diff --git a/src/mon.c b/src/mon.c
index 08b7484a3..40299b0db 100644
--- a/src/mon.c
+++ b/src/mon.c
@@ -2954,6 +2954,8 @@ xkilled(
             if (mdat->msize < MZ_HUMAN && otyp != FIGURINE
                 /* oc_big is also oc_bimanual and oc_bulky */
                 && (otmp->owt > 30 || objects[otyp].oc_big)) {
+                if (otmp->oartifact)
+                    artifact_exists(otmp, safe_oname(otmp), FALSE);
                 delobj(otmp);
             } else if (!flooreffects(otmp, x, y, nomsg ? "" : "fall")) {
                 place_object(otmp, x, y);
diff --git a/src/sp_lev.c b/src/sp_lev.c
index 4117305c8..f83dc71d0 100644
--- a/src/sp_lev.c
+++ b/src/sp_lev.c
@@ -2219,6 +2219,8 @@ create_object(object* o, struct mkroom* croom)
                 cobj->owt = weight(cobj);
             } else {
                 obj_extract_self(otmp);
+                if (otmp->oartifact)
+                    artifact_exists(otmp, safe_oname(otmp), FALSE);
                 obfree(otmp, NULL);
                 return;
             }