diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index d84f46e54..74d7a8b98 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Template for new versions:
 ## Fixes
 
 ## Misc Improvements
+- `combine`: try harder to find the currently-selected stockpile
 
 ## Removed
 
diff --git a/combine.lua b/combine.lua
index 3253d28db..233c1b864 100644
--- a/combine.lua
+++ b/combine.lua
@@ -736,6 +736,26 @@ local function get_stockpile_here()
     -- return the stockpile as a table
     local stockpiles = {}
     local building = dfhack.gui.getSelectedStockpile(true)
+
+    -- try finding the stockpile by viewed item or first item in itemlist viewsheet.
+    if building == nil then
+        local item = nil
+        if dfhack.gui.getSelectedItem(true) ~= nil then
+            item = dfhack.gui.getSelectedItem(true)
+        elseif tonumber(dfhack.DF_VERSION:match("^0*%.*(%d+%.%d+)")) >= 50.07   -- matchFocusString() in Commit a770a4c
+            and dfhack.gui.matchFocusString("dwarfmode/ViewSheets/ITEM_LIST", dfhack.gui.getDFViewscreen())
+            and df.global.game.main_interface.view_sheets.open == true
+            and df.global.game.main_interface.view_sheets.active_sheet == df.view_sheet_type.ITEM_LIST
+            and #df.global.game.main_interface.view_sheets.viewing_itid > 0
+        then
+            local itemid = df.global.game.main_interface.view_sheets.viewing_itid[0]
+            item = df.item.find(itemid)
+        end
+        local pos = (item) and xyz2pos(dfhack.items.getPosition(item)) or nil
+        building = (pos) and dfhack.buildings.findAtTile(pos) or nil
+        building = (df.building_stockpilest:is_instance(building)) and building or nil
+    end
+
     if not building then qerror('Please select a stockpile.') end
     table.insert(stockpiles, building)
     if opts.verbose > 0 then
diff --git a/docs/combine.rst b/docs/combine.rst
index 9a0ec5f53..7dea93767 100644
--- a/docs/combine.rst
+++ b/docs/combine.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ Commands
 ``all``
     Search all stockpiles.
 ``here``
-    Search the currently selected stockpile.
+    Search the currently selected stockpile, or the stockpile that the
+    currently-seelected item is in, or the stockpile that the currently-
+    displayed item-list is in.
 
 Options
 -------