diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php
index 0b330117a..f136b97df 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ class Human extends Creature implements ProjectileSource, InventoryHolder{
 				if($item["Slot"] >= 0 and $item["Slot"] < 9){ //Hotbar
 					$this->inventory->setHotbarSlotIndex($item["Slot"], isset($item["TrueSlot"]) ? $item["TrueSlot"] : -1);
 				}elseif($item["Slot"] >= 100 and $item["Slot"] < 104){ //Armor
-					$this->inventory->setItem($this->inventory->getSize() + $item["Slot"] - 100, NBT::getItemHelper($item));
+					$this->inventory->setItem($this->inventory->getSize() + $item["Slot"] - 100, ItemItem::nbtDeserialize($item));
 				}else{
-					$this->inventory->setItem($item["Slot"] - 9, NBT::getItemHelper($item));
+					$this->inventory->setItem($item["Slot"] - 9, ItemItem::nbtDeserialize($item));
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class Human extends Creature implements ProjectileSource, InventoryHolder{
 				if($hotbarSlot !== -1){
 					$item = $this->inventory->getItem($hotbarSlot);
 					if($item->getId() !== 0 and $item->getCount() > 0){
-						$tag = NBT::putItemHelper($item, $slot);
+						$tag = $item->nbtSerialize($slot);
 						$tag->TrueSlot = new ByteTag("TrueSlot", $hotbarSlot);
 						$this->namedtag->Inventory[$slot] = $tag;
 
@@ -429,14 +429,14 @@ class Human extends Creature implements ProjectileSource, InventoryHolder{
 			//$slotCount = (($this instanceof Player and ($this->gamemode & 0x01) === 1) ? Player::CREATIVE_SLOTS : Player::SURVIVAL_SLOTS) + 9;
 			for($slot = 9; $slot < $slotCount; ++$slot){
 				$item = $this->inventory->getItem($slot - 9);
-				$this->namedtag->Inventory[$slot] = NBT::putItemHelper($item, $slot);
+				$this->namedtag->Inventory[$slot] = $item->nbtSerialize($slot);
 			}
 
 			//Armor
 			for($slot = 100; $slot < 104; ++$slot){
 				$item = $this->inventory->getItem($this->inventory->getSize() + $slot - 100);
 				if($item instanceof ItemItem and $item->getId() !== ItemItem::AIR){
-					$this->namedtag->Inventory[$slot] = NBT::putItemHelper($item, $slot);
+					$this->namedtag->Inventory[$slot] = $item->nbtSerialize($slot);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php
index 3f1f1b7b3..b2ccc6c4e 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Item extends Entity{
 
 		assert($this->namedtag->Item instanceof CompoundTag);
 
-		$this->item = NBT::getItemHelper($this->namedtag->Item);
+		$this->item = ItemItem::nbtDeserialize($this->namedtag->Item);
 
 
 		$this->server->getPluginManager()->callEvent(new ItemSpawnEvent($this));
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Item extends Entity{
 
 	public function saveNBT(){
 		parent::saveNBT();
-		$this->namedtag->Item = NBT::putItemHelper($this->item);
+		$this->namedtag->Item = $this->item->nbtSerialize();
 		$this->namedtag->Health = new ShortTag("Health", $this->getHealth());
 		$this->namedtag->Age = new ShortTag("Age", $this->age);
 		$this->namedtag->PickupDelay = new ShortTag("PickupDelay", $this->pickupDelay);
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php b/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
index 04906475a..c04ffad4d 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use pocketmine\inventory\Fuel;
 use pocketmine\item\enchantment\Enchantment;
 use pocketmine\level\Level;
 use pocketmine\nbt\NBT;
+use pocketmine\nbt\tag\ByteTag;
 use pocketmine\nbt\tag\CompoundTag;
 use pocketmine\nbt\tag\ListTag;
 use pocketmine\nbt\tag\ShortTag;
@@ -770,4 +771,59 @@ class Item implements ItemIds, \JsonSerializable{
 		];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Serializes the item to an NBT CompoundTag
+	 *
+	 * @param int $slot optional, the inventory slot of the item
+	 *
+	 * @return CompoundTag
+	 */
+	public function nbtSerialize(int $slot = -1) : CompoundTag{
+		$tag = new CompoundTag(null, [
+			"id" => new ShortTag("id", $this->id),
+			"Count" => new ByteTag("Count", $this->count ?? -1),
+			"Damage" => new ShortTag("Damage", $this->meta),
+		]);
+
+		if($this->hasCompoundTag()){
+			$tag->tag = clone $this->getNamedTag();
+			$tag->tag->setName("tag");
+		}
+		
+		if($slot !== -1){
+			$tag->Slot = new ByteTag("Slot", $slot);
+		}
+
+		return $tag;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deserializes an Item from an NBT CompoundTag
+	 *
+	 * @param CompoundTag $tag
+	 *
+	 * @return Item
+	 */
+	public static function nbtDeserialize(CompoundTag $tag) : Item{
+		if(!isset($tag->id) or !isset($tag->Count)){
+			return Item::get(0);
+		}
+
+		if($tag->id instanceof ShortTag){
+			$item = Item::get($tag->id->getValue(), !isset($tag->Damage) ? 0 : $tag->Damage->getValue(), $tag->Count->getValue());
+		}elseif($tag->id instanceof StringTag){ //PC item save format
+			$item = Item::fromString($tag->id->getValue());
+			$item->setDamage(!isset($tag->Damage) ? 0 : $tag->Damage->getValue());
+			$item->setCount($tag->Count->getValue());
+		}else{
+			throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Item CompoundTag ID must be an instance of StringTag or ShortTag, " . get_class($tag->id) . " given");
+		}
+
+		if(isset($tag->tag) and $tag->tag instanceof CompoundTag){
+			$item->setNamedTag($tag->tag);
+		}
+
+		return $item;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
index be46f930c..d831fb491 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ class Level implements ChunkManager, Metadatable{
 	 */
 	public function dropItem(Vector3 $source, Item $item, Vector3 $motion = null, int $delay = 10){
 		$motion = $motion === null ? new Vector3(lcg_value() * 0.2 - 0.1, 0.2, lcg_value() * 0.2 - 0.1) : $motion;
-		$itemTag = NBT::putItemHelper($item);
+		$itemTag = $item->nbtSerialize();
 		$itemTag->setName("Item");
 
