diff --git a/data/json/item_actions.json b/data/json/item_actions.json
index ff2b901e2ac89..898950c73ecdb 100644
--- a/data/json/item_actions.json
+++ b/data/json/item_actions.json
@@ -545,6 +545,11 @@
     "id": "MEASURE_RESONANCE",
     "name": { "str": "Measure artifact resonance" }
   },
+  {
+    "type": "item_action",
+    "id": "CHANGE_OUTFIT",
+    "name": { "str": "Swap outfits" }
+  },
   {
     "type": "item_action",
     "id": "PLAY_GAME",
diff --git a/data/json/items/containers/generic.json b/data/json/items/containers/generic.json
index 0c1f166fcd2d2..590eceeee8ec0 100644
--- a/data/json/items/containers/generic.json
+++ b/data/json/items/containers/generic.json
@@ -162,6 +162,33 @@
       }
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "id": "outfit_storage",
+    "type": "TOOL",
+    "category": "container",
+    "name": { "str": "set of clothes", "str_pl": "sets of clothes" },
+    "description": "A bundle of presses, coat hangars, and other miscellaneous items needed to store and keep a good change of clothes.  You can interact with it to swap to the clothes it's currently containing, or disassemble it to get the clothes back.",
+    "weight": "1 kg",
+    "volume": "1 L",
+    "longest_side": "150 cm",
+    "price": 0,
+    "price_postapoc": 0,
+    "to_hit": -3,
+    "use_action": [ "CHANGE_OUTFIT" ],
+    "material": [ "plastic" ],
+    "pocket_data": [
+      {
+        "pocket_type": "CONTAINER",
+        "max_contains_volume": "100 L",
+        "max_contains_weight": "100 kg",
+        "rigid": false,
+        "moves": 1000
+      }
+    ],
+    "symbol": "#",
+    "color": "black",
+    "flags": [ "SINGLE_USE", "NO_SALVAGE", "NO_RELOAD" ]
+  },
   {
     "id": "box_paper_small",
     "type": "GENERIC",
diff --git a/data/json/player_activities.json b/data/json/player_activities.json
index f8da0e7a2b8ff..5817c6268919a 100644
--- a/data/json/player_activities.json
+++ b/data/json/player_activities.json
@@ -730,6 +730,14 @@
     "rooted": true,
     "based_on": "speed"
   },
+  {
+    "id": "ACT_OUTFIT_SWAP",
+    "type": "activity_type",
+    "activity_level": "LIGHT_EXERCISE",
+    "verb": "changing clothes",
+    "rooted": true,
+    "based_on": "speed"
+  },
   {
     "id": "ACT_WASH",
     "type": "activity_type",
diff --git a/data/json/recipes/other/other.json b/data/json/recipes/other/other.json
index f5603cf95291d..c837a74bb44d6 100644
--- a/data/json/recipes/other/other.json
+++ b/data/json/recipes/other/other.json
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@
     "tools": [ [ [ "drawing_tool", 5, "LIST" ] ] ],
     "components": [ [ [ "cardboard", 10 ] ] ]
   },
+  {
+    "result": "outfit_storage",
+    "type": "recipe",
+    "activity_level": "NO_EXERCISE",
+    "category": "CC_OTHER",
+    "subcategory": "CSC_OTHER_TOOLS",
+    "skill_used": "fabrication",
+    "time": "1 s",
+    "autolearn": true,
+    "reversible": true,
+    "//": "Tying equipment or other fasteners. Maybe one day we will have coat hangars.",
+    "components": [ [ [ "cordage", 10, "LIST" ] ] ]
+  },
   {
     "result": "tic_tac",
     "type": "recipe",
diff --git a/src/activity_actor.cpp b/src/activity_actor.cpp
index a28b78c73dfc5..37c226d912e09 100644
--- a/src/activity_actor.cpp
+++ b/src/activity_actor.cpp
@@ -5568,6 +5568,87 @@ std::unique_ptr<activity_actor> reel_cable_activity_actor::deserialize( JsonValu
     return actor.clone();
 }
 
