diff --git a/doc/fixes33.2 b/doc/fixes33.2
index 62697ffab..e8016920e 100644
--- a/doc/fixes33.2
+++ b/doc/fixes33.2
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ impose additional teleport restrictions on the no-teleport Plane of Air
 landmines set off by pushed boulders have same effects as stepping on them
 secret corridor detected out of vision range is still displayed (prevents bug
 	where wand of secret door detection found nothing but still identified)
+getobj can now see user-specified count when using inventory to make selection
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/invent.c b/src/invent.c
index 6d0fe456d..f18ea8cb7 100644
--- a/src/invent.c
+++ b/src/invent.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ STATIC_DCL boolean FDECL(only_here, (struct obj *));
 #endif /* OVL1 */
 STATIC_DCL void FDECL(compactify,(char *));
 STATIC_PTR int FDECL(ckunpaid,(struct obj *));
+static char FDECL(display_pickinv, (const char *,BOOLEAN_P, long *));
 #ifdef OVLB
 STATIC_DCL boolean FDECL(this_type_only, (struct obj *));
 STATIC_DCL void NDECL(dounpaid);
@@ -934,6 +935,26 @@ register const char *let,*word;
 			return(mkgoldobj(cnt));
 #endif
 		}
+		if(ilet == '?' || ilet == '*') {
+		    char *allowed_choices = (ilet == '?') ? lets : (char *)0;
+		    long ctmp = 0;
+
+		    if (ilet == '?' && !*lets && *altlets)
+			allowed_choices = altlets;
+		    ilet = display_pickinv(allowed_choices, TRUE,
+					   allowcnt ? &ctmp : (long *)0);
+		    if(!ilet) continue;
+		    if (ctmp) {
+			cnt = ctmp;
+			allowcnt = 2;
+		    }
+		    if(ilet == '\033') {
+			if(flags.verbose)
+			    pline(Never_mind);
+			return((struct obj *)0);
+		    }
+		    /* they typed a letter (not a space) at the prompt */
+		}
 		if(allowcnt == 2 && !strcmp(word,"throw")) {
 		    /* permit counts for throwing gold, but don't accept
 		     * counts for other things since the throw code will
@@ -951,20 +972,6 @@ register const char *let,*word;
 #ifdef GOLDOBJ
 		flags.botl = 1; /* May have changed the amount of money */
 #endif
-		if(ilet == '?' || ilet == '*') {
-		    char *allowed_choices = (ilet == '?') ? lets : (char *)0;
-
-		    if (ilet == '?' && !*lets && *altlets)
-			allowed_choices = altlets;
-		    ilet = display_inventory(allowed_choices, TRUE);
-		    if(!ilet) continue;
-		    if(ilet == '\033') {
-			if(flags.verbose)
-			    pline(Never_mind);
-			return((struct obj *)0);
-		    }
-		    /* they typed a letter (not a space) at the prompt */
-		}
 #ifdef REDO
 		savech(ilet);
 #endif
@@ -1520,16 +1527,15 @@ find_unpaid(list, last_found)
 }
 
 /*
- * If lets == NULL or "", list all objects in the inventory.  Otherwise,
- * list all objects with object classes that match the order in lets.
- *
- * Returns the letter identifier of a selected item, or 0 if nothing
- * was selected.
+ * Internal function used by display_inventory and getobj that can display
+ * inventory and return a count as well as a letter. If out_cnt is not null,
+ * any count returned from the menu selection is placed here.
  */
-char
-display_inventory(lets, want_reply)
+static char
+display_pickinv(lets, want_reply, out_cnt)
 register const char *lets;
 boolean want_reply;
+long* out_cnt;
 {
 	struct obj *otmp;
 	char ilet, ret;
@@ -1623,6 +1629,7 @@ nextclass:
 	n = select_menu(win, want_reply ? PICK_ONE : PICK_NONE, &selected);
 	if (n > 0) {
 	    ret = selected[0].item.a_char;
+	    if (out_cnt) *out_cnt = selected[0].count;
 	    free((genericptr_t)selected);
 	} else
 	    ret = !n ? '\0' : '\033';	/* cancelled */
@@ -1630,6 +1637,21 @@ nextclass:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * If lets == NULL or "", list all objects in the inventory.  Otherwise,
+ * list all objects with object classes that match the order in lets.
+ *
+ * Returns the letter identifier of a selected item, or 0 if nothing
+ * was selected.
+ */
+char
+display_inventory(lets, want_reply)
+register const char *lets;
+boolean want_reply;
+{
+	return display_pickinv(lets, want_reply, (long *)0);
+}
+
 /*
  * Returns the number of unpaid items within the given list.  This includes
  * contained objects.