diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f92f72365a..c88eb0c3fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 - Fixed an issue where internal Lua functions OriginalDoFile, OriginalLoadFile, and OriginalRequire were polluting the global namespace. They have now been made inaccessible.
 
+- Various fixes and improvements to inventory management when dual-wielding or carrying a shield, to stop situations where the actor unexpectedly puts their items away.
+
 - Fixed issue where MOSR `Gib`s, `AEmitter` or `PEmitter` `Emission`s, and MetaMan `Player`s were not correctly accessible from script.
 
 - Fixed a crash on launch when the `SupportedGameVersion` INI property was not set.
diff --git a/Resources/Credits.h b/Resources/Credits.h
index e30c16bc4b..ad3328a46d 100644
--- a/Resources/Credits.h
+++ b/Resources/Credits.h
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ R"(- C O R T E X   C O M M A N D   C O M M U N I T Y   P R O J E C T -
 
 Programming
 3 4 3 N
-A L B E R T O  " T H E P A W N "  K U R T Y A N
+A L B E R T O   " T H E P A W N "   K U R T Y A N
+B I T   G H O S T
 C O M R A D E S H O O K
 E V G E N I Y   " W E E G E E "   V I G O V S K I Y
 F R I S 0 U M A N
diff --git a/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp b/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp
index 767ff7050b..903eb8e697 100644
--- a/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp
+++ b/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ bool AHuman::EquipShield() {
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm() {
+bool AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm(bool depositToFront) {
 	if (!(m_pBGArm && m_pBGArm->IsAttached())) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1007,7 +1007,11 @@ bool AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm() {
 		// If we're holding a shield, but aren't supposed to, because we need to support the FG hand's two-handed device, then let go of the shield and put it back in inventory.
 		if (m_pFGArm && m_pFGArm->IsAttached() && m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice() && !m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()->IsOneHanded()) {
 			m_pBGArm->GetHeldDevice()->Deactivate();
-			AddToInventoryBack(m_pBGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
+			if (depositToFront) {
+				AddToInventoryFront(m_pBGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
+			} else {
+				AddToInventoryBack(m_pBGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
+			}
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
@@ -1030,7 +1034,11 @@ bool AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm() {
 			// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 			if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pBGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
 				heldDevice->Deactivate();
-				AddToInventoryBack(m_pBGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
+				if (depositToFront) {
+					AddToInventoryFront(m_pBGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
+				} else {
+					AddToInventoryBack(m_pBGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
+				}
 			}
 
 			// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
@@ -1565,7 +1573,6 @@ void AHuman::PreControllerUpdate() {
 		}
 		// Disengage the prone state as soon as prone is released.
 		if (!prone && m_ProneState != NOTPRONE) {
-			EquipShieldInBGArm();
 			m_ProneState = NOTPRONE;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1613,7 +1620,7 @@ void AHuman::PreControllerUpdate() {
 				} else {
 					m_pFGArm->SetHeldDevice(dynamic_cast<HeldDevice*>(SwapPrevInventory(m_pFGArm->RemoveAttachable(m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()))));
 				}
-				EquipShieldInBGArm();
+				EquipShieldInBGArm(!changeNext);
 				m_pFGArm->SetHandPos(m_Pos + RotateOffset(m_HolsterOffset));
 			}
 			m_EquipHUDTimer.Reset();
@@ -2306,9 +2313,9 @@ void AHuman::PreControllerUpdate() {
 		if (m_Status == STABLE) {
 			if (m_ArmClimbing[BGROUND]) {
 				// Can't climb or crawl with the shield
-				if (m_MovementState != CRAWL || m_ProneState == LAYINGPRONE) {
-					UnequipBGArm();
-				}
+				// if (m_MovementState != CRAWL || m_ProneState == LAYINGPRONE) {
+				//	UnequipBGArm();
+				//}
 				m_pBGArm->AddHandTarget("Hand AtomGroup Limb Pos", m_pBGHandGroup->GetLimbPos(m_HFlipped));
 			} else {
 				HeldDevice* heldDevice = GetEquippedItem();
diff --git a/Source/Entities/AHuman.h b/Source/Entities/AHuman.h
index bf19cecfab..85b5e1e09e 100644
--- a/Source/Entities/AHuman.h
+++ b/Source/Entities/AHuman.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace RTE {
 		/// this only works if nothing is held at all, or the FG arm holds a
 		/// one-handed device, or we're in inventory mode.
 		/// @return Whether a shield was successfully equipped in the background arm.
-		bool EquipShieldInBGArm();
+		bool EquipShieldInBGArm(bool depositToFront = false);
 
 		/// Tries to equip the first dual-wieldable in inventory to the background arm;
 		/// this only works if nothing is held at all, or the FG arm holds a
diff --git a/Source/Lua/LuaBindingsEntities.cpp b/Source/Lua/LuaBindingsEntities.cpp
index fb6aa9c539..dc148bfeae 100644
--- a/Source/Lua/LuaBindingsEntities.cpp
+++ b/Source/Lua/LuaBindingsEntities.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ LuaBindingRegisterFunctionDefinitionForType(EntityLuaBindings, AHuman) {
 	    .def("EquipThrowable", &AHuman::EquipThrowable)
 	    .def("EquipDiggingTool", &AHuman::EquipDiggingTool)
 	    .def("EquipShield", &AHuman::EquipShield)
-	    .def("EquipShieldInBGArm", &AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm)
+	    .def("EquipShieldInBGArm", (bool(AHuman::*)()) & AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm)
 	    .def("EquipDeviceInGroup", &AHuman::EquipDeviceInGroup)
 	    .def("EquipNamedDevice", (bool(AHuman::*)(const std::string&, bool)) & AHuman::EquipNamedDevice)
 	    .def("EquipNamedDevice", (bool(AHuman::*)(const std::string&, const std::string&, bool)) & AHuman::EquipNamedDevice)