diff --git a/dlls/monsters.cpp b/dlls/monsters.cpp
index 5f112a62..a9796a80 100644
--- a/dlls/monsters.cpp
+++ b/dlls/monsters.cpp
@@ -3357,6 +3357,9 @@ CBaseEntity *CBaseMonster::DropItem( const char *pszItemName, const Vector &vecP
 		// do we want this behavior to be default?! (sjb)
 		pItem->pev->velocity = pev->velocity;
 		pItem->pev->avelocity = Vector( 0, RANDOM_FLOAT( 0, 100 ), 0 );
+
+		// Dropped items should never respawn (unless this rule changes in the future). - Solokiller
+		pItem->pev->spawnflags |= SF_NORESPAWN;
 		return pItem;
 	}
 	else