diff --git a/src/effects/triggers.rs b/src/effects/triggers.rs
index ec03ef7..812bae5 100644
--- a/src/effects/triggers.rs
+++ b/src/effects/triggers.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ fn handle_identify(ecs: &mut World, event: &mut EventInfo, mut logger: gamelog::
             return (logger, true);
         }
         let mut to_identify: Vec<(Entity, String)> = Vec::new();
+        let mut beatitudes = ecs.write_storage::<Beatitude>();
         for (e, _i, _bp, _o, name) in (
             &ecs.entities(),
             &ecs.read_storage::<Item>(),
@@ -237,14 +238,16 @@ fn handle_identify(ecs: &mut World, event: &mut EventInfo, mut logger: gamelog::
         )
             .join()
             .filter(|(_e, _i, bp, _o, name)| {
-                bp.owner == event.source.unwrap() && !dm.identified_items.contains(&name.name.clone())
+                bp.owner == event.source.unwrap()
+                    && (!dm.identified_items.contains(&name.name.clone())
+                        || !beatitudes.get(event.source.unwrap()).map(|beatitude| beatitude.known).unwrap_or(true))
             })
         {
             to_identify.push((e, name.name.clone()));
         }
         for item in to_identify {
             dm.identified_items.insert(item.1);
-            if let Some(beatitude) = ecs.write_storage::<Beatitude>().get_mut(item.0) {
+            if let Some(beatitude) = beatitudes.get_mut(item.0) {
                 beatitude.known = true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/gui/identify_menu.rs b/src/gui/identify_menu.rs
index 5dddd7c..deadb81 100644
--- a/src/gui/identify_menu.rs
+++ b/src/gui/identify_menu.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub fn identify(gs: &mut State, ctx: &mut Rltk) -> (ItemMenuResult, Option<Entit
     let dm = gs.ecs.fetch::<MasterDungeonMap>();
     let names = gs.ecs.read_storage::<Name>();
     let renderables = gs.ecs.read_storage::<Renderable>();
+    let beatitudes = gs.ecs.read_storage::<Beatitude>();
 
     let build_identify_iterator = || {
         (&entities, &items, &renderables, &names).join().filter(|(item_entity, _i, _r, n)| {
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ pub fn identify(gs: &mut State, ctx: &mut Rltk) -> (ItemMenuResult, Option<Entit
                 return false;
             }
             // If not obfuscated, or already identified, return false.
-            if !obfuscated.get(*item_entity).is_some() || dm.identified_items.contains(&n.name) {
+            if (!obfuscated.get(*item_entity).is_some() || dm.identified_items.contains(&n.name))
+                && beatitudes.get(*item_entity).map(|beatitude| beatitude.known).unwrap_or(true)
+            {
                 return false;
             }
             return true;