diff --git a/eos/db/gamedata/item.py b/eos/db/gamedata/item.py
index 66d32e642..e8283e6aa 100755
--- a/eos/db/gamedata/item.py
+++ b/eos/db/gamedata/item.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
 from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import attribute_mapped_collection
 
 from eos.db import gamedata_meta
-from eos.types import Icon, Attribute, Item, Effect, MetaType, Group
+from eos.types import Icon, Attribute, Item, Effect, MetaType, Group, Traits
 
 items_table = Table("invtypes", gamedata_meta,
                     Column("typeID", Integer, primary_key = True),
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ items_table = Table("invtypes", gamedata_meta,
                     Column("iconID", Integer, ForeignKey("icons.iconID")),
                     Column("groupID", Integer, ForeignKey("invgroups.groupID"), index=True))
 
-
-
 from .metaGroup import metatypes_table
+from .traits import traits_table
 
 mapper(Item, items_table,
        properties = {"group" : relation(Group, backref = "items"),
@@ -52,6 +51,11 @@ mapper(Item, items_table,
                                             uselist = False),
                      "ID" : synonym("typeID"),
                      "name" : synonym("typeName"),
-                     "description" : deferred(items_table.c.description)})
+                     "description" : deferred(items_table.c.description),
+                     "traits" : relation(Traits,
+                                            primaryjoin = traits_table.c.typeID == items_table.c.typeID,
+                                            order_by = traits_table.c.typeID,
+                                            uselist = True)
+                    })
 
 Item.category = association_proxy("group", "category")
diff --git a/eos/db/gamedata/traits.py b/eos/db/gamedata/traits.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5b40c47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eos/db/gamedata/traits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Table, Integer, Float, String, ForeignKey, and_, select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import mapper, column_property
+from eos.types import Item, Traits
+from eos.db import gamedata_meta
+
+traits_table = Table("invtraits", gamedata_meta,
+                    Column("traitID", Integer, primary_key=True),
+                    Column("typeID", Integer, ForeignKey("invtypes.typeID")),
+                    Column("skillID", Integer, ForeignKey("invtypes.typeID")),
+                    Column("bonus", Float),
+                    Column("bonusText", String),
+                    Column("unitID", Integer))
+                    
+                    
+from .item import items_table
+from .unit import groups_table
+                    
+mapper(Traits, traits_table,
+        properties = {"skillName" : column_property( 
+                                             select([items_table.c.typeName],
+                                                and_(
+                                                    items_table.c.typeID == traits_table.c.skillID,
+                                                    traits_table.c.skillID != -1
+                                                ))),
+                      "unit" : column_property(
+                                              select([groups_table.c.displayName],
+                                                and_(
+                                                    groups_table.c.unitID == traits_table.c.unitID
+                                                )))
+        });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eos/gamedata.py b/eos/gamedata.py
index 6378e9bf0..c514a051b 100755
--- a/eos/gamedata.py
+++ b/eos/gamedata.py
@@ -357,3 +357,6 @@ class MetaType(EqBase):
 
 class Unit(EqBase):
     pass
+
+class Traits(EqBase):
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eos/types.py b/eos/types.py
index 502caafd3..0b0e791da 100755
--- a/eos/types.py
+++ b/eos/types.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #===============================================================================
 
 from eos.gamedata import Attribute, Category, Effect, Group, Icon, Item, MarketGroup, \
-MetaGroup, AttributeInfo, Unit, EffectInfo, MetaType, MetaData
+MetaGroup, AttributeInfo, Unit, EffectInfo, MetaType, MetaData, Traits
 from eos.saveddata.price import Price
 from eos.saveddata.user import User
 from eos.saveddata.damagePattern import DamagePattern
diff --git a/gui/itemStats.py b/gui/itemStats.py
index 5340165bf..6277d6b57 100644
--- a/gui/itemStats.py
+++ b/gui/itemStats.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import wx.lib.mixins.listctrl  as  listmix
 import wx.html
 from eos.types import Ship, Module, Skill, Booster, Implant, Drone
 from gui.utils.numberFormatter import formatAmount
+from collections import OrderedDict
 import service
 
 class ItemStatsDialog(wx.Dialog):
@@ -133,6 +134,10 @@ class ItemStatsContainer ( wx.Panel ):
         self.nbContainer = wx.Notebook( self, wx.ID_ANY, wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, 0 )
         mainSizer.Add( self.nbContainer, 1, wx.EXPAND |wx.ALL, 2 )
 
+        if len(item.traits) != 0:
+            self.traits = ItemTraits(self.nbContainer, stuff, item)
+            self.nbContainer.AddPage(self.traits, "Traits")
+
         self.desc = ItemDescription(self.nbContainer, stuff, item)
         self.nbContainer.AddPage(self.desc, "Description")
 
@@ -184,6 +189,60 @@ class AutoListCtrlNoHighlight(wx.ListCtrl, listmix.ListCtrlAutoWidthMixin, listm
         wx.ListCtrl.__init__(self, parent, ID, pos, size, style)
         listmix.ListCtrlAutoWidthMixin.__init__(self)
 
+###########################################################################
+## Class ItemTraits
+###########################################################################
+
+class ItemTraits ( wx.Panel ):
+    
+    def __init__(self, parent, stuff, item):
+        wx.Panel.__init__ (self, parent)
+        mainSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+        self.SetSizer(mainSizer)
+        
+        bgcolor = wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOW)
+        fgcolor = wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT)
+        
+        self.traits = wx.html.HtmlWindow(self)
+        
+        traitsMap = OrderedDict()
+        
+        for trait in item.traits:
+            text = ""
+            bonusText = re.sub("<( *)a(.*?)>(?P<inside>.*?)<( *)/( *)a( *)>", "\g<inside>", trait.bonusText)
+            bonusAmountText = str(trait.bonus)
+
+            if trait.skillName is not None:
+                skillText = trait.skillName + " bonuses (per skill level):"                
+            else:    
+                skillText = "Role Bonus:"
+                
+            if bonusAmountText == "":
+                bonusAmountText = ""
+            else:
+                bonusAmountText += trait.unit
+                
+            text += bonusAmountText + " " + bonusText
+            
+            if skillText in traitsMap:
+                traitsMap[skillText].append(text)
+            else:
+                traitsMap[skillText] = [text]
+        fullText = ""
+        
+        firstSkill = True
+        for skill in traitsMap:
+            if firstSkill:
+                firstSkill = False
+            else:
+                fullText += "<br>"
+            fullText += "<b>" + skill + "</b><br>"
+            for t in traitsMap[skill]:
+                fullText += t + "<br>"
+        self.traits.SetPage(fullText)
+        
+        mainSizer.Add(self.traits, 1, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, 0)
+        self.Layout()
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## Class ItemDescription
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index fcf6029fa..cf57163d9 100644
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