diff --git a/src/lua_hook.h b/src/lua_hook.h
index 68efbce93..24e61c20c 100644
--- a/src/lua_hook.h
+++ b/src/lua_hook.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ enum hook {
 	hook_IntermissionThinker,
 	hook_TeamSwitch,
 	hook_ViewpointSwitch,
+	hook_SeenPlayer,
 
 	hook_MAX // last hook
 };
@@ -97,5 +98,8 @@ void LUAh_PlayerQuit(player_t *plr, int reason); // Hook for player quitting
 void LUAh_IntermissionThinker(void); // Hook for Y_Ticker
 boolean LUAh_TeamSwitch(player_t *player, int newteam, boolean fromspectators, boolean tryingautobalance, boolean tryingscramble); // Hook for team switching in... uh....
 UINT8 LUAh_ViewpointSwitch(player_t *player, player_t *newdisplayplayer, boolean forced); // Hook for spy mode
+#ifdef SEENAMES
+boolean LUAh_SeenPlayer(player_t *player, player_t *seenplayer); // Hook for MT_NAMECHECK
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lua_hooklib.c b/src/lua_hooklib.c
index 91b4c6992..fc9d74f08 100644
--- a/src/lua_hooklib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hooklib.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const char *const hookNames[hook_MAX+1] = {
 	"IntermissionThinker",
 	"TeamSwitch",
 	"ViewpointSwitch",
+	"SeenPlayer",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ static int lib_addHook(lua_State *L)
 	case hook_PlayerCanDamage:
 	case hook_TeamSwitch:
 	case hook_ViewpointSwitch:
+	case hook_SeenPlayer:
 	case hook_ShieldSpawn:
 	case hook_ShieldSpecial:
 		lastp = &playerhooks;
@@ -1412,7 +1414,7 @@ UINT8 LUAh_ViewpointSwitch(player_t *player, player_t *newdisplayplayer, boolean
 		return 0;
 
 	lua_settop(gL, 0);
-	hud_running = true;
+	hud_running = true; // local hook
 
 	for (hookp = playerhooks; hookp; hookp = hookp->next)
 	{
@@ -1453,4 +1455,49 @@ UINT8 LUAh_ViewpointSwitch(player_t *player, player_t *newdisplayplayer, boolean
 	return canSwitchView;
 }
 
+// Hook for MT_NAMECHECK
+#ifdef SEENAMES
+boolean LUAh_SeenPlayer(player_t *player, player_t *seenplayer)
+{
+	hook_p hookp;
+	boolean hasSeenPlayer = true;
+	if (!gL || !(hooksAvailable[hook_SeenPlayer/8] & (1<<(hook_SeenPlayer%8))))
+		return 0;
+
+	lua_settop(gL, 0);
+	hud_running = true; // local hook
+
+	for (hookp = playerhooks; hookp; hookp = hookp->next)
+	{
+		if (hookp->type != hook_SeenPlayer)
+			continue;
+
+		if (lua_gettop(gL) == 0)
+		{
+			LUA_PushUserdata(gL, player, META_PLAYER);
+			LUA_PushUserdata(gL, seenplayer, META_PLAYER);
+		}
+		lua_pushfstring(gL, FMT_HOOKID, hookp->id);
+		lua_gettable(gL, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+		lua_pushvalue(gL, -3);
+		lua_pushvalue(gL, -3);
+		if (lua_pcall(gL, 2, 1, 0)) {
+			if (!hookp->error || cv_debug & DBG_LUA)
+				CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING,"%s\n",lua_tostring(gL, -1));
+			lua_pop(gL, 1);
+			hookp->error = true;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (!lua_isnil(gL, -1) && !lua_toboolean(gL, -1))
+			hasSeenPlayer = false; // Hasn't seen player
+		lua_pop(gL, 1);
+	}
+
+	lua_settop(gL, 0);
+	hud_running = false;
+
+	return hasSeenPlayer;
+}
+#endif // SEENAMES
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/p_map.c b/src/p_map.c
index 25da9c58d..4a965998e 100644
--- a/src/p_map.c
+++ b/src/p_map.c
@@ -745,9 +745,8 @@ static boolean PIT_CheckThing(mobj_t *thing)
   // So that NOTHING ELSE can see MT_NAMECHECK because it is client-side.
 	if (tmthing->type == MT_NAMECHECK)
 	{
-	  // Ignore things that aren't players, ignore spectators, ignore yourself.
-		// (also don't bother to check that tmthing->target->player is non-NULL because we're not actually using it here.)
-		if (!thing->player || thing->player->spectator || (tmthing->target && thing->player == tmthing->target->player))
+		// Ignore things that aren't players, ignore spectators, ignore yourself.
+		if (!thing->player || !(tmthing->target && tmthing->target->player) || thing->player->spectator || (tmthing->target && thing->player == tmthing->target->player))
 			return true;
 
 		// Now check that you actually hit them.
@@ -760,6 +759,12 @@ static boolean PIT_CheckThing(mobj_t *thing)
 		if (tmthing->z + tmthing->height < thing->z)
 			return true; // underneath
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BLUA
+		// REX HAS SEEN YOU
+		if (!LUAh_SeenPlayer(tmthing->target->player, thing->player))
+			return false;
+#endif
+
 		seenplayer = thing->player;
 		return false;
 	}