diff --git a/data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/rev_1663774492767692300.sql b/data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/rev_1663774492767692300.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b8d081fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/rev_1663774492767692300.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- Alter AzerothCore table to support Vanilla negative resistance values
+ALTER TABLE item_template MODIFY fire_res SMALLINT;
+ALTER TABLE item_template MODIFY holy_res SMALLINT;
+ALTER TABLE item_template MODIFY nature_res SMALLINT;
+ALTER TABLE item_template MODIFY frost_res SMALLINT;
+ALTER TABLE item_template MODIFY shadow_res SMALLINT;
+ALTER TABLE item_template MODIFY arcane_res SMALLINT;
diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Item/ItemTemplate.h b/src/server/game/Entities/Item/ItemTemplate.h
index 2b6020e13..30eb7860f 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Item/ItemTemplate.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Item/ItemTemplate.h
@@ -659,12 +659,12 @@ struct ItemTemplate
     uint32 ScalingStatValue;                                // mask for selecting column in ScalingStatValues.dbc
     _Damage Damage[MAX_ITEM_PROTO_DAMAGES];
     uint32 Armor;
-    uint32 HolyRes;
-    uint32 FireRes;
-    uint32 NatureRes;
-    uint32 FrostRes;
-    uint32 ShadowRes;
-    uint32 ArcaneRes;
+    int32 HolyRes;
+    int32 FireRes;
+    int32 NatureRes;
+    int32 FrostRes;
+    int32 ShadowRes;
+    int32 ArcaneRes;
     uint32 Delay;
     uint32 AmmoType;
     float  RangedModRange;
diff --git a/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp b/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
index 025ec9a0b..3a30c8ba4 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
@@ -2692,12 +2692,12 @@ void ObjectMgr::LoadItemTemplates()
         }
 
         itemTemplate.Armor          = fields[56].Get<uint32>();
-        itemTemplate.HolyRes        = fields[57].Get<uint32>();
-        itemTemplate.FireRes        = fields[58].Get<uint32>();
-        itemTemplate.NatureRes      = fields[59].Get<uint32>();
-        itemTemplate.FrostRes       = fields[60].Get<uint32>();
-        itemTemplate.ShadowRes      = fields[61].Get<uint32>();
-        itemTemplate.ArcaneRes      = fields[62].Get<uint32>();
+        itemTemplate.HolyRes        = fields[57].Get<int32>();
+        itemTemplate.FireRes        = fields[58].Get<int32>();
+        itemTemplate.NatureRes      = fields[59].Get<int32>();
+        itemTemplate.FrostRes       = fields[60].Get<int32>();
+        itemTemplate.ShadowRes      = fields[61].Get<int32>();
+        itemTemplate.ArcaneRes      = fields[62].Get<int32>();
         itemTemplate.Delay          = uint32(fields[63].Get<uint16>());
         itemTemplate.AmmoType       = uint32(fields[64].Get<uint8>());
         itemTemplate.RangedModRange = fields[65].Get<float>();