diff --git a/doc/fixes34.3 b/doc/fixes34.3
index d2c136c04..c2cdc1933 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.3
+++ b/doc/fixes34.3
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ sleeping shopkeeper responds to various events without waking
 rotting corpses grammar fix
 allow successful teleport to more locations on debug mode level teleport menu
 trapped monster repeatedly switched between ranged and hand-to-hand weapon
+silver items such as wands avoided all the silver checks in hmon_hitmon()
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/uhitm.c b/src/uhitm.c
index 0396a0fda..1a18afd77 100644
--- a/src/uhitm.c
+++ b/src/uhitm.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ int thrown;
 	boolean hittxt = FALSE, destroyed = FALSE, already_killed = FALSE;
 	boolean get_dmg_bonus = TRUE;
 	boolean ispoisoned = FALSE, needpoismsg = FALSE, poiskilled = FALSE;
-	boolean silvermsg = FALSE;
+	boolean silvermsg = FALSE, silverobj = FALSE;
 	boolean valid_weapon_attack = FALSE;
 	boolean unarmed = !uwep && !uarm && !uarms;
 #ifdef STEED
@@ -665,8 +665,9 @@ int thrown;
 			hittxt = TRUE;
 		    }
 		    if (objects[obj->otyp].oc_material == SILVER
-				&& hates_silver(mdat))
-			silvermsg = TRUE;
+				&& hates_silver(mdat)) {
+			silvermsg = TRUE; silverobj = TRUE;
+		    }
 #ifdef STEED
 		    if (u.usteed && !thrown && tmp > 0 &&
 			    weapon_type(obj) == P_LANCE && mon != u.ustuck) {
@@ -888,6 +889,15 @@ int thrown;
 			if(tmp < 1) tmp = 1;
 			else tmp = rnd(tmp);
 			if(tmp > 6) tmp = 6;
+			/*
+			 * Things like silver wands can arrive here so
+			 * so we need another silver check.
+			 */
+			if (objects[obj->otyp].oc_material == SILVER
+						&& hates_silver(mdat)) {
+				tmp += rnd(20);
+				silvermsg = TRUE; silverobj = TRUE;
+			}
 		    }
 		}
 	    }
@@ -1026,13 +1036,20 @@ int thrown;
 	if (silvermsg) {
 		const char *fmt;
 		char *whom = mon_nam(mon);
+		char silverobjbuf[BUFSZ];
 
 		if (canspotmon(mon)) {
 		    if (barehand_silver_rings == 1)
 			fmt = "Your silver ring sears %s!";
 		    else if (barehand_silver_rings == 2)
 			fmt = "Your silver rings sear %s!";
-		    else
+		    else if (silverobj) {
+		    	Sprintf(silverobjbuf, "Your %s%s %s %%s!",
+		    		strstri(xname(obj), "silver") ?
+					"" : "silver ",
+				xname(obj), otense(obj, "sear"));
+		    	fmt = silverobjbuf;
+		    } else
 			fmt = "The silver sears %s!";
 		} else {
 		    *whom = highc(*whom);	/* "it" -> "It" */