diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
index 9f8ab1e22..d37359512 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ cr_output_region(FILE * F, report_context * ctx, seen_region * sr)
         if (production(r)) {
           int p_wage = wage(r, NULL, NULL, turn+1);
           fprintf(F, "%d;Lohn\n", p_wage);
-          if (owner_change(r)==turn) {
+          if (is_mourning(r, turn+1)) {
             fputs("1;mourning\n", F);
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/report.c b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
index 8e75c5b61..d25db0ac6 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/report.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ describe(FILE * F, const seen_region * sr, faction * f)
       bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, n==1?"peasant":"peasant_p"), size);
     }
     if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes)!=0) WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
-    if (owner_change(r)==turn) {
+    if (is_mourning(r, turn+1)) {
       bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "nr_mourning"), size);
       if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes)!=0) WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
     }
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
index f5244e1db..d3a630697 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ default_wage(const region *r, const faction * f, const race * rc, int in_turn)
     }
 #endif /* KARMA_MODULE */
   } else {
-    if (owner_change(r) == in_turn-1) {
+    if (is_mourning(r, in_turn)) {
       wage = 10;
     } else if (fval(r->terrain, SEA_REGION)) {
       wage = 11;
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/region.c b/src/common/kernel/region.c
index eb0701997..7e3f84a25 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/region.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/region.c
@@ -1457,14 +1457,15 @@ region_set_owner(struct region * r, struct faction * owner, int turn)
     if (!r->land->ownership) {
       r->land->ownership = malloc(sizeof(region_owner));
       region_set_morale(r, MORALE_DEFAULT, turn);
-      r->land->ownership->since_turn = -turn;
       r->land->ownership->owner = NULL;
+      r->land->ownership->flags = 0;
     } else if (r->land->ownership->owner) {
       region_set_morale(r, MORALE_TAKEOVER, turn);
-      r->land->ownership->since_turn = turn;
+      r->land->ownership->flags |= OWNER_MOURNING;
     } else {
-      r->land->ownership->since_turn = -turn;
+      r->land->ownership->flags &= ~OWNER_MOURNING;
     }
+    r->land->ownership->since_turn = turn;
     assert(r->land->ownership->owner != owner);
     r->land->ownership->owner = owner;
   }
@@ -1529,3 +1530,9 @@ int owner_change(const region * r)
   }
   return -1;
 }
+
+boolean is_mourning(const region * r, int in_turn)
+{
+  int change = owner_change(r);
+  return (change==in_turn-1 && (r->land->ownership->flags&OWNER_MOURNING));
+}
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/region.h b/src/common/kernel/region.h
index 75edef3dc..3fcdf0641 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/region.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/region.h
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ struct item;
 #define MORALE_TAKEOVER 0 /* Morale of peasants after they lose their lord */
 #define MORALE_COOLDOWN 2 /* minimum cooldown before a morale change occurs */
 
+#define OWNER_MOURNING 0x01
 typedef struct region_owner {
   struct faction * owner;
   int since_turn; /* turn the region changed owners */
   int morale_turn; /* turn when morale has changed most recently */
+  unsigned int flags;
 } region_owner;
 
 typedef struct demand {
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ void region_setinfo(struct region * self, const char * name);
 int region_getresource(const struct region * r, const struct resource_type * rtype);
 void region_setresource(struct region * r, const struct resource_type * rtype, int value);
 int owner_change(const region * r);
+boolean is_mourning(const region * r, int in_turn);
 extern const struct item_type * r_luxury(struct region * r);
 extern void get_neighbours(const struct region * r, struct region ** list);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index c61c73c9a..42a31e335 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ write_owner(struct storage * store, region_owner *owner)
   if (owner) {
     store->w_int(store, owner->since_turn);
     store->w_int(store, owner->morale_turn);
+    store->w_int(store, owner->flags);
     write_faction_reference(owner->owner, store);
   } else {
     store->w_int(store, -1);
@@ -616,6 +617,11 @@ read_owner(struct storage * store, region_owner **powner)
     region_owner * owner = malloc(sizeof(region_owner));
     owner->since_turn = since_turn;
     owner->morale_turn = store->r_int(store);
+    if (store->version>=MOURNING_VERSION) {
+      owner->flags = store->r_int(store);
+    } else {
+      owner->flags = 0;
+    }
     read_reference(&owner->owner, store, read_faction_reference, resolve_faction);
     *powner = owner;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/version.h b/src/common/kernel/version.h
index 5198f4e03..803602e18 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/version.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/version.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #define REGIONOWNER_VERSION 333 /* regions have owners and morale */
 #define ALLIANCELEADER_VERSION 333 /* alliances have a leader */
 #define CURSEFLOAT_VERSION 334 /* all curse-effects are float */
+#define MOURNING_VERSION 335 /* mourning peasants */
 
 #define MIN_VERSION CURSETYPE_VERSION /* minimal datafile we support */
 #define RELEASE_VERSION CURSEFLOAT_VERSION /* current datafile */