diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dItem.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dItem.java
index 31a2194875..62d06641e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dItem.java
@@ -526,27 +526,6 @@ public String getAttribute(Attribute attribute) {
 
         if (attribute == null) return null;
 
-        // <--[tag]
-        // @attribute <i@item.qty>
-        // @returns Element(Number)
-        // @description
-        // Returns the number of items in the dItem's itemstack.
-        // -->
-        if (attribute.startsWith("qty"))
-            return new Element(getItemStack().getAmount())
-                    .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
-
-        // <--[tag]
-        // @attribute <i@item.identify>
-        // @returns Element
-        // @description
-        // Returns a valid identification for the item.
-        // -->
-        if (attribute.startsWith("identify")) {
-            return new Element(identify())
-                    .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
-        }
-
         // <--[tag]
         // @attribute <i@item.id>
         // @returns Element(Number)
@@ -557,16 +536,6 @@ public String getAttribute(Attribute attribute) {
             return new Element(getItemStack().getTypeId())
                     .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
 
-        // <--[tag]
-        // @attribute <i@item.max_stack>
-        // @returns Element(Number)
-        // @description
-        // Returns the max number of this item possible in a single stack of this type.
-        // -->
-        if (attribute.startsWith("max_stack"))
-            return new Element(getItemStack().getMaxStackSize())
-                    .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
-
         // <--[tag]
         // @attribute <i@item.data>
         // @returns Element(Number)
@@ -832,7 +801,6 @@ public void adjust(Mechanism mechanism) {
         // <i@item.enchantments.with_levels>
         // -->
         if (mechanism.matches("enchantments")) {
-            dList enchants = value.asType(dList.class);
             for (String enchant: value.asType(dList.class)) {
                 if (!enchant.contains(","))
                     dB.echoError("Invalid enchantment format, use name,level|...");
@@ -852,6 +820,21 @@ public void adjust(Mechanism mechanism) {
             }
         }
 
+        // <--[mechanism]
+        // @object dItem
+        // @name quantity
+        // @input Element(Number)
+        // @description
+        // Changes the number of items in this stack.
+        // @tags
+        // <i@item.qty>
+        // <i@item.max_stack>
+        // -->
+        if (mechanism.matches("quantity") && mechanism.requireInteger()) {
+            item.setAmount(value.asInt());
+        }
+
+
         if (!mechanism.fulfilled())
             mechanism.reportInvalid();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/properties/Item/ItemQuantity.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/properties/Item/ItemQuantity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c61af20a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/properties/Item/ItemQuantity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.properties.Item;
+
+
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.Element;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.dItem;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.dObject;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.properties.Property;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.tags.Attribute;
+
+public class ItemQuantity implements Property {
+
+    public static boolean describes(dObject item) {
+        // all items can have a quantity
+        return item instanceof dItem;
+    }
+
+    public static ItemQuantity getFrom(dObject _item) {
+        if (!describes(_item)) return null;
+        else return new ItemQuantity((dItem)_item);
+    }
+
+
+    private ItemQuantity(dItem _item) {
+        item = _item;
+    }
+
+    dItem item;
+
+    @Override
+    public String getAttribute(Attribute attribute) {
+
+        if (attribute == null) return "null";
+
+        // <--[tag]
+        // @attribute <i@item.qty>
+        // @returns Element(Number)
+        // @description
+        // Returns the number of items in the dItem's itemstack.
+        // -->
+        if (attribute.startsWith("qty"))
+            return new Element(item.getItemStack().getAmount())
+                    .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
+
+        // <--[tag]
+        // @attribute <i@item.max_stack>
+        // @returns Element(Number)
+        // @description
+        // Returns the max number of this item possible in a single stack of this type.
+        // -->
+        if (attribute.startsWith("max_stack"))
+            return new Element(item.getItemStack().getMaxStackSize())
+                    .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPropertyString() {
+        if (item.getItemStack().getAmount() != 1)
+            return String.valueOf(item.getItemStack().getAmount());
+        else
+            return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPropertyId() {
+        return "quantity";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/properties/PropertyParser.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/properties/PropertyParser.java
index 795294d5e6..f7d5d1849e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/properties/PropertyParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/properties/PropertyParser.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public PropertyParser() {
         registerProperty(ItemEnchantments.class, dItem.class);
         registerProperty(ItemDisplayname.class, dItem.class);
         registerProperty(ItemLore.class, dItem.class);
+        registerProperty(ItemQuantity.class, dItem.class);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/item/GiveCommand.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/item/GiveCommand.java
index f1925d7eca..68d3a22bed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/item/GiveCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/item/GiveCommand.java
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ public void parseArgs(ScriptEntry scriptEntry) throws InvalidArgumentsException
 
             if (!scriptEntry.hasObject("qty")
                     && arg.matchesPrefix("q, qty, quantity")
-                    && arg.matchesPrimitive(aH.PrimitiveType.Double))
+                    && arg.matchesPrimitive(aH.PrimitiveType.Double)) {
                 scriptEntry.addObject("qty", arg.asElement());
+                scriptEntry.addObject("set_quantity", Element.TRUE);
+            }
 
             else if (!scriptEntry.hasObject("type")
                         && arg.matches("money, coins"))
@@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ public void execute(ScriptEntry scriptEntry) throws CommandExecutionException {
             case ITEM:
                 for (dItem item : items) {
                     ItemStack is = item.getItemStack();
-                    is.setAmount(qty.asInt());
+                    if (scriptEntry.hasObject("set_quantity"))
+                        is.setAmount(qty.asInt());
                     if (engrave.asBoolean()) is = CustomNBT.addCustomNBT(item.getItemStack(), "owner", scriptEntry.getPlayer().getName());
 
                     HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> leftovers = inventory.addWithLeftovers(is);