diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bba293751e..1b8814503e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ Basic Authentication
 - username/password based login
 - uses bip39 for recovery phrases
 
+/additem
+- added ability to fuzzy search for matching name, or dbname
 ```
 
 ## 5.0.0
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/core-commands/server/commands/moderator/item.ts b/src/core/plugins/core-commands/server/commands/moderator/item.ts
index f29574acf0..214b28dec3 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/core-commands/server/commands/moderator/item.ts
+++ b/src/core/plugins/core-commands/server/commands/moderator/item.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import * as Athena from '@AthenaServer/api';
 
 Athena.commands.register(
     'additem',
-    '/additem [dbName] [amount] [version?]',
+    '/additem [partialName] [amount] [version?]',
     ['admin'],
-    async (player: alt.Player, dbName: string, amount: string, version: string | undefined) => {
-        if (typeof dbName === 'undefined') {
-            Athena.player.emit.message(player, `Must specify a dbName to add an item.`);
+    async (player: alt.Player, partialName: string, amount: string, version: string | undefined) => {
+        if (typeof partialName === 'undefined') {
+            Athena.player.emit.message(player, `Must specify a partialName to add an item.`);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@ Athena.commands.register(
             }
         }
 
+        const baseItem = Athena.systems.inventory.factory.getBaseItemByFuzzySearch(partialName);
+        if (typeof baseItem === 'undefined') {
+            Athena.player.emit.message(player, `Item '${partialName}' does not exist!`);
+            return;
+        }
+
         const result = await Athena.player.inventory.add(player, {
-            dbName,
+            dbName: baseItem.dbName,
             quantity: actualAmount,
             data: {},
             version: actualVersion,
diff --git a/src/core/server/systems/inventory/factory.ts b/src/core/server/systems/inventory/factory.ts
index 71bf70026f..7c87253b83 100644
--- a/src/core/server/systems/inventory/factory.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/systems/inventory/factory.ts
@@ -445,6 +445,57 @@ export function getBaseItems(): Array<BaseItem> {
     return databaseItems;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Searches for a base item based on a fuzzy search.
+ * Specify either 'myitem', 'My_Item', or 'My Item'.
+ *
+ * Will try to find a match in the following order:
+ * - Exact dbname
+ * - Exact name
+ * - Partial name
+ * - Partial dbname
+ *
+ * @export
+ * @template CustomData
+ * @param {string} partialName
+ * @return {(BaseItem<DefaultItemBehavior, CustomData> | undefined)}
+ */
+export function getBaseItemByFuzzySearch<CustomData = {}>(
+    partialName: string,
+): BaseItem<DefaultItemBehavior, CustomData> | undefined {
+    partialName = partialName.replaceAll('_', ' ');
+
+    const index = databaseItems.findIndex((item) => {
+        // 'myitem' -> 'myitem'
+        if (item.dbName === partialName) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // 'My_Item' -> 'My Item'
+        if (item.name === partialName) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // 'My_It' -> 'My Item'
+        if (item.name.includes(partialName)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // 'myi' -> 'myitem'
+        if (item.dbName.includes(partialName)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    });
+
+    if (index <= -1) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return deepCloneObject<BaseItem<DefaultItemBehavior, CustomData>>(databaseItems[index]);
+}
+
 interface FactoryFuncs {
     getBaseItemAsync: typeof getBaseItemAsync;
     upsertAsync: typeof upsertAsync;
@@ -456,6 +507,7 @@ interface FactoryFuncs {
     fromBaseToStored: typeof fromBaseToStored;
     getBaseItemsAsync: typeof getBaseItemsAsync;
     getBaseItems: typeof getBaseItems;
+    getBaseItemByFuzzySearch: typeof getBaseItemByFuzzySearch;
 }
 
 const Overrides: Partial<FactoryFuncs> = {};
@@ -470,6 +522,7 @@ export function override(functionName: 'toStoredItem', callback: typeof toStored
 export function override(functionName: 'fromBaseToStored', callback: typeof fromBaseToStored);
 export function override(functionName: 'getBaseItems', callback: typeof getBaseItems);
 export function override(functionName: 'getBaseItemsAsync', callback: typeof getBaseItemsAsync);
+export function override(functionName: 'getBaseItemByFuzzySearch', callback: typeof getBaseItemByFuzzySearch);
 /**
  * Used to override inventory item factory functionality
  *