diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/LivingEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/LivingEntity.java
index 89efb51ee..231ffdb4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/LivingEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/LivingEntity.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class LivingEntity extends Entity implements EquipmentHandler {
         // Items picking
         if (canPickupItem() && itemPickupCooldown.isReady(time)) {
             itemPickupCooldown.refreshLastUpdate(time);
-            final Point loweredPosition = position.sub(0, -.5, 0);
+            final Point loweredPosition = position.sub(0, .5, 0);
             this.instance.getEntityTracker().nearbyEntities(position, expandedBoundingBox.width(),
                     EntityTracker.Target.ITEMS, itemEntity -> {
                         if (this instanceof Player player && !itemEntity.isViewer(player)) return;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
index 510b9e2d9..bee7edc69 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public class Player extends LivingEntity implements CommandSender, Localizable,
         // Experience orb pickup
         if (experiencePickupCooldown.isReady(time)) {
             experiencePickupCooldown.refreshLastUpdate(time);
-            final Point loweredPosition = position.sub(0, -.5, 0);
+            final Point loweredPosition = position.sub(0, .5, 0);
             this.instance.getEntityTracker().nearbyEntities(position, expandedBoundingBox.width(),
                     EntityTracker.Target.EXPERIENCE_ORBS, experienceOrb -> {
                         if (expandedBoundingBox.intersectEntity(loweredPosition, experienceOrb)) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityBoundingBoxIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityBoundingBoxIntegrationTest.java
index 4ea6551a5..0906a6f88 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityBoundingBoxIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityBoundingBoxIntegrationTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import net.minestom.server.api.Env;
 import net.minestom.server.api.EnvTest;
 import net.minestom.server.collision.BoundingBox;
 import net.minestom.server.coordinate.Pos;
+import net.minestom.server.event.item.PickupItemEvent;
+import net.minestom.server.instance.Instance;
+import net.minestom.server.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minestom.server.item.Material;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
@@ -48,4 +52,31 @@ public class EntityBoundingBoxIntegrationTest {
         player.setPose(Entity.Pose.FALL_FLYING);
         assertEquals(0.4, player.getEyeHeight());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void pickupItem(Env env) {
+        final var instance = env.createFlatInstance();
+        final var listener = env.listen(PickupItemEvent.class);
+        final var spawnPos = new Pos(0, 42, 0);
+        final var entity = new LivingEntity(EntityType.ZOMBIE);
+        entity.setCanPickupItem(true);
+        entity.setInstance(instance, spawnPos).join();
+
+        var time = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        dropItem(instance, spawnPos);
+        listener.followup();
+        entity.update(time += 1_000L);
+
+        dropItem(instance, spawnPos.sub(.5));
+        listener.followup();
+        entity.update(time += 1_000L);
+    }
+
+    private void dropItem(final Instance instance, final Pos position) {
+        final var entity = new ItemEntity(ItemStack.of(Material.STONE));
+        entity.hasPhysics = false;
+        entity.setNoGravity(true);
+        entity.setInstance(instance, position).join();
+    }
 }