 		if($item->getId() > 0 and $item->getCount() > 0){
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php b/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php
index 510a04767..38e911455 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
  */
 namespace pocketmine\nbt;
 
-use pocketmine\item\Item;
 use pocketmine\nbt\tag\ByteArrayTag;
 use pocketmine\nbt\tag\ByteTag;
 use pocketmine\nbt\tag\CompoundTag;
@@ -73,57 +72,6 @@ class NBT{
 	public $endianness;
 	private $data;
 
-
-	/**
-	 * @param Item $item
-	 * @param int  $slot
-	 * @return CompoundTag
-	 */
-	public static function putItemHelper(Item $item, $slot = null){
-		$tag = new CompoundTag(null, [
-			"id" => new ShortTag("id", $item->getId()),
-			"Count" => new ByteTag("Count", $item->getCount()),
-			"Damage" => new ShortTag("Damage", $item->getDamage())
-		]);
-
-		if($slot !== null){
-			$tag->Slot = new ByteTag("Slot", (int) $slot);
-		}
-
-		if($item->hasCompoundTag()){
-			$tag->tag = clone $item->getNamedTag();
-			$tag->tag->setName("tag");
-		}
-
-		return $tag;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param CompoundTag $tag
-	 * @return Item
-	 */
-	public static function getItemHelper(CompoundTag $tag){
-		if(!isset($tag->id) or !isset($tag->Count)){
-			return Item::get(0);
-		}
-
-		if($tag->id instanceof ShortTag){
-			$item = Item::get($tag->id->getValue(), !isset($tag->Damage) ? 0 : $tag->Damage->getValue(), $tag->Count->getValue());
-		}elseif($tag->id instanceof StringTag){ //PC item save format
-			$item = Item::fromString($tag->id->getValue());
-			$item->setDamage(!isset($tag->Damage) ? 0 : $tag->Damage->getValue());
-			$item->setCount($tag->Count->getValue());
-		}else{
-			throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Item CompoundTag ID must be an instance of StringTag or ShortTag, " . get_class($tag->id) . " given");
-		}
-
-		if(isset($tag->tag) and $tag->tag instanceof CompoundTag){
-			$item->setNamedTag($tag->tag);
-		}
-
-		return $item;
-	}
-
 	public static function matchList(ListTag $tag1, ListTag $tag2){
 		if($tag1->getName() !== $tag2->getName() or $tag1->getCount() !== $tag2->getCount()){
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/tile/Chest.php b/src/pocketmine/tile/Chest.php
index 5d55d0772..c924482e6 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/tile/Chest.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/tile/Chest.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Chest extends Spawnable implements InventoryHolder, Container, Nameable{
 		if($i < 0){
 			return Item::get(Item::AIR, 0, 0);
 		}else{
-			return NBT::getItemHelper($this->namedtag->Items[$i]);
+			return Item::nbtDeserialize($this->namedtag->Items[$i]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Chest extends Spawnable implements InventoryHolder, Container, Nameable{
 	public function setItem($index, Item $item){
 		$i = $this->getSlotIndex($index);
 
-		$d = NBT::putItemHelper($item, $index);
+		$d = $item->nbtSerialize($index);
 
 		if($item->getId() === Item::AIR or $item->getCount() <= 0){
 			if($i >= 0){
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/tile/Furnace.php b/src/pocketmine/tile/Furnace.php
index ab13208e9..ba7e747e9 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/tile/Furnace.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/tile/Furnace.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Furnace extends Spawnable implements InventoryHolder, Container, Nameable{
 		if($i < 0){
 			return Item::get(Item::AIR, 0, 0);
 		}else{
-			return NBT::getItemHelper($this->namedtag->Items[$i]);
+			return Item::nbtDeserialize($this->namedtag->Items[$i]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class Furnace extends Spawnable implements InventoryHolder, Container, Nameable{
 	public function setItem($index, Item $item){
 		$i = $this->getSlotIndex($index);
 
-		$d = NBT::putItemHelper($item, $index);
+		$d = $item->nbtSerialize($index);
 
 		if($item->getId() === Item::AIR or $item->getCount() <= 0){
 			if($i >= 0){