diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index 7606510fe..6b5c7980c 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static inline void P_DoSpecialStageStuff(void)
 				countspheres += players[i].spheres;
 
 				// If in water, deplete timer 6x as fast.
-				if (players[i].mo->eflags & (MFE_TOUCHWATER|MFE_UNDERWATER))
+				if (players[i].mo->eflags & (MFE_TOUCHWATER|MFE_UNDERWATER) && !(players[i].powers[pw_shield] & SH_PROTECTWATER))
 					players[i].nightstime -= 5;
 				if (--players[i].nightstime > 6)
 				{
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 20a132b3a..b9ca0850a 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,8 @@ static void ST_drawNiGHTSHUD(void)
 			numbersize = 48/2;
 
 		if ((oldspecialstage && leveltime & 2)
-			&& (stplyr->mo->eflags & (MFE_TOUCHWATER|MFE_UNDERWATER)))
+			&& (stplyr->mo->eflags & (MFE_TOUCHWATER|MFE_UNDERWATER))
+			&& !(stplyr->powers[pw_shield] & SH_PROTECTWATER))
 			col = SKINCOLOR_ORANGE;
 
 		ST_DrawNightsOverlayNum((160 + numbersize)<<FRACBITS, 14<<FRACBITS, FRACUNIT, V_PERPLAYER|V_SNAPTOTOP, realnightstime, nightsnum, col);