+void outfit_swap_actor::start( player_activity &act, Character &who )
+{
+    item fake_storage( outfit_item->typeId() );
+    for( const item_location &worn_item : who.get_visible_worn_items() ) {
+        act.moves_total += who.item_handling_cost( *worn_item ); // Cost of taking it off
+        act.moves_total += who.item_store_cost( *worn_item, fake_storage ); // And putting it away
+    }
+    for( const item *clothing : outfit_item->all_items_top() ) {
+        auto ret = who.can_wear( *clothing );
+        // Note this is checking if we can put something new on, but it might conflict with our current clothing, causing a
+        // spurious failure. Maybe we should strip the player first?
+        if( ret.success() ) {
+            act.moves_total += who.item_wear_cost( *clothing );
+        } else {
+            act.moves_total += who.item_retrieve_cost( *clothing, *outfit_item );
+            // Dropping takes no time? So I guess that's all we need
+        }
+    }
+    act.moves_left = act.moves_total;
+}
+
+void outfit_swap_actor::finish( player_activity &act, Character &who )
+{
+    map &here = get_map();
+    // First, make a new outfit and shove all our existing clothes into it.
+    item new_outfit( outfit_item->typeId() );
+    item_location ground = here.add_item_ret_loc( who.pos(), new_outfit, true );
+    if( !ground ) {
+        debugmsg( "Failed to swap outfits during outfit_swap_actor::finish" );
+        act.set_to_null();
+        return;
+    }
+    // Taken-off items are put in this temporary list, then naturally deleted from the world when the function returns.
+    std::list<item> it_list;
+    for( item_location &worn_item : who.get_visible_worn_items() ) {
+        item outfit_component( *worn_item );
+        if( who.takeoff( worn_item, &it_list ) ) {
+            ground->force_insert_item( outfit_component, pocket_type::CONTAINER );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Now we have to take clothes out of the one we activated
+    for( item *component : outfit_item->all_items_top() ) {
+        auto ret = who.can_wear( *component );
+        if( ret.success() ) {
+            item_location new_clothes( who, component );
+            who.wear( new_clothes );
+        } else {
+            // For some reason we couldn't wear this item. Maybe the player mutated in the meanwhile, but
+            // drop the item instead of deleting it.
+            here.add_item( who.pos(), *component );
+        }
+    }
+
+    who.i_rem( outfit_item.get_item() );
+
+    // Now we just did a whole bunch of wearing and taking off at once, but we had already paid that movecost by doing the activity
+    // So we reset our moves
+    who.set_moves( 0 );
+    // TODO: Granularize this and allow resumable swapping if you were interrupted during the activity
+
+    act.set_to_null();
+}
+
+void outfit_swap_actor::serialize( JsonOut &jsout ) const
+{
+    jsout.start_object();
+    jsout.member( "outfit_item", outfit_item );
+    jsout.end_object();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<activity_actor> outfit_swap_actor::deserialize( JsonValue &jsin )
+{
+    outfit_swap_actor actor( {} );
+
+    JsonObject data = jsin.get_object();
+
+    data.read( "outfit_item", actor.outfit_item );
+    return actor.clone();
+}
+
 void meditate_activity_actor::start( player_activity &act, Character & )
 {
     act.moves_total = to_moves<int>( 20_minutes );
diff --git a/src/activity_actor_definitions.h b/src/activity_actor_definitions.h
index ef9fb1d6204a5..59c64701caeb5 100644
--- a/src/activity_actor_definitions.h
+++ b/src/activity_actor_definitions.h
@@ -1413,6 +1413,32 @@ class oxytorch_activity_actor : public activity_actor
         }
 };
 
