diff --git a/source/src/entities.cpp b/source/src/entities.cpp
index e0676632..7c12e8ad 100644
--- a/source/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/source/src/entities.cpp
@@ -310,10 +310,17 @@ void flagstolen(int flag, int action, int act)
 void flagdropped(int flag, int action, short x, short y, short z)
 {
 	flaginfo &f = flaginfos[flag];
-    if(OUTBORD(x, y)) return;
-    f.flag->x = x;
-    f.flag->y = y;
-    f.flag->z = (short)floor(x, y);
+    if(OUTBORD(x, y)) return; // valid pos
+    bounceent p;
+    p.rotspeed = 0.0f;
+    p.o.x = x;
+    p.o.y = y;
+    p.o.z = (short)floor(x, y);
+    p.vel.z = -1.0f;
+    loopi(50) moveplayer(&p, 50, true);
+    f.flag->x = p.o.x;
+    f.flag->y = p.o.y;
+    f.flag->z = p.o.z;
     if(f.flag->z < hdr.waterlevel) f.flag->z = (short) hdr.waterlevel;
 	f.flag->spawned = true;
 	f.ack = true;
diff --git a/source/src/menus.cpp b/source/src/menus.cpp
index 42b2d522..054f05fb 100644
--- a/source/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/src/menus.cpp
@@ -572,8 +572,13 @@ bool menukey(int code, bool isdown, int unicode)
             case SDLK_9:
                 if(curmenu->allowinput && curmenu->hotkeys)
                 {
-                    mitem &m = *curmenu->items[code-SDLK_1];
-                    m.select();
+                    int idx = code-SDLK_1;
+                    if(curmenu->items.inrange(idx))
+                    {
+                        menuselect(curmenu, idx);
+                        mitem &m = *curmenu->items[idx];
+                        m.select();
+                    }
                     return true;
                 }
             default: