diff --git a/common/item_struct.h b/common/item_struct.h
index ba8afcd14..937c9e47c 100644
--- a/common/item_struct.h
+++ b/common/item_struct.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct Item_Struct {
 	char	Lore[80];		// Lore Name: *=lore, &=summoned, #=artifact, ~=pending lore
 	char	IDFile[30];		// Visible model
 	uint32	ID;				// Unique ID (also PK for DB)
-	uint8	Weight;			// Item weight * 10
+	int32	Weight;			// Item weight * 10
 	uint8	NoRent;			// No Rent: 0=norent, 255=not norent
 	uint8	NoDrop;			// No Drop: 0=nodrop, 255=not nodrop
 	uint8	Size;			// Size: 0=tiny, 1=small, 2=medium, 3=large, 4=giant
diff --git a/common/patches/sod.cpp b/common/patches/sod.cpp
index bbd5acd45..d5a6035f4 100644
--- a/common/patches/sod.cpp
+++ b/common/patches/sod.cpp
@@ -3623,7 +3623,8 @@ namespace SoD
 		memset(&ibs, 0, sizeof(SoD::structs::ItemBodyStruct));
 
 		ibs.id = item->ID;
-		ibs.weight = item->Weight;
+		// weight is uint8 in the struct, and some weights exceed that, so capping at 255.
+		ibs.weight = (item->Weight > 255) ? 255 : item->Weight;
 		ibs.norent = item->NoRent;
 		ibs.nodrop = item->NoDrop;
 		ibs.attune = item->Attuneable;
diff --git a/common/patches/sof.cpp b/common/patches/sof.cpp
index d8b7db541..f407ffdc0 100644
--- a/common/patches/sof.cpp
+++ b/common/patches/sof.cpp
@@ -2945,7 +2945,8 @@ namespace SoF
 		memset(&ibs, 0, sizeof(SoF::structs::ItemBodyStruct));
 
 		ibs.id = item->ID;
-		ibs.weight = item->Weight;
+		// weight is uint8 in the struct, and some weights exceed that, so capping at 255.
+		ibs.weight = (item->Weight > 255) ? 255 : item->Weight;
 		ibs.norent = item->NoRent;
 		ibs.nodrop = item->NoDrop;
 		ibs.attune = item->Attuneable;
diff --git a/common/patches/uf.cpp b/common/patches/uf.cpp
index 0efa502c0..c42de5145 100644
--- a/common/patches/uf.cpp
+++ b/common/patches/uf.cpp
@@ -3924,7 +3924,8 @@ namespace UF
 		memset(&ibs, 0, sizeof(UF::structs::ItemBodyStruct));
 
 		ibs.id = item->ID;
-		ibs.weight = item->Weight;
+		// weight is uint8 in the struct, and some weights exceed that, so capping at 255.
+		ibs.weight = (item->Weight > 255) ? 255 : item->Weight;
 		ibs.norent = item->NoRent;
 		ibs.nodrop = item->NoDrop;
 		ibs.attune = item->Attuneable;
diff --git a/common/shareddb.cpp b/common/shareddb.cpp
index 97f2f69ee..79bac527e 100644
--- a/common/shareddb.cpp
+++ b/common/shareddb.cpp
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ void SharedDatabase::LoadItems(void *data, uint32 size, int32 items, uint32 max_
 		strcpy(item.IDFile, row[ItemField::idfile]);
 
 		item.ID = (uint32)atoul(row[ItemField::id]);
-		item.Weight = (uint8)atoi(row[ItemField::weight]);
+		item.Weight = (int32)atoi(row[ItemField::weight]);
 		item.NoRent = disableNoRent ? (uint8)atoi("255") : (uint8)atoi(row[ItemField::norent]);
 		item.NoDrop = disableNoDrop ? (uint8)atoi("255") : (uint8)atoi(row[ItemField::nodrop]);
 		item.Size = (uint8)atoi(row[ItemField::size]);