diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Items/ItemRepository.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Items/ItemRepository.cs
index 02c864a2..d070a651 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Core/Items/ItemRepository.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Items/ItemRepository.cs
@@ -136,6 +136,23 @@ public sealed class ItemRepository
         return true;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enrich an already-known item (a stub created from PlayerDescription) with the
+    /// fuller data carried by its CreateObject (icon, name, type). Returns false if the
+    /// item isn't tracked yet — phase 1 enriches existing items only; full
+    /// CreateObject ingestion of newly-acquired items is the inventory phase.
+    /// Raises ItemPropertiesUpdated on success so bound widgets (the toolbar) re-render.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool EnrichItem(uint objectId, uint iconId, string name, ItemType type)
+    {
+        if (!_items.TryGetValue(objectId, out var item)) return false;
+        if (iconId != 0) item.IconId = iconId;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(name)) item.Name = name;
+        if (type != default) item.Type = type;
+        ItemPropertiesUpdated?.Invoke(item);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Apply a <see cref="PropertyBundle"/> patch (e.g. from an
     /// <c>IdentifyObjectResponse</c>) to an existing item. Individual
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Items/ItemRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Items/ItemRepositoryTests.cs
index 79fe2ef7..23cc46fe 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Items/ItemRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Items/ItemRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -116,4 +116,27 @@ public sealed class ItemRepositoryTests
         repo.Clear();
         Assert.Equal(0, repo.ItemCount);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnrichItem_updatesIconOnExistingStub_andRaisesUpdated()
+    {
+        var repo = new ItemRepository();
+        repo.AddOrUpdate(new ItemInstance { ObjectId = 0x5001u, WeenieClassId = 42u }); // stub from PlayerDescription
+        ItemInstance? updated = null;
+        repo.ItemPropertiesUpdated += i => updated = i;
+
+        bool hit = repo.EnrichItem(0x5001u, iconId: 0x06001234u, name: "Mana Stone", type: ItemType.Misc);
+
+        Assert.True(hit);
+        Assert.Equal(0x06001234u, repo.GetItem(0x5001u)!.IconId);
+        Assert.Equal("Mana Stone", repo.GetItem(0x5001u)!.Name);
+        Assert.NotNull(updated);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnrichItem_returnsFalse_whenItemUnknown()
+    {
+        var repo = new ItemRepository();
+        Assert.False(repo.EnrichItem(0x9999u, 0x06001234u, "x", ItemType.Misc));
+    }
 }