diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index fc66d4e59..a3c1cf925 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.1435 $ $NHDT-Date: 1715984437 2024/05/17 22:20:37 $
+NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.1442 $ $NHDT-Date: 1717570484 2024/06/05 06:54:44 $
 
 General Fixes and Modified Features
 -----------------------------------
@@ -1415,6 +1415,9 @@ the tile for Ixoth (knight's quest nemesis) depicted a demon rather than a
 	dragon; change it to be a red dragon
 untrapping containers or doors gives some experience
 only honor DEBUGFILES (for activating debugpline() calls) when in wizard mode
+if hero is on scroll of scare monster or Elbereth, werecreature switching from
+	human to beast form or general monster polymorphing into a susceptible
+	form will become scared right away instead on its next move
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x General Problems Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/mon.c b/src/mon.c
index ad222c5a0..e544d68ab 100644
--- a/src/mon.c
+++ b/src/mon.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7	mon.c	$NHDT-Date: 1716588803 2024/05/24 22:13:23 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.568 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.7	mon.c	$NHDT-Date: 1717570485 2024/06/05 06:54:45 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.573 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Derek S. Ray, 2015. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -5282,6 +5282,20 @@ newcham(
     if (mtmp == u.usteed)
         poly_steed(mtmp, olddata);
 
+    /* old form might not have been affected by Elbereth but perhaps the
+       new form is */
+    if (gc.context.mon_moving) {
+        /* give 'mtmp' a new chance to pinpoint hero's location */
+        if (!u_at(mtmp->mux, mtmp->muy))
+            set_apparxy(mtmp);
+        /* if hero is on Elbereth or scare monster, mtmp in new form might
+           become scared */
+        if (!mtmp->mpeaceful
+            && onscary(mtmp->mux, mtmp->muy, mtmp)
+            && monnear(mtmp, mtmp->mux, mtmp->muy))
+            monflee(mtmp, rn1(9, 2), TRUE, TRUE); /* 2..10 turns */
+    }
+
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/were.c b/src/were.c
index 196c66c4d..e78215ebf 100644
--- a/src/were.c
+++ b/src/were.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7	were.c	$NHDT-Date: 1689448846 2023/07/15 19:20:46 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.34 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.7	were.c	$NHDT-Date: 1717570494 2024/06/05 06:54:54 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.36 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 2011. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ new_were(struct monst *mon)
     newsym(mon->mx, mon->my);
     mon_break_armor(mon, FALSE);
     possibly_unwield(mon, FALSE);
+
+    /* vision capability isn't changing so we don't call set_apparxy() to
+       update mon's idea of where hero is; peaceful check is redundant */
+    if (gc.context.mon_moving && !mon->mpeaceful
+        && onscary(mon->mux, mon->muy, mon)
+        && monnear(mon, mon->mux, mon->muy))
+        monflee(mon, rn1(9, 2), TRUE, TRUE); /* 2..10 turns */
 }
 
 /* were-creature (even you) summons a horde */