diff --git a/addons/dragging/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/dragging/XEH_postInit.sqf
index dd782eddb2..e151eb6db6 100644
--- a/addons/dragging/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/dragging/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if (isNil "ACE_maxWeightCarry") then {
         false
     };
     if (ACE_player getVariable [QGVAR(isCarrying), false]) exitWith {
-        [ACE_player, ACE_player getVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), objNull]] call FUNC(dropObject_carry);
+        [ACE_player, ACE_player getVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), objNull], true] call FUNC(dropObject_carry);
         false
     };
 
diff --git a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf
index c819f20347..7e783bd0c5 100644
--- a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf
+++ b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf
@@ -53,19 +53,12 @@ _unit setVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), _target, true];
 _unit setVariable [QGVAR(ReleaseActionID), [
     _unit, "DefaultAction",
     {!isNull ((_this select 0) getVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), objNull])},
-    {[_this select 0, (_this select 0) getVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), objNull]] call FUNC(dropObject_carry)}
+    {[_this select 0, (_this select 0) getVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), objNull], true] call FUNC(dropObject_carry)}
 ] call EFUNC(common,addActionEventHandler)];
 
 // add anim changed EH
 [_unit, "AnimChanged", FUNC(handleAnimChanged), [_unit]] call CBA_fnc_addBISEventHandler;
 
-// show mouse hint
-if (_target isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
-    [localize LSTRING(Drop), "", ""] call EFUNC(interaction,showMouseHint);
-} else {
-    [localize LSTRING(Drop), "", localize LSTRING(RaiseLowerRotate)] call EFUNC(interaction,showMouseHint);
-};
-
 // check everything
 [FUNC(carryObjectPFH), 0.5, [_unit, _target, CBA_missionTime]] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler;
 
diff --git a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObjectPFH.sqf b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObjectPFH.sqf
index 6204bbae62..93e35547ad 100644
--- a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObjectPFH.sqf
+++ b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObjectPFH.sqf
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ _args params ["_unit", "_target", "_startTime"];
 
 if !(_unit getVariable [QGVAR(isCarrying), false]) exitWith {
     TRACE_2("carry false",_unit,_target);
+    _unit setVariable [QGVAR(hint), nil];
+    [] call EFUNC(interaction,hideMouseHint);
     [_idPFH] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
 };
 
 // drop if the crate is destroyed OR (target moved away from carrier (weapon disasembled))
-if (!alive _target || {_unit distance _target > 10}) then {
+if (!alive _target || {_unit distance _target > 10}) exitWith {
     TRACE_2("dead/distance",_unit,_target);
     if ((_unit distance _target > 10) && {(CBA_missionTime - _startTime) < 1}) exitWith {
         //attachTo seems to have some kind of network delay and target can return an odd position during the first few frames,
@@ -40,5 +42,36 @@ if (!alive _target || {_unit distance _target > 10}) then {
         TRACE_3("ignoring bad distance at start",_unit distance _target,_startTime,CBA_missionTime);
     };
     [_unit, _target] call FUNC(dropObject_carry);
+    _unit setVariable [QGVAR(hint), nil];
+    [] call EFUNC(interaction,hideMouseHint);
     [_idPFH] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
 };
+
+// Mouse hint
+private _hintLMB = localize LSTRING(Drop);
+getCursorObjectParams params ["_cursorObject", "", "_distance"];
+if (
+    !isNull _cursorObject
+    && {_distance < MAX_LOAD_DISTANCE}
+    && {([_unit, _cursorObject, ["isNotCarrying"]] call EFUNC(common,canInteractWith))}
+    && {
+        if (_target isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
+            [_cursorObject, 0, true] call EFUNC(common,nearestVehiclesFreeSeat) isNotEqualTo []
+        } else {
+            [_target, _cursorObject] call EFUNC(cargo,canLoadItemIn)
+        }
+    }
+) then {
+    _hintLMB = localize ELSTRING(Cargo,loadObject);
+};
+
+private _hintMMB = localize LSTRING(RaiseLowerRotate);
+if (_target isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
+    _hintMMB = "";
+};
+
+private _hint = [_hintLMB, "", _hintMMB];
+if (_hint isNotEqualTo (_unit getVariable [QGVAR(hint), []])) then {
+    _unit setVariable [QGVAR(hint), _hint];
+    _hint call EFUNC(interaction,showMouseHint);
+};
diff --git a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dropObject_carry.sqf b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dropObject_carry.sqf
index 7f681d4658..c81fb2247b 100644
--- a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dropObject_carry.sqf
+++ b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dropObject_carry.sqf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * Public: No
  */
 
-params ["_unit", "_target"];
+params ["_unit", "_target", ["_tryLoad", false]];
 TRACE_1("params",_this);
 
 // remove drop action
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ if (_inBuilding) then {
     _target setPosASL (getPosASL _target vectorAdd [0, 0, 0.05]);
 };
 
-// hide mouse hint
-[] call EFUNC(interaction,hideMouseHint);
-
 _unit setVariable [QGVAR(isCarrying), false, true];
 _unit setVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), objNull, true];
 
@@ -91,3 +88,21 @@ if (_mass != 0) then {
 
 // reset temp direction
 _target setVariable [QGVAR(carryDirection_temp), nil];
+
+// try loading into vehicle
+if (_tryLoad && {!isNull cursorObject} && {([ACE_player, cursorObject, []] call EFUNC(common,canInteractWith))}) then {
+    if (_target isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
+        private _vehicles = [cursorObject, 0, true] call EFUNC(common,nearestVehiclesFreeSeat);
+        if ([cursorObject] isEqualTo _vehicles) then {
+            if (["ACE_Medical"] call EFUNC(common,isModLoaded)) then {
+                [_unit, _target, cursorObject] call EFUNC(medical_treatment,loadUnit);
+            } else {
+                [_unit, _target, cursorObject] call EFUNC(common,loadPerson);
+            };
+        };
+    } else {
+        if ([_target, cursorObject] call EFUNC(cargo,canLoadItemIn)) then {
+            [player, _target, cursorObject] call EFUNC(cargo,startLoadIn);
+        };
+    };
+};
diff --git a/addons/dragging/script_component.hpp b/addons/dragging/script_component.hpp
index 12ed8efff3..5befaede9c 100644
--- a/addons/dragging/script_component.hpp
+++ b/addons/dragging/script_component.hpp
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "\z\ace\addons\main\script_macros.hpp"
 
+#define MAX_LOAD_DISTANCE 5
+
 #define DRAG_ANIMATIONS ["amovpercmstpslowwrfldnon_acinpknlmwlkslowwrfldb_2", "amovpercmstpsraswpstdnon_acinpknlmwlksnonwpstdb_2", "amovpercmstpsnonwnondnon_acinpknlmwlksnonwnondb_2", "acinpknlmstpsraswrfldnon", "acinpknlmstpsnonwpstdnon", "acinpknlmstpsnonwnondnon", "acinpknlmwlksraswrfldb", "acinpknlmwlksnonwnondb", "ace_dragging", "ace_dragging_static", "ace_dragging_drop"]
 #define CARRY_ANIMATIONS ["acinpercmstpsnonwnondnon", "acinpknlmstpsnonwnondnon_acinpercmrunsnonwnondnon"]