diff --git a/doc/fixes34.2 b/doc/fixes34.2
index 351f8e11d..32bdbeee0 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.2
+++ b/doc/fixes34.2
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ don't charge for items picked up from monster's interior while swallowed
 choking while eating non-food always called the food "quick snack"
 short swords are not throwing weapons
 several sit-in-trap cases were unreachable
+curse candelabrum in bones, like other similar artifacts
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/bones.c b/src/bones.c
index 827f52658..2fe77948c 100644
--- a/src/bones.c
+++ b/src/bones.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ boolean restore;
 				otmp->quan = (long)otmp->spe;
 			    otmp->spe = 0;
 			    otmp->owt = weight(otmp);
+			    curse(otmp);
 			} else if (otmp->otyp == BELL_OF_OPENING) {
 			    otmp->otyp = BELL;
 			    curse(otmp);