diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/Inventory.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/Inventory.cs
index 122df2f33..9a05c73fb 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/Inventory.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/Inventory.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 public class Inventory : ISelectable, IContextActionProvider
 {
     private int stackSize = 1;
+    private DateTime claim;
 
     public Inventory()
     {
@@ -81,6 +82,29 @@ public Inventory Clone()
         return new Inventory(this);
     }
 
+    public bool Claim()
+    {
+        // FIXME: The various Claim related functions should most likely track claim time in an in game time increment.
+        DateTime requestTime = DateTime.Now;
+        if ((requestTime - claim).TotalSeconds > 5)
+        {
+            claim = requestTime;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public void ReleaseClaim()
+    {
+        claim = new DateTime();
+    }
+
+    public bool CanClaim()
+    {
+        return (DateTime.Now - claim).TotalSeconds > 5;
+    }
+
     public string GetName()
     {
         return Type;
@@ -152,7 +176,7 @@ public IEnumerable<ContextMenuAction> GetContextMenuActions(ContextMenu contextM
     public bool CanBePickedUp(bool canTakeFromStockpile)
     {
         // You can't pick up stuff that isn't on a tile or if it's locked
-        if (Tile == null || Locked)
+        if (Tile == null || Locked || !CanClaim())
         {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/InventoryManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/InventoryManager.cs
index e241b3be1..f3bf06ed5 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/InventoryManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Models/Inventory/InventoryManager.cs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public bool PlaceInventory(Job job, Character character)
     public bool PlaceInventory(Character character, Inventory sourceInventory, int amount = -1)
     {
         amount = amount < 0 ? sourceInventory.StackSize : Math.Min(amount, sourceInventory.StackSize);
-
+        sourceInventory.ReleaseClaim();
         if (character.inventory == null)
         {
             character.inventory = sourceInventory.Clone();
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/State/HaulState.cs b/Assets/Scripts/State/HaulState.cs
index bb85a07c2..d12efe7ba 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/State/HaulState.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/State/HaulState.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public override void Update(float deltaTime)
                     path = World.Current.InventoryManager.GetPathToClosestInventoryOfType(inventoryTypes, character.CurrTile, Job.canTakeFromStockpile);
                     if (path != null && path.Count > 0)
                     {
+                        path.Last().Inventory.Claim();
                         character.SetState(new MoveState(character, Pathfinder.GoalTileEvaluator(path.Last(), false), path, this));
                     }
                     else if (character.inventory == null)