+class outfit_swap_actor : public activity_actor
+{
+    public:
+        explicit outfit_swap_actor( const item_location &outfit_item ) : outfit_item( outfit_item ) {};
+        activity_id get_type() const override {
+            return activity_id( "ACT_OUTFIT_SWAP" );
+        }
+
+        void start( player_activity &act, Character &who ) override;
+        void do_turn( player_activity &, Character & ) override {}
+        void finish( player_activity &act, Character &who ) override;
+
+        std::unique_ptr<activity_actor> clone() const override {
+            return std::make_unique<outfit_swap_actor>( *this );
+        }
+
+        void serialize( JsonOut & ) const override;
+        static std::unique_ptr<activity_actor> deserialize( JsonValue & );
+    private:
+        item_location outfit_item;
+
+        bool can_resume_with_internal( const activity_actor &, const Character & ) const override {
+            return false;
+        }
+};
+
 class meditate_activity_actor : public activity_actor
 {
     public:
diff --git a/src/character.cpp b/src/character.cpp
index d61b10f1a0461..b7d010b3156df 100644
--- a/src/character.cpp
+++ b/src/character.cpp
@@ -6260,10 +6260,10 @@ std::string Character::extended_description() const
     ss += "\n";
     ss += _( "Wearing:" ) + std::string( " " );
 
-    const std::list<item> visible_worn_items = get_visible_worn_items();
+    const std::list<item_location> visible_worn_items = get_visible_worn_items();
     std::string worn_string = enumerate_as_string( visible_worn_items.begin(), visible_worn_items.end(),
-    []( const item & it ) {
-        return it.tname();
+    []( const item_location & it ) {
+        return it.get_item()->tname();
     } );
     ss += !worn_string.empty() ? worn_string : _( "Nothing" );
 
@@ -10751,11 +10751,11 @@ std::vector<std::string> Character::short_description_parts() const
     if( is_armed() ) {
         result.push_back( _( "Wielding: " ) + weapon.tname() );
     }
-    const std::list<item> visible_worn_items = get_visible_worn_items();
+    const std::list<item_location> visible_worn_items = get_visible_worn_items();
     const std::string worn_str = enumerate_as_string( visible_worn_items.begin(),
                                  visible_worn_items.end(),
-    []( const item & it ) {
-        return it.tname();
+    []( const item_location & it ) {
+        return it.get_item()->tname();
     } );
     if( !worn_str.empty() ) {
         result.push_back( _( "Wearing: " ) + worn_str );
diff --git a/src/character.h b/src/character.h
index 470e13f338d0c..f6cdbde537b46 100644
--- a/src/character.h
+++ b/src/character.h
@@ -3418,7 +3418,7 @@ class Character : public Creature, public visitable
         bool is_worn_item_visible( std::list<item>::const_iterator ) const;
 
         /** Returns all worn items visible to an outside observer */
-        std::list<item> get_visible_worn_items() const;
+        std::list<item_location> get_visible_worn_items() const;
 
         /** Swap side on which item is worn; returns false on fail. If interactive is false, don't alert player or drain moves */
         bool change_side( item &it, bool interactive = true );
diff --git a/src/character_attire.cpp b/src/character_attire.cpp
index 1b99db237c0e0..895866d8fcb22 100644
--- a/src/character_attire.cpp
+++ b/src/character_attire.cpp
@@ -686,9 +686,9 @@ bool Character::is_worn_item_visible( std::list<item>::const_iterator worn_item
     return worn.is_worn_item_visible( worn_item, worn_item_body_parts );
 }
 
-std::list<item> Character::get_visible_worn_items() const
+std::list<item_location> Character::get_visible_worn_items() const
 {
-    return worn.get_visible_worn_items( *this );
+    return const_cast<outfit &>( worn ).get_visible_worn_items( *this );
 }
 
 double Character::armwear_factor() const
@@ -1072,12 +1072,13 @@ item *outfit::item_worn_with_id( const itype_id &i )
     return it_with_id;
 }
 
