diff --git a/src/ball.c b/src/ball.c
index 60099a83b..6eeafe6fa 100644
--- a/src/ball.c
+++ b/src/ball.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ unplacebc_core()
     obj_extract_self(uchain);
     if (Blind && (u.bc_felt & BC_CHAIN)) /* drop glyph */
         levl[uchain->ox][uchain->oy].glyph = u.cglyph;
+    maybe_unhide_at(uchain->ox, uchain->oy);
 
     newsym(uchain->ox, uchain->oy);
     u.bc_felt = 0; /* feel nothing */