diff --git a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
index 371b8acad..5714b759c 100644
--- a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
@@ -1008,6 +1008,18 @@ void DumpSectorDifficultyInfo( void );
 void DumpItemsList( void );
 #endif
 
+BOOLEAN IsMercInActiveSector(SOLDIERTYPE * pSoldier)
+{
+	if(pSoldier->sSectorX != sSelMapX)
+		return( FALSE );
+	if(pSoldier->sSectorY != sSelMapY)
+		return( FALSE );
+	if(pSoldier->bSectorZ != iCurrentMapSectorZ)
+		return( FALSE );
+
+	return( TRUE );
+}
+
 void BeginSellAllCallBack( UINT8 bExitValue )
 {
 	INT32	iPrice = 0;
diff --git a/Tactical/Items.cpp b/Tactical/Items.cpp
index c5b938b21..ba712431e 100644
--- a/Tactical/Items.cpp
+++ b/Tactical/Items.cpp
@@ -6283,6 +6283,7 @@ BOOLEAN AutoPlaceObjectAnywhere(SOLDIERTYPE * pSoldier, OBJECTTYPE * pObj, BOOLE
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
+extern BOOLEAN IsMercInActiveSector(SOLDIERTYPE * pSoldier);
 extern void CreateDestroyMapInventoryPoolButtons( BOOLEAN fExitFromMapScreen );
 BOOLEAN AutoPlaceObjectToWorld(SOLDIERTYPE * pSoldier, OBJECTTYPE * pObj, INT8 bVisible)
 {
@@ -6294,6 +6295,12 @@ BOOLEAN AutoPlaceObjectToWorld(SOLDIERTYPE * pSoldier, OBJECTTYPE * pObj, INT8 b
 
 	if( guiCurrentScreen == MAP_SCREEN )
 	{
+		if(fShowMapInventoryPool && !IsMercInActiveSector(pSoldier) )
+		{
+			fShowMapInventoryPool = FALSE;
+			CreateDestroyMapInventoryPoolButtons(FALSE);
+		}
+		ChangeSelectedMapSector(pSoldier->sSectorX, pSoldier->sSectorY, pSoldier->bSectorZ);
 		if(!fShowMapInventoryPool)
 		{
 			fShowMapInventoryPool = TRUE;