diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/DefCore.txt b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/DefCore.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..612adac81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/DefCore.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[DefCore]
+id=Sickle
+Version=5,2,0,1
+Category=C4D_Object
+Width=10
+Height=7
+Offset=-4,-8
+Vertices=2
+VertexX=-3,3
+VertexY=0,0
+VertexFriction=50,50
+Value=10
+Mass=20
+Components=Wood=1;Metal=1;
+Rotate=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Graphics.mesh b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Graphics.mesh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65b1a5405
Binary files /dev/null and b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Graphics.mesh differ
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Scene.material b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Scene.material
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53e1b42cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Scene.material
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// sickle genrated by blender2ogre 0.5.8
+
+material sickle 
+{
+    receive_shadows on 
+
+    technique
+    {
+        pass sickle
+        {
+            ambient 0.800000011920929 0.800000011920929 0.800000011920929 1.0
+            diffuse 0.6400000190734865 0.6400000190734865 0.6400000190734865 1.0
+            specular 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 12.5
+            emissive 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
+
+            alpha_to_coverage off
+            colour_write on
+            cull_hardware clockwise
+            depth_check on
+            depth_func less_equal
+            depth_write on
+            illumination_stage 
+            light_clip_planes off
+            light_scissor off
+            lighting on
+            normalise_normals off
+            polygon_mode solid
+            scene_blend one zero
+            scene_blend_op add
+            shading gouraud
+            transparent_sorting on
+
+            texture_unit 
+            {
+                texture sickle.png
+                tex_address_mode wrap
+                scale 1.0 1.0
+                colour_op modulate
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Script.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b16bd1f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Script.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/**
+	Sickle
+	Used for harvesting (wheat, cotton, ...)
+
+	@author Clonkonaut
+*/
+
+private func Hit()
+{
+	Sound("WoodHit?");
+}
+
+public func GetCarryMode()	{	return CARRY_HandBack;	}
+public func GetCarryBone()	{	return "main";	}
+public func GetCarryTransform()	{	return Trans_Rotate(270,0,1,0);	}
+
+public func ControlUseStart(object clonk, int x, int y)
+{
+	// Can clonk use the sickle?
+	if (!clonk->IsWalking() && !clonk->IsJumping())
+		return true;
+
+	// If the clonk doesn't have an action where he can use it's hands do nothing
+	if (!clonk->HasHandAction())
+		return true;
+
+	var arm = "R";
+	var carry_bone = "pos_hand2";
+	if(clonk->GetHandPosByItemPos(clonk->GetItemPos(this)) == 1)
+	{
+		arm = "L";
+		carry_bone = "pos_hand1";
+	}
+	var animation = Format("SwordSlash2.%s", arm);
+
+	// Figure out the kind of animation to use
+	var length=15;
+	if(clonk->IsJumping())
+		animation = Format("SwordJump2.%s",arm);
+
+	clonk->PlayAnimation(animation, 10, Anim_Linear(0, 0, clonk->GetAnimationLength(animation), length, ANIM_Remove), Anim_Const(1000));
+	clonk->UpdateAttach();
+
+	// Search for harvestable plants
+	var crop = FindObject(Find_InRect(AbsX(clonk->GetX()-8), AbsY(clonk->GetY()-10), 16,20), Find_Func("IsHarvestable"), Find_Func("SickleHarvesting"));
+	if (crop)
+		crop->Harvest();
+
+	clonk->CancelUse();
+	return true;
+}
+
+public func IsTool() { return true; }
+public func IsToolProduct() { return true; }
+
+func Definition(def) {
+	SetProperty("PictureTransformation", Trans_Mul(Trans_Rotate(15, 0, 1, 0), Trans_Rotate(320, 0,0,1)),def);
+}
+
+local Collectible = 1;
+local Name = "$Name$";
+local Description = "$Description$";
+local UsageHelp = "$UsageHelp$";
+local Rebuy = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Sickle.png b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Sickle.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b45805be
Binary files /dev/null and b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Sickle.png differ
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Sickle.skeleton b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Sickle.skeleton
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bedd1bcc
Binary files /dev/null and b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/Sickle.skeleton differ
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/StringTblDE.txt b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/StringTblDE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..631168e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/StringTblDE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name=Sichel
+UsageHelp=Halte [Benutzen] gedrückt, um Pflanzen zu ernten.
+Description=Die Sichel wird zum Ernten hartnäckiger Pflanzen (wie Weizen und Baumwolle) benötigt.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/StringTblUS.txt b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/StringTblUS.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bce14e0f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Tools.ocd/Sickle.ocd/StringTblUS.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name=Sickle
+UsageHelp=Hold down the [Use] key to harvest plants.
+Description=Without a sickle even a clonk can't harvest especially stubborn plants (such as wheat or cotton).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Libraries.ocd/Plant.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Libraries.ocd/Plant.ocd/Script.c
index 4a6feb0e1..eeaad12b7 100644
--- a/planet/Objects.ocd/Libraries.ocd/Plant.ocd/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Libraries.ocd/Plant.ocd/Script.c
@@ -250,6 +250,15 @@ private func IsCrop()
 	return false;
 }
 
+/** Determines whether the plant can only be harvested when using a sickle.
+	These are very sturdy or economically important plants (like cotton or wheat).
+	@return \c true if the plant must be harvested with a sickle (default), \c false otherwise.
+*/
+private func SickleHarvesting()
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
 /** Determines whether the plant is harvestable right now (i.e. is fully grown).
 	@return \c true if the plant is ready to be harvested.
 */
@@ -260,7 +269,7 @@ public func IsHarvestable()
 
 public func IsInteractable(object clonk)
 {
-	return clonk->IsWalking() && IsCrop() && IsHarvestable() || _inherited(clonk);
+	return clonk->IsWalking() && IsCrop() && !SickleHarvesting() && (IsHarvestable() || _inherited(clonk));
 }
 
 public func GetInteractionMetaInfo(object clonk)
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Lichen.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Lichen.ocd/Script.c
index fdb0ba309..530db4f0c 100644
--- a/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Lichen.ocd/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Lichen.ocd/Script.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local grow_stage;
 private func SeedChance() { return 1000; }
 
 private func IsCrop() { return true; }
+private func SickleHarvesting() { return false; }
 
 protected func Initialize()
 {
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Mushroom.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Mushroom.ocd/Script.c
index a2a6bbd05..979fdddb3 100644
--- a/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Mushroom.ocd/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Vegetation.ocd/Mushroom.ocd/Script.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ private func Initialize()
 /* Harvesting */
 
 private func IsCrop() { return true; }
+private func SickleHarvesting() { return false; }
 
 public func Harvest(object clonk)
 {