diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index c901013b5..59b13f574 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1411,6 +1411,7 @@ shopkeepers magnified the cost of shop items used up as a group; normally
 	candles to light them all charged N * N * single_candle_price
 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
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x General Problems Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/trap.c b/src/trap.c
index 53bdfd04d..b73db008c 100644
--- a/src/trap.c
+++ b/src/trap.c
@@ -5593,6 +5593,8 @@ untrap_box(
                 } else {
                     You("disarm it!");
                     box->otrapped = 0;
+                    more_experienced(8, 0);
+                    newexplevel();
                 }
                 exercise(A_DEX, TRUE);
             } else {
@@ -5836,6 +5838,8 @@ untrap(
             } else {
                 You("disarm it!");
                 levl[x][y].doormask &= ~D_TRAPPED;
+                more_experienced(8, 0);
+                newexplevel();
             }
         } else
             pline("This door was not trapped.");