diff --git a/doc/fixes37.0 b/doc/fixes37.0
index d56d5c7b6..38ebeb41a 100644
--- a/doc/fixes37.0
+++ b/doc/fixes37.0
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.341 $ $NHDT-Date: 1603666043 2020/10/25 22:47:23 $
+NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.342 $ $NHDT-Date: 1603741470 2020/10/26 19:44:30 $
 
 General Fixes and Modified Features
 -----------------------------------
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ Qt: rename toolbar button "Get" and action menu choice "Get" to "Pick up"
 Qt: status icons for alignment|hunger|encumbrance which started out centered
 	relative to the label text below them would shift to being left
 	justified when status got updated
+Qt: handle '&' properly if it occurs as part of yn_function popup dialog
 Qt+OSX: fix control key
 Qt+OSX: rename menu entry "nethack->Preferences..." for invoking nethack's
 	'O' command to "Game->Run-time options" and entry "Game->Qt settings"
diff --git a/win/Qt/qt_yndlg.cpp b/win/Qt/qt_yndlg.cpp
index d7b370a32..4ea3688b0 100644
--- a/win/Qt/qt_yndlg.cpp
+++ b/win/Qt/qt_yndlg.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@ char NetHackQtYnDialog::Exec()
                 case '\033': // won't happen; ESC is hidden
                     button_name = "Esc";
                     break;
+                case '&':
+                    // ampersand is used as a hidden quote char to flag
+                    // next character as a keyboard shortcut associated
+                    // with the current action--that's inappropriate here;
+                    // two consecutive ampersands are needed to display
+                    // one in a button label; first check whether caller
+                    // has already done that, skip this one if so
+                    if (i > 0 && ch[i - 1].cell() == QChar('&'))
+                        continue; // next i
+                    button_name = "&&";
+                    break;
                 }
             }
             button=new QPushButton(button_name);