diff --git a/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/extended_room.py b/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/extended_room.py
index 5d848551c..843c39e0a 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/extended_room.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/extended_room.py
@@ -359,7 +359,10 @@ class CmdExtendedRoomLook(default_cmds.CmdLook):
                 ):
                     detail = location.return_detail(args)
                     if detail:
-                        # we found a detail instead. Show that.
+                        # we found a detail
+                        # tell all the objects in the room we're looking closely at something
+                        caller.location.msg_contents(f"$You() $conj(look) closely at {args}.\n", from_obj=caller)
+                        # show the detail to the player
                         caller.msg(detail)
                         return
                 # no detail found. Trigger delayed error messages
diff --git a/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/tests.py b/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/tests.py
index 22a43d500..d5ec1e0f2 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/grid/extended_room/tests.py
@@ -63,10 +63,27 @@ class TestExtendedRoom(BaseEvenniaCommandTest):
             "here",
             "Room(#{})\n{}".format(rid, self.SPRING_DESC),
         )
-        self.call(extended_room.CmdExtendedRoomLook(), "testdetail", self.DETAIL_DESC)
+        self.call(
+            extended_room.CmdExtendedRoomLook(), 
+            "testdetail", 
+            "You look closely at {}.\n|{}".format("testdetail", self.DETAIL_DESC)
+        )
         self.call(
             extended_room.CmdExtendedRoomLook(), "nonexistent", "Could not find 'nonexistent'."
         )
+        
+    def test_cmdextendedlook_second_person(self):
+        # char2 is already in the same room. 
+        # replace char2.msg with a Mock; this disables it and will catch what it is called with
+        self.char2.msg = Mock() 
+
+        self.call(
+            extended_room.CmdExtendedRoomLook(), 
+            "testdetail"
+        )
+     
+        # check what char2 saw.
+        self.char2.msg.assert_called_with(text=('Char looks closely at testdetail.\n', {}), from_obj=self.char1)
 
     def test_cmdsetdetail(self):
         self.call(extended_room.CmdExtendedRoomDetail(), "", "Details on Room")