diff --git a/include/sym.h b/include/sym.h
index 44efaffe7..d965ec2ff 100644
--- a/include/sym.h
+++ b/include/sym.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7	sym.h */
+/* NetHack	3.7	sym.h	$NHDT-Date: $ $NHDT-Branch: $ $NHDT-Revision: $ */
 /*      Copyright (c) 2016 by Pasi Kallinen              */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct symsetentry {
 #define is_cmap_water(i) ((i) == S_pool || (i) == S_water)
 #define is_cmap_lava(i) ((i) == S_lava || (i) == S_lavawall)
 #define is_cmap_stairs(i) ((i) >= S_upstair && (i) <= S_brdnladder)
+#define is_cmap_engraving(i) ((i) == S_engroom || (i) == S_engrcorr)
 
 /* misc symbol definitions */
 enum misc_symbols {
diff --git a/src/getpos.c b/src/getpos.c
index 3457d70e7..1e0c813d2 100644
--- a/src/getpos.c
+++ b/src/getpos.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7	getpos.c	$NHDT-Date: 1708126536 2024/02/16 23:35:36 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.307 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.7	getpos.c	$NHDT-Date: 1723875487 2024/08/17 06:18:07 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.3 $ */
 /*-Copyright (c) Pasi Kallinen, 2023. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -1033,7 +1033,11 @@ getpos(coord *ccp, boolean force, const char *goal)
                         || c == (int) gs.showsyms[sidx]
                         /* have '^' match webs and vibrating square or any
                            other trap that uses something other than '^' */
-                        || (c == '^' && is_cmap_trap(sidx)))
+                        || (c == '^' && is_cmap_trap(sidx))
+                        /* have room engraving character (default '`')
+                           match corridor engravings (default '#') too */
+                        || (c == gs.showsyms[S_engroom]
+                            && is_cmap_engraving(sidx)))
                         matching[sidx] = (char) ++k;
                 }
                 if (k) {