diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index 78feef0e9..f9b3fe283 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1485,6 +1485,7 @@ digging in ice was handled inconsistently, particularly if done at the span
 	spot in front of closed drawbridge
 angry god may remove an intrinsic
 blessed scroll of destroy armor asks which armor to destroy
+archeologists' fedora is lucky
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x General Problems Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/do_wear.c b/src/do_wear.c
index 289d7d743..977b51846 100644
--- a/src/do_wear.c
+++ b/src/do_wear.c
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ Helmet_on(void)
 {
     switch (uarmh->otyp) {
     case FEDORA:
+        if (Role_if(PM_ARCHEOLOGIST))
+            change_luck(1);
+        break;
     case HELMET:
     case DENTED_POT:
     case ELVEN_LEATHER_HELM:
@@ -503,6 +506,9 @@ Helmet_off(void)
 
     switch (uarmh->otyp) {
     case FEDORA:
+        if (Role_if(PM_ARCHEOLOGIST))
+            change_luck(-1);
+        break;
     case HELMET:
     case DENTED_POT:
     case ELVEN_LEATHER_HELM:
diff --git a/src/timeout.c b/src/timeout.c
index 4ec9f9c6b..443a84cc7 100644
--- a/src/timeout.c
+++ b/src/timeout.c
@@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ nh_timeout(void)
     if (svq.quest_status.killed_leader)
         baseluck -= 4;
 
+    if (Role_if(PM_ARCHEOLOGIST) && uarmh && uarmh->otyp == FEDORA)
+        baseluck += 1;
+
     if (u.uluck != baseluck
         && svm.moves % ((u.uhave.amulet || u.ugangr) ? 300 : 600) == 0) {
         /* Cursed luckstones stop bad luck from timing out; blessed luckstones