diff --git a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/ItemFactory.java b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/ItemFactory.java
index 1703c45..1bcefe0 100644
--- a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/ItemFactory.java
+++ b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/ItemFactory.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public final class ItemFactory {
                     .state(Boolean.TRUE.equals(dto.initialState()))
                     .onText(dto.onText())
                     .offText(dto.offText())
+                    .effects(thb.jeanluc.adventure.loader.dto.EffectDto.toModelList(dto.effects()))
                     .build();
             default -> throw new WorldLoadException(
                     "Unknown item type '" + dto.type() + "' on item '" + dto.id() + "'");
diff --git a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/dto/ItemDto.java b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/dto/ItemDto.java
index 8139f8c..24ec7f1 100644
--- a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/dto/ItemDto.java
+++ b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/loader/dto/ItemDto.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package thb.jeanluc.adventure.loader.dto;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * YAML representation of a single item. Fields outside of the type's
  * scope (e.g. {@code readText} on a switchable) are simply ignored.
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ package thb.jeanluc.adventure.loader.dto;
  * @param initialState initial on/off state of a switchable item
  * @param onText       message printed when a switchable transitions to on
  * @param offText      message printed when a switchable transitions to off
+ * @param effects      effects applied when a switchable transitions to on; nullable
  */
 public record ItemDto(
         String type,
@@ -21,6 +24,12 @@ public record ItemDto(
         String readText,
         Boolean initialState,
         String onText,
-        String offText
+        String offText,
+        List<EffectDto> effects
 ) {
+    /** Backward-compatible constructor without effects. */
+    public ItemDto(String type, String id, String name, String description,
+                   String readText, Boolean initialState, String onText, String offText) {
+        this(type, id, name, description, readText, initialState, onText, offText, null);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/model/item/SwitchableItem.java b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/model/item/SwitchableItem.java
index e3b7684..8f8e1a3 100644
--- a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/model/item/SwitchableItem.java
+++ b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/model/item/SwitchableItem.java
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ package thb.jeanluc.adventure.model.item;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
+import thb.jeanluc.adventure.game.Effects;
 import thb.jeanluc.adventure.game.GameContext;
+import thb.jeanluc.adventure.model.Effect;
+
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Item with two boolean states (on / off). Each {@code use} toggles the
@@ -24,6 +28,9 @@ public class SwitchableItem extends Item {
      */
     private boolean state;
 
+    /** Effects applied when this item transitions to on; null = none. */
+    private final List<Effect> effects;
+
     /**
      * Toggles the state and writes the corresponding transition text.
      *
@@ -33,6 +40,9 @@ public class SwitchableItem extends Item {
     public void use(GameContext ctx) {
         state = !state;
         ctx.getIo().write(state ? onText : offText);
+        if (state) {
+            Effects.applyAll(effects, ctx);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Semesterprojekt/src/test/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/model/item/SwitchEffectsTest.java b/Semesterprojekt/src/test/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/model/item/SwitchEffectsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b468546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Semesterprojekt/src/test/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/model/item/SwitchEffectsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package thb.jeanluc.adventure.model.item;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import thb.jeanluc.adventure.game.GameContext;
+import thb.jeanluc.adventure.io.TestIO;
+import thb.jeanluc.adventure.model.Effect;
+import thb.jeanluc.adventure.model.Player;
+import thb.jeanluc.adventure.model.Room;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class SwitchEffectsTest {
+    @Test
+    void switchingOnAppliesEffects() {
+        SwitchableItem breaker = SwitchableItem.builder()
+                .id("breaker").name("Breaker").description("d")
+                .state(false).onText("hums to life").offText("off")
+                .effects(List.of(new Effect(Effect.Type.SET_FLAG, "power_on")))
+                .build();
+        Player player = new Player(new Room("k", "K", "d"), 0);
+        GameContext ctx = new GameContext(null, player, new TestIO());
+
+        breaker.use(ctx);
+        assertThat(ctx.getState().isSet("power_on")).isTrue();
+    }
+}