diff --git a/doc/fixes36.2 b/doc/fixes36.2
index ea7eab82d..788d819bf 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.2
+++ b/doc/fixes36.2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.296 $ $NHDT-Date: 1554136021 2019/04/01 16:27:01 $
+$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.297 $ $NHDT-Date: 1554411130 2019/04/04 20:52:10 $
 
 This fixes36.2 file is here to capture information about updates in the 3.6.x
 lineage following the release of 3.6.1 in April 2018. Please note, however,
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ curses: highlighting of status conditions was broken by the fix for timing out
 curses: if player pressed ESC at More>> prompt to suppress remaining messages
 	for the current move and then hero got another move on the same turn,
 	messages and most prompts would stay suppressed during that extra move
+curses: don't let MSGTYPE=hide block prompts from being shown
 vms: add compile of isaac64.c to Makefile.src and vmsbuild.com
 vms+curses: add compile support but it is known to fail to build
 
diff --git a/win/curses/cursdial.c b/win/curses/cursdial.c
index 8ec5d20b5..062400b93 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursdial.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursdial.c
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ curses_character_input_dialog(const char *prompt, const char *choices,
 
         wrefresh(askwin);
     } else {
-        pline("%s", askstr);
+        /* TODO: add SUPPRESS_HISTORY flag, then after getting a response,
+           append it and use put_msghistory() on combined prompt+answer */
+        custompline(OVERRIDE_MSGTYPE, "%s", askstr);
         curs_set(1);
     }
 
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ curses_character_input_dialog(const char *prompt, const char *choices,
         /* Kludge to make prompt visible after window is dismissed
            when inputting a number */
         if (digit(answer)) {
-            pline("%s", askstr);
+            custompline(OVERRIDE_MSGTYPE, "%s", askstr);
             curs_set(1);
         }
 
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@ curses_ext_cmd()
         extwin = newwin(1, messagew - 2, winy, winx);
         if (messagew - 4 < maxlen)
             maxlen = messagew - 4;
-        pline("#");
+        custompline(OVERRIDE_MSGTYPE, "#");
     }
 
     cur_choice[0] = '\0';