diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index e312fcc7c..32d8e35a6 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -6882,6 +6882,7 @@
     <text locale="de">"$string"</text>
     <text locale="en">"$string"</text>
   </message>
+
   <message name="give_person" section="economy">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
@@ -6892,6 +6893,16 @@
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) transfers $int($amount) person$if($eq($amount,1),"","s") to $unit($target)."</text>
   </message>
 
+  <message name="receive_person" section="economy">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
+      <arg name="amount" type="int"/>
+      <arg name="target" type="unit"/>
+    </type>
+    <text locale="de">"$unit($target) erhält $int($amount) Person$if($eq($amount,1),"","en") von $unit($unit)."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$unit($target) receives $int($amount) person$if($eq($amount,1),"","s") from $unit($unit)."</text>
+  </message>
+
   <message name="give" section="economy">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
@@ -6913,6 +6924,7 @@
     <text locale="de">"$unit($target) erhält $int($amount) $resource($resource,$amount) von $unit($unit)."</text>
     <text locale="en">"$unit($target) receives $int($amount) $resource($resource,$amount) from $unit($unit)."</text>
   </message>
+
   <message name="give_person_ocean" section="economy">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
diff --git a/src/give.c b/src/give.c
index 5abb950a6..eeb641665 100644
--- a/src/give.c
+++ b/src/give.c
@@ -121,6 +121,28 @@ const resource_type * rtype, struct order *ord, int error)
     }
 }
 
+static void add_give_person(unit * u, unit * u2, int given,
+    struct order *ord, int error)
+{
+    assert(u2);
+    if (error) {
+        cmistake(u, ord, error, MSG_COMMERCE);
+    }
+    else if (u2->faction != u->faction) {
+        message *msg;
+
+        msg = msg_message("give_person", "unit target resource amount",
+            u, u2, given);
+        add_message(&u->faction->msgs, msg);
+        msg_release(msg);
+
+        msg = msg_message("receive_person", "unit target resource amount",
+            u, u2, given);
+        add_message(&u2->faction->msgs, msg);
+        msg_release(msg);
+    }
+}
+
 static bool limited_give(const item_type * type)
 {
     /* trade only money 2:1, if at all */
@@ -531,7 +553,7 @@ void give_unit(unit * u, unit * u2, order * ord)
         cmistake(u, ord, 156, MSG_COMMERCE);
         return;
     }
-    add_give(u, u2, u->number, u->number, get_resourcetype(R_PERSON), ord, 0);
+    add_give_person(u, u2, u->number, ord, 0);
     u_setfaction(u, u2->faction);
     u2->faction->newbies += u->number;
 }
diff --git a/src/give.test.c b/src/give.test.c
index fbb71cf3c..33f70fb90 100644
--- a/src/give.test.c
+++ b/src/give.test.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ static void test_give_unit(CuTest * tc) {
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, env.f2, env.src->faction);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, env.f2->newbies);
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, env.f1->units);
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, test_find_messagetype(env.f1->msgs, "give_person"));
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, test_find_messagetype(env.f2->msgs, "receive_person"));
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/item.c b/src/kernel/item.c
index 58e3326a2..6c96cb0b0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/item.c
+++ b/src/kernel/item.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ const potion_type *oldpotiontype[MAX_POTIONS + 1];
 
 static const char *resourcenames[MAX_RESOURCES] = {
     "money", "aura", "permaura",
-    "hp", "peasant", "person",
+    "hp", "peasant",
     "sapling", "mallornsapling", 
     "tree", "mallorntree",
     "seed", "mallornseed",
@@ -982,8 +982,6 @@ void init_resources(void)
      * which can be used in a construction recipe or as a spell ingredient.
      */
 
-    rt_get_or_create(resourcenames[R_PERSON]); /* lousy hack */
-
     rtype = rt_get_or_create(resourcenames[R_PEASANT]);
     rtype->uchange = res_changepeasants;
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/item.h b/src/kernel/item.h
index c08c676be..bb114c8ac 100644
--- a/src/kernel/item.h
+++ b/src/kernel/item.h
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ extern "C" {
         R_PERMAURA,                 /* Permanente Aura */
         R_LIFE,
         R_PEASANT,
-        R_PERSON,
         R_SAPLING,
         R_MALLORN_SAPLING,
         R_TREE,
diff --git a/src/kernel/item.test.c b/src/kernel/item.test.c
index 52e7d9917..c824d082a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/item.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/item.test.c
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ static void test_core_resources(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, rtype->itype->give);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, rtype = rt_find("peasant"));
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, rtype->itype);
-    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, rtype = rt_find("person"));
-    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, rtype->itype);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, rtype = rt_find("permaura"));
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, rtype->itype);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, rtype = rt_find("hp"));