diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
index 3feda5d89..882166c96 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
@@ -7459,6 +7459,10 @@ void Player::CastItemUseSpell(Item* item, SpellCastTargets const& targets, uint8
 
         if (HasSpellCooldown(spellInfo->Id))
         {
+            // Notify client so it can clean up the pending spell cast.
+            // Without this the client orphans the cast and blocks auto-attack.
+            Spell::SendCastResult(ToPlayer(), spellInfo, cast_count,
+                SPELL_FAILED_NOT_READY);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -7505,7 +7509,11 @@ void Player::CastItemUseSpell(Item* item, SpellCastTargets const& targets, uint8
             }
 
             if (HasSpellCooldown(spellInfo->Id))
+            {
+                Spell::SendCastResult(ToPlayer(), spellInfo, cast_count,
+                    SPELL_FAILED_NOT_READY);
                 continue;
+            }
 
             Spell* spell = new Spell(this, spellInfo, (count > 0) ? TRIGGERED_FULL_MASK : TRIGGERED_NONE);
             spell->m_CastItem = item;
diff --git a/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.h b/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.h
index a23d3b43c..e41d27757 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.h
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ public:
     void SendPetCastResult(SpellCastResult result);
     void SendSpellStart();
     void SendSpellGo();
+
     void SendSpellCooldown();
     void SendLogExecute();
     void ExecuteLogEffectTakeTargetPower(uint8 effIndex, Unit* target, uint32 PowerType, uint32 powerTaken, float gainMultiplier);