diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 5bb9a335f..c370b35e2 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 March 4, 2009
+- Fixed: When using BOOM-style sector flags and specials together, the
+  special was ignored unless it was "secret".
 - Fixed: One byte is too short for DUMB_IT_SIGRENDERER to store song tempo.
   Changed it to a word.
 - Went back to using RDTSC for timing on Win32. Ironically,
diff --git a/src/p_xlat.cpp b/src/p_xlat.cpp
index b553350d0..da5695ece 100644
--- a/src/p_xlat.cpp
+++ b/src/p_xlat.cpp
@@ -343,17 +343,22 @@ int P_TranslateSectorSpecial (int special)
 		if (newmask)
 		{
 			special &= ~newmask;
-			if (SectorMasks[i].op == 1) newmask <<= SectorMasks[i].shift;
-			else if (SectorMasks[i].op == -1) newmask >>= SectorMasks[i].shift;
-			else if (SectorMasks[i].op == 0 && SectorMasks[i].shift ==1) newmask = 0;
+			if (SectorMasks[i].op == 1)
+				newmask <<= SectorMasks[i].shift;
+			else if (SectorMasks[i].op == -1)
+				newmask >>= SectorMasks[i].shift;
+			else if (SectorMasks[i].op == 0 && SectorMasks[i].shift == 1)
+				newmask = 0;
 			mask |= newmask;
 		}
 	}
 	
 	if ((unsigned)special < SectorTranslations.Size())
 	{
-		if (SectorTranslations[special].bitmask_allowed && mask) special = 0;
-		else special = SectorTranslations[special].newtype;
+		if (!SectorTranslations[special].bitmask_allowed && mask)
+			special = 0;
+		else
+			special = SectorTranslations[special].newtype;
 	}
 	return special | mask;
 }