diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index 430c0799d..637367fca 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1710,6 +1710,10 @@ applying a wielded lump of royal jelly but not picking something to rub it on
 	"addinv: null obj after quiver merge" (like applying lit potion of oil)
 ceiling hider could become hidden when there was no ceiling, triggering a
 	warning if sanity_check was On
+experimental #saveoptions wasn't saving the set of cond_xyz options correctly;
+	if player viewed the 'm O' submenu for status conditions, they would
+	get saved even if not changed; otherwise, ones that came in from the
+	old RC file wouldn't be included in the new one
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x Platform and/or Interface Problems Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index 07bd4058d..375631468 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ extern int stat_hunger_indx(void);
 extern const char *bl_idx_to_fldname(int);
 extern void condopt(int, boolean *, boolean);
 extern int parse_cond_option(boolean, char *);
-extern void cond_menu(void);
+extern boolean cond_menu(void);
 extern boolean opt_next_cond(int, char *);
 #ifdef STATUS_HILITES
 extern void status_eval_next_unhilite(void);
diff --git a/src/botl.c b/src/botl.c
index f2d29a674..c63ce6192 100644
--- a/src/botl.c
+++ b/src/botl.c
@@ -1043,8 +1043,7 @@ condopt(int idx, boolean *addr, boolean negated)
         condtests[idx].enabled = negated ? FALSE : TRUE;
         condtests[idx].choice = condtests[idx].enabled;
         /* avoid lingering false positives if test is no longer run */
-        if (!condtests[idx].enabled)
-            condtests[idx].test = FALSE;
+        condtests[idx].test = FALSE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1090,7 +1089,9 @@ parse_cond_option(boolean negated, char *opts)
     return 1;  /* !0 indicates error */
 }
 
-void
+/* display a menu of all available status condition options and let player
+   toggled them on or off; returns True iff any changes are made */
+boolean
 cond_menu(void)
 {
     static const char *const menutitle[2] = {
@@ -1104,6 +1105,7 @@ cond_menu(void)
     char mbuf[QBUFSZ];
     boolean showmenu = TRUE;
     int clr = 0;
+    boolean changed = FALSE;
 
     do {
         for (i = 0; i < CONDITION_COUNT; ++i) {
@@ -1164,10 +1166,11 @@ cond_menu(void)
         for (i = 0; i < CONDITION_COUNT; ++i)
             if (condtests[i].enabled != condtests[i].choice) {
                 condtests[i].enabled = condtests[i].choice;
-                gc.context.botl = TRUE;
+                condtests[idx].test = FALSE;
+                gc.context.botl = changed = TRUE;
             }
     }
-    return;
+    return changed;
 }
 
 /* called by all_options_conds() to get value for next cond_xyz option
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 079a53328..e5b4de606 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -4699,7 +4699,7 @@ optfn_windowtype(int optidx, int req, boolean negated UNUSED,
 
 static int
 pfxfn_cond_(
-    int optidx,
+    int optidx UNUSED,
     int req,
     boolean negated,
     char *opts,
@@ -4714,7 +4714,7 @@ pfxfn_cond_(
 
         switch (reslt) {
         case 0:
-            opt_set_in_config[optidx] = TRUE;
+            opt_set_in_config[pfx_cond_] = TRUE;
             break;
         case 3:
             config_error_add("Ambiguous condition option %s", opts);
@@ -4737,8 +4737,8 @@ pfxfn_cond_(
         opts[0] = '\0';
         return optn_ok;
     }
-    if (req == do_handler) {
-        cond_menu();    /* in botl.c */
+    if (req == do_handler) { /* not used */
+        (void) cond_menu();    /* in botl.c */
         return optn_ok;
     }
     return optn_ok;
@@ -8339,7 +8339,8 @@ optfn_o_status_cond(
         ; /* handled inline by all_options_strbuf() via all_options_conds() */
     }
     if (req == do_handler) {
-        cond_menu();
+        if (cond_menu())
+            opt_set_in_config[pfx_cond_] = TRUE;
         return optn_ok;
     }
     return optn_ok;
@@ -8574,7 +8575,7 @@ doset_simple_menu(void)
                 reslt = (*allopt[k].optfn)(allopt[k].idx, do_handler, FALSE,
                                            empty_optstr, empty_optstr);
                 /* if player eventually saves options, include this one */
-                if (reslt == optn_ok)
+                if (reslt == optn_ok && allopt[k].idx != pfx_cond_)
                     opt_set_in_config[k] = TRUE;
             } else {
                 Sprintf(buf, "Set %s to what?", allopt[k].name);
@@ -9564,8 +9565,10 @@ all_options_strbuf(strbuf_t *sbuf)
     }
 
     /* cond_xyz are closer to regular options than the other 'other opts'
-       so put them next */
-    if (opt_set_in_config[opt_o_status_cond])
+       so put them next; [pfx_cond_] will be set if any cond_Foo were
+       present when RC file was read in or if player made any changes via
+       status conditions menu; ignore opt_set_in_config[opt_o_status_cond] */
+    if (opt_set_in_config[pfx_cond_])
         all_options_conds(sbuf);
 
     get_changed_key_binds(sbuf);