diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index 681a7637f..536822cbc 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ incubi react to mirrors
 alignment of Angels was handled inconsistently
 pets capable of digging could pass through walls and stone on the Rogue level
 avoid inappropriate "the corridor disappears" when vault guard gets killed
+avoid inappropriate "the guard calms down" if vault guard's magic corridor
+	reaches a spot where gold is embedded in the rock
 adjust message for gas effect from chest trap if hero resists hallucination
 
 
diff --git a/src/vault.c b/src/vault.c
index a65c2d7b0..2cce55a0b 100644
--- a/src/vault.c
+++ b/src/vault.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ register struct monst *grd;
         long umoney = money_cnt(invent);
 	register boolean u_carry_gold = ((umoney + hidden_gold()) > 0L);
 #endif
-	boolean see_guard;
+	boolean see_guard, newspot = FALSE;
 
 	if(!on_level(&(egrd->gdlevel), &u.uz)) return(-1);
 	nx = ny = m = n = 0;
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ nextpos:
 	}
 	crm->typ = CORR;
 proceed:
+	newspot = TRUE;
 	unblock_point(nx, ny);	/* doesn't block light */
 	if (cansee(nx,ny))
 	    newsym(nx,ny);
@@ -738,7 +739,14 @@ cleanup:
 	egrd->ogy = grd->my;
 	remove_monster(grd->mx, grd->my);
 	place_monster(grd, nx, ny);
-	newsym(grd->mx,grd->my);
+	if (newspot && g_at(nx, ny)) {
+	    /* if there's gold already here (most likely from mineralize()),
+	       pick it up now so that guard doesn't later think hero dropped
+	       it and give an inappropriate message */
+	    mpickgold(grd);
+	    if (canspotmon(grd)) pline("%s picks up some gold.", Monnam(grd));
+	} else
+	    newsym(grd->mx, grd->my);
 	restfakecorr(grd);
 	return(1);
 }