diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index 12f2b40c9..2bb016411 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ vision was not updated when polymorphing a statue into a boulder
 armor which auto-curses when worn by hero should do same if worn by monster
 limit how high accuracy, damage, or protection can become via eating rings
 when blinded hero detects a trap by touch, make sure it shows up on the map
+confused remove curse will cause loss of knowledge of items' curse/bless state
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/read.c b/src/read.c
index c88d25aaa..80def904d 100644
--- a/src/read.c
+++ b/src/read.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	SCCS Id: @(#)read.c	3.5	2005/03/28	*/
+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)read.c	3.5	2005/04/14	*/
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -970,6 +970,9 @@ struct obj *sobj;
 
 			    if (confused) {
 				blessorcurse(obj, 2);
+				/* lose knowledge of this object's curse/bless
+				   state (even if it didn't actually change) */
+				obj->bknown = 0;
 				/* blessorcurse() only affects uncursed items
 				   so no need to worry about price of water
 				   going down (hence no costly_alteration) */