diff --git a/app/models/item.rb b/app/models/item.rb
index 1698a8bb..c3c2ddbf 100644
--- a/app/models/item.rb
+++ b/app/models/item.rb
@@ -208,18 +208,28 @@ class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
     species_support_ids.blank? || species_support_ids.include?(species.id)
   end
 
-  def as_json(options = {})
-    {
+  def as_json(options={})
+    json = {
       :description => description,
       :id => id,
       :name => name,
       :thumbnail_url => thumbnail_url,
       :zones_restrict => zones_restrict,
       :rarity_index => rarity_index,
-      :owned => owned?,
-      :wanted => wanted?,
       :nc => nc?
     }
+    
+    # Set owned and wanted keys, unless explicitly told not to. (For example,
+    # item proxies don't want us to bother, since they'll override.)
+    unless options.has_key?(:include_hanger_status)
+      options[:include_hanger_status] = true
+    end
+    if options[:include_hanger_status]
+      json[:owned] = owned?
+      json[:wanted] = wanted?
+    end
+    
+    json
   end
 
   before_create do
diff --git a/app/models/item/proxy.rb b/app/models/item/proxy.rb
index 0ac4e30f..e627842a 100644
--- a/app/models/item/proxy.rb
+++ b/app/models/item/proxy.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ class Item
     end
 
     def as_json(options={})
-      cache_method(:as_json)
+      cache_method(:as_json, include_hanger_status: false).tap do |json|
+        json[:owned] = owned?
+        json[:wanted] = wanted?
+      end
     end
 
     def cached?(type, name)
@@ -39,12 +42,12 @@ class Item
 
     private
 
-    def cache_method(method_name, &block)
+    def cache_method(method_name, *args, &block)
       # Two layers of cache: a local copy, in case the method is called again,
       # and then the Rails cache, before we hit the actual method call.
       @known_outputs[method_name] ||= begin
         key = fragment_key(:method, method_name)
-        Rails.cache.fetch(key) { item.send(method_name) }
+        Rails.cache.fetch(key) { item.send(method_name, *args) }
       end
     end