1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc b/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc
index 4b033bb609..39b1dfc6e1 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc
@@ -2924,6 +2924,9 @@ std::string melee_attack::mons_attack_verb(const mon_attack_def &attk)
 
 std::string melee_attack::mons_weapon_desc()
 {
+    if (!you.can_see(attacker))
+        return ("");
+
     if (weapon && attacker->id() != MONS_DANCING_WEAPON)
     {
         std::string result = "";