diff --git a/complex.cpp b/complex.cpp
index 857098fe..1d5340ce 100644
--- a/complex.cpp
+++ b/complex.cpp
@@ -2484,7 +2484,9 @@ EX void livecaves() {
       if(hv > 0 && c->wall == waNone) {
         if(c->item && c->cpdist == 1 && markOrb(itOrbWater)) {
           bool saf = c->item == itOrbSafety;
+          eItem it = c->item;
           collectItem(c, c);
+          if(it && !c->item) animate_item_throw(c, cwt.at, it);
           if(saf) return;
           }
         c->wall = waSea;
diff --git a/items.cpp b/items.cpp
index e4f02e30..d446aa4d 100644
--- a/items.cpp
+++ b/items.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ EX bool doPickupItemsWithMagnetism(cell *c) {
         }
       else if(c3->item == itOrbSafety || c3->item == itBuggy || c3->item == itBuggy2)
         csaf = c3;
-      else if(markOrb(itOrbMagnetism))
+      else if(markOrb(itOrbMagnetism)) {
+        eItem it = c3->item;
         collectItem(c3, c3, false);
+        if(!c3->item)
+          animate_item_throw(c3, c, it);
+        }
       }
   if(csaf)
     return collectItem(csaf, csaf, false);
diff --git a/pcmove.cpp b/pcmove.cpp
index 3f9f0bfc..8aac2d6e 100644
--- a/pcmove.cpp
+++ b/pcmove.cpp
@@ -1311,7 +1311,11 @@ bool pcmove::perform_actual_move() {
     forCellEx(c3, c2) if(c3->wall == waIcewall && c3->item) {
       changes.ccell(c3);
       markOrb(itOrbWinter);
-      if(collectItem(c3, cwt.at)) return true;
+      eItem it = c3->item;
+      if(collectItem(c3, cwt.at))
+        return true;
+      if(!c3->item)
+        animate_item_throw(c3, c2, it);
       }
   
   movecost(cwt.at, c2, 2);