diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java
index a9a6b5366..16b771f5d 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ public class WaterOfTransmutation extends WellWater {
         if (n != null){
             n.cursedKnown = a.cursedKnown;
             n.cursed = a.cursed;
+			n.transferUpgrade(a);
             Journal.remove( Feature.WELL_OF_TRANSMUTATION );
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/Artifact.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/Artifact.java
index 0e029b996..1d4c2366a 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/Artifact.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/Artifact.java
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ public class Artifact extends KindofMisc {
         return ((level*10)/levelCap);
     }
 
+    //transfers upgrades from another artifact, in terms of displayed level
+    public void transferUpgrade(Artifact a) {
+        int transferLvl = Math.round((a.visiblyUpgraded()*levelCap)/10);
+        upgrade(transferLvl);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String info() {
         if (cursed && cursedKnown && !isEquipped( Dungeon.hero )) {