diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp
index b7c39b50a7..0c80209f29 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp
@@ -25,20 +25,16 @@
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 
-namespace
-{
-bool isGold (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
-{
-    return Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_001")
-                    || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_005")
-                    || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_010")
-                    || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_025")
-                    || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_100");
-}
-}
-
 namespace MWClass
 {
+    bool Miscellaneous::isGold (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const
+    {
+        return Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_001")
+                        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_005")
+                        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_010")
+                        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_025")
+                        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_100");
+    }
     std::string Miscellaneous::getId (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const
     {
         return ptr.get<ESM::Miscellaneous>()->mBase->mId;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.hpp
index 66699f9df7..394c9ffc01 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ namespace MWClass
             virtual bool canSell (const MWWorld::Ptr& item, int npcServices) const;
 
             virtual bool isKey (const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr) const;
+
+            virtual bool isGold (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp
index 70475d8e2f..ba18d8e37c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ namespace MWScript
                     if (count == 0)
                         return;
 
+                    if(Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_005")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_010")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_025")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_100"))
+                        item = "gold_001";
+
                     MWWorld::Ptr itemPtr = *ptr.getClass().getContainerStore (ptr).add (item, count, ptr);
 
                     // Spawn a messagebox (only for items added to player's inventory and if player is talking to someone)
@@ -91,6 +97,12 @@ namespace MWScript
                     std::string item = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
                     runtime.pop();
 
+                    if(Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_005")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_010")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_025")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_100"))
+                        item = "gold_001";
+                    
                     MWWorld::ContainerStore& store = ptr.getClass().getContainerStore (ptr);
 
                     runtime.push (store.count(item));
@@ -119,6 +131,12 @@ namespace MWScript
                     if (count == 0)
                         return;
 
+                    if(Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_005")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_010")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_025")
+                            || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(item, "gold_100"))
+                        item = "gold_001";
+                        
                     MWWorld::ContainerStore& store = ptr.getClass().getContainerStore (ptr);
 
                     std::string itemName;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
index 7ef1735550..3f091380f2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             virtual bool isKey (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const { return false; }
 
+            virtual bool isGold(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const { return false; };
+            
             /// Get a blood texture suitable for \a ptr (see Blood Texture 0-2 in Morrowind.ini)
             virtual int getBloodTexture (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index d4aadc6c7a..3a7c023327 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -298,11 +298,7 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addImp (const Ptr& ptr,
 
     // gold needs special handling: when it is inserted into a container, the base object automatically becomes Gold_001
     // this ensures that gold piles of different sizes stack with each other (also, several scripts rely on Gold_001 for detecting player gold)
-    if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_001")
-        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_005")
-        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_010")
-        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_025")
-        || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "gold_100"))
+    if(ptr.getClass().isGold(ptr))
     {
         int realCount = count * ptr.getClass().getValue(ptr);