diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index 448fdcee1..63a37752b 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -2596,6 +2596,18 @@
       <arg name="region" type="region"/>
     </type>
   </message>
+  <message name="malnourish_insect" section="events">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
+      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
+    </type>
+  </message>
+  <message name="malnourish_demon" section="events">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
+      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
+    </type>
+  </message>
   <message name="starvation" section="events">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
diff --git a/res/translations/messages.de.po b/res/translations/messages.de.po
index 7e373f16b..623a9e88a 100644
--- a/res/translations/messages.de.po
+++ b/res/translations/messages.de.po
@@ -941,6 +941,12 @@ msgstr "\"$unit($unit) in $region($region) bläst das Horn des Tanzes, doch niem
 msgid "malnourish"
 msgstr "\"$unit($unit) in $region($region) wird durch unzureichende Nahrung geschwächt.\""
 
+msgid "malnourish_demon"
+msgstr "\"$unit($unit) in $region($region) wird durch unzureichende Opfer geschwächt.\""
+
+msgid "malnourish_insect"
+msgstr "\"$unit($unit) wird durch die extreme Kälte in $region($region) geschwächt.\""
+
 msgid "iceberg_land"
 msgstr "\"Der Eisberg $region($region) treibt an eine Küste.\""
 
diff --git a/res/translations/messages.en.po b/res/translations/messages.en.po
index c14a38365..e79148570 100644
--- a/res/translations/messages.en.po
+++ b/res/translations/messages.en.po
@@ -939,7 +939,13 @@ msgid "hornofpeace_r_nosuccess"
 msgstr "\"$unit($unit) in $region($region) blows the Horn of Dancing, but nobody here gets into the mood.\""
 
 msgid "malnourish"
-msgstr "\"$unit($unit) is weakened due to malnourishment.\""
+msgstr "\"$unit($unit) in $region($region) is weakened due to malnourishment.\""
+
+msgid "malnourish_demon"
+msgstr "\"$unit($unit) is weakened due to lack of victims in $region($region).\""
+
+msgid "malnourish_insect"
+msgstr "\"$unit($unit) is weakened due to the cold in $region($region).\""
 
 msgid "iceberg_land"
 msgstr "\"The iceberg $region($region) drifts onto a coast.\""
diff --git a/src/laws.test.c b/src/laws.test.c
index 0d33962d1..9558422a6 100644
--- a/src/laws.test.c
+++ b/src/laws.test.c
@@ -2069,7 +2069,35 @@ static void test_demon_hunger(CuTest * tc)
     get_food(r);
 
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, i_get(u->items, rtype->itype));
-    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, test_find_messagetype(f->msgs, "malnourish"));
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, test_find_messagetype(f->msgs, "malnourish_demon"));
+
+    test_teardown();
+}
+
+static void test_insect_hunger(CuTest * tc)
+{
+    const resource_type *rtype;
+    region *r;
+    race *rc;
+    faction *f;
+    unit *u;
+
+    test_setup();
+    config_set("hunger.damage", NULL);
+    init_resources();
+    r = test_create_region(0, 0, test_create_terrain("glacier", LAND_REGION | ARCTIC_REGION));
+    rc = test_create_race("insect");
+    f = test_create_faction_ex(rc, NULL);
+    u = test_create_unit(f, r);
+    u->hp = 999;
+
+    rtype = get_resourcetype(R_SILVER);
+    i_change(&u->items, rtype->itype, 20);
+
+    get_food(r);
+
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, i_get(u->items, rtype->itype));
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, test_find_messagetype(f->msgs, "malnourish_insect"));
 
     test_teardown();
 }
@@ -3016,6 +3044,7 @@ CuSuite *get_laws_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_repopulate_income_based);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_repopulate_blocked);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_demon_hunger);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_insect_hunger);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_armedmen);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_cansee);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_cansee_ring);
diff --git a/src/upkeep.c b/src/upkeep.c
index 8e0b412cc..8cff97d04 100644
--- a/src/upkeep.c
+++ b/src/upkeep.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static const char *hunger_damage(const race *rc) {
     return damage;
 }
 
-static bool hunger(int number, unit * u)
+static bool hunger(int number, unit * u, const char *reason)
 {
     region *r = u->region;
     int dead = 0, hpsub = 0;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static bool hunger(int number, unit * u)
         /* Meldung nur, wenn noch keine fuer Tote generiert. */
         if (dead == 0) {
             /* Durch unzureichende Ernaehrung wird %s geschwaecht */
-            ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_message("malnourish", "unit region", u, r));
+            ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_message(reason, "unit region", u, r));
         }
     }
     return (dead || hpsub);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void get_food(region * r)
                 int lspp = lifestyle(u) / u->number;
                 if (lspp > 0) {
                     int number = (need + lspp - 1) / lspp;
-                    if (hunger(number, u))
+                    if (hunger(number, u, "malnourish"))
                         fset(u, UFL_HUNGER);
                 }
             }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void get_food(region * r)
                 if (hungry > 0) {
                     if (demon_hunger) {
                         /* demons who don't feed are hungry */
-                        if (hunger(hungry, u))
+                        if (hunger(hungry, u, "malnourish_demon"))
                             fset(u, UFL_HUNGER);
                     }
                     else {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void get_food(region * r)
         else if (is_cold && rc == rc_insect) {
             /* insects in glaciers get hunger damage */
             if (!is_cursed(u->attribs, &ct_insectfur)) {
-                if (hunger(u->number, u)) {
+                if (hunger(u->number, u, "malnourish_insect")) {
                     fset(u, UFL_HUNGER);
                 }
             }