diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/ItemDrop.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/ItemDrop.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e2fd598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/ItemDrop.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.bukkit;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a dropped item.
+ * 
+ * @author sk89q
+ */
+public interface ItemDrop extends Entity {
+    /**
+     * Gets the item stack.
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public ItemStack getItemStack();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
index 42226398..bbf31035 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ public interface World {
      */
     public boolean isChunkLoaded(Chunk chunk);
     
+    /**
+     * Drop an item exactly at the specified location.
+     * 
+     * @param loc
+     * @param item
+     * @return dropped item entity
+     */
+    public ItemDrop dropItem(Location loc, ItemStack item);
+    
+    /**
+     * Drop an item as if it was mined (randomly placed).
+     * 
+     * @param loc
+     * @param item
+     * @return dropped item entity
+     */
+    public ItemDrop dropItemNaturally(Location loc, ItemStack item);
+    
     /**
      * Spawns an arrow.
      *