diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_pickups.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_pickups.cpp
index 4d590ec771..6613677532 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_pickups.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_pickups.cpp
@@ -1333,9 +1333,10 @@ bool AInventory::CallTryPickup (AActor *toucher, AActor **toucher_return)
 	bool res;
 	if (CanPickup(toucher))
 		res = TryPickup(toucher);
-	else
+	else if (!(ItemFlags & IF_RESTRICTABSOLUTELY))
 		res = TryPickupRestricted(toucher);	// let an item decide for itself how it will handle this
-
+	else
+		return false;
 
 	// Morph items can change the toucher so we need an option to return this info.
 	if (toucher_return != NULL) *toucher_return = toucher;
diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_pickups.h b/src/g_shared/a_pickups.h
index 6357273ebc..52c2b6d13c 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_pickups.h
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_pickups.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ enum
 	IF_INITEFFECTFAILED	= 1<<16,	// CreateCopy tried to activate a powerup and activation failed (can happen with PowerMorph)
 	IF_NOATTENPICKUPSOUND = 1<<17,	// Play pickup sound with ATTN_NONE
 	IF_PERSISTENTPOWER	= 1<<18,	// Powerup is kept when travelling between levels
+	IF_RESTRICTABSOLUTELY = 1<<19,	// RestrictedTo and ForbiddenTo do not allow pickup in any form by other classes
 };
 
 
@@ -343,7 +344,6 @@ enum
 	WIF_MELEEWEAPON =		0x00008000,	// melee weapon. Used by bots and monster AI.
 	WIF_DEHAMMO	=			0x00010000,	// Uses Doom's original amount of ammo for the respective attack functions so that old DEHACKED patches work as intended.
 										// AmmoUse1 will be set to the first attack's ammo use so that checking for empty weapons still works
-
 	WIF_CHEATNOTWEAPON	=	0x08000000,	// Give cheat considers this not a weapon (used by Sigil)
 
 	// Flags used only by bot AI:
diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_weaponpiece.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_weaponpiece.cpp
index a73b2511cc..6862c19117 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_weaponpiece.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_weaponpiece.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ bool AWeaponPiece::TryPickupRestricted (AActor *&toucher)
 {
 	// Wrong class, but try to pick up for ammo
 	if (ShouldStay())
-	{
-		// Can't pick up weapons for other classes in coop netplay
+	{ // Can't pick up weapons for other classes in coop netplay
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_data.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_data.cpp
index 5db3f3ff1c..751a6a0caf 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_data.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_data.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ static FFlagDef InventoryFlags[] =
 	DEFINE_FLAG(IF, IGNORESKILL, AInventory, ItemFlags),
 	DEFINE_FLAG(IF, NOATTENPICKUPSOUND, AInventory, ItemFlags),
 	DEFINE_FLAG(IF, PERSISTENTPOWER, AInventory, ItemFlags),
+	DEFINE_FLAG(IF, RESTRICTABSOLUTELY, AInventory, ItemFlags),
 
 	DEFINE_DEPRECATED_FLAG(PICKUPFLASH),
 	DEFINE_DEPRECATED_FLAG(INTERHUBSTRIP),