diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameManager.kt b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameManager.kt
index aaf59e2..a5a4a59 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameManager.kt
@@ -263,9 +263,11 @@ class GameManager(
 			plugin.rankingManager.registerRoundKill( killer.uniqueId )
 		}
 
-		player.inventory.contents.filterNotNull().forEach {
-			player.world.dropItemNaturally( player.location, it )
-		}
+		player.inventory.contents.filterNotNull()
+			.filter { !plugin.kitManager.isKitItem( player, it ) }
+			.forEach { item ->
+				player.world.dropItemNaturally( player.location, item )
+			}
 
 		val msgKey = if ( killer != null ) "game.death-killed" else "game.death-pve"
 		val killerName = killer?.name ?: "Environment"
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/kit/KitManager.kt b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/kit/KitManager.kt
index 69a9649..0e98172 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/kit/KitManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/kit/KitManager.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package club.mcscrims.speedhg.kit
 import club.mcscrims.speedhg.SpeedHG
 import club.mcscrims.speedhg.kit.charge.PlayerChargeData
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack
 import java.util.*
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
@@ -149,6 +150,18 @@ class KitManager(
 		chargeData.clear()
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks if an item is a kit item from a player
+	 */
+	fun isKitItem(
+		player: Player,
+		item: ItemStack
+	): Boolean
+	{
+		val kit = getSelectedKit( player ) ?: return false
+		return kit.cachedItems[ player.uniqueId ]?.any { it.isSimilar( item ) } == true
+	}
+
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	//  Charge access (used by KitEventDispatcher)
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------