diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/TradeManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/TradeManager.java
index 2b6b50e3..c90204c7 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/TradeManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/TradeManager.java
@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ public enum TradeManager {
 
     TRADEMANAGER;
 
-    public static void tradeRequest(TradeRequestMsg msg, ClientConnection origin) {
-
-        PlayerCharacter source = origin.getPlayerCharacter();
-
-        if (source == null)
-            return;
-
-        source.charItemManager.tradeRequest(msg);
-
-    }
-
 
     public static void acceptTradeRequest(AcceptTradeRequestMsg msg, ClientConnection origin) {
 
diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java b/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java
index 0a094478..27037d10 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/ClientMessagePump.java
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ public class ClientMessagePump implements NetMsgHandler {
                     break;
                 case OPENVAULT:
                     break;
-                case REQUESTTOTRADE:
-                    TradeManager.tradeRequest((TradeRequestMsg) msg, origin);
-                    break;
                 case REQUESTTRADEOK:
                     TradeManager.acceptTradeRequest((AcceptTradeRequestMsg) msg, origin);
                     break;
diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/Protocol.java b/src/engine/net/client/Protocol.java
index 9dd34cc6..f2343d4e 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/Protocol.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/Protocol.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public enum Protocol {
     REQUESTMELEEATTACK(0x98C71545, AttackCmdMsg.class, AttackCmdMsgHandler.class), // Attack
     REQUESTMEMBERLIST(0x3235E5EA, GuildControlMsg.class, GuildControlHandler.class), // Part of Promote/Demote, Also Player History
     REQUESTTOOPENBANK(0xF26E453F, null, null), // RequestToOpenBankMsg
-    REQUESTTOTRADE(0x4D84259B, TradeRequestMsg.class, null), // Trade Request
+    REQUESTTOTRADE(0x4D84259B, TradeRequestMsg.class, TradeRequestMsgHandler.class), // Trade Request
     REQUESTTRADECANCEL(0xCB0C5735, RejectTradeRequestMsg.class, null), // Reject RequestToTrade
     REQUESTTRADEOK(0xFFD29841, AcceptTradeRequestMsg.class, null), // Accept Trade Request
     RESETAFTERDEATH(0xFDCBB98F, RespawnMsg.class, RespawnMsgHandler.class), //Respawn Request/Response
diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/handlers/TradeRequestMsgHandler.java b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/TradeRequestMsgHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37b4c22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/TradeRequestMsgHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// • ▌ ▄ ·.  ▄▄▄·  ▄▄ • ▪   ▄▄· ▄▄▄▄·  ▄▄▄·  ▐▄▄▄  ▄▄▄ .
+// ·██ ▐███▪▐█ ▀█ ▐█ ▀ ▪██ ▐█ ▌▪▐█ ▀█▪▐█ ▀█ •█▌ ▐█▐▌·
+// ▐█ ▌▐▌▐█·▄█▀▀█ ▄█ ▀█▄▐█·██ ▄▄▐█▀▀█▄▄█▀▀█ ▐█▐ ▐▌▐▀▀▀
+// ██ ██▌▐█▌▐█ ▪▐▌▐█▄▪▐█▐█▌▐███▌██▄▪▐█▐█ ▪▐▌██▐ █▌▐█▄▄▌
+// ▀▀  █▪▀▀▀ ▀  ▀ ·▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀·▀▀▀ ·▀▀▀▀  ▀  ▀ ▀▀  █▪ ▀▀▀
+//      Magicbane Emulator Project © 2013 - 2022
+//                www.magicbane.com
+
+package engine.net.client.handlers;
+
+import engine.Enum;
+import engine.exception.MsgSendException;
+import engine.gameManager.ChatManager;
+import engine.net.Dispatch;
+import engine.net.DispatchMessage;
+import engine.net.client.ClientConnection;
+import engine.net.client.msg.ClientNetMsg;
+import engine.net.client.msg.TradeRequestMsg;
+import engine.objects.CharacterItemManager;
+import engine.objects.PlayerCharacter;
+
+public class TradeRequestMsgHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
+
+    public TradeRequestMsgHandler() {
+        super(TradeRequestMsg.class);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean _handleNetMsg(ClientNetMsg baseMsg, ClientConnection origin) throws MsgSendException {
+
+        TradeRequestMsg msg = (TradeRequestMsg) baseMsg;
+
+        PlayerCharacter source = origin.getPlayerCharacter();
+        PlayerCharacter target = PlayerCharacter.getFromCache(msg.getPlayerID());
+        Dispatch dispatch;
+
+        if (!CharacterItemManager.canTrade(source, target)) {
+            ChatManager.chatSystemError(source, "Can't currently trade with target player");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // TODO uncomment this block after we determine when we
+        // setBankOpen(false) and setVaultOpen(false)
+        CharacterItemManager cim1 = source.charItemManager;
+        CharacterItemManager cim2 = target.charItemManager;
+
+        if (cim1 == null)
+            return false;
+
+        if (cim2 == null)
+            return false;
+
+        dispatch = Dispatch.borrow(target, msg);
+        DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgDispatch(dispatch, Enum.DispatchChannel.SECONDARY);
+        return true;
+
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
index bf452bbc..af4b5baa 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public class CharacterItemManager {
 
     }
 
-    public synchronized boolean canTrade(PlayerCharacter playerA, PlayerCharacter playerB) {
+    public static synchronized boolean canTrade(PlayerCharacter playerA, PlayerCharacter playerB) {
 
         if (playerA == null || playerB == null)
             return false;