diff --git a/include/qt_xpms.h b/include/qt_xpms.h
index a91ac5f11..5667c13c0 100644
--- a/include/qt_xpms.h
+++ b/include/qt_xpms.h
@@ -946,6 +946,20 @@ static const char *pet_mark_small_xpm[] = {
 "..X.."
 };
 /* XPM */
+static const char *pile_mark_xpm[] = {
+/* width height ncolors chars_per_pixel */
+"5 5 2 1",
+/* colors */
+". c None",
+"X c #00FF00",
+/* pixels */
+"..X..",
+"..X..",
+"XXXXX",
+"..X..",
+"..X.."
+};
+/* XPM */
 static const char *satiated_xpm[] = {
 /* width height ncolors chars_per_pixel */
 "40 40 23 1",
diff --git a/win/Qt4/qt4map.cpp b/win/Qt4/qt4map.cpp
index 39c915ee5..f3425bab2 100644
--- a/win/Qt4/qt4map.cpp
+++ b/win/Qt4/qt4map.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ NetHackQtMapViewport::NetHackQtMapViewport(NetHackQtClickBuffer& click_sink) :
 	change(10)
 {
     pet_annotation = QPixmap(qt_compact_mode ? pet_mark_small_xpm : pet_mark_xpm);
+    pile_annotation = QPixmap(pile_mark_xpm);
 
     Clear();
     cursor.setX(0);
@@ -157,29 +158,33 @@ void NetHackQtMapViewport::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 			QString(QChar(ch)).left(1)
 		    );
 		}
-		if (glyph_is_pet(g)
 #ifdef TEXTCOLOR
-		    && ::iflags.hilite_pet
+		if (((special & MG_PET) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pet) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
+                } else if (((special & MG_OBJPILE) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pile) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pile_annotation);
+                }
 #endif
-		) {
-		    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
-		}
-	    }
-	}
+            }
+        }
 
 	painter.setFont(font());
     } else {
 	for (int j=garea.top(); j<=garea.bottom(); j++) {
 	    for (int i=garea.left(); i<=garea.right(); i++) {
 		unsigned short g=Glyph(i,j);
+		int color;
+		int ch;
+		unsigned special;
+		mapglyph(g, &ch, &color, &special, i, j);
 		qt_settings->glyphs().drawCell(painter, g, i, j);
-		if (glyph_is_pet(g)
 #ifdef TEXTCOLOR
-		    && ::iflags.hilite_pet
+		if (((special & MG_PET) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pet) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
+                } else if (((special & MG_OBJPILE) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pile) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pile_annotation);
+                }
 #endif
-		) {
-		    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
-		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -649,6 +654,7 @@ NetHackQtMapWindow::NetHackQtMapWindow(NetHackQtClickBuffer& click_sink) :
     viewport.setPalette(palette);
 
     pet_annotation = QPixmap(qt_compact_mode ? pet_mark_small_xpm : pet_mark_xpm);
+    pile_annotation = QPixmap(pile_mark_xpm);
 
     cursor.setX(0);
     cursor.setY(0);
@@ -835,13 +841,13 @@ void NetHackQtMapWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 		    Qt::AlignCenter,
 		    QString(QChar(ch)).left(1)
 		);
-		if (glyph_is_pet(g)
 #ifdef TEXTCOLOR
-		    && ::iflags.hilite_pet
+		if (((special & MG_PET) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pet) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
+                } else if (((special & MG_OBJPILE) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pile) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pile_annotation);
+                }
 #endif
-		) {
-		    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
-		}
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -850,14 +856,18 @@ void NetHackQtMapWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 	for (int j=garea.top(); j<=garea.bottom(); j++) {
 	    for (int i=garea.left(); i<=garea.right(); i++) {
 		unsigned short g=Glyph(i,j);
+		int color;
+		int ch;
+		unsigned special;
+		mapglyph(g, &ch, &color, &special, i, j);
 		qt_settings->glyphs().drawCell(painter, g, i, j);
-		if (glyph_is_pet(g)
 #ifdef TEXTCOLOR
-		    && ::iflags.hilite_pet
+		if (((special & MG_PET) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pet) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
+                } else if (((special & MG_OBJPILE) != 0) && ::iflags.hilite_pile) {
+                    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pile_annotation);
+                }
 #endif
-		) {
-		    painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(i*qt_settings->glyphs().width(), j*qt_settings->glyphs().height()), pet_annotation);
-		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
diff --git a/win/Qt4/qt4map.h b/win/Qt4/qt4map.h
index da2df88ad..337a726aa 100644
--- a/win/Qt4/qt4map.h
+++ b/win/Qt4/qt4map.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ private:
 	unsigned short& Glyph(int x, int y) { return glyph[y][x]; }
 	QPoint cursor;
 	QPixmap pet_annotation;
+        QPixmap pile_annotation;
 	NetHackQtClickBuffer& clicksink;
 	Clusterizer change;