diff --git a/src/creport.c b/src/creport.c
index 9b97d8920..bba824538 100644
--- a/src/creport.c
+++ b/src/creport.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ static void cr_output_region(FILE * F, report_context * ctx, region * r)
         }
 
         cr_output_travelthru(F, r, f);
-        if (r->seen.mode >= seen_travel) {
+        if (see_region_details(r)) {
             message_list *mlist = r_getmessages(r, f);
             cr_output_messages(F, r->msgs, f);
             if (mlist) {
@@ -1503,7 +1503,6 @@ static void cr_output_region(FILE * F, report_context * ctx, region * r)
 
         /* visible units */
         for (u = r->units; u; u = u->next) {
-
             if (visible_unit(u, f, stealthmod, r->seen.mode)) {
                 cr_output_unit_compat(F, f, u, r->seen.mode);
             }
diff --git a/src/report.c b/src/report.c
index f84f4a3c8..319203e3b 100644
--- a/src/report.c
+++ b/src/report.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ nr_unit(struct stream *out, const faction * f, const unit * u, int indent, seen_
 {
     char marker;
     int dh;
-    bool isbattle = (bool)(mode == seen_battle);
+    bool isbattle = (mode == seen_battle);
     char buf[8192];
 
     if (fval(u_race(u), RCF_INVISIBLE))
@@ -2332,7 +2332,9 @@ report_plaintext(const char *filename, report_context * ctx,
             if (b) {
                 nr_building(out, r, b, f);
                 while (u && u->building == b) {
-                    nr_unit(out, f, u, 6, r->seen.mode);
+                    if (visible_unit(u, f, stealthmod, r->seen.mode)) {
+                        nr_unit(out, f, u, 6, r->seen.mode);
+                    }
                     u = u->next;
                 }
                 b = b->next;
@@ -2353,7 +2355,9 @@ report_plaintext(const char *filename, report_context * ctx,
             if (sh) {
                 nr_ship(out, r, sh, f, u);
                 while (u && u->ship == sh) {
-                    nr_unit(out, f, u, 6, r->seen.mode);
+                    if (visible_unit(u, f, stealthmod, r->seen.mode)) {
+                        nr_unit(out, f, u, 6, r->seen.mode);
+                    }
                     u = u->next;
                 }
                 sh = sh->next;
diff --git a/src/reports.c b/src/reports.c
index 208934adb..f5b7f5531 100644
--- a/src/reports.c
+++ b/src/reports.c
@@ -2445,13 +2445,18 @@ bool visible_unit(const unit *u, const faction *f, int stealthmod, seen_mode mod
         return true;
     }
     else {
-        if (stealthmod > INT_MIN && mode >= seen_unit) {
+        if (stealthmod > INT_MIN && (mode == seen_lighthouse || mode >= seen_unit)) {
             return cansee(f, u->region, u, stealthmod);
         }
     }
     return false;
 }
 
+bool see_region_details(const region *r)
+{
+    return r->seen.mode >= seen_travel;
+}
+
 void register_reports(void)
 {
     /* register datatypes for the different message objects */
diff --git a/src/reports.h b/src/reports.h
index 473ac661c..0bdaf7d8c 100644
--- a/src/reports.h
+++ b/src/reports.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ extern "C" {
     const char *get_mailcmd(const struct locale *loc);
 
     bool visible_unit(const struct unit *u, const struct faction *f, int stealthmod, seen_mode mode);
+    bool see_region_details(const struct region *r);
 
 #define GR_PLURAL     0x01      /* grammar: plural */
 #define MAX_INVENTORY 128       /* maimum number of different items in an inventory */
diff --git a/src/reports.test.c b/src/reports.test.c
index e86fbbbf8..2b22782ae 100644
--- a/src/reports.test.c
+++ b/src/reports.test.c
@@ -823,21 +823,37 @@ static void test_newbie_warning(CuTest *tc) {
     test_teardown();
 }
 
-static void test_cansee_spell(CuTest *tc) {
+static void test_visible_unit(CuTest *tc) {
     unit *u2;
     faction *f;
+    ship *sh;
 
     test_setup();
     f = test_create_faction(NULL);
     u2 = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(NULL), test_create_region(0, 0, NULL));
+    sh = test_create_ship(u2->region, NULL);
 
     CuAssertTrue(tc, cansee(f, u2->region, u2, 0));
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, 0, seen_unit));
     CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, 0, seen_spell));
     CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, 0, seen_battle));
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, !visible_unit(u2, f, 0, seen_travel));
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, !visible_unit(u2, f, 0, seen_none));
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, !visible_unit(u2, f, 0, seen_neighbour));
+
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, 0, seen_lighthouse));
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, !visible_unit(u2, f, -2, seen_lighthouse));
+    u2->ship = sh;
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, -2, seen_lighthouse));
+    u2->ship = NULL;
 
     set_level(u2, SK_STEALTH, 1);
     CuAssertTrue(tc, !cansee(f, u2->region, u2, 0));
     CuAssertTrue(tc, cansee(f, u2->region, u2, 1));
+
+    u2->ship = sh;
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, -2, seen_lighthouse));
+    u2->ship = NULL;
     CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, 1, seen_spell));
     CuAssertTrue(tc, visible_unit(u2, f, 1, seen_battle));
 
@@ -873,6 +889,6 @@ CuSuite *get_reports_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_arg_resources);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_insect_warnings);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_newbie_warning);
-    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_cansee_spell);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_visible_unit);
     return suite;
 }