diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/AlwaysOnFixes.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/AlwaysOnFixes.cpp
index c2746a2c7e..16feeaf75c 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/AlwaysOnFixes.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/AlwaysOnFixes.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 #include "soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/GameInteractor_Hooks.h"
 #include "soh/ShipInit.hpp"
 
+extern "C" {
+extern void Player_UseItem(PlayState*, Player*, s32);
+extern PlayState* gPlayState;
+}
+
 // Dying or using Din's Fire in the Outside Temple of Time area crashes the game.
 // In vanilla this can never happen, but with CrowdControl, Sail, Unrestricted Items
 // and others this *can* happen. Because it checks for a camId of -1, this code path
@@ -15,4 +20,30 @@ void RegisterFixOutsideTotCrash() {
     });
 }
 
-static RegisterShipInitFunc initFunc(RegisterFixOutsideTotCrash, { "" });
+// Vanilla bug: If Hookshot doesn't spawn, player is softlocked. (eg. use as child, no memory left)
+// Fix: Change item to none if no spawn. (Ranged weapon state is removed by `Player_InitItemAction`)
+void RegisterPreventHookshotNoSpawnSoftlock() {
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_INIT_HOOKSHOT_IA, true, {
+        Player* player = va_arg(args, Player*);
+        if (player->heldActor == NULL) {
+            Player_UseItem(gPlayState, player, 0xFF);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+// Vanilla bug: When pulling out Hookshot, if `this->actor.parent` is set but not Hookshot, player
+// is locked into repeated fly-land-fly. Possible with enemies that grab player and set themselves
+// as parent (such as Moblin in water, eaten by Like like that despawns falling through En_Holl).
+// Fix: Ensure that parent actor has Hookshot actor ID before starting flying.
+void RegisterPreventHookshotParentSoftlock() {
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_PREVENT_HOOKSHOT_PARENT_SOFTLOCK, true, {
+        s16* parentId = va_arg(args, s16*);
+        if (*parentId != ACTOR_ARMS_HOOK) {
+            *should = false;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+static RegisterShipInitFunc initFuncFixOutsideTotCrash(RegisterFixOutsideTotCrash, { "" });
+static RegisterShipInitFunc initFuncHookshotNospawnSoftlock(RegisterPreventHookshotNoSpawnSoftlock, { "" });
+static RegisterShipInitFunc initFuncHookshotParentSoftlock(RegisterPreventHookshotParentSoftlock, { "" });
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
index 4af469cbc4..96f8bb8528 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
@@ -3066,6 +3066,22 @@ typedef enum {
     // - `*EnItem00`
     VB_ITEM00_KILL,
 
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // true
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `*Player`
+    VB_INIT_HOOKSHOT_IA,
+
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // !(this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_ON_HORSE) && Player_HoldsHookshot(this)
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `s16* (&this->actor.parent->id)`
+    VB_PREVENT_HOOKSHOT_PARENT_SOFTLOCK,
+
     // true
     // ```
     // #### `args`
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
index ba523a7053..9b6712e32e 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
@@ -2300,6 +2300,8 @@ void Player_InitHookshotIA(PlayState* play, Player* this) {
     this->heldActor =
         Actor_SpawnAsChild(&play->actorCtx, &this->actor, play, ACTOR_ARMS_HOOK, this->actor.world.pos.x,
                            this->actor.world.pos.y, this->actor.world.pos.z, 0, this->actor.shape.rot.y, 0, 0);
+
+    GameInteractor_Should(VB_INIT_HOOKSHOT_IA, true, this);
 }
 
 void Player_InitBoomerangIA(PlayState* play, Player* this) {
@@ -3572,7 +3574,10 @@ int Player_CanUpdateItems(Player* this) {
  * depending on some conditions. See details below.
  */
 s32 Player_UpdateUpperBody(Player* this, PlayState* play) {
-    if (!(this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_ON_HORSE) && (this->actor.parent != NULL) && Player_HoldsHookshot(this)) {
+    if (this->actor.parent != NULL &&
+        GameInteractor_Should(VB_PREVENT_HOOKSHOT_PARENT_SOFTLOCK,
+                              !(this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_ON_HORSE) && Player_HoldsHookshot(this),
+                              &this->actor.parent->id)) {
         Player_SetupAction(play, this, Player_Action_80850AEC, 1);
         this->stateFlags3 |= PLAYER_STATE3_FLYING_WITH_HOOKSHOT;
         Player_AnimPlayOnce(play, this, &gPlayerAnim_link_hook_fly_start);