diff --git a/doc/fixes37.0 b/doc/fixes37.0
index d96916ffe..61b6d3056 100644
--- a/doc/fixes37.0
+++ b/doc/fixes37.0
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ add 'quick_farsight' option to provide some control over random clairvoyance
 	where pausing to be able to browse temporarily visible aspects of the
 	revealed map can seem intrusive; doesn't affect clairvoyance spell
 replace "money" in in-game texts with "gold"
+when hallucinating, see hallucinated currencies instead of bits for an ale
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific New Features
diff --git a/src/priest.c b/src/priest.c
index 895443c92..6c73e208b 100644
--- a/src/priest.c
+++ b/src/priest.c
@@ -579,9 +579,12 @@ register struct monst *priest;
         if (coaligned && !strayed) {
             long pmoney = money_cnt(priest->minvent);
             if (pmoney > 0L) {
+                const char *bits;
+                bits = (Hallucination) ? currency(pmoney)
+                                       : (pmoney == 1L) ? "bit" : "bits";
                 /* Note: two bits is actually 25 cents.  Hmm. */
-                pline("%s gives you %s for an ale.", Monnam(priest),
-                      (pmoney == 1L) ? "one bit" : "two bits");
+                pline("%s gives you %s%s for an ale.", Monnam(priest),
+                      (pmoney == 1L) ? "one " : "two ", bits);
                 money2u(priest, pmoney > 1L ? 2 : 1);
             } else
                 pline("%s preaches the virtues of poverty.", Monnam(priest));