diff --git a/Source/dead.cpp b/Source/dead.cpp
index e245b945b..33518e702 100644
--- a/Source/dead.cpp
+++ b/Source/dead.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ void InitDeadAnimationFromMonster(Corpse &corpse, const CMonster &mon)
 	corpse.frame = animData.frames - 1;
 	corpse.width = animData.width;
 }
+
+void MoveLightToCorpse(Monster &monster)
+{
+	for (int dx = 0; dx < MAXDUNX; dx++) {
+		for (int dy = 0; dy < MAXDUNY; dy++) {
+			if ((dCorpse[dx][dy] & 0x1F) == monster.corpseId) {
+				ChangeLightXY(monster.lightId, { dx, dy });
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	AddUnLight(monster.lightId);
+}
 } // namespace
 
 void InitCorpses()
@@ -79,18 +92,13 @@ void AddCorpse(Point tilePosition, int8_t dv, Direction ddir)
 	dCorpse[tilePosition.x][tilePosition.y] = (dv & 0x1F) + (static_cast<int>(ddir) << 5);
 }
 
-void SyncUniqDead()
+void MoveLightsToCorpses()
 {
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < ActiveMonsterCount; i++) {
 		auto &monster = Monsters[ActiveMonsters[i]];
 		if (!monster.isUnique())
 			continue;
-		for (int dx = 0; dx < MAXDUNX; dx++) {
-			for (int dy = 0; dy < MAXDUNY; dy++) {
-				if ((dCorpse[dx][dy] & 0x1F) == monster.corpseId)
-					ChangeLightXY(monster.lightId, { dx, dy });
-			}
-		}
+		MoveLightToCorpse(monster);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/dead.h b/Source/dead.h
index dedefcfb1..ded4699dd 100644
--- a/Source/dead.h
+++ b/Source/dead.h
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ extern int8_t stonendx;
 
 void InitCorpses();
 void AddCorpse(Point tilePosition, int8_t dv, Direction ddir);
-void SyncUniqDead();
+void MoveLightsToCorpses();
 
 } // namespace devilution
diff --git a/Source/loadsave.cpp b/Source/loadsave.cpp
index 8b58b2d37..1fd6a9169 100644
--- a/Source/loadsave.cpp
+++ b/Source/loadsave.cpp
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ void LoadLevel()
 			for (int i = 0; i < MAXDUNX; i++) // NOLINT(modernize-loop-convert)
 				dCorpse[i][j] = file.NextLE<int8_t>();
 		}
-		SyncUniqDead();
+		MoveLightsToCorpses();
 	}
 
 	ActiveMonsterCount = file.NextBE<int32_t>();
diff --git a/Source/monster.cpp b/Source/monster.cpp
index 866a21739..3ae9cbd27 100644
--- a/Source/monster.cpp
+++ b/Source/monster.cpp
@@ -3699,6 +3699,8 @@ void MonsterDeath(Monster &monster, Direction md, bool sendmsg)
 			md = Direction::South;
 		NewMonsterAnim(monster, MonsterGraphic::Death, md, gGameLogicStep < GameLogicStep::ProcessMonsters ? AnimationDistributionFlags::ProcessAnimationPending : AnimationDistributionFlags::None);
 		monster.mode = MonsterMode::Death;
+	} else if (monster.isUnique()) {
+		AddUnLight(monster.lightId);
 	}
 	monster.goal = MonsterGoal::None;
 	monster.var1 = 0;