diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index 7d4021239..108fcbeea 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ with OPTIONS=blind (blind from birth), being inflicted with timed blinding
 	yielded "your vision seems to dim for a moment but is normal now"
 avoid sanity_check warning if statue in water or lava gets polymorphed into a
 	boulder; break it into a stack of rocks if that would happen
+werewolf or werejackal howling wakes up monsters
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x General Problems Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/were.c b/src/were.c
index 7c507990f..c888752e0 100644
--- a/src/were.c
+++ b/src/were.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ were_change(struct monst *mon)
                 if (howler) {
                     Soundeffect(se_canine_howl, 50);
                     You_hear("a %s howling at the moon.", howler);
+                    wake_nearto(mon->mx, mon->my, 4 * 4);
                 }
             }
         }