diff --git a/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
index 2164b62..f98be58 100644
--- a/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
+++ b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extends Interactable
 # var a = 2
 # var b = "text"
 export var item :Resource
+export var count :int = 1
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd b/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd
index 6c128d6..bc2d17a 100644
--- a/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd
+++ b/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func touch_the_thing(the_thing: Interactable) -> bool:
 				movement_state_machine.change_to_known_state('enter_right')
 			the_thing.trigger_interaction()
 	if the_thing is ItemPickup:
-		player_inventory.add_to_inventory(the_thing.item)
-		player_inventory.select_secondary(the_thing.item)
+		player_inventory.add_to_inventory(the_thing.item, the_thing.count)
+		#player_inventory.select_secondary(the_thing.item)
 		the_thing.trigger_interaction()
 	return true
 
diff --git a/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd b/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
index 0c3695c..3ea997b 100644
--- a/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
+++ b/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
@@ -87,14 +87,17 @@ func select_secondary(_item :Item) -> void:
 	if _items.has(_item):
 		secondary_selection = _item
 
-func add_to_inventory(_item :Item) -> int:
+func add_to_inventory(_item :Item, _count :int = 1) -> int:
 	if _items.has(_item):
-		_items[_item] += 1
+		_items[_item] += _count
 	else:
-		_items[_item] = 1
+		_items[_item] = _count
+	if primary_selection == null:
+		primary_selection = _item
+	elif secondary_selection == null:
+		secondary_selection = _item
 	return _items[_item]
 
-
 func remove_from_inventory (_item :Item) -> int:
 	if _items.has(_item):
 		if _item.consumable:
@@ -115,6 +118,10 @@ func remove_from_inventory (_item :Item) -> int:
 	else:
 		return 0
 
+func get_item_inventory_count(_item :Item) -> int:
+	if _items.has(_item):
+		return _items[_item]
+	return 0
 
 func clear_item_from_inventory (_item :Item) -> void:
 	if _items.has(_item):
diff --git a/src/levels/TestBox.tscn b/src/levels/TestBox.tscn
index acab2a4..67dbed8 100644
--- a/src/levels/TestBox.tscn
+++ b/src/levels/TestBox.tscn
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ tile_data = PoolIntArray( -65536, 0, 0, -65521, 0, 0, 65535, 0, 0, 16, 0, 0, 524
 position = Vector2( 203, 38 )
 type_name = "item_pickup"
 item = ExtResource( 8 )
+count = 10
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="ItemPickup" index="0"]
 shape = SubResource( 6 )
diff --git a/src/ui/HUD.tscn b/src/ui/HUD.tscn
index a1b5dad..1040419 100644
--- a/src/ui/HUD.tscn
+++ b/src/ui/HUD.tscn
@@ -112,7 +112,21 @@ script = ExtResource( 8 )
 [node name="PrimaryItem" type="TextureRect" parent="SelectedInventoryItems"]
 margin_bottom = 16.0
 
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="SelectedInventoryItems/PrimaryItem"]
+margin_right = 20.0
+margin_bottom = 10.0
+custom_fonts/font = ExtResource( 2 )
+align = 2
+valign = 2
+
 [node name="SecondaryItem" type="TextureRect" parent="SelectedInventoryItems"]
 margin_left = 4.0
 margin_right = 4.0
 margin_bottom = 16.0
+
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="SelectedInventoryItems/SecondaryItem"]
+margin_right = 20.0
+margin_bottom = 10.0
+custom_fonts/font = ExtResource( 2 )
+align = 2
+valign = 2
diff --git a/src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd b/src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd
index 2da103e..38dd364 100644
--- a/src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd
+++ b/src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ extends HBoxContainer
 onready var primary_item = $PrimaryItem
 onready var secondary_item = $SecondaryItem
 
+onready var _primary_item_count = $PrimaryItem/Label
+onready var _secondary_item_count = $SecondaryItem/Label
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
@@ -16,10 +18,22 @@ func _ready():
 func _process(delta):
 	if (PlayerInfo.player_inventory.primary_selection):
 		primary_item.texture = PlayerInfo.player_inventory.primary_selection.inventory_icon
+		var count = PlayerInfo.player_inventory.get_item_inventory_count(PlayerInfo.player_inventory.primary_selection)
+		if count > 1:
+			_primary_item_count.text = str(count)
+		else:
+			_primary_item_count.text = ''
 	else:
 		primary_item.texture = null
+		_primary_item_count.text = ''
 	
 	if (PlayerInfo.player_inventory.secondary_selection):
 		secondary_item.texture = PlayerInfo.player_inventory.secondary_selection.inventory_icon
+		var count = PlayerInfo.player_inventory.get_item_inventory_count(PlayerInfo.player_inventory.secondary_selection)
+		if count > 1:
+			_secondary_item_count.text = str(count)
+		else:
+			_secondary_item_count.text = ''
 	else:
 		secondary_item.texture = null
+		_secondary_item_count.text = ''