diff --git a/doc/fixes36.2 b/doc/fixes36.2
index d2d40a267..94d8c1394 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.2
+++ b/doc/fixes36.2
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ sortloot option has been enhanced to improve object ordering; primarily,
 	items of undiscovered type come out before items of discovered type
 	within each class or sub-class of objects
 YAFM when stumbling on an undetected monster while hallucinating
+Make it clear when a leprechaun dodges your attack
 
 
 Code Cleanup and Reorganization
diff --git a/src/uhitm.c b/src/uhitm.c
index 16bac15a6..9de48c971 100644
--- a/src/uhitm.c
+++ b/src/uhitm.c
@@ -412,8 +412,10 @@ register struct monst *mtmp;
         && !mtmp->mconf && mtmp->mcansee && !rn2(7)
         && (m_move(mtmp, 0) == 2 /* it died */
             || mtmp->mx != u.ux + u.dx
-            || mtmp->my != u.uy + u.dy)) /* it moved */
+            || mtmp->my != u.uy + u.dy)) { /* it moved */
+        You("miss wildly and stumble forwards.");
         return FALSE;
+    }
 
     if (Upolyd)
         (void) hmonas(mtmp);