diff --git a/src/common/kernel/give.c b/src/common/kernel/give.c
index bb59b160c..46f3f6e1a 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/give.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/give.c
@@ -100,11 +100,17 @@ give_item(int want, const item_type * itype, unit * src, unit * dest, struct ord
   n = min(want, n);
   if (dest && src->faction != dest->faction && src->faction->age < GiveRestriction()) {
 		if (ord!=NULL) {
-    ADDMSG(&src->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(src, ord, "giverestriction",
-      "turns", GiveRestriction()));
+      ADDMSG(&src->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(src, ord, "giverestriction",
+        "turns", GiveRestriction()));
 		}
     return -1;
   } else if (n == 0) {
+    int reserve = get_reservation(src, itype->rtype);
+    if (reserve) {
+      msg_feedback(src, ord, "nogive_reserved", "resource reservation", 
+        itype->rtype, reserve);
+      return -1;
+    }
     error = 36;
   } else if (itype->flags & ITF_CURSED) {
     error = 25;
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ give_item(int want, const item_type * itype, unit * src, unit * dest, struct ord
           /* warden_add_give(src, dest, itype, n); */
         }
 #endif
-    }else{
+    } else {
       /* gib bauern */
       give_peasants(use, itype, src);
     }
diff --git a/src/res/messages.xml b/src/res/messages.xml
index 1f01fd2c9..5eeb0f145 100644
--- a/src/res/messages.xml
+++ b/src/res/messages.xml
@@ -5952,6 +5952,17 @@
     <text locale="fr">"$unit($unit) en $region($region): '$order($command)' - L'unité ne possède pas cet objet."</text>
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - The unit does not have this item."</text>
   </message>
+  <message name="nogive_reserved" section="errors">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
+      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
+      <arg name="command" type="order"/>
+      <arg name="reservation" type="int"/>
+      <arg name="resource" type="resource"/>
+    </type>
+    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - Die Einheit hat diesen Gegenstand zwar, aber sämtliche $int($reservation) $resource($resource,$reservation) sind reserviert."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - The unit has this item, but all $int($reservation) $resource($resource,$reservation) are reserved."</text>
+  </message>
   <message name="error35" section="errors">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>