diff --git a/Main.py b/Main.py
index f1d2f63692d6..7ce8fd358e3a 100644
--- a/Main.py
+++ b/Main.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def write_multidata():
                     games[slot] = multiworld.game[slot]
                     slot_info[slot] = NetUtils.NetworkSlot(group["name"], multiworld.game[slot], multiworld.player_types[slot],
                                                            group_members=sorted(group["players"]))
-                precollected_items = {player: [item.code for item in world_precollected if type(item.code) == int]
+                precollected_items = {player: [(item.code, item.flags) for item in world_precollected if type(item.code) == int]
                                       for player, world_precollected in multiworld.precollected_items.items()}
                 precollected_hints = {player: set() for player in range(1, multiworld.players + 1 + len(multiworld.groups))}
 
diff --git a/MultiServer.py b/MultiServer.py
index 62dab3298e6b..14f512317cb4 100644
--- a/MultiServer.py
+++ b/MultiServer.py
@@ -431,9 +431,12 @@ def _load(self, decoded_obj: dict, game_data_packages: typing.Dict[str, typing.A
                              for player, loc_data in decoded_obj["er_hint_data"].items()}
 
         # load start inventory:
-        for slot, item_codes in decoded_obj["precollected_items"].items():
-            self.start_inventory[slot] = [NetworkItem(item_code, -2, 0) for item_code in item_codes]
-
+        for slot, items in decoded_obj["precollected_items"].items():
+            # TODO: remove conditionals after version 0.4.5 and reject loading old multidata
+            if items and isinstance(items[0], tuple):
+                self.start_inventory[slot] = [NetworkItem(item_code, -2, 0, flags) for item_code, flags in items]
+            else:
+                self.start_inventory[slot] = [NetworkItem(item_code, -2, 0) for item_code in items]
         for slot, hints in decoded_obj["precollected_hints"].items():
             self.hints[0, slot].update(hints)