diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.cpp
index d99c6470..5e5eac1b 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.cpp
@@ -365,13 +365,56 @@ void Core::Entity::Player::returnToHomepoint()
 
 void Core::Entity::Player::setZone( uint32_t zoneId )
 {
-
    if( !g_territoryMgr.movePlayer( zoneId, getAsPlayer() ) )
       return;
 
    sendZonePackets();
 }
 
+bool Core::Entity::Player::setInstance( uint32_t instanceContentId )
+{
+   auto instance = g_territoryMgr.getTerritoryZonePtr( instanceContentId );
+   if( !instance )
+      return false;
+
+   return setInstance( instance );
+}
+
+bool Core::Entity::Player::setInstance( ZonePtr instance )
+{
+   if( !instance )
+      return false;
+
+   // zoning within the same zone won't cause the prev data to be overwritten
+   if( instance->getTerritoryId() != m_zoneId )
+   {
+      m_prevPos = m_pos;
+      m_prevRot = m_rot;
+      m_prevZoneId = m_zoneId;
+   }
+
+   if( !g_territoryMgr.movePlayer( instance, getAsPlayer() ) )
+      return false;
+
+   sendZonePackets();
+
+   return true;
+}
+
+bool Core::Entity::Player::exitInstance()
+{
+   if( !g_territoryMgr.movePlayer( m_prevZoneId, getAsPlayer() ) )
+      return false;
+
+   m_pos = m_prevPos;
+   m_rot = m_prevRot;
+   m_zoneId = m_prevZoneId;
+
+   sendZonePackets();
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 uint32_t Core::Entity::Player::getPlayTime() const
 {
    return m_playTime;
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.h b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.h
index ad38e93b..3bb6f9e5 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.h
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Actor/Player.h
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ public:
    Common::OnlineStatus getOnlineStatus();
    /*! sets the players zone, initiating a zoning process */
    void setZone( uint32_t zoneId );
+   /*! sets the players instance & initiates zoning process */
+   bool setInstance( uint32_t instanceContentId );
+   /*! sets the players instance & initiates zoning process */
+   bool setInstance( ZonePtr instance );
+   /*! returns the player to their position before zoning into an instance */
+   bool exitInstance();
    /*! sets the players territoryId */
    void setTerritoryId( uint32_t territoryId );
    /*! gets the players territoryId */
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp
index cce0746d..da18fbd9 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp
@@ -697,4 +697,8 @@ void Core::DebugCommandHandler::instance( char* data, Entity::Player &player, bo
       else
          player.sendDebug( "Failed to remove instance with id: " + std::to_string( terriId ) );
    }
+   else if( subCommand == "return" || subCommand == "ret" )
+   {
+      player.exitInstance();
+   }
 }
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp
index 096e78e9..27d4e11d 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ void Core::Network::GameConnection::gm1Handler( const Packets::GamePacket& inPac
       if( auto instance = g_territoryMgr.getTerritoryZonePtr( param1 ) )
       {
          player.sendDebug( "Found instance: " + instance->getName() + ", id: " + std::to_string( param1 ) );
+
+         player.setInstance( instance );
       }
       else if( !g_territoryMgr.isValidTerritory( param1 )  )
       {
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.cpp
index d85019c4..fff7f2e2 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.cpp
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 #include "InstanceContent.h"
+
+Core::InstanceContent::InstanceContent( uint16_t territoryId, uint32_t guId, const std::string& internalName, const std::string& placeName, bool bPrivate = false )
+   : Zone( territoryId, guId, internalName, placeName, bPrivate )
+{
+
+}
+
+Core::InstanceContent::~InstanceContent()
+{
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.h b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.h
index e6e877b4..0133eed3 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.h
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/InstanceContent.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
       DutyFinished
    };
 
-   InstanceContent( uint32_t instanceContentId, uint32_t guid );
+   InstanceContent( uint16_t territoryId, uint32_t guId, const std::string& internalName, const std::string& placeName, bool bPrivate );
    virtual ~InstanceContent();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp
index c36ea728..56375cb9 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "Zone.h"
 #include "ZonePosition.h"
+#include "InstanceContent.h"
 
 extern Core::Logger g_log;
 extern Core::Data::ExdData g_exdData;
@@ -143,7 +144,12 @@ Core::ZonePtr Core::TerritoryMgr::createTerritoryInstance( uint32_t territoryTyp
 
    g_log.debug( "Starting instance for territory: " + std::to_string( territoryTypeId ) + " (" + pPlaceName->name + ")" );
 
-   ZonePtr pZone( new Zone( territoryTypeId, getNextInstanceId(), pTeri->name, pPlaceName->name, false ) );
+   ZonePtr pZone;
+   if( isInstanceContentTerritory( territoryTypeId ) )
+      pZone = ZonePtr( new InstanceContent( territoryTypeId, getNextInstanceId(), pTeri->name, pPlaceName->name, false ) );
+   else
+      pZone = ZonePtr( new Zone( territoryTypeId, getNextInstanceId(), pTeri->name, pPlaceName->name, false ) );
+
    pZone->init();
 
    m_territoryInstanceMap[pZone->getTerritoryId()][pZone->getGuId()] = pZone;