diff --git a/interface_mobs_api.lua b/interface_mobs_api.lua
index 3f15af0..36991c3 100644
--- a/interface_mobs_api.lua
+++ b/interface_mobs_api.lua
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function yl_speak_up.do_mobs_on_rightclick(self, clicker)
 	-- Take the mob only with net or lasso
 	if self.owner and (self.owner == name or yl_speak_up.may_edit_npc(clicker, n_id)) then
 		local pos = self.object:get_pos()
+		self.yl_speak_up.last_pos = minetest.pos_to_string(pos, 0)
 		-- the mob can be picked up by someone who can just *edit* it but is not *the* owner
 		if(self.owner ~= name) then
 			self.yl_speak_up.real_owner = self.owner
@@ -58,6 +59,26 @@ function yl_speak_up.do_mobs_on_rightclick(self, clicker)
 				" (owned by "..tostring(self.owner)..
 				") picked up by "..tostring(clicker:get_player_name())..
 				" at pos "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos, 0)..".")
+
+			-- players want to know *which* NPC will "hatch" from this egg;
+			-- sadly there is no point in modifying egg_data as that has already
+			-- been put into the inventory of the player and is just a copy now
+			local player_inv = clicker:get_inventory()
+			for i, v in ipairs(player_inv:get_list("main") or {}) do
+				local m = v:get_meta()
+				local d = minetest.deserialize(m:get_string("") or {})
+				-- adjust the description text of the NPC in the inventory
+				if(d and d.yl_speak_up and d.yl_speak_up.id) then
+					local d2 = d.yl_speak_up
+					local text = (d2.npc_name  or "- nameless -").. ", "..
+						(d2.npc_description or "-").."\n"..
+						"(n_"..tostring(d2.id)..", owned by "..
+						tostring(d.owner).."),\n"..
+						"picked up at "..tostring(d2.last_pos or "?").."."
+					m:set_string("description", text)
+					player_inv:set_stack("main", i, v)
+				end
+			end
 			return
 		end
 	end