diff --git a/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.cpp b/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.cpp
index 03d0a1da..0de84b90 100644
--- a/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.cpp
@@ -16,30 +16,32 @@ World::Manager::ActionMgr::ActionMgr( Sapphire::FrameworkPtr pFw ) :
 
 }
 
-void World::Manager::ActionMgr::handleAoEPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint8_t type,
-                                                       uint32_t actionId, Data::ActionPtr actionData,
-                                                       Common::FFXIVARR_POSITION3 pos )
+void World::Manager::ActionMgr::handleAoEPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint32_t actionId,
+                                                       Data::ActionPtr actionData, Common::FFXIVARR_POSITION3 pos )
 {
   player.sendDebug( "got aoe act: {0}", actionData->name );
 
   auto action = Action::make_Action( player.getAsPlayer(), actionId, actionData, framework() );
-  action->setType( static_cast< Common::HandleActionType >( type ) );
   action->setPos( pos );
 
   bootstrapAction( player, action, *actionData );
 }
 
-void World::Manager::ActionMgr::handleTargetedPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint8_t type,
-                                                            uint32_t actionId, Data::ActionPtr actionData, uint64_t targetId )
+void World::Manager::ActionMgr::handleTargetedPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint32_t actionId,
+                                                            Data::ActionPtr actionData, uint64_t targetId )
 {
   player.sendDebug( "got act: {0}", actionData->name );
 
   auto action = Action::make_Action( player.getAsPlayer(), actionId, actionData, framework() );
-  action->setType( static_cast< Common::HandleActionType >( type ) );
 
   bootstrapAction( player, action, *actionData );
 }
 
+void World::Manager::ActionMgr::handleItemAction( Sapphire::Entity::Player& player, uint32_t itemActionId )
+{
+  player.sendDebug( "got item act: {0}", itemActionId );
+}
+
 void World::Manager::ActionMgr::bootstrapAction( Entity::Player& player,
                                                  Action::ActionPtr currentAction,
                                                  Data::Action& actionData )
diff --git a/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.h b/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.h
index c40f5e8a..77e7118d 100644
--- a/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.h
+++ b/src/world/Manager/ActionMgr.h
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ namespace Sapphire::World::Manager
     explicit ActionMgr( FrameworkPtr pFw );
     ~ActionMgr() = default;
 
-    void handleTargetedPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint8_t type, uint32_t actionId,
+    void handleTargetedPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint32_t actionId,
                                      Data::ActionPtr actionData, uint64_t targetId );
-    void handleAoEPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint8_t type, uint32_t actionId,
+    void handleAoEPlayerAction( Entity::Player& player, uint32_t actionId,
                                 Data::ActionPtr actionData, Common::FFXIVARR_POSITION3 pos );
 
+    void handleItemAction( Entity::Player& player, uint32_t itemActionId );
+
   private:
     void bootstrapAction( Entity::Player& player, Action::ActionPtr currentAction, Data::Action& actionData );
     bool canPlayerUseAction( Entity::Player& player, Action::Action& currentAction, Data::Action& actionData );
diff --git a/src/world/Network/Handlers/ActionHandler.cpp b/src/world/Network/Handlers/ActionHandler.cpp
index 3283813c..a945d943 100644
--- a/src/world/Network/Handlers/ActionHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Network/Handlers/ActionHandler.cpp
@@ -25,19 +25,53 @@ void Sapphire::Network::GameConnection::actionHandler( FrameworkPtr pFw,
   const auto sequence = packet.data().sequence;
   const auto targetId = packet.data().targetId;
 
+  player.sendDebug( "Skill type: {0}, sequence: {1}, actionId: {2}, targetId: {3}", type, sequence, actionId, targetId );
+
   auto exdData = m_pFw->get< Data::ExdDataGenerated >();
   assert( exdData );
 
-  auto action = exdData->get< Data::Action >( actionId );
+  switch( type )
+  {
+    default:
+    {
+      player.sendDebug( "Skill type {0} not supported. Defaulting to normal action", type );
+    }
+    case Common::SkillType::Normal:
+    {
+      auto action = exdData->get< Data::Action >( actionId );
+
+      // ignore invalid actions
+      if( !action )
+        return;
+
+      auto actionMgr = pFw->get< World::Manager::ActionMgr >();
+      actionMgr->handleTargetedPlayerAction( player, actionId, action, targetId );
+      break;
+    }
+
+    case Common::SkillType::ItemAction:
+    {
+      auto item = exdData->get< Data::Item >( actionId );
+      if( !item )
+        return;
+
+      if( item->itemAction == 0 )
+        return;
+
+      player.sendDebug( "Got itemaction for act: {0}", item->itemAction );
+
+      break;
+    }
+
+    case Common::SkillType::MountSkill:
+    {
+
+      break;
+    }
+  }
 
-  // ignore invalid actions
-  if( !action )
-    return;
 
-  auto actionMgr = pFw->get< World::Manager::ActionMgr >();
-  actionMgr->handleTargetedPlayerAction( player, type, actionId, action, targetId );
 
-  player.sendDebug( "Skill type: {0}, sequence: {1}, actionId: {2}, targetId: {3}", type, sequence, actionId, targetId );
 }
 
 void Sapphire::Network::GameConnection::aoeActionHandler( FrameworkPtr pFw,
@@ -51,6 +85,16 @@ void Sapphire::Network::GameConnection::aoeActionHandler( FrameworkPtr pFw,
   const auto sequence = packet.data().sequence;
   const auto pos = packet.data().pos;
 
+  // todo: find out if there are any other action types which actually use this handler
+  if( type != Common::SkillType::Normal )
+  {
+    player.sendDebug( "Skill type {0} not supported by aoe action handler!", type );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  player.sendDebug( "Skill type: {0}, sequence: {1}, actionId: {2}, x:{3}, y:{4}, z:{5}",
+                    type, sequence, actionId, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z );
+
   auto exdData = m_pFw->get< Data::ExdDataGenerated >();
   assert( exdData );
 
@@ -61,8 +105,5 @@ void Sapphire::Network::GameConnection::aoeActionHandler( FrameworkPtr pFw,
     return;
 
   auto actionMgr = pFw->get< World::Manager::ActionMgr >();
-  actionMgr->handleAoEPlayerAction( player, type, actionId, action, pos );
-
-  player.sendDebug( "Skill type: {0}, sequence: {1}, actionId: {2}, x:{3}, y:{4}, z:{5}",
-                    type, sequence, actionId, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z );
+  actionMgr->handleAoEPlayerAction( player, actionId, action, pos );
 }