diff --git a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/RPEntity.java b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/RPEntity.java
index 767a1f5c06..109111de2a 100644
--- a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/RPEntity.java
+++ b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/RPEntity.java
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ public abstract class RPEntity extends CombatEntity {
 	 * @return true iff dropping the desired amount was successful.
 	 */
 	public boolean drop(final String name, final int amount) {
-		return drop(nameMatches(name), amount);
+		return drop(Item.nameMatches(name), amount);
 	}
 
 	private boolean isEquipped(Predicate<Item> condition, int amount) {
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ public abstract class RPEntity extends CombatEntity {
 	 *         number.
 	 */
 	public boolean isEquipped(final String name, final int amount) {
-		return isEquipped(nameMatches(name), amount);
+		return isEquipped(Item.nameMatches(name), amount);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ public abstract class RPEntity extends CombatEntity {
 	 * @return The number of carried items
 	 */
 	public int getNumberOfEquipped(final String name) {
-		return equippedStream().filter(nameMatches(name))
+		return equippedStream().filter(Item.nameMatches(name))
 				.mapToInt(Item::getQuantity).sum();
 	}
 
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ public abstract class RPEntity extends CombatEntity {
 	 */
 	public int getTotalNumberOf(final String name) {
 		Stream<Item> allItems = slots().stream().flatMap(this::slotStream);
-		return allItems.filter(nameMatches(name)).mapToInt(Item::getQuantity).sum();
+		return allItems.filter(Item.nameMatches(name)).mapToInt(Item::getQuantity).sum();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ public abstract class RPEntity extends CombatEntity {
 	 *         found
 	 */
 	public Item getFirstEquipped(final String name) {
-		return equippedStream().filter(nameMatches(name)).findFirst().orElse(null);
+		return equippedStream().filter(Item.nameMatches(name)).findFirst().orElse(null);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ public abstract class RPEntity extends CombatEntity {
 	 *         found
 	 */
 	public List<Item> getAllEquipped(final String name) {
-		return getAllEquipped(nameMatches(name));
+		return getAllEquipped(Item.nameMatches(name));
 	}
 
 	private List<Item> getAllEquipped(Predicate<Item> condition) {
@@ -3459,16 +3459,6 @@ public abstract class RPEntity extends CombatEntity {
 		return slots.flatMap(this::slotStream);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * A convenience method for getting a method for matching item names.
-	 *
-	 * @param name name to match
-	 * @return a predicate for matching the name
-	 */
-	private Predicate<Item> nameMatches(String name) {
-		return it -> name.equalsIgnoreCase(it.getName());
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Sets the attribute to define the shadow that the client should use.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Item.java b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Item.java
index f262176b37..4ddfe6908a 100644
--- a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Item.java
+++ b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/Item.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -1036,5 +1037,15 @@ public class Item extends PassiveEntity implements TurnListener, EquipListener,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-
+	/**
+	 * A convenience method for getting a method for matching item names.
+	 *
+	 * @param name
+	 *   Item name to match.
+	 * @return
+	 *   A predicate for matching the name.
+	 */
+	public static Predicate<Item> nameMatches(String name) {
+		return item -> name.equalsIgnoreCase(item.getName());
+	}
 }