diff --git a/src/game/boe.actions.cpp b/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
index ee58baa2..fbff7138 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
@@ -1775,6 +1775,20 @@ void toggle_debug_mode() {
 	print_buf();
 }
 
+void debug_give_item() {
+	if(recording){
+		record_action("debug_give_item", "");
+	}
+	int i = get_num_response(0, univ.scenario.scen_items.size()-1, "Which item?");
+	int j = univ.scenario.scen_items[i].ident;
+	univ.scenario.scen_items[i].ident = true;
+	univ.party.give_item(univ.scenario.scen_items[i], true);
+	univ.scenario.scen_items[i].ident = j;
+	print_buf();
+	put_item_screen(stat_window);
+	put_pc_screen(); // In case the item was food or gold
+}
+
 bool handle_keystroke(const sf::Event& event, cFramerateLimiter& fps_limiter){
 	bool are_done = false;
 	location pass_point; // TODO: This isn't needed
@@ -2085,14 +2099,7 @@ bool handle_keystroke(const sf::Event& event, cFramerateLimiter& fps_limiter){
 			
 		case 'I':
 			if(univ.debug_mode) {
-				int i = get_num_response(0, univ.scenario.scen_items.size()-1, "Which item?");
-				int j = univ.scenario.scen_items[i].ident;
-				univ.scenario.scen_items[i].ident = true;
-				univ.party.give_item(univ.scenario.scen_items[i], true);
-				univ.scenario.scen_items[i].ident = j;
-				print_buf();
-				put_item_screen(stat_window);
-				put_pc_screen(); // In case the item was food or gold
+				debug_give_item();
 			}
 			break;
 			
diff --git a/src/game/boe.actions.hpp b/src/game/boe.actions.hpp
index 2147bd5e..2a12e00a 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.actions.hpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.actions.hpp
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@ void handle_use_space_select(bool& need_reprint);
 void handle_use_space(location destination, bool& did_something, bool& need_redraw);
 void show_inventory();
 void toggle_debug_mode();
+void debug_give_item();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/game/boe.main.cpp b/src/game/boe.main.cpp
index a0a68b62..dce90ecf 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.main.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.main.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ static void replay_next_action() {
 		give_help(help1, help2);
 	}else if(t == "toggle_debug_mode"){
 		toggle_debug_mode();
+	}else if(t == "debug_give_item"){
+		debug_give_item();
 	}
 
 	// TODO some of these actions shouldn't call advance_time(). They should return