diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.cpp
index 09257b0d..f1ee3dbe 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.cpp
@@ -11576,6 +11576,10 @@ CBaseEntity *CAI_BaseNPC::DropItem ( const char *pszItemName, Vector vecPos, QAn
 			pItem->ApplyLocalAngularVelocityImpulse( AngularImpulse( 0, random->RandomFloat( 0, 100 ), 0 ) );
 		}
 
+#ifdef MAPBASE
+		m_OnItemDrop.Set( pItem, pItem, this );
+#endif
+
 		return pItem;
 	}
 	else
@@ -11943,6 +11947,7 @@ BEGIN_DATADESC( CAI_BaseNPC )
 	DEFINE_OUTPUT( m_OnForcedInteractionFinished,	"OnForcedInteractionFinished" ),
 #ifdef MAPBASE
 	DEFINE_OUTPUT( m_OnItemPickup, "OnItemPickup" ),
+	DEFINE_OUTPUT( m_OnItemDrop, "OnItemDrop" ),
 #endif
 
 	// Inputs
diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.h b/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.h
index dd326d80..1a00cb87 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.h
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/ai_basenpc.h
@@ -2119,6 +2119,7 @@ public:
 	COutputEHANDLE		m_OnUnholsterWeapon;
 
 	COutputEHANDLE		m_OnItemPickup;
+	COutputEHANDLE		m_OnItemDrop;
 
 	COutputInt			m_OnStateChange;
 #endif
diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/basecombatcharacter.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/basecombatcharacter.cpp
index 08d119dc..5f61ae37 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/basecombatcharacter.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/basecombatcharacter.cpp
@@ -1788,7 +1788,14 @@ void CBaseCombatCharacter::Event_Killed( const CTakeDamageInfo &info )
 	// if flagged to drop a health kit
 	if (HasSpawnFlags(SF_NPC_DROP_HEALTHKIT))
 	{
-		CBaseEntity::Create( "item_healthvial", GetAbsOrigin(), GetAbsAngles() );
+		CBaseEntity *pItem = CBaseEntity::Create( "item_healthvial", GetAbsOrigin(), GetAbsAngles() );
+		if (pItem)
+		{
+#ifdef MAPBASE
+			if (MyNPCPointer())
+				MyNPCPointer()->m_OnItemDrop.Set( pItem, pItem, this );
+#endif
+		}
 	}
 	// clear the deceased's sound channels.(may have been firing or reloading when killed)
 	EmitSound( "BaseCombatCharacter.StopWeaponSounds" );