diff --git a/doc/fixes34.3 b/doc/fixes34.3
index dc745af6c..e3d1ccb6d 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.3
+++ b/doc/fixes34.3
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ it was inappropriate to have a ghost "appear" in desecrated temple when
 	you were blind and without telepathy
 accept wish for "grey spell book" not just "grey spellbook"
 do not double credit when putting gold into an unpaid container
+manes are nonliving
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/include/mondata.h b/include/mondata.h
index 6cf6ea9ee..0e6a0df67 100644
--- a/include/mondata.h
+++ b/include/mondata.h
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@
 				 (ptr) == &mons[PM_MASTER_MIND_FLAYER])
 
 #define nonliving(ptr)		(is_golem(ptr) || is_undead(ptr) || \
-				 (ptr)->mlet == S_VORTEX)
+				 (ptr)->mlet == S_VORTEX || \
+				 (ptr) == &mons[PM_MANES])
 
 /* Used for conduct with corpses, tins, and digestion attacks */
 /* G_NOCORPSE monsters might still be swallowed as a purple worm */