diff --git a/doc/fixes34.3 b/doc/fixes34.3
index c9f0e157d..94c00fcf5 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.3
+++ b/doc/fixes34.3
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ prefer herbivorous stone-to-flesh message when hero is a vegitarian
 try even harder to avoid incorrect map display while changing levels
 no "freaked" message by exploding black light, unless you really are
 sleeping monster could respond to attacks by other monsters
+sleeping shopkeeper responds to various events without waking
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/shk.c b/src/shk.c
index ecaf783ba..e0fc11f11 100644
--- a/src/shk.c
+++ b/src/shk.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ rouse_shk(shkp, verbosely)
 struct monst *shkp;
 boolean verbosely;
 {
-	if (!shkp->mcanmove) {
+	if (!shkp->mcanmove || shkp->msleeping) {
 	    /* greed induced recovery... */
 	    if (verbosely && canspotmon(shkp))
 		pline("%s %s.", Monnam(shkp),
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ proceed:
 	if (ltmp || eshkp->billct || eshkp->debit) 
 	    rouse_shk(shkp, TRUE);
 
-	if (!shkp->mcanmove) {	    /* still asleep or paralyzed */
+	if (!shkp->mcanmove || shkp->msleeping) { /* still asleep/paralyzed */
 		pline("%s %s.", Monnam(shkp),
 		      rn2(2) ? "seems to be napping" : "doesn't respond");
 		return 0;
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ int croaked;
 	    if (cansee(shkp->mx, shkp->my && croaked))
 		pline("%s %slooks at your corpse%s and %s.",
 		      Monnam(shkp),
-		      !shkp->mcanmove ? "wakes up, " : "",
+		      (!shkp->mcanmove || shkp->msleeping) ? "wakes up, " : "",
 		      !rn2(2) ? (shkp->female ? ", shakes her head," :
 			   ", shakes his head,") : "",
 		      !inhishop(shkp) ? "disappears" : "sighs");
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ int croaked;
                 umoney = money_cnt(invent);
 #endif
 		takes[0] = '\0';
-		if (!shkp->mcanmove)
+		if (!shkp->mcanmove || shkp->msleeping)
 			Strcat(takes, "wakes up and ");
 		if (distu(shkp->mx, shkp->my) > 2)
 			Strcat(takes, "comes and ");