diff --git a/doc/fixes35.0 b/doc/fixes35.0
index 675fb7a18..1bef51bc8 100644
--- a/doc/fixes35.0
+++ b/doc/fixes35.0
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ hiding monsters don't hide under cockatrice/chickatrice corpses
 deafness now a full-fledged attribute
 water should flow into pits from broken wand of digging
 objects that fall thru trapdoors, et al, can break on impact
+support engraving in blood in special level files
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/util/lev_comp.l b/util/lev_comp.l
index 1e7c3ae8c..9a6fc4fa1 100644
--- a/util/lev_comp.l
+++ b/util/lev_comp.l
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ dust		{ yylval.i=DUST; return ENGRAVING_TYPE; }
 engrave		{ yylval.i=ENGRAVE; return ENGRAVING_TYPE; }
 burn		{ yylval.i=BURN; return ENGRAVING_TYPE; }
 mark		{ yylval.i=MARK; return ENGRAVING_TYPE; }
+blood		{ yylval.i=ENGR_BLOOD; return ENGRAVING_TYPE; }
 blessed		{ yylval.i=1; return CURSE_TYPE; }
 uncursed	{ yylval.i=2; return CURSE_TYPE; }
 cursed		{ yylval.i=3; return CURSE_TYPE; }