diff --git a/src/game/Player.cpp b/src/game/Player.cpp
index edc7cfb98..1daeabd98 100644
--- a/src/game/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Player.cpp
@@ -10717,7 +10717,9 @@ uint8 Player::CanUseItem( Item *pItem, bool not_loading ) const
                 }
             }
 
-            if (pProto->RequiredReputationFaction && uint32(GetReputationRank(pProto->RequiredReputationFaction)) < pProto->RequiredReputationRank)
+            // reputation for BOA items checked only at buy/quest rewarding (quest accepting in fact by quest rep requirements)
+            if (!(pProto->Flags & ITEM_FLAG_BOA) && pProto->RequiredReputationFaction &&
+                uint32(GetReputationRank(pProto->RequiredReputationFaction)) < pProto->RequiredReputationRank)
                 return EQUIP_ERR_CANT_EQUIP_REPUTATION;
 
             return EQUIP_ERR_OK;
diff --git a/src/shared/revision_nr.h b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
index 9c72191e7..0e52df6e4 100644
--- a/src/shared/revision_nr.h
+++ b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __REVISION_NR_H__
 #define __REVISION_NR_H__
- #define REVISION_NR "10674"
+ #define REVISION_NR "10675"
 #endif // __REVISION_NR_H__