diff --git a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairEffects.java b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairEffects.java
index 8a91e56..c48f1a6 100644
--- a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairEffects.java
+++ b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairEffects.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 package com.cnaude.chairs;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Item;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 /**
@@ -13,20 +15,24 @@ import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
  */
 public class ChairEffects {
 
-    Chairs plugin;
-    int taskID;
+    private Chairs plugin;
+    private int healTaskID = -1;
+    private int pickupTaskID = -1;
+    
 
     public ChairEffects(Chairs plugin) {
         this.plugin = plugin;
     }
     
     public void startHealing() {
-        effectsTask();
+        healEffectsTask();
     }
 
     public void cancelHealing() {
-        plugin.getServer().getScheduler().cancelTask(taskID);
-        taskID = 0;
+    	if (healTaskID != -1) {
+    		plugin.getServer().getScheduler().cancelTask(healTaskID);
+    		healTaskID = -1;
+    	}
     }
     
     public void restartHealing() {
@@ -34,8 +40,8 @@ public class ChairEffects {
         startHealing();
     }
 
-    private void effectsTask() {
-        taskID = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(plugin, new Runnable() {
+    private void healEffectsTask() {
+        healTaskID = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(plugin, new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 for (Player p : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
@@ -55,4 +61,39 @@ public class ChairEffects {
             }
         }, plugin.sitHealInterval, plugin.sitHealInterval);
     }
+    
+    public void startPickup() {
+    	pickupEffectsTask();
+    }
+
+    public void cancelPickup() {
+    	if (pickupTaskID != -1)
+        plugin.getServer().getScheduler().cancelTask(pickupTaskID);
+        pickupTaskID = -1;
+    }
+    
+    public void restartPickup() {
+    	cancelPickup();
+    	startPickup();
+    }
+    
+    private void pickupEffectsTask() {
+    	pickupTaskID = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(plugin, new Runnable() {
+    		public void run() {
+                for (Player p : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+                	if (plugin.getPlayerSitData().isSitting(p)) {
+                		for (Entity entity : p.getNearbyEntities(1, 1, 1)) {
+                			if (entity instanceof Item) {
+                                if (p.getInventory().firstEmpty() != -1) {
+                                	p.getInventory().addItem(Item.class.cast(entity).getItemStack());
+                                	entity.remove();
+                                }
+                			}
+                		}
+                    }
+                }
+    		}
+    	},0,1);
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java
index 22b92fb..97c2a81 100644
--- a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java
+++ b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class Chairs extends JavaPlugin {
     public int sitMaxHealth;
     public int sitHealthPerInterval;
     public int sitHealInterval;
+    public boolean sitPickupEnabled;
     public boolean sitDisableAllCommands = false;
     public HashSet<String> sitDisabledCommands = new HashSet<String>();
     private Logger log;
@@ -74,13 +75,16 @@ public class Chairs extends JavaPlugin {
         chairEffects = new ChairEffects(this);
         ignoreList = new ChairsIgnoreList(this);
         ignoreList.load();
+        psitdata = new PlayerSitData(this);
         getConfig().options().copyDefaults(true);
         saveConfig();
         loadConfig();
         if (sitHealEnabled) {
         	chairEffects.startHealing();
         }
-        psitdata = new PlayerSitData(this);
+        if (sitPickupEnabled) {
+        	chairEffects.startPickup();
+        }
         getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new TrySitEventListener(this, ignoreList), this);
         getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new TryUnsitEventListener(this), this);
         getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new CommandRestrict(this), this);
@@ -97,7 +101,8 @@ public class Chairs extends JavaPlugin {
         if (ignoreList != null) {
             ignoreList.save();
         }
-        chairEffects.cancelHealing(); 
+        chairEffects.cancelHealing();
+        chairEffects.cancelPickup();
         chairEffects = null;
         log = null;
         vehiclearrowclass = null;
diff --git a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairsCommand.java b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairsCommand.java
index 8361780..0ec2764 100644
--- a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairsCommand.java
+++ b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/ChairsCommand.java
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ public class ChairsCommand implements CommandExecutor {
                 } else {
                 	plugin.chairEffects.cancelHealing();
                 }
+                if (plugin.sitPickupEnabled) {
+                	plugin.chairEffects.restartPickup();
+                } else {
+                	plugin.chairEffects.cancelPickup();
+                }
                 if (!plugin.msgReloaded.isEmpty()) {
                     sender.sendMessage(plugin.msgReloaded);
                 }