Dispenser doesn't equip non-armor item on armor stand
Summary:
When you dispense an non-armor item (other than armor pieces / shield) on armor stand with arms, the dispenser don't equip this item in the main hand on the armor stand.
Steps to reproduce:
- Place an armor stand with arms.
- Place a dispenser next to the armor stand.
- Put any non-armor item in dispenser.
- Activate the dispenser by redstone
Observed results:
Dispenser don't equip item in the main hand on the armor stand.
Expected results:
Dispenser must equip item in the main hand on the armor stand if :
- Arms are shown and,
- All the default item slots are occupied, and
- if the main hand slot is available.
Environment
Java 16.x 64bit
Created Issue:
Dispenser won't equip non-armor item on armor stand
Summary:
When you dispense an non-armor item (other than armor pieces / shield) on armor stand with arms, the dispenser won't equip this item in the main hand on the armor stand.
Steps to reproduce:
- Place an armor stand with arms.
- Place a dispenser next to the armor stand.
- Put any non-armor item in dispenser.
- Activate the dispenser by redstone
Observed results:
Dispenser won't equip item in the main hand on the armor stand.
Expected results:
Dispenser must equip item in the main hand on the armor stand if :
- Arms are shown and,
- All the default item slots are occupied, and
- if the main hand slot is available.
Dispenserwon't equip non-armor item on armor standDispenser don't equip non-armor item on armor stand
Summary:
When you dispense an non-armor item (other than armor pieces / shield) on armor stand with arms, the dispenser
won't equip this item in the main hand on the armor stand.Steps to reproduce:
- Place an armor stand with arms.
- Place a dispenser next to the armor stand.
- Put any non-armor item in dispenser.
- Activate the dispenser by redstone
Observed results:
Dispenser
won't equip item in the main hand on the armor stand.Expected results:
Dispenser must equip item in the main hand on the armor stand if :
- Arms are shown and,
- All the default item slots are occupied, and
- if the main hand slot is available.
Summary:
When you dispense an non-armor item (other than armor pieces / shield) on armor stand with arms, the dispenser don't equip this item in the main hand on the armor stand.
Steps to reproduce:
- Place an armor stand with arms.
- Place a dispenser next to the armor stand.
- Put any non-armor item in dispenser.
- Activate the dispenser by redstone
Observed results:
Dispenser don't equip item in the main hand on the armor stand.
Expected results:
Dispenser must equip item in the main hand on the armor stand if :
- Arms are shown and,
- All the default item slots are occupied, and
- if the main hand slot is available.
Java 16.x 64bit
Dispenser doesn't equip non-armor item on armor stand


Are you on Bedrock edition or Java edition? If you are on Bedrock edition, please create a ticket on https://bugs.mojang.com/projects/MCPE/issues, but if you are on Java edition, then this is a new bug.
no, no, it's indeed on Java Edition, I didn't put this problem on the wrong project. You can possibly test it if you want to be sure
.
This is a feature request. We may look at this on a different work track at some time in the future.