler {
                     String text = player.getFirstName() + " has looted " + name + '.';
                     ChatManager.chatGroupInfoCanSee(player, text);
                 }
+
+                if(item.getItemBase().getType().equals(ItemType.RESOURCE)){
+                    player.getCharItemManager().StackResources();
+                }
+
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 Logger.info(e.getMessage());
             } finally {
@@ -1608,7 +1614,9 @@ public class ClientMessagePump implements NetMsgHandler {
                     DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgDispatch(dispatch, DispatchChannel.SECONDARY);
                     itemMan.updateInventory();
                 }
-
+                if(buy.getItemBase().getType().equals(ItemType.RESOURCE)){
+                    itemMan.StackResources();
+                }
             } finally {
                 origin.buyLock.unlock();
             }
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
index 80c8950b..82e92101 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package engine.objects;
 import engine.Enum;
 import engine.Enum.GameObjectType;
 import engine.Enum.ItemType;
+import engine.devcmd.cmds.MakeItemCmd;
 import engine.gameManager.*;
 import engine.math.Vector3fImmutable;
 import engine.net.Dispatch;
@@ -23,10 +24,7 @@ import engine.powers.poweractions.AbstractPowerAction;
 import engine.server.MBServerStatics;
 import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
@@ -778,6 +776,8 @@ public class CharacterItemManager {
             this.commitTrade();
             this.closeTradeWindow(ctwm1, false);
             other.getCharItemManager().closeTradeWindow(ctwm2, false);
+            other.getCharItemManager().StackResources();
+            this.StackResources();
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -1254,18 +1254,12 @@ 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());
+        if(i.getItemBase().getType().equals(ItemType.RESOURCE)){
+            this.StackResources();
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -2626,4 +2620,57 @@ public class CharacterItemManager {
 
     }
 
+    public void StackResources(){
+        if(this.getOwner().getObjectType().equals(GameObjectType.PlayerCharacter) == false)
+            return;
+        //create hashmap of all resources in inventory sorted by type
+        HashMap<ItemBase,ArrayList<Item>> resources = new HashMap<>();
+        //populate resources hashmap with items currently in inventory
+        for(Item item : this.getInventory()){
+            if(Warehouse.getMaxResources().get(item.getItemBaseID()) != null && Warehouse.getMaxResources().get(item.getItemBaseID()) != 0){
+                if(resources.containsKey(item.getItemBaseID())){
+                    resources.get(item.getItemBase()).add(item);
+                } else{
+                    resources.put(item.getItemBase(),new ArrayList<>());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        //create a purge list to remove form inventory after we compile all the stacks together
+        ArrayList<Item> purgeList = new ArrayList<>();
+        ArrayList<Item> newStacks = new ArrayList<>();
+        //now we have all our resources sorted, lets combine them into one single stack for each type
+        for(ItemBase resourceBase : resources.keySet()){
+            int count = 0;
+            for(Item resource : resources.get(resourceBase)){
+                count += resource.getNumOfItems();
+                purgeList.add(resource);
+            }
+            Item item = new Item(resourceBase, this.getOwner().getObjectUUID(),
+                    Enum.OwnerType.PlayerCharacter, (byte) 0, (byte) 0, (short) resourceBase.getDurability(), (short) resourceBase.getDurability(),
+                    true, false, Enum.ItemContainerType.INVENTORY, (byte) 0,
+                    new ArrayList<>(), "");
+
+            item.setNumOfItems(count);
+            newStacks.add(item);
+        }
+        //create new stacks in database, add to inventory and update window
+        for(Item item : newStacks){
+            try {
+                item = DbManager.ItemQueries.ADD_ITEM(item);
+                if(item != null){
+                    this.addItemToInventory(item);
+                    this.updateInventory();
+                }
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                ChatManager.chatSystemError((PlayerCharacter)this.getOwner(), "Resource Stack Error: Unable to create item. " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (Item purged : purgeList){
+            this.delete(purged);
+        }
+
+        this.updateInventory();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Warehouse.java b/src/engine/objects/Warehouse.java
index c24513fc..7b3adebb 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Warehouse.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Warehouse.java
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ public class Warehouse extends AbstractWorldObject {
         vrm.configure();
         dispatch = Dispatch.borrow(player, vrm);
         DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgDispatch(dispatch, Enum.DispatchChannel.SECONDARY);
+
+        player.getCharItemManager().StackResources();
     }
 
     public static void warehouseLock(MerchantMsg msg, PlayerCharacter player, NPC npc, ClientConnection origin) {