diff --git a/CraftBukkit-Patches/0044-Close-Minecart-Containers.patch b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0044-Close-Minecart-Containers.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aac8d4c1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0044-Close-Minecart-Containers.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From 58995adb5304f5f8cc8e87c11204ad12e209157c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: md_5 <md_5@live.com.au>
+Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:52:26 +1100
+Subject: [PATCH] Close Minecart Containers
+
+Close Minecart containers when they change worlds via entity portal.
+---
+ src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityMinecartContainer.java | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityMinecartContainer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityMinecartContainer.java
+index c207076..74f579d 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityMinecartContainer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityMinecartContainer.java
+@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ public abstract class EntityMinecartContainer extends EntityMinecartAbstract imp
+     }
+ 
+     public void c(int i) {
++        // Spigot start
++        for (HumanEntity h : transaction) {
++            ((org.bukkit.craftbukkit.entity.CraftHumanEntity) h).getHandle().closeInventory();
++        }
++        // Spigot end
+         this.b = false;
+         super.c(i);
+     }
+-- 
+1.8.1-rc2
+