diff --git a/doc/fixes34.1 b/doc/fixes34.1
index 15fcad188..b3af0decf 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.1
+++ b/doc/fixes34.1
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ don't allow cursed daggers thrown by monsters to go thru closed doors
 hero polymorphed into an exploding monster should explode when attacking
 	thin air, just like the monster itself
 don't mark holes/trapdoors as seen if you levitate over them while blind
+player polymorphed as rust monster would lose gold in inventory by
+	attempting to eat it, even though the eat failed
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/invent.c b/src/invent.c
index 66d1c720b..a0963685c 100644
--- a/src/invent.c
+++ b/src/invent.c
@@ -770,7 +770,9 @@ register const char *let,*word;
 #endif
 
 	/* Equivalent of an "ugly check" for gold */
-	if (usegold && !strcmp(word, "eat") && !metallivorous(youmonst.data))
+	if (usegold && !strcmp(word, "eat") &&
+	    (!metallivorous(youmonst.data)
+	     || youmonst.data == &mons[PM_RUST_MONSTER]))
 #ifndef GOLDOBJ
 		usegold = allowgold = FALSE;
 #else