diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/UnstableSpellbook.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/UnstableSpellbook.java
index 0154c21f3..2ec28a1b6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/UnstableSpellbook.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/UnstableSpellbook.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class UnstableSpellbook extends Artifact {
 						|| (scroll instanceof ScrollOfTeleportation && Dungeon.bossLevel())
 						|| (scroll instanceof ScrollOfTransmutation));
 				
-				scroll.ownedByBook = true;
+				scroll.anonymize();
 				curItem = scroll;
 				curUser = hero;
 				
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/food/Blandfruit.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/food/Blandfruit.java
index 439b77302..96d8ef5e7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/food/Blandfruit.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/food/Blandfruit.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class Blandfruit extends Food {
 	public Item imbuePotion(Potion potion){
 
 		potionAttrib = potion;
-		potionAttrib.ownedByFruit = true;
+		potionAttrib.anonymize();
 
 		potionAttrib.image = ItemSpriteSheet.BLANDFRUIT;
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/Potion.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/Potion.java
index 6e768334c..8b7f8c224 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/Potion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/Potion.java
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ public class Potion extends Item {
 	protected static ItemStatusHandler<Potion> handler;
 	
 	protected String color;
-
-	public boolean ownedByFruit = false;
 	
 	{
 		stackable = true;
@@ -182,6 +180,15 @@ public class Potion extends Item {
 		super();
 		reset();
 	}
+	
+	//anonymous potions are always IDed, do not affect ID status,
+	//and their sprite is replaced by a placeholder if they are not known,
+	//useful for items that appear in UIs, or which are only spawned for their effects
+	protected boolean anonymous = false;
+	public void anonymize(){
+		if (!isKnown()) image = ItemSpriteSheet.POTION_HOLDER;
+		anonymous = true;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void reset(){
@@ -323,11 +330,11 @@ public class Potion extends Item {
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isKnown() {
-		return handler != null && handler.isKnown( this );
+		return anonymous || (handler != null && handler.isKnown( this ));
 	}
 	
 	public void setKnown() {
-		if (!ownedByFruit) {
+		if (!anonymous) {
 			if (!isKnown()) {
 				handler.know(this);
 				updateQuickslot();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/exotic/ExoticPotion.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/exotic/ExoticPotion.java
index dd922d259..e7a14bd47 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/exotic/ExoticPotion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/potions/exotic/ExoticPotion.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ExoticPotion extends Potion {
 	
 	@Override
 	public boolean isKnown() {
-		return handler != null && handler.isKnown( exoToReg.get(this.getClass()) );
+		return anonymous || (handler != null && handler.isKnown( exoToReg.get(this.getClass()) ));
 	}
 	
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/InventoryScroll.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/InventoryScroll.java
index f18281816..18a677685 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/InventoryScroll.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/InventoryScroll.java
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ public abstract class InventoryScroll extends Scroll {
 				Sample.INSTANCE.play( Assets.SND_READ );
 				Invisibility.dispel();
 				
-			} else if (identifiedByUse && !((Scroll)curItem).ownedByBook) {
+			} else if (identifiedByUse && !((Scroll)curItem).anonymous) {
 				
 				((InventoryScroll)curItem).confirmCancelation();
 				
-			} else if (!((Scroll)curItem).ownedByBook) {
+			} else if (!((Scroll)curItem).anonymous) {
 				
 				curItem.collect( curUser.belongings.backpack );
 				
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/Scroll.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/Scroll.java
index e7e84ca2c..55bd29ec8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/Scroll.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/Scroll.java
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ public abstract class Scroll extends Item {
 	protected static ItemStatusHandler<Scroll> handler;
 	
 	protected String rune;
-
-	public boolean ownedByBook = false;
 	
 	{
 		stackable = true;
@@ -128,7 +126,17 @@ public abstract class Scroll extends Item {
 		super();
 		reset();
 	}
-
+	
+	//anonymous scrolls are always IDed, do not affect ID status,
+	//and their sprite is replaced by a placeholder if they are not known,
+	//useful for items that appear in UIs, or which are only spawned for their effects
+	protected boolean anonymous = false;
+	public void anonymize(){
+		if (!isKnown()) image = ItemSpriteSheet.SCROLL_HOLDER;
+		anonymous = true;
+	}
+	
+	
 	@Override
 	public void reset(){
 		super.reset();
@@ -181,11 +189,11 @@ public abstract class Scroll extends Item {
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isKnown() {
-		return handler != null && handler.isKnown( this );
+		return anonymous || (handler != null && handler.isKnown( this ));
 	}
 	
 	public void setKnown() {
-		if (!ownedByBook) {
+		if (!anonymous) {
 			if (!isKnown()) {
 				handler.know(this);
 				updateQuickslot();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/exotic/ExoticScroll.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/exotic/ExoticScroll.java
index c60de44d2..e85660973 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/exotic/ExoticScroll.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/scrolls/exotic/ExoticScroll.java
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ public abstract class ExoticScroll extends Scroll {
 	
 	@Override
 	public boolean isKnown() {
-		return handler != null && handler.isKnown( exoToReg.get(this.getClass()) );
+		return anonymous || (handler != null && handler.isKnown( exoToReg.get(this.getClass()) ));
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void setKnown() {
-		if (!ownedByBook && !isKnown()) {
+		if (isKnown()) {
 			handler.know(exoToReg.get(this.getClass()));
 			updateQuickslot();
 		}