diff --git a/patches/ips/vanilla_bugfixes.ips b/patches/ips/vanilla_bugfixes.ips
index 1ca83b2e7..3a5f27689 100644
Binary files a/patches/ips/vanilla_bugfixes.ips and b/patches/ips/vanilla_bugfixes.ips differ
diff --git a/patches/rom_map/Bank 82.txt b/patches/rom_map/Bank 82.txt
index 7bc8a5696..08390977d 100644
--- a/patches/rom_map/Bank 82.txt	
+++ b/patches/rom_map/Bank 82.txt	
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+B5E8 - B62B: ; vanilla_bugfixes.asm [boots ui fix, overwrites unused vanilla instruction.]
 F70F - F808: ; map_area.asm
 F810 - F827: ; crash_handle_springball.asm
 F830 - F9DE: ; disableable_etanks.asm
diff --git a/patches/rom_map/vanilla_hooks.txt b/patches/rom_map/vanilla_hooks.txt
index 9ebda04c6..49932a090 100644
--- a/patches/rom_map/vanilla_hooks.txt
+++ b/patches/rom_map/vanilla_hooks.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ A7E4 - A7E6: ; map_area.asm
 A802 - A804: ; map_area.asm
 A820 - A822: ; pause_menu_objectives.asm
 A83E - A840: ; pause_menu_objectives.asm
-AC03 - AC07: ; vanilla_bugfixes.asm
+AC00 - AC15: ; vanilla_bugfixes.asm
 AC5A - AC5C: ; disableable_etanks.asm
 AC7C - AC7E: ; reserve_backward_fill.asm
 AC87 - AC8A: ; reserve_backward_fill.asm
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ B51E - B520: ; split_speed.asm
 B545 - B547: ; split_speed.asm
 B56B - B56F: ; disableable_etanks.asm
 B585 - B587: ; disable_major_glitches.asm
+B5E8 - B62B: ; vanilla_bugfixes.asm
 B672 - B676: ; map_area.asm
 B924 - B92F: ; fast_pause_menu.asm
 B9A0 - B9C7: ; fast_pause_menu.asm
diff --git a/patches/src/vanilla_bugfixes.asm b/patches/src/vanilla_bugfixes.asm
index 06190906f..750034770 100644
--- a/patches/src/vanilla_bugfixes.asm
+++ b/patches/src/vanilla_bugfixes.asm
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ lorom
 
 incsrc "constants.asm"
 
-!bank_82_free_space_start = $82C27D ; reserve icon ui fix.
-!bank_82_free_space_end = $82C298
+!bank_82_free_space_start = $82B5E8 ; reserve icon ui fix. [;;; $B5E8: Unused. Convert [A] to three decimal digits ;;;]
+!bank_82_free_space_end = $82B62B
 
 !bank_86_free_space_start = $86F4B0 ; powamp projectile fix
 !bank_86_free_space_end = $86F4D0
@@ -221,20 +221,55 @@ org $829f90
 org $84B7EF ; PLM $B8AC (speed booster escape) LDA $09A4  [$7E:09A4]  
     lda $09A2
 
-; vanilla bugfix, ui shows reserve icon when only boots item is equipped.
-; this is due to a missing conditional branch instruction. 
+; vanilla bugfix, ui shows the reserve tank select icon when only a boots item is available.
+; this is due to a missing conditional branch instruction in the vanilla code.
+; updated for split_speed compatibility.
+; -nn357
 
-org $82AC03
-  jmp $c27d ; !bank_82_free_space_start  [bankless form of this]
-  nop #2
+org $82ac15 ;;; $AB47: Equipment screen - set up reserve mode and determine initial selection ;;; ; $82:AC15 BRANCH_RETURN
+bootsfinish:
 
-org !bank_82_free_space_start 
-  bne .found
-  inx
+org $82ac00 ;;; $AB47: Equipment screen - set up reserve mode and determine initial selection ;;; ; $82:AC00 LOOP_BOOTS
+.loop
+  bit bootstable, x
+  bne .foundboots
+  inx 
   inx
-  cpx #$0006
-  jmp $AC08
-.found
-  jmp $AC0C
+  cpx #$000a
+  bmi .loop
+  jmp bootsfinish
+.foundboots
+  jmp found_boots
+  nop #3
+  
+assert pc() <= $82ac15
 
-assert pc() <= !bank_82_free_space_end
+org !bank_82_free_space_start 
+found_boots:
+  cpx #$0006
+  beq .bluebooster
+  cpx #$0008
+  beq .sparkbooster
+  txa
+  lsr a
+  bra .store
+.bluebooster
+  lda #$0002
+  bra .store
+.sparkbooster
+  lda #$0003
+.store
+  xba
+  ora #$0003
+  sta $0755
+  jmp bootsfinish
+  nop #25
+  
+bootstable:
+  dw $0100 ; boots - hi-jump boots
+  dw $0200 ; boots - space jump
+  dw $2000 ; boots - speed booster
+  dw $0040 ; boots - blue booster
+  dw $0080 ; boots - spark booster
+
+assert pc() <= !bank_82_free_space_end
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