diff --git a/celldrawer.cpp b/celldrawer.cpp
index 76e3dce2..e641f038 100644
--- a/celldrawer.cpp
+++ b/celldrawer.cpp
@@ -2698,7 +2698,15 @@ void celldrawer::draw() {
 
     draw_item_full();
     draw_monster_full();
-      
+    
+    if(animations[LAYER_THROW].count(c)) {
+      shiftmatrix Vthrow = V;
+      ld footphase;
+      applyAnimation(c, Vthrow, footphase, LAYER_THROW);
+      eItem it = animations[LAYER_THROW][c].thrown_item;
+      drawItemType(it, c, Vthrow, iinf[it].color, 0, false);
+      }
+    
 #if CAP_TEXTURE    
     if(!texture::using_aura()) 
 #endif 
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 33fba103..b719e60c 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -5477,14 +5477,16 @@ struct animation {
   int attacking; /** 0 = no attack animation, 1 = first phase, 2 = second phase, 3 = hugging */
   transmatrix attackat;
   bool mirrored;
+  eItem thrown_item; /** for thrown items */
   };
 
 // we need separate animation layers for Orb of Domination and Tentacle+Ghost,
 // and also to mark Boats
-#define ANIMLAYERS 3
+#define ANIMLAYERS 4
 #define LAYER_BIG   0 // for worms and krakens
 #define LAYER_SMALL 1 // for others
 #define LAYER_BOAT  2 // mark that a boat has moved
+#define LAYER_THROW 3 // for thrown items
 #endif
 
 EX array<map<cell*, animation>, ANIMLAYERS> animations;
@@ -5527,6 +5529,25 @@ EX void animateMovement(const movei& m, int layer) {
     a.mirrored = !a.mirrored;
   }
 
+EX void animate_item_throw(cell *from, cell *to, eItem it) {
+
+  bool steps = false;
+  again:
+  if(from != to) {
+    forCellIdEx(c1, i, from) if(celldistance(c1, to) < celldistance(from, to)) {
+      animateMovement(movei(from, i), LAYER_THROW);
+      from = c1;
+      steps = true;
+      goto again;
+      }    
+    }
+  
+  if(steps) {
+    animation& a = animations[LAYER_THROW][to];
+    a.thrown_item = it;
+    }
+  }
+
 EX void animateAttackOrHug(const movei& m, int layer, int phase, ld ratio, ld delta) {
   LATE( animateAttack(m, layer); )
   if(vid.mspeed >= 5) return; // no animations!
diff --git a/monstermove.cpp b/monstermove.cpp
index 085d93c4..bc777e9b 100644
--- a/monstermove.cpp
+++ b/monstermove.cpp
@@ -1912,6 +1912,7 @@ EX void specialMoves() {
           int d = celldistance(c,t);
           if(d <= firerange) {
             addMessage(XLAT("%The1 curses you with %the2!", m, c->item));
+            animate_item_throw(c, t, c->item);
             items[c->item] += orbcharges(c->item);
             c->item = itNone;
             c->stuntime = 1;