diff --git a/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/PylonCore.kt b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/PylonCore.kt
index 737636d81..286112f64 100644
--- a/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/PylonCore.kt
+++ b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/PylonCore.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.guide.button.PageButton
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.guide.button.setting.TogglePlayerSettingButton
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.guide.pages.PlayerSettingsPage
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.i18n.PylonTranslator
+import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.item.PylonInventoryTicker
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.item.PylonItem
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.item.PylonItemListener
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.item.research.Research
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.recipe.ConfigurableRecipeType
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.recipe.PylonRecipeListener
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.recipe.RecipeType
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.registry.PylonRegistry
-import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.util.mergeGlobalConfig
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.resourcepack.armor.ArmorTextureEngine
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.resourcepack.armor.ArmorTextureEngine.hasCustomArmorTextures
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.resourcepack.block.BlockTextureEngine
+import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.util.mergeGlobalConfig
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.util.pylonKey
 import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.waila.Waila
 import io.github.retrooper.packetevents.factory.spigot.SpigotPacketEventsBuilder
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ import org.bukkit.permissions.Permission
 import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionDefault
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin
 import xyz.xenondevs.invui.InvUI
-import java.util.Locale
+import java.util.*
 import kotlin.io.path.*
 
 /**
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ object PylonCore : JavaPlugin(), PylonAddon {
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(BlockStorage, this)
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(BlockListener, this)
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(PylonItemListener, this)
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer(this, PylonInventoryTicker(), 0, PylonConfig.inventoryTickerBaseRate)
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(TickManager, this)
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(MultiblockCache, this)
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(EntityStorage, this)
diff --git a/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/config/PylonConfig.kt b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/config/PylonConfig.kt
index 2ab32bfb1..bba58cf53 100644
--- a/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/config/PylonConfig.kt
+++ b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/config/PylonConfig.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ object PylonConfig {
     @JvmStatic
     val disabledItems = config.getOrThrow("disabled-items", ConfigAdapter.SET.from(ConfigAdapter.NAMESPACED_KEY))
 
+    @JvmStatic
+    val inventoryTickerBaseRate = config.getOrThrow("inventory-ticker-base-rate", ConfigAdapter.LONG)
+
     object WailaConfig {
         private val config = Config(PylonCore, "config.yml")
 
diff --git a/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/item/PylonInventoryTicker.kt b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/item/PylonInventoryTicker.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c58469ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/item/PylonInventoryTicker.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.item
+
+import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.item.base.PylonInventoryTicker
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit
+
+internal class PylonInventoryTicker() : Runnable {
+    private var count = 0L
+    override fun run() {
+        for (player in Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+            for (item in player.inventory) {
+                val pylonItem = PylonItem.fromStack(item)
+                if (pylonItem is PylonInventoryTicker && count % pylonItem.tickInterval == 0L) {
+                    pylonItem.onTick(player)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        count += 1L
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/item/base/PylonInventoryTicker.kt b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/item/base/PylonInventoryTicker.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4383072d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pylon-core/src/main/kotlin/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/core/item/base/PylonInventoryTicker.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.item.base
+
+import io.github.pylonmc.pylon.core.config.PylonConfig
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player
+
+/**
+ * An item should implement this interface to tick when a player has the item in their inventory
+ */
+interface PylonInventoryTicker {
+    /**
+     * Called when the item is detected in the player's inventory.
+     * will be called at [tickInterval] * [PylonConfig.inventoryTickerBaseRate
+     * @param player The player whose inventory the item was in
+     */
+    fun onTick(player: Player)
+
+    /** Determines the rate at which the [onTick] method will be called.
+     * [onTick] will be called at [tickInterval] * [PylonConfig.inventoryTickerBaseRate] */
+    val tickInterval: Long
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pylon-core/src/main/resources/config.yml b/pylon-core/src/main/resources/config.yml
index bce246b28..8b3203924 100644
--- a/pylon-core/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/pylon-core/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ block-data-autosave-interval-seconds: 60
 
 entity-data-autosave-interval-seconds: 60
 
+# The lowest tick interval at which pylon inventory ticker items may tick
+inventory-ticker-base-rate: 10
+
 waila:
   # The interval (in Minecraft ticks), between WAILA checks
   # Set to 0 to disable WAILA globally