diff --git a/food/booze.arc b/food/booze.arc
index 99a121c39..83ed281d1 100644
--- a/food/booze.arc
+++ b/food/booze.arc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Object booze
 face booze.111
 color_fg orange
+randomitems emptyboozebottle
 food 100
 nrof 1
 type 54
diff --git a/food/poisonfood.arc b/food/poisonfood.arc
index 5d9e10650..e617a958a 100644
--- a/food/poisonfood.arc
+++ b/food/poisonfood.arc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Object poison
 name booze
 face booze.111
+randomitems emptyboozebottle
 color_fg orange
 nrof 1
 type 7
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ end
 Object wine_poison
 name bottle of wine
 face wine.111
+randomitems emptywinebottle
 color_fg red
 food 75
 nrof 1
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ end
 #
 Object water_poison
 face water.111
+randomitems emptywaterbottle
 color_fg blue
 food 5
 nrof 1
diff --git a/food/water.arc b/food/water.arc
index 90800f41a..642d9d25e 100644
--- a/food/water.arc
+++ b/food/water.arc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Object water
 face water.111
+randomitems emptywaterbottle
 color_fg blue
 food 5
 nrof 1
diff --git a/food/wine.arc b/food/wine.arc
index e8697fb01..7251bb6cb 100644
--- a/food/wine.arc
+++ b/food/wine.arc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Object wine
 name bottle of wine
 face wine.111
+randomitems emptywinebottle
 color_fg red
 food 75
 nrof 1