diff --git a/evennia/objects/objects.py b/evennia/objects/objects.py
index d866f2e9af7..00a4e04b739 100644
--- a/evennia/objects/objects.py
+++ b/evennia/objects/objects.py
@@ -1336,7 +1336,8 @@ def return_appearance(self, looker):
             return ""
         # get and identify all objects
         visible = (con for con in self.contents if con != looker and
-                   con.access(looker, "view"))
+                   con.access(looker, "view") and
+                   con.access(looker, "notice", default=True))
         exits, users, things = [], [], []
         for con in visible:
             key = con.get_display_name(looker)