diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/ICellContainer.java b/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/ICellContainer.java
index 8c2db8859..f6b2abf22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/ICellContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/ICellContainer.java
@@ -13,18 +13,12 @@
 
 package appeng.api.storage;
 
-import appeng.api.config.AccessRestriction;
 import appeng.api.networking.security.IActionHost;
 
 /**
  * Represents an {@link appeng.api.networking.IGridHost} that contributes to storage, such as a ME Chest, or ME Drive.
  */
-public interface ICellContainer extends IActionHost, ICellProvider, ISaveProvider {
-
-    /** READ permits reshuffler extraction; WRITE permits reshuffler insertion. */
-    default AccessRestriction getReshuffleAccess() {
-        return AccessRestriction.READ_WRITE;
-    }
+public interface ICellContainer extends IActionHost, ICellProvider, ISaveProvider, IReshuffleAccess {
 
     @Deprecated
     default void blinkCell(int slot) {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/IMEInventoryHandler.java b/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/IMEInventoryHandler.java
index de31708b2..00faf079d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/IMEInventoryHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/IMEInventoryHandler.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import appeng.util.item.PrioritizedNetworkItemList;
  *
  * @param <StackType>
  */
-public interface IMEInventoryHandler<StackType extends IAEStack> extends IMEInventory<StackType> {
+public interface IMEInventoryHandler<StackType extends IAEStack> extends IMEInventory<StackType>, IReshuffleAccess {
 
     /**
      * determine if items can be injected/extracted.
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ public interface IMEInventoryHandler<StackType extends IAEStack> extends IMEInve
         return false;
     }
 
-    /** READ permits reshuffler extraction; WRITE permits reshuffler insertion. */
-    default AccessRestriction getReshuffleAccess() {
-        return AccessRestriction.READ_WRITE;
-    }
-
     /** returns internal IMEInventory if it has one */
     default IMEInventory<StackType> getInternal() {
         return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/IReshuffleAccess.java b/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/IReshuffleAccess.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29c35a0df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/api/storage/IReshuffleAccess.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2013 AlgorithmX2 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+ * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+ * without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
+ * sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package appeng.api.storage;
+
+import appeng.api.config.AccessRestriction;
+
+/**
+ * Shared reshuffler permissions for cell containers and inventory handlers.
+ */
+public interface IReshuffleAccess {
+
+    /**
+     * READ permits reshuffler extraction; WRITE permits reshuffler insertion. Implementations without reshuffler
+     * configuration allow both by default.
+     */
+    default AccessRestriction getReshuffleAccess() {
+        return AccessRestriction.READ_WRITE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/appeng/api/storage/ReshuffleAccessCompatibilityTest.java b/src/test/java/appeng/api/storage/ReshuffleAccessCompatibilityTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..130c0eda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/appeng/api/storage/ReshuffleAccessCompatibilityTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package appeng.api.storage;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import appeng.api.config.AccessRestriction;
+import appeng.api.networking.IGridNode;
+import appeng.api.storage.data.IAEItemStack;
+import appeng.api.util.AECableType;
+import appeng.me.storage.NullInventory;
+
+public class ReshuffleAccessCompatibilityTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void combinedConsumerInheritsDefaultWithoutConfiguration() {
+        final TestCellContainer consumer = new TestCellContainer();
+
+        assertSame(AccessRestriction.READ_WRITE, ((ICellContainer) consumer).getReshuffleAccess());
+        assertSame(AccessRestriction.READ_WRITE, ((IMEInventoryHandler<IAEItemStack>) consumer).getReshuffleAccess());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void combinedConsumerOverrideAppliesThroughBothInterfaces() {
+        for (final AccessRestriction access : AccessRestriction.values()) {
+            final TestCellContainer consumer = new TestCellContainer() {
+
+                @Override
+                public AccessRestriction getReshuffleAccess() {
+                    return access;
+                }
+            };
+
+            assertSame(access, ((ICellContainer) consumer).getReshuffleAccess());
+            assertSame(access, ((IMEInventoryHandler<IAEItemStack>) consumer).getReshuffleAccess());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Inherit IMEInventoryHandler through a superclass, as third-party cell containers may do.
+    private static class TestCellContainer extends NullInventory<IAEItemStack> implements ICellContainer {
+
+        @Override
+        public IGridNode getActionableNode() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public IGridNode getGridNode(ForgeDirection dir) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public AECableType getCableConnectionType(ForgeDirection dir) {
+            return AECableType.NONE;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void securityBreak() {}
+
+        @Override
+        public void saveChanges(IMEInventory cellInventory) {}
+    }
+}