diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandclearinventory.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandclearinventory.java
index 853ae8f65..4f8695252 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandclearinventory.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandclearinventory.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 
 import com.earth2me.essentials.CommandSource;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.craftbukkit.InventoryWorkaround;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.NumberUtil;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -86,13 +87,13 @@ public class Commandclearinventory extends EssentialsCommand {
             if (showExtended) {
                 sender.sendMessage(tl("inventoryClearingAllItems", player.getDisplayName()));
             }
-            player.getInventory().clear();
+            InventoryWorkaround.clearInventoryNoArmor(player.getInventory());
         } else if (type == -2) // type -2 represents double wildcard or all items and armor
         {
             if (showExtended) {
                 sender.sendMessage(tl("inventoryClearingAllArmor", player.getDisplayName()));
             }
-            player.getInventory().clear();
+            InventoryWorkaround.clearInventoryNoArmor(player.getInventory());
             player.getInventory().setArmorContents(null);
         } else {
             if (data == -1) // data -1 means that all subtypes will be cleared
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/InventoryWorkaround.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/InventoryWorkaround.java
index 6847e51c2..ed4dec1a7 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/InventoryWorkaround.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/InventoryWorkaround.java
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ public final class InventoryWorkaround {
         return inventory instanceof PlayerInventory && inventory.getContents().length > USABLE_PLAYER_INV_SIZE;
     }
 
+    // Clears inventory without clearing armor
+    public static void clearInventoryNoArmor(PlayerInventory inventory) {
+        if (isCombinedInventory(inventory)) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < USABLE_PLAYER_INV_SIZE; i++) {
+                inventory.setItem(i, null);
+            }
+        } else {
+            inventory.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
     private static Inventory makeTruncatedPlayerInventory(PlayerInventory playerInventory) {
         Inventory fakeInventory = Bukkit.getServer().createInventory(null, USABLE_PLAYER_INV_SIZE);
         fakeInventory.setContents(Arrays.copyOf(playerInventory.getContents(), fakeInventory.getSize()));