diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 43570c765..7417c3863 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r683 \cu(Wed 16 Dec 00:44:30 CET 2020)";
+SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r684 \cu(Wed 16 Dec 03:01:28 CET 2020)";
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_handler.zsc b/zscript/swwm_handler.zsc
index 0643c6aaa..c4b9ff524 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_handler.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_handler.zsc
@@ -993,6 +993,15 @@ Class SWWMHandler : EventHandler
 		// reset score (optional) if inventory should be cleared
 		if ( swwm_resetscore && level.removeitems && !e.IsReturn )
 			c.credits = c.hcredits = 0;
+		// re-add any missing collectibles after a death exit (yes, this happens)
+		for ( int i=0; i<s.ownedcollectibles.Size(); i++ )
+		{
+			if ( p.mo.FindInventory(s.ownedcollectibles[i]) ) continue;
+			let c = SWWMCollectible(Actor.Spawn(s.ownedcollectibles[i],p.mo.pos));
+			c.propagated = true;
+			if ( !c.CallTryPickup(p.mo) )
+				c.Destroy();
+		}
 	}
 
 	override void PlayerRespawned( PlayerEvent e )
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_player.zsc b/zscript/swwm_player.zsc
index ce9f823a1..51d73a1d5 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_player.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_player.zsc
@@ -1844,6 +1844,13 @@ Class Demolitionist : PlayerPawn
 				if ( players[i].mo is 'Demolitionist' ) Demolitionist(players[i].mo).key_reentrant = false;
 			}
 		}
+		// add collectible to stats
+		if ( (item is 'SWWMCollectible') && mystats )
+		{
+			let cls = item.GetClass();
+			if ( (mystats.ownedcollectibles.Size() > 0) && (mystats.ownedcollectibles.Find(cls) < mystats.ownedcollectibles.Size()) ) return;
+			mystats.ownedcollectibles.Push(cls);
+		}
 	}
 	override bool UseInventory( Inventory item )
 	{
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_thinkers.zsc b/zscript/swwm_thinkers.zsc
index df98dbe70..06c6b3ed2 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_thinkers.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_thinkers.zsc
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Class SWWMStats : Thinker
 	// [Strife] preserve previous mission logs
 	String oldlogtext;
 	Array<String> questbacklog;
+	// hackaround for stuff getting lost
+	Array<Class<SWWMCollectible> > ownedcollectibles;
 
 	bool GotWeapon( Class<Weapon> which )
 	{