diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index 8ef973c8d..b7432fd3f 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -1599,6 +1599,7 @@ struct int_const_s const INT_CONST[] = {
 	{"KIF_DARKBG",KIF_DARKBG},
 	{"KIF_COLPATCH2PLAYER",KIF_COLPATCH2PLAYER},
 	{"KIF_HIDEFROMROULETTE",KIF_HIDEFROMROULETTE},
+	{"KIF_HYUCANTSTEAL",KIF_HYUCANTSTEAL},
 
 	// kartresultflags_e
 	{"KRF_INDIRECTITEM",KRF_INDIRECTITEM},
diff --git a/src/k_items.c b/src/k_items.c
index 7c39eff70..92037aa1d 100644
--- a/src/k_items.c
+++ b/src/k_items.c
@@ -1779,8 +1779,14 @@ static void K_DoHyudoroSteal(player_t *player)
 			&& !(players[i].itemflags & IF_ITEMOUT)
 			&& !players[i].itemblink))
 		{
-			playerswappable[numplayers] = i;
-			numplayers++;
+			kartitemflags_e flags = K_GetItemFlags(players[i].itemtype);
+
+			// I'd have liked for this to be a result-based thing, but that'd need a rework in of itself.
+			if ((flags & KIF_HYUCANTSTEAL) != KIF_HYUCANTSTEAL)
+			{
+				playerswappable[numplayers] = i;
+				numplayers++;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/k_items.h b/src/k_items.h
index 231dd835b..9e445b2e3 100644
--- a/src/k_items.h
+++ b/src/k_items.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ typedef enum
 	KIF_DARKBG = 1<<3,           // use dark item roulette BG
 	KIF_COLPATCH2PLAYER = 1<<4,  // colourize patch to player
 	KIF_HIDEFROMROULETTE = 1<<5, // don't show this item in the roulette (inversion of xItem's showInRoulette item flag)
+	KIF_HYUCANTSTEAL = 1<<7,     // Prevents the item from being stolen by a Hyudoro
 } ATTRPACK kartitemflags_e;
 
 // result flags relevant to the roulette