diff --git a/doc/fixes34.0 b/doc/fixes34.0
index e203b3d35..69e350a18 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.0
+++ b/doc/fixes34.0
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ monsters with M3_WANTSBOOK often couldn't move in the Wizard-level
 Vlad should want the Candelabrum
 if you float_down on a trap in which you're already trapped, don't retrap
 applying whip toward hidden mimic displays mimic name before "Wait!" message
+stealing a container didn't multiply cost of stolen contained objects by quan
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/shk.c b/src/shk.c
index 11b0286f6..12cb34989 100644
--- a/src/shk.c
+++ b/src/shk.c
@@ -2373,11 +2373,11 @@ register boolean ininv;
 	    if (!Has_contents(otmp)) {
 		if(ininv) {
 		    if(otmp->unpaid)
-			price += get_cost(otmp, shkp);
+			price += otmp->quan * get_cost(otmp, shkp);
 		} else {
 		    if(!otmp->no_charge) {
 			if(otmp->oclass != FOOD_CLASS || !otmp->oeaten)
-			    price += get_cost(otmp, shkp);
+			    price += otmp->quan * get_cost(otmp, shkp);
 		    }
 		    otmp->no_charge = 0;
 		}