-std::list<item> outfit::get_visible_worn_items( const Character &guy ) const
+std::list<item_location> outfit::get_visible_worn_items( const Character &guy )
 {
-    std::list<item> result;
-    for( auto i = worn.cbegin(), end = worn.cend(); i != end; ++i ) {
+    std::list<item_location> result;
+    for( auto i = worn.begin(), end = worn.end(); i != end; ++i ) {
         if( guy.is_worn_item_visible( i ) ) {
-            result.push_back( *i );
+            item_location loc_here( const_cast<Character &>( guy ), &*i );
+            result.emplace_back( loc_here );
         }
     }
     return result;
diff --git a/src/character_attire.h b/src/character_attire.h
index 68db0240e2a60..a3697a7f86d22 100644
--- a/src/character_attire.h
+++ b/src/character_attire.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class outfit
          */
         void item_encumb( std::map<bodypart_id, encumbrance_data> &vals, const item &new_item,
                           const Character &guy ) const;
-        std::list<item> get_visible_worn_items( const Character &guy ) const;
+        std::list<item_location> get_visible_worn_items( const Character &guy );
         int swim_modifier( int swim_skill ) const;
         bool natural_attack_restricted_on( const bodypart_id &bp ) const;
         bool natural_attack_restricted_on( const sub_bodypart_id &bp ) const;
diff --git a/src/item.cpp b/src/item.cpp
index 35a7871775f0d..574ef797aa492 100644
--- a/src/item.cpp
+++ b/src/item.cpp
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ ret_val<void> item::put_in( const item &payload, pocket_type pk_type,
 void item::force_insert_item( const item &it, pocket_type pk_type )
 {
     contents.force_insert_item( it, pk_type );
-    update_inherited_flags();
+    on_contents_changed();
 }
 
 void item::set_var( const std::string &name, const int value )
diff --git a/src/item_factory.cpp b/src/item_factory.cpp
index 15b80e0ea9d20..7c883c125bd64 100644
--- a/src/item_factory.cpp
+++ b/src/item_factory.cpp
@@ -1809,6 +1809,7 @@ void Item_factory::init()
     add_iuse( "MACE", &iuse::mace );
     add_iuse( "MAGIC_8_BALL", &iuse::magic_8_ball );
     add_iuse( "MEASURE_RESONANCE", &iuse::measure_resonance );
+    add_iuse( "CHANGE_OUTFIT", &iuse::change_outfit );
     add_iuse( "PLAY_GAME", &iuse::play_game );
     add_iuse( "MAKEMOUND", &iuse::makemound );
     add_iuse( "DIG_CHANNEL", &iuse::dig_channel );
diff --git a/src/iuse.cpp b/src/iuse.cpp
index 1e0618f73401f..cb76d9e43c11a 100644
--- a/src/iuse.cpp
+++ b/src/iuse.cpp
@@ -8786,6 +8786,19 @@ std::optional<int> iuse::measure_resonance( Character *p, item *it, const tripoi
     return 0;
 }
 
+std::optional<int> iuse::change_outfit( Character *p, item *it, const tripoint & )
+{
+    if( !p->is_avatar() ) {
+        debugmsg( "NPC %s tried to swap outfit", p->get_name() );
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    p->assign_activity( outfit_swap_actor( item_location{*p, it} ) );
+
+    // Deleting the item we activated is handled in outfit_swap_actor::finish
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 std::optional<int> iuse::electricstorage( Character *p, item *it, const tripoint & )
 {
     // From item processing
diff --git a/src/iuse.h b/src/iuse.h
index 8dfe49d962716..727345569b9a1 100644
--- a/src/iuse.h
+++ b/src/iuse.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ std::optional<int> lumber( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
 std::optional<int> ma_manual( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
 std::optional<int> magic_8_ball( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
 std::optional<int> measure_resonance( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
+std::optional<int> change_outfit( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
 std::optional<int> electricstorage( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
 std::optional<int> ebooksave( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
 std::optional<int> ebookread( Character *, item *, const tripoint & );
diff --git a/src/npc.cpp b/src/npc.cpp
index 693c3001b198b..e9a70f6ee5e9c 100644
--- a/src/npc.cpp
+++ b/src/npc.cpp
@@ -2612,10 +2612,10 @@ int npc::print_info( const catacurses::window &w, int line, int vLines, int colu
     }
 
     // Worn gear list on following lines.
-    const std::list<item> visible_worn_items = get_visible_worn_items();
+    const std::list<item_location> visible_worn_items = get_visible_worn_items();
     const std::string worn_str = enumerate_as_string( visible_worn_items.begin(),
-    visible_worn_items.end(), []( const item & it ) {
-        return it.tname();
+    visible_worn_items.end(), []( const item_location & it ) {
+        return it.get_item()->tname();
     } );
     if( !worn_str.empty() ) {
         std::vector<std::string> worn_lines = foldstring( _( "Wearing: " ) + worn_str, iWidth );