diff --git a/addons/attach/functions/fnc_detach.sqf b/addons/attach/functions/fnc_detach.sqf
index 0cf5c780828..5b5b317cbd2 100644
--- a/addons/attach/functions/fnc_detach.sqf
+++ b/addons/attach/functions/fnc_detach.sqf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 params ["_attachToVehicle","_unit"],
 TRACE_2("params",_attachToVehicle,_unit);
 
-private ["_attachedList", "_itemDisplayName", "_attachedObject", "_attachedIndex", "_itemName", "_minDistance"];
+private ["_attachedList", "_itemDisplayName", "_attachedObject", "_attachedIndex", "_itemName", "_minDistance", "_isChemlight"];
 
 _attachedList = _attachToVehicle getVariable [QGVAR(attached), []];
 
@@ -44,13 +44,18 @@ _minDistance = 1000;
 // Check if unit has an attached item
 if (isNull _attachedObject || {_itemName == ""}) exitWith {ERROR("Could not find attached object")};
 
+// Check if item is a chemlight
+_isChemlight = _attachedObject isKindOf "Chemlight_base";
+
 // Exit if can't add the item
-if !(_unit canAdd _itemName) exitWith {
+if (!(_unit canAdd _itemName) && {!_isChemlight}) exitWith {
     [localize LSTRING(Inventory_Full)] call EFUNC(common,displayTextStructured);
 };
 
-// Add item to inventory
-_unit addItem _itemName;
+// Add item to inventory (unless it's a chemlight)
+if (!_isChemlight) then {
+    _unit addItem _itemName;
+};
 
 if (toLower _itemName in ["b_ir_grenade", "o_ir_grenade", "i_ir_grenade"]) then {
     // Hack for dealing with X_IR_Grenade effect not dissapearing on deleteVehicle
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ if (toLower _itemName in ["b_ir_grenade", "o_ir_grenade", "i_ir_grenade"]) then
     [{deleteVehicle (_this select 0)}, [_attachedObject], 2] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
 } else {
     // Delete attached item
+    detach _attachedObject;
     deleteVehicle _attachedObject;
 };