diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index e381d6f8..92ad6e9a 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ namespace {
     {
         Square s = pop_lsb(&b);
 
-        assert(!(pos.pieces(PAWN) & forward_bb(Us, s)));
+        assert(!(pos.pieces(Them, PAWN) & forward_bb(Us, s + pawn_push(Us))));
 
         bb = forward_bb(Us, s) & (ei.attackedBy[Them][ALL_PIECES] | pos.pieces(Them));
         score -= HinderPassedPawn * popcount(bb);
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ namespace {
         } // rr != 0
 
         // Scale down bonus for candidate passers which need more than one
-        // pawn push to become passed.
-        if (!pos.pawn_passed(Us, s + pawn_push(Us)))
+        // pawn push to become passed or have a pawn in front of them.
+        if (!pos.pawn_passed(Us, s + pawn_push(Us)) || (pos.pieces(PAWN) & forward_bb(Us, s)))
             mbonus /= 2, ebonus /= 2;
 
         score += make_score(mbonus, ebonus) + PassedFile[file_of(s)];
diff --git a/src/pawns.cpp b/src/pawns.cpp
index 17a96670..95d5fb4c 100644
--- a/src/pawns.cpp
+++ b/src/pawns.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ namespace {
             && popcount(phalanx)   >= popcount(leverPush))
             e->passedPawns[Us] |= s;
 
+        else if (    stoppers == SquareBB[s + Up]
+                 &&  relative_rank(Us, s) >= RANK_5
+                 && (b = (shift<Up>(supported) & ~theirPawns)))
+            while(b)
+                if(!more_than_one(theirPawns & PawnAttacks[Us][pop_lsb(&b)]))
+                    e->passedPawns[Us] |= s;
+
         // Score this pawn
         if (!neighbours)
             score -= Isolated[opposed];