diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua
index e3f2c8e48..cd8986aad 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua
@@ -351,12 +351,13 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_mc:enderman", {
 					--calculate very quickly the exact location the player is looking
 					--within the distance between the two "heads" (player and enderman)
 					local look_pos = vector.new(player_pos.x, player_pos.y + player_eye_height, player_pos.z)
+					local look_pos_base = look_pos
 					local ender_eye_pos = vector.new(enderpos.x, enderpos.y + 2.75, enderpos.z)
 					local eye_distance_from_player = vector.distance(ender_eye_pos, look_pos)
 					look_pos = vector.add(look_pos, vector.multiply(look_dir, eye_distance_from_player))
 					
 					--if looking in general head position, turn hostile
-					if vector.distance(look_pos, ender_eye_pos) <= 0.4 then
+					if minetest.line_of_sight(ender_eye_pos, look_pos_base) and vector.distance(look_pos, ender_eye_pos) <= 0.4 then
 						self.provoked = "staring"
 						self.attack = minetest.get_player_by_name(obj:get_player_name())
 						break