diff --git a/fs_edit_effects.lua b/fs_edit_effects.lua
index 540e89f..4ab1303 100644
--- a/fs_edit_effects.lua
+++ b/fs_edit_effects.lua
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ local check_what = {
 	"put item from the NPC's inventory into a chest etc.", -- 4
 	"take item from a chest etc. and put it into the NPC's inventory",
 								-- 5
+	"an item the player offered to the NPC",
 	"NPC crafts something", -- 6
 	"go to other dialog if the previous effect failed", -- 7
 	"send a chat message to all players", -- 8
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ local check_what = {
 local values_what = {"", "state", "block",
 	-- interact with the inventory of blocks on the map
 	"put_into_block_inv", "take_from_block_inv",
+	-- the player gave an item to the NPC; now deal with it somehow
+	"deal_with_offered_item",
 	-- crafting, handling failure, send chat message to all
 	"craft", "on_failure", "chat_all",
 	-- the following require the npc_master priv:
@@ -101,6 +104,17 @@ local values_operator = {"", "set_to", "unset", "set_to_current_time",
 	"quest_step", "maximum", "minimum", "increment", "decrement"}
 
 
+-- for "deal_with_offered_item", used i.e. in yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_effect_deal_with_offered_item
+yl_speak_up.dropdown_list_deal_with_offered_item = {
+	minetest.formspec_escape("- please select -"),
+	"Take the expected part of the offered item(s) and put them in the NPC's inventory.",
+	"Accept all of the offered item(s) and put them in the NPC's inventory.",
+	"Refuse and give the item(s) back."
+	}
+-- the values that will be stored for yl_speak_up.dropdown_list_deal_with_offered_item above
+yl_speak_up.dropdown_values_deal_with_offered_item = {
+	"do_nothing", "take_as_wanted", "take_all", "refuse_all"}
+
 -- get the list of variables the player has *write* access to
 yl_speak_up.get_sorted_player_var_list_write_access = function(pname)
 	local var_list = {}
@@ -256,6 +270,14 @@ yl_speak_up.show_effect = function(r, pname)
 			minetest.pos_to_string(r.r_pos)..
 			" out of inventory list \""..tostring(r.r_inv_list_name)..
 			"\" and put it into the NPC's inventory."
+	elseif(r.r_type == "deal_with_offered_item") then
+		local nr = 1
+		if(r.r_value) then
+			nr = math.max(1, table.indexof(yl_speak_up.dropdown_values_deal_with_offered_item,
+						 r.r_value))
+			return yl_speak_up.dropdown_list_deal_with_offered_item[ nr ]
+		end
+		return "ERROR: Missing subtype r.r_value: \""..tostring(r.r_value).."\""
 	end
 	-- fallback
 	return tostring(r.r_value)
diff --git a/fs_edit_general.lua b/fs_edit_general.lua
index 934b5ed..844e02f 100644
--- a/fs_edit_general.lua
+++ b/fs_edit_general.lua
@@ -713,6 +713,17 @@ yl_speak_up.save_element_p_or_a_or_e = function(
 		local sorted_dialog_list = yl_speak_up.sort_keys(dialog.n_dialogs)
 		v[ "a_on_failure" ] = sorted_dialog_list[ data.action_failure_dialog ]
 
+	elseif(what_type == "deal_with_offered_item" and id_prefix == "r_") then
+		if(not(data.select_deal_with_offered_item) or data.select_deal_with_offered_item < 2) then
+			yl_speak_up.show_fs(player, "msg", {
+				input_to = "yl_speak_up:"..formspec_input_to,
+				formspec = "size[9,2.5]"..
+					"label[0.2,0.5;Error: Please select what the NPC shall do!]"..
+					"button[1.5,2.0;2,0.9;back_from_error_msg;Back]"})
+			return
+		end
+		v[ "r_value" ] = yl_speak_up.dropdown_values_deal_with_offered_item[data.select_deal_with_offered_item]
+
 	-- "Call custom functions that are supposed to be overridden by the server.", --
 	-- precondition: 9; action: 7; effect: 13
 	elseif((id_prefix == "a_" and what_type == "custom")
@@ -904,6 +915,11 @@ yl_speak_up.input_fs_edit_option_related = function(player, formname, fields,
 			return
 		end
 
+	elseif(fields.select_deal_with_offered_item and fields.select_deal_with_offered_item ~= "") then
+		data.select_deal_with_offered_item = table.indexof(
+				yl_speak_up.dropdown_list_deal_with_offered_item,
+				fields.select_deal_with_offered_item)
+
 	elseif(fields.select_accept_group and fields.select_accept_group ~= ""
 	  and data and data.what and what_type == "player_offered_item" and id_prefix == "p_") then
 		data.item_group = fields.select_accept_group
@@ -1171,6 +1187,7 @@ yl_speak_up.input_fs_edit_option_related = function(player, formname, fields,
 	  and (fields.change_element or fields.select_what or fields.select_trade
 	  or fields.select_inv or fields.select_block
 	  or fields.inv_list_name
+	  or fields.select_deal_with_offered_item
 	  or fields.select_accept_group
 	  or fields.select_match_stack_size
 	  or fields.select_variable or fields.select_operator
@@ -1427,6 +1444,10 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_related = function(player, table_click_result,
 				pname, dialog, formspec, data, id_prefix, save_button, e,
 				values_inv, check_inv, values_block)
 
+	elseif(data.what and id_prefix == "r_" and what_type == "deal_with_offered_item") then
+		return yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_effect_deal_with_offered_item(
+				pname, dialog, formspec, data, id_prefix, save_button, e)
+
 	-- "give item (created out of thin air) to player (requires npc_master priv)", -- 9
 	-- "take item from player and destroy it (requires npc_master priv)", -- 10
 	elseif(data.what and id_prefix == "r_" and (what_type == "give_item" or what_type=="take_item")) then
@@ -1789,6 +1810,28 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_precondition_inv = function(
 end
 
 
+-- "an item the player offered to the NPC"
+yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_effect_deal_with_offered_item = function(
+			pname, dialog, formspec, data, id_prefix, save_button, e)
+	if(e) then
+		data.select_deal_with_offered_item = table.indexof(
+				yl_speak_up.dropdown_values_deal_with_offered_item,
+				e[ "r_value" ])
+	end
+	if(not(data) or not(data.select_deal_with_offered_item)
+	  or data.select_deal_with_offered_item < 2) then
+		save_button = ""
+		data.select_deal_with_offered_item = 1
+	end
+	return formspec..
+		"label[0.2,3.3;The NPC shall:]"..
+		"dropdown[4.0,3.0;15.0,0.7;select_deal_with_offered_item;"..
+			table.concat(yl_speak_up.dropdown_list_deal_with_offered_item, ",")..";"..
+			tostring(data.select_deal_with_offered_item)..";]"..
+		save_button
+end
+
+
 -- "give item (created out of thin air) to player (requires npc_master priv)", -- 9
 -- "take item from player and destroy it (requires npc_master priv)", -- 10
 yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_effect_give_item_or_take_item = function(
@@ -2073,7 +2116,7 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_action_npc_wants_or_accepts = function(
 		node_name = tostring(data.item_node_name or data.item_string)
 		bg_img = "item_image[1.15,3.65;0.7,0.7;"..node_name.."]"
 	end
-	info_text = ""
+	local info_text = ""
 	if(id_prefix == "p_") then
 		local group_list = {minetest.formspec_escape("- no, just this one item -")}
 		-- get node name without amount