diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/BlockGenericPipe.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/BlockGenericPipe.java
index 3de2c006..37b2ecf3 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/BlockGenericPipe.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/BlockGenericPipe.java
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ public class BlockGenericPipe extends BlockBuildCraft {
 
 			if (pipe != null) {
 				if (pipe.item != null) {
-					pipe.dropContents();
 					list.add(new ItemStack(pipe.item, 1, pipe.container.getItemMetadata()));
+					list.addAll(pipe.getDroppedItems());
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/Pipe.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/Pipe.java
index a03f009d..dd9ea947 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/Pipe.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/Pipe.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Random;
 
@@ -25,12 +26,9 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraft.world.WorldSettings.GameType;
-
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
-
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
-
 import buildcraft.BuildCraftTransport;
 import buildcraft.api.core.IIconProvider;
 import buildcraft.api.gates.ActionState;
@@ -590,6 +588,10 @@ public abstract class Pipe<T extends PipeTransport> implements IDropControlInven
 		transport.dropContents();
 	}
 
+	public List<ItemStack> getDroppedItems() {
+		return transport.getDroppedItems();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * If this pipe is open on one side, return it.
 	 */
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransport.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransport.java
index 145c66b3..0c6e12f7 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransport.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransport.java
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@
  */
 package buildcraft.transport;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.BitSet;
+import java.util.List;
 
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
-
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
-
 import buildcraft.api.transport.IPipeTile.PipeType;
 
 public abstract class PipeTransport {
@@ -114,6 +115,10 @@ public abstract class PipeTransport {
 
 	public void dropContents() {
 	}
+	
+	public List<ItemStack> getDroppedItems() {
+		return new ArrayList<ItemStack>();
+	}
 
 	public void sendDescriptionPacket() {
 	}
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransportItems.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransportItems.java
index fe1fb184..354d1ba6 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransportItems.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/PipeTransportItems.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 package buildcraft.transport;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -22,10 +23,8 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagList;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
-
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
-
 import buildcraft.BuildCraftTransport;
 import buildcraft.api.core.BCLog;
 import buildcraft.api.core.Position;
@@ -526,6 +525,20 @@ public class PipeTransportItems extends PipeTransport {
 
 		items.clear();
 	}
+	
+	public List<ItemStack> getDroppedItems() {
+		groupEntities();
+
+		ArrayList<ItemStack> itemsDropped = new ArrayList<ItemStack>(items.size());
+
+		for (TravelingItem item : items) {
+			if (!item.isCorrupted()) {
+				itemsDropped.add(item.getItemStack());
+			}
+		}
+
+		return itemsDropped;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean delveIntoUnloadedChunks() {