diff --git a/doc/fixes36.2 b/doc/fixes36.2
index 9522e1eae..fedb1a3aa 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.2
+++ b/doc/fixes36.2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.278 $ $NHDT-Date: 1553217908 2019/03/22 01:25:08 $
+$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.279 $ $NHDT-Date: 1553296396 2019/03/22 23:13:16 $
 
 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,
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ kicking an object stack moves the topmost 1, but range calculation used the
 	yielding "thump" result with no movement despite being a light item
 status lines' dungeon location field in the elemental planes now shows Earth
 	or Air or Fire or Water instead of generic End Game
+avoid spurious status refresh when hero gains experience while 'showexp' and
+	'showscore' options are off
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.1 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/exper.c b/src/exper.c
index d3d2ca35e..d5f2d78be 100644
--- a/src/exper.c
+++ b/src/exper.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	exper.c	$NHDT-Date: 1544917599 2018/12/15 23:46:39 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.31 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	exper.c	$NHDT-Date: 1553296396 2019/03/22 23:13:16 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.32 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 2007. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -161,24 +161,31 @@ void
 more_experienced(exper, rexp)
 register int exper, rexp;
 {
-    long newexp = u.uexp + exper;
-    long rexpincr = 4 * exper + rexp;
-    long newrexp = u.urexp + rexpincr;
+    long oldexp = u.uexp,
+         oldrexp = u.urexp,
+         newexp = oldexp + exper,
+         rexpincr = 4 * exper + rexp,
+         newrexp = oldrexp + rexpincr;
 
     /* cap experience and score on wraparound */
     if (newexp < 0 && exper > 0)
         newexp = LONG_MAX;
     if (newrexp < 0 && rexpincr > 0)
         newrexp = LONG_MAX;
-    u.uexp = newexp;
-    u.urexp = newrexp;
 
-    if (exper
+    if (newexp != oldexp) {
+        u.uexp = newexp;
+        if (flags.showexp)
+            context.botl = TRUE;
+    }
+    /* newrexp will always differ from oldrexp unless they're LONG_MAX */
+    if (newrexp != oldrexp) {
+        u.urexp = newrexp;
 #ifdef SCORE_ON_BOTL
-        || flags.showscore
+        if (flags.showscore)
+            context.botl = TRUE;
 #endif
-        )
-        g.context.botl = 1;
+    }
     if (u.urexp >= (Role_if(PM_WIZARD) ? 1000 : 2000))
         flags.beginner = 0;
 }
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ const char *drainer; /* cause of death, if drain should be fatal */
             rehumanize();
     }
 
-    g.context.botl = 1;
+    g.context.botl = TRUE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -303,7 +310,7 @@ boolean incr; /* true iff via incremental experience growth */
         adjabil(u.ulevel - 1, u.ulevel); /* give new intrinsics */
         reset_rndmonst(NON_PM);          /* new monster selection */
     }
-    g.context.botl = 1;
+    g.context.botl = TRUE;
 }
 
 /* compute a random amount of experience points suitable for the hero's