diff --git a/doc/fixes36.1 b/doc/fixes36.1
index e84ba2817..aad10e4c3 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.1
+++ b/doc/fixes36.1
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ data.base entry for "lava" had wrong first name for Don Woods' attribution
 cursed genocide of "none" sent in monsters, but "that's enough tries" didn't
 update MAXPLAYERS documentation in sysconf file and allow 0 for it
 wizard mode: don't include feedback about named fruit for ^X and enlightenment
+looking at distant objects while wearing the Eyes of the Overworld made their
+	up-close descriptions known when not intended
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/objnam.c b/src/objnam.c
index 18d78fee1..bf68842e7 100644
--- a/src/objnam.c
+++ b/src/objnam.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	objnam.c	$NHDT-Date: 1447490776 2015/11/14 08:46:16 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.154 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	objnam.c	$NHDT-Date: 1449740045 2015/12/10 09:34:05 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.155 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -197,12 +197,13 @@ struct obj *obj;
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* used by distant_name() to pass extra information to xname_flags();
+   it would be much cleaner if this were a parameter, but that would
+   require all of the xname() and doname() calls to be modified */
+static int distantname = 0;
+
 /* Give the name of an object seen at a distance.  Unlike xname/doname,
- * we don't want to set dknown if it's not set already.  The kludge used is
- * to temporarily set Blind so that xname() skips the dknown setting.  This
- * assumes that we don't want to do this too often; if this function becomes
- * frequently used, it'd probably be better to pass a parameter to xname()
- * or doname() instead.
+ * we don't want to set dknown if it's not set already.
  */
 char *
 distant_name(obj, func)
@@ -211,10 +212,17 @@ char *FDECL((*func), (OBJ_P));
 {
     char *str;
 
-    long save_Blinded = Blinded;
-    Blinded = 1;
+    /* 3.6.1: this used to save Blind, set it, make the call, then restore
+     * the saved value; but the Eyes of the Overworld override blindness
+     * and let characters wearing them get dknown set for distant items.
+     *
+     * TODO? if the hero is wearing those Eyes, figure out whether the
+     * object is within X-ray radius and only treat it as distant when
+     * beyond that radius.  Logic is iffy but result might be interesting.
+     */
+    ++distantname;
     str = (*func)(obj);
-    Blinded = save_Blinded;
+    --distantname;
     return str;
 }
 
@@ -271,7 +279,7 @@ unsigned cxn_flags; /* bitmask of CXN_xxx values */
      */
     if (!nn && ocl->oc_uses_known && ocl->oc_unique)
         obj->known = 0;
-    if (!Blind)
+    if (!Blind && !distantname)
         obj->dknown = TRUE;
     if (Role_if(PM_PRIEST))
         obj->bknown = TRUE;